Please pray for a young believer, ‘Monty’, who has recently moved to our city. He is isolated from fellowship and works long hours every day in a phone repair shop. He has boldly shared his faith with his family who don’t understand but at least are not hostile towards him. Pray that his mother, father and sister will come to know the Saviour through Monty’s witness. We long for whole families to come to believe together.
Healing and abiding
Praise the Father for a new brother down south. He has many medical issues which makes connecting challenging at times. Ask that he would be reading the Word daily, would be healed from his illnesses and prioritize meeting with believers.
Sowing seeds
Pray for the work of Pastor Soja and Pastor Tafita, two partners who are sowing seeds among the Antandroy. This people group has a really hard heart and are deeply bound to witchcraft. We pray that all the villages that have already watched the Jesus Film and been exposed to the preaching of the Gospel that follows Jesus film presentation, will have their hearts enlightened by the Spirit of God and repent, and come to Jesus Christ.
Pray for the Bible translation among the Antandroy. They only have a few portions of the Scripture in their language.
Boldness and courage
Pray for boldness and courage for the local brothers and sisters to actively share their faith with their close contacts. And ask for fruitfulness in the efforts of those that are already doing so.
New songs
Music is an important part of worship for most if not all of us. Praise God for the new songs that are being written by local believers on the islands. Pray for wisdom how to produce good-quality recordings of these songs so that they can be widely shared. Pray that they would be used in outreach and to teach and encourage believers.
Pray for Fall activities
Diaspora in Georgia: Pray that the Lord will bring many Africans and Muslims to our ESL classes that begin in September, and that they will stay all year and learn about Jesus.
Pray for the salvation of my neighbors and their families from Pakistan, India, South Korea, Bermuda and UK. Pray for many interactions and visits with these families in their homes and mine this Fall.
Right students
Ask the Lord to bring the right students for the new school year who are open and spiritually curious.
Pray for former students—that the Holy Spirit would stir in their hearts, reminding them of the truth they’ve studied. Ask for visions and dreams that would draw them to Christ.
Pray for three students to continue studying the Word of God with us outside of class.
Showing interest
Diaspora in Ontario: During street evangelism, I gave a new testament to a Bangladeshi Muslim named Af. A month after he received it, he is now showing interest in learning more about the Bible and maybe doing the Christianity Explored class. Pray for the Spirit to lead him to repentance and salvation.
Four ‘I’ Villages
Please pray for a good harvest during local outreaches at Isikizya, Inlala, Itulu, and Ipulu villages. Praise God for the Jesus Film team gaining permissions from village leaders to show the Jesus Film at these locations, and for ministry teams which have visited villagers house to house, followed by Bible teaching for three days. Pray for new believers to be enfolded into the family of God in each of these locations and for fellowship to be sweet. May God’s love be evident through their caring for one another.
Translation work
Pray for the local Malagasy team who are translating orally the “Global Gospel”. It’s a series of 102 short videos that tells the Gospel, from Genesis to Revelation. Here is the address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJ0Nlz0IsY.
Our commitment is to finish it by the end of 2025. Our Team, Pr. Erick, Mamitina and Mariette, has already translated 20 videos/stories. Our goal is to share via social media.
Pray for the Bible translation process among the Bara that has stalled. They have translated many stories, and some books of the Bible – but have not yet finished. Please pray for those involved or for a new team, to carry on the task so their people will receive the most precious treasure they can get: The Word of God.
Youth
Please continue to pray for the youth, that the Lord would raise up a new generation of Christian leaders amongst the Ndau!
Discipleship Training
We’re planning to have the second discipleship training for this year in September. It is aimed at bringing all disciples in Toposa/Nyang’atom/Jiye for an intensive training which helps them build their skills spiritually, physically and mentally. Pray for God’s provision during that time, wisdom and obedience to Jesus’ commands to His disciples, and to see God raise a Discipleship Making Movement that will extend His word beyond borders.
Pray that as we sit for a pre-meeting with the key leaders, God will direct all decisions and prepare us for what He has for us during this period of training. May each one go back spiritually mature, able to build up their disciples with the word of God.
Boldness and Courage
About 18 months ago a group of leaders were imprisoned. Through harsh conditions they stood strong and were released with tacit approval to practice their faith. Then a couple of months ago the body of a local believer, who had been buried the day before, was exhumed by a mob and dragged through town. Following this the believers were warned that they couldn’t be buried in public cemeteries. In response, earlier this month, three locals sent a letter to the governor requesting that they be given land for a private cemetery. What boldness! It’s incredible to see how each new pressure hasn’t forced them down into fear and hiding, but up into even greater courage, stepping further out into the open. Pray for these leaders to remain bold and wise, and be protected from evil men and the Evil One. Pray also for the wider local community, that God would so move hearts that they would come to gladly accept the presence of believers amongst them.
