Fourteen Baptisms

by | Nov 2, 2018

This Sunday (Nov 4) there will be a baptism among the Samburu! In October we completed our Saturday Bible classes in preparation for baptism. Now 11 Samburu women, one Samburu man, and two teenage Samburu school boys have decided to make this commitment to Jesus. Praise God! Pray that the baptism will be a testimony to many, and that Jesus will be glorified. Pray for the participants to stand strong in their faith and grow in their love for Jesus.

We have long been praying for Samburu men to follow Jesus. We particularly rejoice that one Samburu man desires to follow Jesus in baptism. Pray with us that more Samburu men will be drawn to Jesus and follow this man’s example.

This Far The Lord Has Helped Us

by | Nov 2, 2018

From a Rangi evangelist: “Please join me in thanking the Lord for His help to us here. He helped us build bathrooms for our school. Now please pray for His provision for the completion of the classroom, especially the wiring and windows. Besides that, please pray for the kindergarten graduation party on November 30. Pray for the Muslim families who will attend, that they will hear the gospel.” Pray that the school will be a tool in God’s hand for many Rangi families to come to faith in Christ.

More presenters needed

by | Nov 2, 2018

Radio Nuru has started looking for three new presenters / journalists who will be needed if the time on air is to be doubled. Please pray for God to lead three people to fill this need. Ask Him to continue to bless this strategic radio ministry. May many hear the Gospel and believe!

Called together

by | Nov 1, 2018

Praise Jesus for a courageous older believer calling the fearful ones together! Praise Jesus for renewed courage and for a deep desire to display faith through obedience! Ask for perseverance and faithfulness!

The Dorobo Reach Out To the Boni People

by | Nov 1, 2018

Pray for a planned visit this Saturday November 3rd to an area on the north coast of Kenya where a group of Boni people have been temporarily resettled by the Kenya Defense Forces. Pray that we can find the camp with the help of some AIC pastors. Pray that God would lead us to a ‘person of peace’ among the Boni Internally Displaced Peoples. And pray that God would raise up some Dorobo believers from central Kenya to reach out to this group of fellow hunter-gatherers, who follow the Islamic faith. Praise the Lord that the Dorobo, who twenty five years ago were unreached, now have a reproducing church that is interested in sending missionaries to reach other unreached tribes in Kenya!

Ministry during planting season

by | Oct 31, 2018

Please pray for the Holy Spirit to continue to encourage Sadi and the believers in his village during this planting time. Pray their love for one another and their unity in the Spirit would continue to grow during this farming season. Pray for Masi as he continues to lead his groups during this season as many are not able to meet regularly. Overall please pray for the Presence of God to increase among the M and that many will turn to the Lord.

Bud waiting to blossom

by | Oct 31, 2018

Pray for my friend. She’s from a very strong Muslim family. I see in her a small bud that is longing to blossom. Ask the Lord to free her heart from fear and her spirit from oppression that she might see the beauty of the Lord and put her trust in Him.

Treasures being distributed

by | Oct 30, 2018

“My compound doesn’t have a treasure.” “I want to hear the word of God”. These are frequent requests since we’ve begun distributing our new batch of Treasures. Praise God for the 150 solar players speaking truth, and pray for their continued functioning and testimony to many Laarim, along with prayer for the wise distribution to compounds, as long as the supply lasts.
Pray especially for the women, who are now recipients of these treasures, to share and to understand more of the gospel and its implications! Last week I asked the young ladies in the Tuesday evening group, “Who will you tell this story to?” One said that her brother’s wife has asked that she tell the story to her because her husband will not allow her to come to the gathering anymore, and another said that a lady from another compound had asked her to come and share the story after she got it this week. So there is real interest!

Exalting Jesus, the propitiation for our sins

by | Oct 30, 2018

“The missionary’s message is the limitless importance of Jesus Christ as the propitiation for our sins, and a missionary is someone who is immersed in the truth of that revelation. ”
Oswald Chambers

Our prayer is that we will continue to teach the Ndau who Jesus is and why he came. In this world today there are many promises being made by false prophets and leading people down the wrong paths. We pray that we will be true to the message throughout our race until we are gone from this life…Pray many Ndau will follow!

