Pray for an English club Christmas party on 11/29. We plan to watch the nativity story, share the “Christmas story,” discuss some Christmas hymns and do some fun activities connected with the story. Pray for our creativity and energy to make this day come alive to the ladies and for God to use it to show himself to them. Pray many of the ladies will come.
New outreach tool
Now that outreach tool Al Masira is in the Som language, we are utilizing it! Pray that more local friends would be willing to commit to watching all 13 films with a facilitator. We are especially hopeful that one whole family will keep watching now that they’ve seen the first introductory lesson.
Gospel is growing
The Fongoro community is considered an unreached marginalized group in Sudan. We have the privilege to minister to them by sharing the gospel as well as through discipleship, Bible study groups, and leadership training. Despite socio-economic marginalization and persecution they are experiencing, the gospel is growing among them. The Fongoro community in Khartoum and Darfur are opening to the gospel and we are empowering local believers to reach out to their fellow community members.
Please pray for protection for believers. Pray for job opportunities and economic breakthrough for them. Pray for us as we minister through prayer and holistic ministries.
Conviction and DRAWING!
‘Roba’ is a young man with medical training who has worked on his breaks with us in our medical outreach. He is so smart & enthusiastic, and has such great potential! Pray that God would lead him to the right place for internship, and draw and convict him to submit wholeheartedly to Jesus as Lord and Savior! Pray this also for so many others of this younger generation – to start a disciple making movement here in O land!
Peace and Joy
Abigail has been hearing a lot of truth for a long time, as members from our group meet with her and walk life with her. Recently, she was invited to breakfast and time was spent talking about aspects of truth. Please ask that Father would open Abigail’s heart and mind to her specific need to know the peace and joy that only Jesus can bring.
Rainy season
With the rainy season/planting season around the corner, our local church attendance is always affected. Some of the believers walk up to 10km to meet with us on Sundays. Some will move out to their farms even further away during this time, and meeting together becomes nearly impossible for some due to road conditions and distance. Please pray for us as a church, that we would have wisdom on how to support our members and creativity on how to continue in fellowship together.
Yoke of slavery
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
Father, thank you for the freedom we all have in Christ. Please remind all the believers amongst the Alagwa today of the precious and powerful freedom they have in you. May they stand firm, not letting themselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Keep them alert to your truth and grace.
Diaspora in Brazil
Pray for wisdom, patience, and grace as I reach out to M, an Egyptian friend who has suffered domestic abuse and needs a lot of care. Pray that M will discover how deeply loved she is by the Father.
1Cor. 13 love
Pray for a local believing couple who have been struggling for a long time with issues in their marriage. Ask that God would remind them how much He has loved and forgiven them, and teach them how to love in the 1 Corinthians 13 way; that their love would bear all things, believe all things, hope all things and endure all things.
Encourage one another
David and Tessa have decided to walk twice a week to the village of Chawa to spend time with Khalifah, encourage him in his walk with the Lord, and help him grow as a leader for the church in that community. Pray that as they do Bible study and training with Khalifah, they will all “be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith” (Romans 1:12). May the Lord build His church in Chawa through the faithful witness of this man!
Prolonged drought
All Gabbra land has been experiencing prolonged drought which has proved a challenge for everyone especially our multiple outreach Bible study groups who have been fragmented by searching for last patches of grass.
This last week from AIC Dukana, with the help of AIM, we have been doing work for food projects in these outreach sites which has brought more people together for Bible study as they work together to improve their communities as well as feed their hungry families.
Loved by God
Please pray for spiritual breakthrough for one believer, A, who is spiritually in a pretty bad way at the moment. One of our team is going to meet with her tomorrow (18th Nov) to pray and encourage her from the word. Please bathe this meeting in prayer- that A would meet with God in a deep way and that her eyes be opened to know how loved she is by God. May she know this truth: “You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” I John 4:4.
Really wants to know
Pray for an ambulance driver who has asked many questions about our faith over the course of three years and has moved on from argumentative questions and now really wants to know about Jesus. Pray also for his brother, an MBB who is experiencing mistreatment from his landlord because of his faith.
