Pray for the women in our community, many of them can see the problem of polygamy in Islam and irresponsible fathers that result, yet they are still attached to Islam. Pray that they find satisfaction in Christ.
Galatians
Continue to pray for unity and wisdom for the translators as they tackle difficult concepts in Galatians which challenge their beliefs. May the Lord grant them understanding and faith.
Bible and radio
Pray for James Lokuuda, the pioneer of Toposa faith and who has been working tirelessly on the Toposa Bible translation that will be launched by 2025. Also, pray for a new Christian radio station – Nyakica 95.2 FM – which has been launched for greater Kapoeta to hear the gospel, courtesy of Salt and Light ministries.
Outreach
Diaspora in England: Pray for the East Midlands Community outreach week Aug 3rd to 11th.
We give thanks for the willingness of several local community leaders to encourage people to attend the week’s events.
Pray for opportunities for team members to share their faith during the week.
Pray for culture nights – that these events which the community organize for the volunteers will be an opportunity to build bridges and strengthen relationships.
Pray for protection for the local volunteers from a Muslim background as they engage in outreach and share their faith.
Bold in the face of danger
A. teaches in an English center in the Sahel. She has lots of opportunities to spend time with students, friends, and neighbors. Let’s pray that conversations become opportunities to share The Word. Let’s also thank the Lord for the 2 new believers whom she has the opportunity to meet with to discuss, read and pray. Pray that the Lord will help them to continue to be bold, in the face of real dangers!
Wisdom for discipling
As several new believers have come to Jesus recently, it is a challenge to best be able to disciple and know how to gather them together. It’s an exciting time yet feels very fragile. Pray for protection from every attack of our enemy, and for empowering understanding, wisdom, growth, and boldness from the Holy Spirit, for each one to reach out to their wives and families and friends!
Zeal and boldness
Praise God for the increase and growth of S believers in the Horn and elsewhere. Pray they grow in zeal and boldness and the Lord would give them wisdom that will enable the S Church to grow.
Luke
Pray for the team going to Addis to complete the consultation of the book of Luke for preparation of recording the Jesus film. Pray for protection for the team while in Addis and for God’s blessing on this project.
Counting the cost
Please pray for courage for those who now believe the truth but are counting the cost. One man’s words were: “I know the way but if I deny Jesus before my parents, will Jesus deny me? Pray for me… “ Ask for each one counting the cost to know that the kingdom of God is like a pearl of great price… worth everything… (Matt 13)
Youth discipleship
We have started discipleship classes for our youth both MBBs and seekers. Pray that the Believers will know Him better and that the seekers may truly find Him.
Praise the Lord for opportunities to do visitations to our youths’ homes where we meet, share, listen to and pray with the families. Pray that the Lord will draw many to Himself.
Return
Please continue to pray for Mama H, who has gotten epilepsy medicine now, but still has a foot in the camp of traditional medicines. Pray that she would come fully and irreversibly to Jesus. Continue praying for Asha, who has improved a bit in her mental illness, that she would remember and return to the sweetness of Jesus she once knew.
Imprisoned for their faith
Pray for S brothers and sisters imprisoned for their faith. Pray that the Lord would use this for their growth and good and that it would be a testimony to many others fearful of declaring Christ.
More fruit
PTL that God continues to work in O-land. This week a seriously ill young man, Ray (pray for healing as he safely reached good care, and had successful surgery), and his visitor both prayed to receive Jesus. The next day, another young man was brought by the ‘chief Shepherd’ here, and also came into the Light. Praise the Lord and pray for growth in each of their understanding and intimate walk with Jesus!
Filled and Anointed
In Jiye, Simon Amoni and Loumwa continue raising more leaders as they start their Oral Bible translations. Simon leads the work in Kassengor while Loumwa leads the work in Lopeat and Moruangipi. Pray for these men to be filled with the Holy Spirit and anointed for fruitful ministry.
Gospel seeds
Pray for the refugees living in the horn of Africa suffering from trauma and loss. In their distress, pray they will cry out to God. Pray for the gospel seeds that have been scattered to find good soil and bear much fruit.
Open hearts
Pray for believers living amongst the Zaramo to share their faith in a winsome way. Ask the Lord to open many hearts to the gospel.
Mark
Pray for the team editing the recording of Mark for delivery to the community soon as well as distribution of the hard copy to the people.
Pray for the healing of the team leader John Dunyi who is sick.
Sports ministry
A new sports ministry program with the AICT is being launched. 34 people are being trained this week in how to mobilize and start a sports ministry program. Pray for the mobilisation of Christian coaches through Tabora Bible College to bear much fruit amongst the youth.
Mobilization
The end of July there will be a mobilization gathering and training in Ambilobe with the Malagasy missionaries working with the Antakarana and a couple from the Nosy Mitsio gathering who hope to attend as well. Pray for good fellowship and for strengthening of faith and future mobilization to the Antakarana among Malagasy churches.
Gone to be with the Lord
Last month we shared of an MBB who was taken back to his country in the Horn. It has now been confirmed that he was taken to the capital city of S* and beaten to death for his faith. Please continue to pray for his loved ones (especially his wife and son) and the S* Christian community. Pray for comfort, strength and encouragement. Pray that our brother’s blood and testimony will cry out from Moga* and the whole Horn region, bringing many more into the Kingdom through the precious blood of the Lamb of God. Our late brother came to faith many years ago when he was seriously sick and lying in a mosque in Yemen and that is when Jesus spoke to him. Pray Jesus would speak to many more in the mosques.