Establishing partnerships
Pray for the Mahafaly people group. We are establishing a partnership with local churches in their land. Pray that this partnership can be successful and the Mahafaly can receive the Gospel of JESUS. We need workers to GO!
Pray for the Bible translation among the Mahafaly. They only have a few portions of the Scripture in their language.
Filming ‘Creation to Christ’ – in Som@li
Finally, the Creation to Christ film will be shot at one of the company’s sites in a couple weeks! There is still a lot of pre-filming details and getting the MBB actors to be done. Pray that we will get the right actors and that God will help us run this whole program smoothly until completion.
International students
Diaspora in California: Pray for the activities with international students. Pray the students come to know God’s grace and salvation. Pray for salvation for Rohit, Thomas, Chris, Miti and Rashi.
More coming
This last Sunday we had 10 people from the community attend services. All adults! Some of the new attendees are well educated and can read well. Pray that we can find some Bibles in town to give them and that they will be consistent in their growth and possibly lead groups in their own villages. Also the translated audio Bible books have been distributed to Malagasy missionaries in Ambilobe who work to reach the Antakarana there. Pray for much fruit!
Needing water and projectors
Water is still a serious challenge for many families especially the elderly who cannot walk long distances to fetch water. Please pray for a solution.
The church planters lack enough materials to reach out with the gospel. They are trusting that God will help them to get more Jesus film projectors and to replace the batteries and solar panels of the ones they have and for audio Bibles. Please pray for these needs.
Discipleship group
Pray for a group involving 16 young people in the mentorship program which started in January 2025. It includes Bible study, academic discussions, and team-building activities to support the participants’ personal and spiritual growth. This specific program focuses on developing leadership qualities among the participants, preparing them to take on roles as facilitators and leaders in our youth outreach programs and their communities at large.
In this group,7 members are young M. seekers who have exhibited an openness to the gospel. As of now many of them are at the stage of counting the cost of declaring their faith in Christ! Mentoring this blended group of both M and Christian youth has been an opportunity for all of us to grow together in knowing the Lord in a very safe and friendly environment!
Connections
Diaspora in Florida: Pray that Jasmine will be able to connect with me. She has heard the gospel, but I am hoping to see her again in person and give her an invitation to accept God’s gift.
Pray for deeper connections with our Moroccan friends- everyone is hot and tired these days.
Pray for the new group of Chinese who have just arrived, for good connections with this new group.
Watching the Jesus film
Pray for the young boy who will soon watch the Jesus film in his heart language. May the truth of the gospel penetrate and transform his heart.
Many contacts
Pray for the many contacts that I am making that they can understand the good news well and turn to Christ. Several are Sudanese refugees who are working around here.
Pastors
Pray for the Toposa pastors who have been trained earlier on and are now considered potential leaders to trust their leaders who gave them the word. Pray for mutual respect and trust to grow and for good communication so that the Lord would be honored in their relationships and the work would continue to grow.
Interesting conversations
Diaspora in Scotland: Praise God for good connections with some ladies in English conversation cafe who have asked if we can meet up (outside of the cafe) to keep practicing English. We have had some very interesting conversations…. Pray for open hearts.
Children ministry
Pray for the more than 1000 children in the Be Fitia Program, that they will keep the faith, growing in the knowledge of Christ. Pray for their families, that they can see the change in their children’s lives and also surrender their life to Christ Jesus.
Pray for the upcoming new year in the SEKOLY BE FITIA (the Evangelistic Literacy Program). We expect more than 200 children to enroll to learn how to read and write, and to learn about Christ. Pray for the teachers, that they be passionate for the children and show compassion.
Protect the children
It seems the kids in our main villages are being filtered out of the regular schools, and instead are filling up the daily Madaraza classes. Pray that God would protect the children and instead of more Islamic teaching, that he would draw them to himself. Pray for wisdom as our whole team makes an effort to reach out more to the children.
Meet together
Pray for the local body to be motivated to meet together regularly in small groups weekly and as a large group once a month. The capital group has been meeting nearly every week for the last month. Our island sister, ‘Sophie’, has been meeting with her sisters and neighbors in her village on Friday afternoons. Pray for the westside contingent to be meeting as well.
Gabbra pastor!
Barako has become the first AIC licensed Gabra pastor! Rejoice with us! And pray for him.