Openness
Praise God that S has asked me to pray for her new job. Please pray for continued spiritual conversations with her.
Diaspora in Hong Kong
Pray for the willingness of two Muslim converts to receive discipleship.
Thanks to God who gave me the chance to teach Chinese class for the Middle Eastern and South Asian Muslim moms and kids in a church. May God open the door to preach the gospel.
Baptism preparation
We have four new believers in the local church who want to be baptized! Praise the Lord! Please pray they will be well prepared for this exciting step, and that they may truly understand and “count the cost”.
With planting season starting soon and the distance between the homes of each believer, it can be difficult for them all to meet together. Please also pray for safe travels for those going out to meet with them regularly.
Diaspora in Florida
Praise for the opportunities that we have had to meet Moroccans in Florida. We’ve had good conversations and met extended family. Pray that these Moroccan contacts will lead us to a “man of peace” and to those who have soft and receptive hearts to the Gospel News in Florida.
Needing tools
Please pray for several areas in Toposa Land that have strong believers but the evangelists reaching these places lack preaching tools, such as Bibles in the local language, radios to play audio Bibles, transport to reach far areas like Jiye, and teaching and training tools especially for those who don’t know how to read and write. Please pray for the Lord’s provision for the equipping of the saints and for outreach in Naliwatom, Nadapalait, Moruarengan, and Jiye areas. Pray that God will continue to expand His Kingdom in this vast area, and that He will make the believers “strong, firm and steadfast” (1 Peter 5: 10).
Diaspora in Brazil
Pray for the official opening of the community learning center this month, where we plan to provide a space for African university students to study, connect, and be tutored. Pray this center will truly be a place of peace and light for the many African students living in Acarape far from home.
Prayer training
We hope to hold the 2nd meeting of the discple-making training this week. Please pray for the logistics to come together. Pray too for protection over both the presenters as well as the participants. May they be filled with joy as they look forward to this meeting and may the Lord stir in their hearts a deeper desire for prayer, which will be the focus of the 2nd meeting.
God Bless the Fields
Pray that the Nyamwezi would break free from the heavy yoke of oppression under the spirit world and Islam, often mixed together in animistic religious practices, including surrounding their fields with amulets to ward off evil from harming their crops. As the rainy season begins, pray that Nyamwezi Christians would acknowledge God and God alone and God’s all sufficiency through every aspect of planting and farming, and be a testimony to their neighbors. Pray they will sow with joy, and honor the Lord in giving back to Him from their harvest. Ask the Lord of the Harvest to draw more Nyamwezi to Christ, to seek Him, and entrust their lives and fields to Him alone.
Diaspora in Brazil
Pray for the women in the Abrigo Refugee outreach, that their hearts would be open and sensitive to the message of Jesus.
Pray for H, a Tunsian woman, who is open and curious about the truth of the gospel. Pray for good conversations that lead to life.
Diaspora in Missouri
Pray for opportunities to connect with a Sudanese family and a woman from Kenya in our town. They each have young children and seem to connect with L very easily as they tentatively seek out friendships.
Pray for the planning of a Thanksgiving event for ESL students. Pray students will be blessed with food, fellowship, and fun, and will be curious about the gospel.
Home visit
While visiting my students at home last Sunday, God opened a door to me for share the salvation of Jesus Christ and read the Bible verse John 3:16 with Nasra and Muna. At the end of our conversation we held hands and prayed together. Praise the Lord! May the Holy Spirit open their minds and hearts, and let them see Jesus Christ is their saviour.
Expanded Outreach
Our new team-mates, Don & Linda, relocated into the heart of our village – right next to the school where Don will be ministering. Pray God will open the hearts of neighbors and these relationships will bear much fruit. Praise God the rains have begun – pray they’ll continue! May God’s provisions draw many O people to Jesus and start the people movement.
Diaspora in Detroit
Pray for our Afghan Thanksgiving outreach Nov. 19th.
Please continue to pray for our first ever city- wide prayer event for workers that took place on the 4th. May it continue to promote unity.