Camp
Pray for a facilitators’ camp coming up next month to prepare materials and content for our annual youth camp. Pray that the Lord may provide for it.
Prosperity gospel
This week some Christians from another part of the country came through our area and were preaching the prosperity gospel and being really divisive among the believers here. Please pray for reconciliation and good conversations to come in the wake of this, and for our believers to understand and reject the dangers and lies of the prosperity gospel and cling to the Truth.
Lord, build Your church!
Pray for the few believers to walk in newness of life and share their faith with friends and neighbors. Pray the Lord would build His church among the Ik.
Join husband in faith
Ma Fiona is the wife of ‘Aiden’, a brother on the plateau. She has never shown an
interest in learning more about Jesus. She is a quiet lady but keen for friendship, and
recently we’ve been able to have more spiritual conversations with her. Please ask that her heart would be open to studying the word with us, and that she would see the reason for Aiden’s hope and join him!
Adult literacy class
Pray for a three day Seminar on how to teach adult literacy in our Dorobo churches. This is an excellent way to draw the older generation to the church. And as they learn to read, they are introduced to the Gospel. Pray as Rev Jonathan Nang’ari sets up this important seminar from August 5-8, 2024.
Being deployed
We aim to see a sustainable disciple-making movement among all the peoples and places of the Nuba Mountains. We want to recruit and train 150 Nuba Christians to be local missionaries at the National Missionary Training Center (NMTC).
We want to deploy these local missionaries to the remaining 52 UUPGs found in the Nuba Mountains to evangelize, make disciples and plant first-generation churches through DMM process.
Pray for the current cohort of 14 men and women being trained at the NTMC who will be deployed this month to 6 UUPGs in the Nuba Mountains. Pray for fruitful ministry and many people to accept Christ.
Prisoners
Pray for the prisoners, that the God of hope fill them with all joy and peace as they trust in Him, so that they may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom 15:13). Pray for their families. And pray for the captors- that God would trouble them until they let His people go.
Pass on the message
Please pray for Mama F., who is a Catholic and runs a preschool for kids in the community. Pray that she would truly understand the Gospel of Jesus and pass on the message to her students.
Gospel seeds
Please pray for a 9 yr old Saharawi boy who is staying in my home for 2 months this summer. Pray that gospel seeds would bear much fruit for him and his family.
Church growing
The local church is growing more and more in taking ownership of the growth of the church, and of the children and youth ministries that our missionaries had launched. Praise God! Pray for His blessing on the church.
Roundtable
Pray for Toposa/Nyang’atom/Jiye round table collaboration meeting to take place soon at Kapoeta for all local churches and ministries reaching the TNJ. Pray for sweet fellowship, unity of vision, and resources such as bibles, audio Bibles and Jesus film for some leaders who need them.
Camp Rhino
Diaspora in Canada: July 21 – 26 we have Camp Rhino – a kids camp for newcomer children to Canada. Some will likely hear the gospel for the first time. Please pray for the camp logistics, but most importantly, that children will give their lives to Christ.
Pulled back
On the plateau, medical team member J had been having encouraging meetings with
two seekers, but both have pulled back recently. Pray the Lord will stir their hearts and give them courage to continue seeking after Truth.
Bread and Water
The drinking water situation in our area has been restored. This is a huge relief for the people who struggled for years to get proper drinking water. PTL. Pray people would seek Living Water and have their spiritual thirst quenched as well.
Pray also for details to be worked out for shipping the translated scripture material to Madagascar. Pray many will read about the Bread of Life and have their hunger satisfied.
Theology classes
The basic theology classes for Ndau church leaders are going very well! Praise the Lord with us we have 4 more months! Please continue to pray for our students, professors and those serving!
Great joy!
What a great Joy. In the last two months, SLM sent 4 trained refugees to reach out to 4 refugee camps in South Sudan to reach out to Sudanese and Darfurians. It’s our joy that brother Attaib baptized 15 Muslims who came to Christ at Wid refugee camp in Aweil.
Translation update
The oral translation project with Spoken International is advancing at a steady pace. The book of Ruth and Mark is being broadcast on the radio and shared on phones. They are currently recording the book of Genesis, while also translating the book of Acts. Please pray for the translation team and all those who hear the Word of God in their heart language.
Planned outreach
Pray for a planned outreach to Dorobo/Okiek hunters on the Kenya/Tanzania border. The group has moved east from their last location, so it has been hard to find where they are. But we recently had word that they are closer to Lake Magadi. Pray for a good contact and passable roads to show the Jesus film in the near future. Pray many would watch the film and be drawn to Jesus.
Young people
Pray for the Nuba young people to return to the church and follow our Lord Jesus Christ. Many of them have left the church for the pleasure of this world.
Pray for the men
Several of the younger married men have shared that they are happy their wives are able to come to the Bible study and worship every Sunday. The men have been invited as well but do not come. They are still interested in the audio Bible. Pray for them and their families and that an alternative can be found to Sunday to gather the men to learn the Bible stories and discuss the truth in them.