Bara Testimonies
Pray for the more than 570 Villages that have already watched the JESUS Film and the testimonies of converted BARA believers. It is not just a movie presentation, but it is the Gospel in action. The Jesus film brings the reality of who we are as human since the Fall, and what God in Jesus did to save us on the Cross. The testimonies of the Bara believers show that the Gospel has real power, in the lives of real people, here and now, to change us. If you wish, watch some of the testimonies here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkmr0YTVqqs ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQSL0kgqV08 This has really been powerful for the Bara to watch. Pray for more of these testimonies to come out!
Healing and growth
Pray for local believer Sharon’s healing and growth in faith as she interacts with God’s word.
Rains
We are praising the Lord that the rains have been enough for the gardens, and the crops are growing well. The birds are also less than last year, so people are anticipating a good harvest. We are praying that the birds will remain far away and the rains will remain steady to bring all the gardens to maturity. Please pray the Lord would sustain the community and give our team and the Church wisdom on how to respond to the needs and requests that come our way. With the rains also come malaria. My teammate and I have just recovered from a bout. Pray for the Lord’s mercy on others in the community.
And most importantly, we are praying that the Lord would fix our minds on Him and that He would be glorified in all that we think, say and do.
Outreach and Camps
Diaspora in Germany: Pray for Brother Mokhtar and his team as they minister to women and families in the refugee camps. Pray that hearts will be open to receive the message of hope and that many will experience God’s love during these gatherings.
Pray for the Summer Camp the end of August that Brother Mokhtar will host with the Yemeni team. Pray for safety, unity, and the presence of the Holy Spirit throughout the event. Pray especially for the women and children who will gather at the end of the month, that they may be strengthened and encouraged.
Good Harvest
Pray that the people will have a better crop yield this year in order to have enough
food that can sustain many homes with many family members. And pray for a bountiful harvest amongst those we are sharing truth with.
Kids camp
Diaspora in Quebec: We have 37 kids signed up from our community for our Impact Kids day camp. 13 are from North African homes. Pray for them!
Pray for the camp August 18th-22nd, we are partnering with a team from a local Church. We are asking the Lord for two more North African families. Pray especially for the Muslim families, that God would give the parents peace as their children learn from the Bible, and that he would prepare the children to hear the gospel message through the stories of the patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Kingdom of darkness
Pray for Mzee P. and his family, who had taken in a teenage girl to live with them. She just died under unknown circumstances. The people here say that she was killed as a sacrifice by her own father, who is a known witch doctor, and was “taken to the kingdom of darkness.” The spiritual darkness around here is strong and real; please pray for God’s light and hope to shine all the more brighter.
Two new students
Diaspora in France: Pray for hearts open to the gospel among our students and refugees. We’ve made new connections with two different students, a young woman from Morocco and a young man from Algeria. Both students expressed interest in possibly joining in our student events starting up again in September!
Pray also for churches in Europe to be more open to mission and that some would partner with us.
Rema’s story
Pray for the work of Rema, an ex-cattle thief who was converted in 2012 and until today is a faithful servant of Christ. He works with the Betroka team as an evangelist and this year, he was given land to built the church. After 5 years working in the region of Mora-rano, there are about 70 Bara believers, and they are preparing the bricks to build the church. Pray for strength and the power of the Spirit of Christ to empower them in this great work and to continue to walk with Him.
See here Rema’s testimony: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQSL0kgqV08
Vision of sharing
Pray for fruit that will last among the people we are sharing with.
Pray for the community of believers to get the vision of sharing with their own people and the courage and wisdom to do that.
Sown Seeds
Diaspora in Wales: Praise God that a Muslim woman found the Sewing class because she got lost and just happened to walk past our church with the brochure displayed in the window. In one class she told a team member, ’I have never been to a class so welcoming and caring like this one!’ which led to follow-up spiritual conversations. Pray that these sown Seeds would result in her acceptance of Christ and bear a 100-fold harvest.
Thank God for the opportunity to connect women from English classes who are relocating from Wales with Christians in their new locations (2 back to their home country, 1 remains in U.K.). Pray that these women will follow up with these Christian connections and accept Jesus as their Saviour very soon.
Ask us questions
Pray for me to have an opportunity to encourage leaders to look out for the mentally ill and epileptics in the community who are not coming for treatment. (Given the prevalence of these diseases, there must be many who are suffering untreated). Pray that I can speak to them clearly and that they will be active in searching out such patients. Pray also for more opportunities for us ladies to share the good news with local people. Pray for patients and neighbors to ask us questions about our faith.
