Please continue to pray for N, who is now saying he wants to be baptized. Pray he would keep pressing passionately into Jesus, and not be swayed by attacks of fear, social pressure, and threats.
Come to Jesus
Pray that many more Toposa will come to Jesus Christ during this Christmas season.
Pray for more strengthening of churches and leadership based on love, kindness and forgiveness.
Message of Christmas
Pray for all the 2.500 children and their families reached with the message of Christmas in Bara land. May God change their hearts and raise a new generation of Bara believers.
Pray for the 104 villages that during 2025 watched the Jesus Film. May the message of the gospel change their hearts.
Christmas celebrations
Pray for me, the only team member currently on the plateau, as I prepare for Christmas. I’m making popcorn and reading the Christmas story with neighbours – ask for good conversations to come from this. Due to the ongoing rift between ‘Matthew’ and ‘Harvey’ there will probably be two separate celebrations on Christmas Day. Ask for both to go well, but pray on for reconciliation.
Reactions were incredible
We showed the Jesus Film in the villages of Midongy and Befotaka and the reactions were incredible! The Bible stories became clear to many. Please pray for the new brothers and sisters in Christ that they would shine and remain firm. Following Jesus is not easy when families fear ancestral punishment, and sorcerers are not happy about more Christians.
Christmas conversations
‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.’ Pray with us for Jesus’s light to shine into the darkness of islanders’ hearts this Christmas. Pray that we would all have meaningful conversations about why He came, and that many of our friends would come to know the hope, peace, joy and love that only He can bring.
Breakthrough
Pray for a breakthrough in O-land this Christmas season: that hard hearts would be softened,
that NB’s would grow in understanding and faith in Jesus, that Satan’s flaming arrows would be warded off, and that many more O would receive their King, God’s perfect gift!
Survey this week
We are seeing the hand of Jesus at work. This past week we hosted several groups of youth at the Umoja Pamoja site. It is growing in recognition, and for that we praise the Lord. This week also we are surveying the village of Mtoni as a possible village location for a family to continue ministry. Please pray for this survey that the Holy Spirit would speak clearly to this family. Pray for the preaching of the Word for many of us as we share Christ with a dark world.
Freedom to meet
Pray for freedom of religion so that the local brothers and sisters can meet and fellowship freely.
Pray for growth and maturity of the local believers in the midst of persecution.
Matriarch struggling
Diaspora in Ontario: Pray for a Som Christian matriarch who is struggling with health both physically and cognitively. Please pray for healing for her and her family which has struggled with sibling rivalry, grandchildren who’ve left the faith, and others with serious illness and handicaps. Pray for us to be a blessing to them. Praise for one grandson who is seriously following Jesus, and another who has grown closer to Him over the last couple of months.
Needing healing
Pray for the many who struggle with health issues here, exacerbated by poor nutrition, lacking health education, and a poorly functioning medical system. From the neighbor who just had a miscarriage, to the acquaintance with a life-threatening condition, to the elderly lady with eyesight so bad she can barely see anything, and the scores of kids running around with ringworm and impetigo — pray that their physical needs would ultimately point them to their spiritual need for God’s salvation and healing.
Remain in the Spirit
Diaspora in Brazil: Praise God for the year, for the students we had. Praise Him for the opportunity to share Jesus with them. Praise the Lord for the lives He has touched here in Acarape through us and we pray that they remain in the Spirit.
Pray for fruit
Please pray for the continuation of the efforts already made to preach the Gospel to the K people in Diego. Pray for fruit from the training of evangelists. We trust Jesus will hear our prayers.
First testimony online
Diaspora in England: Up to now the majority of people who have responded to LightHouse video and social media posts have been male. Pray this will start to change and that we will receive more enquiries from S women. In particular pray for a good reception for our first testimonial by an S lady which LightHouse plans to have ready for posting online by the end of this month.
Wind is blowing!
The wind blows where it wills… praise Jesus for the blowing of the Spirit across this people. Three young believers are all speaking of Jesus and praying with their friends. Many are believing. Pray for deep roots in the truth of the gospel. They teach the gospel through hearing the audio Scripture and then praying it with new ones. Pray that each one who hears will be able to have access to some audio form of the gospel and that those who share will remember well. (Many don’t have full internet access or smart phones.)
Show him the truth!
Diaspora in Ontario: Pray for Navid, a zealous Muslim leader from Afghanistan who every Friday afternoon, performs da’wah (Muslim evangelism) with 4-8 other leaders at a location where I sometimes do street evangelism. Our debates led nowhere, but Navid was willing to pray to the God who created the Heavens and the Earth to show us all the truth. Pray God will answer and Navid sees the truth!
Pray for a teenage girl named Neema, originally from Rwanda who met me during street evangelism. She said one of her parents is Muslim and the other Christian. She heard the gospel intently and accepted Christ as her Saviour – Praise the Lord! Pray for her to follow on this commitment to the Lord.
