Baba Franki is a local believer who is raising his two children after his Muslim wife left him in December. His daughter Solofina became critically ill and had a vision of a man telling her she would not recover. The local believers prayed for her healing while Baba Franki rushed her to the hospital. And Our Healer God heard our cries for help! Praise God! Solofina is healed and back to school again!
Needing deliverance and freedom
Continue to pray for T, who recently shared that she has a evil spirit. Ask that she will not be satisfied with the ‘medicine’ she is planning to take, and would give her life to the One who can bring her into complete freedom. Continue asking for wisdom, protection and sensitivity for the worker to share truth that will penetrate the darkness.
Open the Eyes of her Understanding
Pray for a Hindu South Asian woman who runs a hardware shop. She has had contact with Christian people in the past and received a gospel of John to read. Pray that she will want to discuss the Scripture and that the Lord will open the eyes of her understanding so she can be saved.
Two Showings at Easter
Please pray for two showings of a movie entitled “King of Glory” over Easter. Pray that many friends and neighbours will want to come with their church friends to see it, and that it will open up fruitful discussions about Jesus the Saviour. Pray that the love and unity evident in the believers will convince their friends that Jesus truly is God’s Son, the Way, the Truth, the Resurrection and the Life.
A Little Girl is Recovering Slowly
Last week I got to story some of the gospel to mama Sofia, our neighbour. It was such a sweet time & she is hungry for God! Her kids like listening too & her son Hamad was over at our place to hear our son read Bible stories to him. Her daughter is slowly recovering after bad malaria. And we pray for her recovery with mama Sofia almost daily in Jesus name. Please pray with us!
New identity needed
Pray the Fulani would understand and embrace the good news that we were created to be sons not slaves of God.
Cares of this world
Several young men who used to want to ask questions about Jesus are now more concerned with building houses, finding wives, and getting jobs. Pray that these men, and others like them who have just graduated from university, will be stirred again to ask questions of Jesus.
Death all around us….
Lately we have been hearing of so many deaths- some from old age but mostly from malaria and AIDS. Many, many people are dying without knowing the truth of Jesus Christ! Please pray for the Ndau to see His light and for Jesus to use us to extend His Kingdom.
Whom Shall I Send?
Pray for local congregations and partner missions to join in opportunities to reach the Nyamwezi. Pray for Tanzanians to be engaged in church planting movements among the Nyamwezi.
Pray that churches would be deepened by prayer for the lost and in sending out their own. Pray for courage and equipping of local believers to respond to the call, “Whom shall I send, and who will go?” to engage with their Muslim neighbors in sharing the Resurrection and the Life in everyday context.
Three Sandawe Baptisms
Praise God for three recent baptisms of new believers this past Sunday, all Sandawe folks! Pray for their growth in Christ, and that others in their families will come to faith in Him.
Rains on the Ridge
The rains have begun and the Ik have started to till their land by hand. Pray for safety in their work, and for protection of their crops against animals from neighboring tribes. Pray that this year’s crops would lead to a plentiful harvest. And pray for a spiritual harvest, as people hear the Word, that it would take root and grow.
The internet for good
A believing sister identified herself online as one who follows the Messiah and held up the NT to show a family friend in another country what she is reading. This friend has also already rejected Islam, and said that he believes. She is teaching him about Jesus over the web! Praise Jesus for those who hear through the internet. Pray for further face to face discipleship.
Lord have mercy
A believer’s brother recently decided to take his chances and try to get to Europe for a better life. He made it as far as Libya, where he was captured by bandits and is being held for $10,000 ransom. Pray in his distress he will call out to God and be saved-spiritually and physically!
Rainy Season Sprouting the Good Seed
Pray that the rainy season in the M hills will cause farmers to ponder the Word of God which has been sown like seed in their hearts, and that it will grow and bear fruit: thirty, sixty and a hundred fold.
children listening
Pray for the big group of children who come every week to hear chronological Bible stories. Pray they would listen well and believe what they hear.
What an opportunity!
Recently a teacher offered her students the chance to ask her any question. They asked, “Can you explain your religion to us?” So for the rest of class she did! The students were so engaged, asked lots of questions, and didn’t want to stop at the end of class. Pray they would ponder what they heard, continue to seek, and have courage to ask God to show them the truth.
Ask for a gift of faith
Friday about 10 Arab women are attending a Resurrection Tea at a believer’s home. They will hear the story of Abraham and of the cross and resurrection. Ask for the gift of faith.
God, Do Something Big!
Please join us in our prayer of faith: “Father God, please bring 100 adults to join us for chai at our church on Easter Sunday.”
Turning from idolatry
Please join us in praying that the Karimojong would be like the believers in Thessalonica and turn from their idols to serve the living and true God, even when it means enduring severe suffering from their fellow tribesmen for doing so. 1 Thes. 1
The Right Women To Join The Group
Please pray for a worker and an Alagwa believer as they seek to set up a women’s discipleship bible study group together. Pray for the Alagwa believer to grow in her faith and be able to take on leadership of the group at the right time. Please pray for the right women to join this group and remain faithfully in it. Please pray for a harvest of disciples who can continue to make disciples.
Blessing on outreach
Pray for the small Church here in Nagishot as it does outreach in the community after church most Sundays. Pray for open hearts to hear the Good News. And pray for desperately needed rain!