Meet together

by | Oct 29, 2018

Pray for believers to come together for worship, for them to have deep conviction, boldness and courage to share with friends and family!

Diaspora in Portland

by | Oct 29, 2018

Portland ESL Class—So far we have students from Eritrea, Morocco, Iran, Angola, Iraq, and Libya—just in one class! Our lives are richer through their friendships, but… may their’s be richer for eternity. Please pray for ongoing conversations regarding the Good News.

O Lord, grant ‘R’ faith

by | Oct 28, 2018

This afternoon, “R” came to my house with the Qur’an in hand ready to talk. We started with, “What does the Bible and the Qur’an say about the birth of Jesus?” Interestingly, the Qur’an talks about the birth of Jesus as being miraculous.
Then we discussed, “Why was Jesus’ birth miraculous and no one else’s?” We wanted to see if this means that Jesus is just a prophet or more than a prophet. Please continue to pray for “R”. He has agreed to come back to talk. At the very end I posed a question to “R” which was hard for him to answer. I simply asked him, “If you were to die, where would you go…Heaven or Hell?” His answer was, “I can only follow the teachings of Islam and the five pillars and try to live a good life.” I asked him if it was guaranteed that he would make it to Heaven and he said no.
I explained that I know with certainty that when I die I will go to Heaven. In fact, it is not based on my good works at all but on the blood of Jesus. Pray the Lord would remove the veil and grant him understanding.

Keep praying for peace

by | Oct 28, 2018

There were four more attacks in the north of Mozambique last month, with killings and burning of villages. Much of this doesn’t get any journalistic recognition, but the instability in the north continues. Keep praying for peace! Pray for believers to stand firm and share the reason for the hope they have.

Diaspora in Canada

by | Oct 26, 2018

PLEASE PRAY 10:00-2:00 Saturday, Oct 27th

1. THAT JUST THE RIGHT NUMBER OF BELIEVERS FROM ACROSS THE GTA WOULD JOIN US
2. FOR OUR SPEAKER, AC, AS HE EXPLAINS WHAT BIBLICAL CHRISTIANS BELIEVE ABOUT JESUS

3. PREPARED HEARTS AMONG THE MANY MUSLIMS COMING TO THEIR OWN MOSQUE IN MARKHAM
4. THAT DOZENS OF “GOSPEL FRIENDSHIPS” WILL BE MADE
5. THAT PRECIOUS SOULS WILL BE SAVED

Diaspora in Canada

by | Oct 24, 2018

THIS SATURDAY, Oct 27TH
OUR FIRST CHRISTIAN-MUSLIM FRIENDSHIP DAY
Please be in prayer for us to build bridges & share the Good News.
Only God can do this! We have a wide open door to share the Good News of Jesus in the grand sanctuary of one of Toronto’s largest mosques. But for miracles to happen we NEED your prayers…

Beautiful believes!

by | Oct 24, 2018

This past week I received a phone call from Moussa, national missionary with whom we partner. He excitedly shared with me how a woman whom we had previously named, “Beautiful”, showed up at his house and talked for hours about the gospel with him and his wife. This woman is the older sister of two other believers in that town and she has heard the gospel many times, but never truly responded to it.  Moussa shared with us how Beautiful had come to truly understand and accept her need for Jesus and then went on to explain how she wanted Moussa to go and speak with her husband about the gospel when he returned from his trip. Moussa couldn’t believe her joy and enthusiasm for the gospel.
This very same day, a group of five Chadian Arab believers showed up in this same town, having fled from eastern Chad seeking a place of refuge. They were headed towards southern Chad when someone stopped them and told them they should go to this town and find Moussa. These five newer believers are now staying in the same town as Moussa and are hungry to be discipled and grow in their faith. Praise God for what is happening in this location!

Closing the mosque?!

by | Oct 24, 2018

In one of the communities where fellowship takes place, there are a few Muslims who are questioning why most of the people are claiming to be Christians and they have even been thinking about closing the mosque. Pray that the Christians show them love as they witness to their Muslim neighbors. Pray that those who are seeking for answers will see God revealing Himself to them, and they will believe that Jesus is the Son of God and the Savior of the world.