Connecting deeply
Diaspora in Ontario: Pray for the ministry involving a few Somali people. While there aren’t many yet willing to fully open their hearts, they are open to conversation. We are patiently waiting for the Lord to open doors, especially within our neighbourhood.
Over the past months, we have connected deeply with two Muslim families, engaging in profound religious conversations. There is now the possibility of starting a Bible study with them. Pray earnestly for wisdom and discernment as we move forward.
Remote regions
In this year of 2025 alone, the Jesus film has already been shown in 104 villages, bringing the Gospel for the very first time to many places where Christ had never been proclaimed. This month specifically, we reached four new villages in a more remote region near Andiandap. It was the first time those communities ever had contact with the message of Christ through the film — a historic moment for each one of them. Pray many will ponder the message and seek to know more.
Go deeper
Diaspora in Oregon: Pray for opportunities to go deeper with our Muslim friends over the upcoming weeks as we celebrate the holidays together.
Church leadership meeting
We praise God that the church is growing. Last week the church leadership from 6 villages gathered to meet together. This time the wives were invited as well as active members. Even some years ago this meeting wouldn’t have happened due to tensions between villages, so we praise God for the peace. It was incredible to have them share their joys and challenges. In one of the meetings the topic was finances and how men and women should help each other in the home. It included discussions on questions like, “How can you call people to come work in your garden without giving them alcohol?” Main biblical principles were shared with really good discussion on how to apply them practically. Pray that this type of meeting will continue.
Opportunities for fun and fellowship
Diaspora in Washington DC: Praise God for fun and abundant Thanksgiving celebrations! May He provide additional abundant opportunities for fun and fellowship in His name throughout December.
Praise God for a new sister in Christ! May God grant her steady full-time work so that she can develop financial stability and independence. May she continue to grow in her faith, and have friends who will continue to build her up in the body of believers!
Christmas outreach
As Christmas approaches our church is practicing for the outreach meeting that we usually have on the wide-open public space next to the barge. The pastor will apply to the local municipality to have permission to do this, and they will allocate a day on which this place is available, as other events are also held in this area. Pray together with us that the hearts of those getting off the barge and others walking around the area will be touched by what they see and hear.
Turn to the Father
Each of the followers on Vanilla Island has something they are going through or dealing with. Rachel’s phone got run over by a taxi last month leaving her without the ability to communicate easily and without access to the digital Islands Scripture App. Others are looking for steady work to provide for their families. All are feeling the economic impact of living in this country. Many are wondering how best to parent their children in this culture. When these burdens threaten to overwhelm them, pray they turn to the Father who is able to supply all their needs. Pray for wisdom for us too in how and when to help.
Christmas bags
Diaspora in Michigan: Pray for our Conversation Café Christmas party on Dec.19 to be effective in being hospitable as well as clearly sharing the Biblical version of Christmas.
Pray for the 78 Christmas bags that are going out to homes this month. May those delivering them be emboldened to proclaim the gospel. May the truth of the Christmas story that we leave them with make an impact in their lives.
God’s revelation
Pray for A- M (a Qur’anic teacher) and the others around him.
We had a wonderful time with Mit’, and we gave him the audio Bible. We talked to him about many challenging questions. It was a good time, and we learned many things. He was challenged by our conversation. Pray for God’s revelation to him.
We also have many contacts with people through visiting at the hospital. We shared the gospel, and gave the Bible to some people, including M- A, Eb’, A- A.
Our wives also have contacts. One woman’s name is Mari’, she is living in the village, and she is very sick and possessed by a demonic spirit. Pray for her deliverance and freedom.
Pray for Ana’ and Sak’. They are currently listening to the audio Bible, and have had a good response. Pray also for Fat’.
Please pray for God’s revelation to all of our contacts.
Christmas camp
Diaspora in France: Pray for the 5-day Christmas camp that will take place from December 21 to 26. Pray that the atmosphere will be family-friendly, that the Gospel will be preached powerfully, that God will protect us on the roads, that God will provide for all the expenses for this camp and good weather, and that during the camp friendships will develop between students of different nationalities. More than twenty non-believer students from different religious backgrounds are registered for camp.
Growing in faith
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.
We are praising the Lord that a young lady has accepted Christ this month and has been attending Church. Pray for her.
Christmas activities
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.
Persecuted church
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
Podcast
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!
Transition
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.
Class party
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.
Christmas plans
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.
English conversation cafe
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.
Stay the course
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.
Share hope and truth
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.
- Afghan ladies tea gathering will be Dec 10
- Baraka English classes Christmas celebration will be Dec 18
- Baraka Workforce celebration will likely be Dec 17
- Baraka Prayer Gathering will be Dec 21
Tougourt
We’re praying for the UPGs of Algeria. Today pray for the Tougourt Amazigh to become God’s people through faith in Jesus Christ.
Ask the Lord to send laborers into the harvest among the Tougourt.
Pray that the Tougourt will encounter Jesus in dreams and visions, and the entire people will move to Christ.
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Isaiah 49:15-16
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.
Gifts and parties
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 for the transformation of the heart of my friend.
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.
Christmas message
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.