Response to Easter Story
Eight of our neighbor ladies had arrived at H’s 40 day ‘coming out’ blessing ceremony. I joined the friendly conversation by asking, “Do you know about Easter – it’s just 2 weeks away?” They had no idea. I explained it as a celebration of God’s love and grace. Amazingly, the woman closest to me, who is the village ‘shamaness’ was listening carefully and asked a few questions which quieted all other chit-chat. Even the children and babies were totally still as I explained about the Messiah, who is the only One who has no sin of His own to pay for, coming from God for the important purpose of rescuing people from their punishment of sin by paying His own life, His own blood! They were riveted as I told of His accomplishing all that God intended, and then raising from the dead on that first Easter Sunday… Much more truth was shared, and in the end the ‘shamaness’ said she would like to hear more another time.
I took the opportunity to add my prayer for blessing on this home and neighborhood through the Messiah’s Redeeming work. Join in praying that God will give understanding of these truths, and these homes will respond by believing and receiving as they listen to more truths in upcoming follow-up visits. (Rom 10:17).
Desparate for rain
Ask God to provide a good rainy season and plentiful harvest. People are hungry and struggling after several poor rainy seasons. And pray God will open the hearts of the Lopit to see Him as their provider in this life and the life to come. Pray they will turn away from rainmaker worship, and worship the one true God.
A Handicapped Daughter Walks
I got to share God’s story a bit with Mama Fatima, a neighbor. I have prayed for healing in Jesus’ name for her precious handicapped daughter to walk months ago. She is doing much better & walking. She is hungry for God too. Pray for their salvation!
Divine Intervention Needed
Please pray for one of the Somali ladies we are teaching English. This is the first time that she is learning to write and speak English. It sounds like she never went to a regular school but only madrassa in Somalia. Therefore, she needs divine intervention so that she can remember the alphabet and the pronounciation of words. We also pray for her salvation. We also pray that God will help us to build strong relationships amongst our students.
Following the Lord!
A young Rangi lady recently became a follower of Jesus! She requested that her name be changed to Elizabeth. She comes from a Muslim background. Please pray that she would be strong in her decision to follow the Lord, that the Lord would renew her mind and help her understand His Word. Please ask for her to be transformed, and for her life to bear the fruit.
Family Dynamics
Praise the Lord for a visit with a S Asian family that led into a long discussion of the dysfunctional family dynamics. Pray that each individual will realise the utter uselessness of Islam to bring health and unity to their family, and will embrace the hope and love Christ offers instead.
Breakthrough prayer for the Datooga
Lord may the Datooga come to know you as their personal Saviour and Good Shepherd in their lives, understanding the love and care you have for them individually.
Pray for fruit
Pray for Mama Prisca and Menza, local believers, to be bold witnesses. Pray the people of Maroamboka and the surrounding villages would have open hearts, eager to hear the Good News.
Breakthrough prayer for O
May their eyes be open to really SEE and truly PERCEIVE. May their ears be sharp to HEAR and RECEIVE Truth. May their HEARTS be soft and responsive to UNDERSTAND – and TURN and BE HEALED.
Another believer found!
A man with two wives lived a bit out of town, but when expat believers visited him, they found that he already had the Word and other literature about Christ. He said that he wanted to believe but wasn’t sure how! A respected traveling brother stopped by to explain to him the way of salvation and he surrendered to Jesus! The leader of the same community also chose to follow Jesus and rejected any suggestions to turn back to Islamic or animistic solutions when there was trouble. There was a gathering of Fulani believers in this community in a Fulani home for the first time this new year. Both of these leaders explained to those who came that they need to be 100 % committed if they want to follow the new way. Then the leader asked each believer by name to pray. Pray for growing faith and courage for these who have believed!
Pray for these evangelists
Pray for Isaac and Loveness being trained and sent out as evangelists. Pray God will open a door for fruitful ministry for them and bless them will all they need.
Breakthrough prayer for the Sandawe
Pray that the believers may be one as the Father and Son are one and be brought to complete unity so that the world may know that You sent Your Son and that You love all peoples.
RAIN!!
Pray that the Spring rains will continue and that the Lord would bring forth an abundant harvest to sustain subsistence farming families throughout the year. As you pray for crops, please lift up introductory training in April for farming techniques that integrate godly principles for more yield in properly caring for creation. Pray for twenty to attend and for attendees to be people of peace and influence in the community; bridge people who would have their hearts open to God’s truths and to communicate those truths to others.
Breakthrough prayer for Ik
Please pray that the Ik would understand and live out the gospel, becoming a light on the mountains, shining the hope of Jesus to the surrounding tribes.
Discerning Truth
She was telling me the story of Cain and Abel, explaining to me that Cain had killed Abel because they both loved the same sister. But, when I gave her my phone and let her read the story for herself, she did not argue at all. She said, “It wasn’t that way at all. God didn’t accept Cain’s sacrifice.” Pray that as she, and others, read “spiritual stories” and watch TV, they will be drawn to the truth and be able to distinguish between truth and lies.
Radio programme
Pray many would listen and respond to the daily radio program which broadcasts the Gospel of Luke, Bible stories, and local believers’ testimonies.
A Struggling Boy
Praise God for a little M boy who has been coming to hear Bible stories. He seems to be fascinated with Jesus but struggles with being a very naughty little boy. Please pray for him to realise that he needs to be washed from his sins and become a new creation by putting his faith in Christ, and that he will influence the other children by becoming Jesus’ follower.
New found boldness!
He has been a believer for years, and has been drawn close to the heart of Jesus, feeding continually on His Word. However, there has been much fear, and he had distanced himself from the lost. This week, someone recognized the words he spoke as coming from the NT and asked him if he could receive a copy. With great new courage, this brother gave a stranger the Word of God. Pray for continued boldness and that this believer and others will disciple others!
Breakthrough prayer for the Dorobo
Lets pray with the Dorobo churches their breakthrough prayer: Set our elders free from their addiction to honey wine and let them be filled with the Holy Spirit.
