My teammate and I shared the Jesus film at one of my Bible Study locations and spent the night there. We are praising the Lord for the believers who are participating in the Bible studies and growing in their faith and love for the Lord. Pray for them.
Diaspora in California: Pray for the Christmas activities with international students. One student from N. Africa has been very involved and interested in spiritual conversations. She has attended church with one of our volunteers but she will be finishing her semester in the US mid-December. Pray the seeds that have been planted will bear fruit Whatever we do, may all the students come to know God’s grace and salvation.
We pray for the persecuted church, that God would remove fear and strengthen his children. May those imprisoned wake knowing God is with them and they are free and redeemed. May they have no shame. May those outside of prison as they remember those in chains “become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear.”
Philippians 1:14
Diaspora in France: After many months of hard work, our team’s first podcast has been launched! This podcast interviews Christian, current and former international university students from around the world who share their joys, struggles, and lessons-learned while being outsiders in foreign countries. This project is a multilingual with various episodes recorded in English, French, and Spanish. The first interviewee is a Congolese international student who moved to Kenya to attend Moffat Seminary, and now has moved to the Netherlands for further studies. Pray God will use these testimonies to reach some of the 7 million worldwide international students who are surely experiencing similar hardships but enduring them without the love, guidance, and comfort of the One who made them!
Praise for a successful youth camp. 180 youth came, 80% of whom are Muslims! Pray for faithful follow through of commitments.
As we prepare for our new roles in the city, pray for a smooth transition of leadership for our trainings and camps and that the work will continue.
Pray for the Board taking over, for unity of purpose and vision.
Pray for continued growth among the Believers.
Diaspora in Georgia: Pray for our ESL Christmas Party on December 13. We want to give students a clear hearing of what Jesus has done for them.
Pray for a showing of the Gospel of John film on December 17 that students will respond with faith in Jesus.
Pray for Samson as he continues the outreach to the Karana. Pray for inspiration, Gospel opportunities and boldness as planning for the Christmas evangelism among the Karana in Mahajanga takes place.
Pray for churches in Mahajanga to reach out to the Karana.
Diaspora in Scotland: Pray for H & S as I continue to meet with them weekly. Pray for spiritual conversations to open.
Pray for the English conversation cafe as we talk about the meaning of Christmas this week.
Please pray for N, who continues to express serious desire to follow Jesus. Pray he would stay the course, and that Jesus would encounter him in a way that would seal N’s heart for Himself.
Diaspora in Oregon: Our team plans to share the hope and truth of Christmas at each of these gatherings. Pray for conversations with those who don’t yet know Jesus.
Lament for the Tougourt and ask the Lord how long before He remembers them. Ask Him to remember them and bring them to faith in His Son Jesus.
Diaspora in Florida: Pray for us this week as we help pack 400 boxes for Internationals and deliver them in the next few weeks. We are praying for good conversations with our Moroccan, Japanese, Chinese, and Indian friends through the giving of these boxes.
Pray for 3 upcoming Christmas parties- for people to come with open hearts to the Christmas story.
Praise for 3 Chinese young men who have committed their lives to Christ in the course of a month and a half. Pray for them as they are all back home now.
Pray that God will transform the heart of my friend who regularly walks with me. Pray that our spiritual conversations will draw him closer to see and know the Saviour. We plan to continue meeting on other sports platforms.
Diaspora in Wales: Pray that the Christmas message to be shared on Dec 8th & 9th in the English and Sewing classes will stir the hearts of those who attend. Pray for good follow up discussions.
Pray for Harvest- Physically and Spiritually! Thankful that the rains began mid-November, ushering in the one planting season of the year! Those who are living on farm land are engaged in tilling the land and planting, in need of providing their sustenance for the year. Pray for a good harvest, acknowledging the Father God Almighty’s role as the source of growth, and trusting His promises for seedtime and harvest. Pray for favorable weather, deep roots for plants, and blessings on the work of the farmer’s hands, surrendering the outcome to God.
Diaspora in Finland: Pray for our Christmas Party/celebration on December 7th.
Pray for all the preparations and plans come together and that many of the non-Christians we are around would come, and that the Holy Spirit would open their hearts.
We plan to share how many of the prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus.
We filmed a new video on Saturday. Thank God, everything went well. Thanks to this filming, Christians from the island were able to meet for the first time. Let’s pray for them to want to meet regularly and that house groups may develop throughout the island. And from that fellowship the Christians of i4 may feel emboldened to share their faith.
Diaspora in Scotland: Pray for the school English conversation club – last week the students asked me what my religion was. I’m hoping to build on that conversation in the next few weeks especially as we talk about Christmas.
Pray for H, with whom we discussed the story of the woman at the well in detail. Pray for God to bring understanding and revelation.
The Character Class has wrapped up. Please continue praying for these students. Each week, they studied a new story or passage of Scripture that revealed God’s character and reminded them of their need for a Savior. Pray they would seek Him.
Diaspora in Calgary: There are many people, from the New Canadian Hub, from our church and from the community, that we have been connecting with recently. We are having our final small group of the year Dec 6. Please pray that God would bring those He wants to come, that the Gospel would be clearly shared as we discuss Christmas.
Pray for the upcoming Independence Day in Tanzania on December 9th. After the unrest that followed the presidential elections in October, there are more demonstrations and protests planned on December 9th. There will likely be internet blackouts, travel restrictions, and food shortages. Pray for the Rangi people and people all over Tanzania during this challenging time.