A Pastor and His Wife

by | Oct 23, 2018

Pray for a Rangi pastor who came from a Muslim background. Last year he was married. He and his wife began to have problems, and she left him to return to her family. His Muslim father is mocking him for this failure. Now his health is deteriorating. Please pray for this man of God to settle his heart in God. Pray that God will help his wife remember her marriage vows and repent in obedience to God’s Word. Pray that this pastor will have courage, and perseverance as well as mercy and grace as he stays in ministry on his own. Will you also pray for his wife? He doesn’t know what is currently happening with her. He desperately needs God’s direction in this situation. Thank you for your prayers.

Needing Direction

by | Oct 23, 2018

A missionary has returned to her place of service, and is seeking the Lord’s direction and open doors for renewing ministry to her South Asian friends. Pray that she will be guided to those who need her–and the Savior–most.

Apps and the Word

by | Oct 22, 2018

Pray for blessing on the translation project. Pray for the Word to be spread via apps. Pray for wisdom for those working on the apps. There have been some difficulties launching them.  Pray for the Word to be widely shared and read and believed!

Leaders

by | Oct 22, 2018

Praise for Longele and Lokolong and other believers who are gaining confidence in retelling the Bible stories! Pray that they will not only share the gospel message by stories, but by their testimonies and the witness of their lives, which everyone is watching!

First time Jesus film showing

by | Oct 21, 2018

Please be in prayer for the first showing of the Jesus film by the Kilwa Churches in 3 local villages in the Kilwa district. This is the first time this permission has been given by the District government. We are targeting 3 separate villages. Several Churches are taking part in this outreach together.

Two groups

by | Oct 21, 2018

One potential new extended family group and another separate location family group, who have studied before but stopped due to persecutions, are considering and reconsidering allowing the start/restart of regular Bible studies. Both families have seen miracles in Jesus name, and God’s provision (from the followers of Jesus here) of loving help and care through illnesses. One part of a group has invited a worker for Monday night. Pray that both groups will choose to hear, and will be given understanding and choose to respond to God’s Word in obedience and with eventually receiving salvation through Jesus.

nursery school

by | Oct 20, 2018

Pray for the children attending our nursery school and their families. We’re teaching the word of God there. The Christian teacher was transferred, and the new teacher is Muslim. Pray for him, he’s also hearing God’s Word.

May he accept the audio Bible

by | Oct 20, 2018

I would like to request your prayers for an old man of our community who has been sick many months. All through his time at the hospital, his health has not improved. The LORD put on my heart to give him an audio Bible, for him to listen to the good news. Please pray that the LORD prepares his heart to accept the radio, listen to the gospel and accept Christ. Pray for my visit to him this afternoon.

Diaspora in Detroit

by | Oct 19, 2018

Pray for the church members who are having training sessions twice a month with AH to become fruitful leaders in reaching out to the Detroit disapora community. Pray for passion to teach others to proclaim the Gospel. Ask the Lord to be preparing hearts to hear and believe.

Sweetest time

by | Oct 19, 2018

News from our Fulani colleagues:
We have had very encouraging reports from A working in East Niger. He said that he is still seeing many come to faith in Jesus. Tam also reported that the Fulani Bible Teaching Week that he has held for the past ten years in the grazing lands was a very positive time again. He said that there were over 20 new believers and also over 30 who were baptised. He reported that many described this as the sweetest time that they had had yet.

Diaspora in Portland

by | Oct 18, 2018

Praise God- The school year at the friendship center has gotten off to a good start. We have many returning students and a number of new students as well.
Praise God- The men’s program has a lot of men this year.
Please pray for understanding from students. We have 3 ESL levels that are full. It is hard to ask students to wait for openings.

Please pray that we will conduct ourselves with wisdom in our interactions with the students. That we will make the most of each opportunity, (treating it as something precious). Colossians 4:5 AMP

Kids Club

by | Oct 18, 2018

Please pray for the Karimojong secondary students involved in Scripture Union Club. Sadly, the club has had much influence from prosperity gospel and false teachers. Please ask our Father to transform the club in Karamoja, that students will be drawn to Him, and truly give their lives to Him! Please pray that the club becomes what it is meant to be: a place where students are equipped in His Word. Please pray that He raises up a generation of loving laborers for His field through this very club!