Pray our English teachers would be bold for Christ as they teach and meet with students. Ask God to open students’ hearts to the gospel.
Projectors needed
Last year the Datooga Jesus film was launched. We are praying for 10 projectors to give to pastors working among the Datooga so that they can show the Datooga Jesus Film. Pray that God will open the door for that. Pray that many Datooga will see the film and seek Jesus.
Diaspora in Georgia
Please pray that the Lord will use the connections made at the African Friends Party Oct 30 to provide deeper gospel conversations, deepened friendships, and open doors of ministry to Africans in our area. Pray that the Lord will prepare local churches to receive and nurture African believers.
Believer and Joy
Pray for the small number of Chadian Arabs who are in the faith, including Believer and Joy. Pray for their public testimony as they have faced a great deal of persecution this year. Pray for courage to continue growing in Christ and sharing with others. Pray that they would trust one another and encourage each other in meaningful ways, and pray that God would provide for their physical needs in sustainable ways.
Long for His presence
There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!” You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. Psalm 4:6-7
Lord may the Alagwa long for your presence and seek you. May they understand and rejoice in the intimacy of knowing you, more than having their physical needs met.
Taking part
Our colleagues again met with a local sister along with her friend and she brought a relative, to study the word. Our sister participated In leading the study and the friend actively engaged while her relative listened. At the end, they both want to meet again. Father is stirring in their hearts and our sister is taking an active part! Praise Him!
New believers
Praise God for 3 new believers in Ruhatwe. One started attending services after witnessing and being impacted by the funeral of a coworker who was recently buried there. Another is from one of the small local tribes. Please pray that these new believers would grow in their faith and be witnesses to their own communities.
Call-in service
Our radio station BHB Chalbi FM has been doing a good job reaching all the scattered herdsmen and mobile villages and keeping them encouraged with the word of God. Our call-in phone service had been broken, which was a real heart break for many of our listeners, but praise God I was able to fix that last week and now callers can call in with their questions once again!
The Kalacha Church is continuing to meet but struggling with to pay school fees for their children. They like the teaching they get at AIC Kalacha but are feeling pulled other places to get school fees paid. Pray the Lord provides.
Busy
It has been difficult to meet with the 3 ladies who have decided to follow Jesus because they are busy with the harvest and other things. Pray they will continue searching for more of Jesus. One doesn’t even have a telephone to listen to scripture.
Christians are doing well
The Christians are doing well. Despite trials and opposition, they continue to trust the Lord, and are committed to doing the ministry around the villages with faithfulness and confidence. Please pray for the villages/areas that Elia has planted churches in: Lodapal, Lokochot, Nangorokopuk, Naminikituruno, and Lowoyapuru. Pray for the believers in these churches to “trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal” (Isaiah 26:4).
New believers!
Two young men have come to know Christ as their personal Savior this week! Both come from Islamic families but are very eager to learn more about their new Lord, Jesus. Bobby will be trying to connect the two together and start a discipleship study with them. Pray for consistency, strength and fruit.
Glory in His holy name
Rosa seems to have an interest in Bible study and attending church, however I am not sure she has trusted in Jesus as Savior yet. Please pray that as I spend time with Rosa, I will “make known… what God has done…tell of all His wonderful acts,” and that Rosa will “glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice” (Psalm 105:1-3).
Pray for courage
A young Christian woman left the country but was recently brought back and put in prison and questioned about her faith and other believers. She told them names of others. Ask for courage for each one to still identify with Jesus and obey him and stand together.
Worldview
Pray that a small discipleship group would be launched in Arabic, and that it would touch people’s preexisting worldview with Biblical truth in a way that brings life and spiritual transformation. Pray for opportunities to connect with the wider network of believers from a Muslim background and for growth in their identity and solidarity.
Church
Our local church currently meets under the trees on the church property, but is seeking to build a church building. Please pray for the raising of the funds for this project. We hope to see the local believers embrace ownership over this project. May God be glorified in both the building itself and the way we get there!