Diaspora in Germany: Pray for our Christmas Outreach Gathering Dec 6 from 3 to 6p, where we expect around 55–60 migrants from the city and church people. Pray that the atmosphere will be filled with peace, joy, and the presence of Christ. Pray for spirit-led conversations throughout the event, and that God will lead us to men and women of peace who are open to the Gospel and whom He is preparing to hear Good News.
Pray that the pastors of the more traditional churches wlll have the courage to work together with the ‘competing’ churches.
As we are reaching deeper in the area than ever before, the darkness in those areas is severe. Pray that the Lord will keep the witchdoctors and spiritual world away. Both are constantly interfering with evangelising attempts.
Pray that the logistical issues of spreading the translation, and with it the Gospel, will not be too difficult.
Keep praying for the Saharawi woman who received a Bible from a worker. May she read it and have her eyes opened to the Truth.
Pray for efforts to mobilize the Spanish church so they can join in reaching out to Saharawi and other Muslims in their area.
Daily interfaith debates in our city are always a men’s affair. These are organized by Somalis who are always the majority. Last week a Somali lady boldly joined and shared that she no longer belongs to the other side. She was called names and almost beaten up. We thank God she was escorted away to safety. Pray for her boldness to continue and that she will connect with other believers who will strengthen her through prayers, connections, love and fellowship.
Praise God for more encouraging meetings with ‘Timothy’ and some of the other men – despite that the NB women continue to be hard to get together with and disciple. Pray for continued hunger and thirst for God‘s written word to be understood, and growth in their relationships with His Living Word.
Pray for A, a believer who has returned to Islam and massive levels of demonization. She is currently non-communicative and in a worse state than she was even before coming to Jesus. Pray that this point of utter desolation and desperation would bring her decisively back to Jesus, never to leave him again.
1. Pray for Mrs F’s family to receive Christ in their lives.
2. Pray for her spiritual walk and discipleship journey.
3. Pray that she will connect with another Karana believer and they will be able to encourage each
other.
A Nyamwezi pastor overseeing seven churches asks prayer for an entire family of new believers at the main church he recently moved to, praise God! Also praise God for six people who are meeting for Bible study together at another church where he serves! Pray for more to be involved in regular Bible study groups. Pray for the completion of the parsonage house, and for outreach to a Nyamwezi village named “Godly”, yet has no church. Ask the Lord of the Harvest to draw those who desire to be godly to know The Way, The Truth, and The Life! Also pray for a new church plant at “Responsive” village, where believers have completed the walls, but need 25 pieces to roof it. Pray that the worshipers will not scatter as rainy season arrives. Pray for reliable and adequate fuel for transportation to the seven churches this pastor oversees.
Diaspora in Finland: On Tuesdays at food giveaway program, I’ve started doing a short Bible lesson and Finnish lesson for those who come to help. Pray for the many Hindus, Buddhists, and a couple of Mslims participating with couple of Christians in the mix also.
Praise God that boxes of the Gospel of Luke, the Book of Acts, and the story collection will be sent to Vohipeno, Ikongo and Irondro. Pray many will read these booklets and believe the message.
They are working on translation the Book of Genesis. It is a lot of work because the language used in Genesis is very different from that used in the New Testament books. He has done chapters 1 to 6, only 44 chapters to go! Please pray for strength and wisdom for him and the team.
Please pray with us for the translation project and the big printing we are expecting to do. Pray for good communication among the people involved and the unit. Also praise God for everyone who is going to engage with the word in the local language, for all those who are going to learn about Jesus from the printing and for all the brothers and sisters who are going to grow in their relationship with the Father because of it.
We continue to make good progress on the discipleship training center. Please pray for the remaining work to be completed well and in a good time. Also please pray for the M guys working on the project with us. It’s been an amazing opportunity to dive deep in daily Bible study with them. Pray the Lord would continue to work in their hearts and lives and draw them to Himself.
Pray for the final preparations and provision for the Annual Camp next month.
Pray that the Lord will prepare the hearts of the Campers to encounter Him in powerful ways.
The disappointing news is that the big airport meeting was postponed again! Now they’re not even naming a new date. The county commissioner is due for a transfer, and we will soon be gone for a week for our annual spiritual life conference – so pray that God works out the timing to include all who are needed and again for His plans and purposes to be fulfilled.
Some good news: for the baby girl who was breech and her mom who had lost three prior breech delivery babies. Thankfully, the parents heeded our God provided wisdom to go early and stay near the county hospital where they could get a C-section if necessary. The baby was born safely, by C-section the day after they arrived there! We praise the Lord that all is well and they are so thankful, and Jesus gets all the glory for this NB family.
Please pray for the AICT Lahoda church in Usandawe. They’ve had to relocate because of sink holes and geothermal activity near the original church building. Pray for opportunities to share Christ even while the Village deals with this change in the terrain.
Pray that the men’s gathering in the capital would restart now that team member T is back. Pray as planning for Christmas starts: that the local believers could plan an event that encourages and unites them.
Praise Jesus for gospel videos in ShilHa from creation to the resurrection… prophet stories that teach of Jesus. According to one brother, they are ‘spreading like fire in hay’ throughout the countryside. People who have already seen the videos, come to him asking about Jesus. He keeps praying, ‘May the Word be planted in my heart so I can share clearly by the Spirit.’