Diaspora in USA

by | Oct 17, 2018

Please pray for Omar, his wife and three children who live Stateside. The Lord is working in their hearts drawing them to Himself. Please pray that they would have more contacts with other Christians who will befriend them and proclaim the Gospel.

Islamic outreach training

by | Oct 17, 2018

Please pray for our Islamic outreach training for Kilwa Masoko pastors on 22- 24 October 2018. This will take place in Kilwa Masoko and be lead by Cecil S. We are expecting 5 plus church leaders to have part in this, along with many lay leaders. Pray for passionate vision casting and effective training in Muslim outreach. Ask the Lord to send many Tanzanian workers into His Muslim harvest field!

Diaspora in Europe

by | Oct 16, 2018

Pray for a developing friendship with a Sufi leader from Senegal who is visiting the Bay Area. Pray for good opportunities and wisdom as JB shares the Gospel with him. Pray that the Lord soften this Sufi’s heart to be receptive to the Good News.

Points of Proclamation

by | Oct 16, 2018

Pray for planning this month regarding places of proclamation of the Gospel among the Nyamwezi. We ask for God’s wisdom in leading and opening land spaces where congregations of believers may hold Sunday meetings for fellowship and weekly invite those seeking to learn more. Ask the Lord to make clear preaching points from which Christians may reach out to neighbors and communities in sharing God’s love.

Diaspora in Europe

by | Oct 15, 2018

Praise for continuing salvations coming out of our Dream Teams in Spain. Praise for a successful visit by our partners in Spain to the Bay Area.
Pray for preparations for Dream Teams 2019 in Spain, France, Italy and Malta – there is lots of preparation work to do. Ask the Lord to go before and prepare many refugee hearts to seek Him.

May the Spirit tend His crop

by | Oct 15, 2018

Formal ministry is closing for the year as the Ndau are subsistent farmers, and will be in their fields all day working. The children, youth, & ladies’ ministries are already closed and the little Bible School will close at the end of October. Pray for the folks to stand firm, remember what they’ve learned, encourage one another, and continue to desire to have a deeper knowledge of who God is and who Jesus is. The break is a long one- until February. Pray the Spirit will continue the work He has begun in these precious lives.

Diaspora in Philadelphia

by | Oct 14, 2018

Please pray for good opportunities to disciple Z and K, two Algerian believers, amidst their busy work schedules.
And for outreach to Algerian believers, and follow-up conversations with L and A, who are very open and interested.
Pray for meeting and sharing Truth with ESL Arab/Berber friends, both new and old. May the Lord open their hearts to the gospel.

Prayers for patients

by | Oct 14, 2018

Missionaries and Kenyans regularly visit the hospital to pray with the patients and their families. Last week, after seeing a missionary praying for others in her child’s room, a Somali mom invited the missionary to pray for her child. Pray this family will meet Jesus during their stay at hospital. Pray many Somalis will come to see Jesus is the LORD.

Diaspora in Minnesota

by | Oct 6, 2018

Many Somali ladies have been calling LS since school started, asking for help. Pray for LS as she shares about the tutoring ministry (SALT) with her church body in Minneapolis in October- pray that she might be able to recruit several new tutors, who will have a heart to love Somali women and share the gospel with them.

Coming on Sundays

by | Oct 6, 2018

Our team is having many opportunities to interact with people. We have started teaching games to a group of young boys. Some children are coming to our Sunday service, last Sunday we had about 19 children! Let’s pray that they keep coming. Also some men and women are frequently joining us on Sundays as well. Let’s pray that they keep coming and have ears to hear the word of God.
We’re sharing, discipling & visiting with many, but one man (*Ali) has been a regular every week. Pray for Ali and many others to respond and believe in Christ.

Diaspora in Florida

by | Oct 5, 2018

While D & J are away in Kenya, ask our Lord for faithful people to follow up the work with Muslim ladies in the weekly sewing class, prayer meeting for Muslims, and our contacts. Praise the Lord for the interests of those who are working alongside D & J. Ask the Lord to grant faith to seeking Muslims.