Diaspora in Florida: Pray for the Lord to open my imam friend’s heart to the gospel. And pray for me- I need wisdom in discussing the Quran and the Bible with him.
New people studying
Praise God we have started studying the Word with some new people! Pray that it would not just be a passing interest but that they would be drawn to Jesus and His Word and want to keep studying.
Friendly
Pray for renewed friendships as we settle back in after being gone. Praise God that people seem friendly. We have not had any hint of people being against us being here (before there was opposition). Pray for open hearts and minds. Pray for discernment as to who to spend time with.
Kids’ camp
Please pray for fruit in the lives of many children who went to ‘kids’ camp’ (VBS) for a week last month in Magambua. Please also pray for provision of funds to repair the broken down clinic car, which needs a lot of work on both differentials and all the wheel hubs.
Marriages
Pray for the few believers’ marriages who are facing challenges. Pray for each one to understand Christian marriage- for men to love their wives as themselves and for wives to respect their husbands.
New Scots
Diaspora in Scotland: Pray for an English learner group starting in our church for new Scots. We will be in charge of one of the meetings- pray for the planning and preparations that need to be made. Pray for the students’ hearts to be open to spiritual conversations.
Calling out to God
The Sidi Bedouin have been calling out to God for centuries, yet they do not know the only One who is the Way to God: Jesus, the Messiah. Ask Him to answer their cry to Him by showing them the Way through Jesus Christ. Ask God to reveal Jesus to the Sidi Bedouin through dreams and visions and by sending messengers of the Gospel.
Don’t forget
Diaspora in France: We are grateful for the thirty students from all over the world we met this year and for the opportunities to witness and sow the Word of God in their lives. Continue to pray for the salvation of these students and that they don’t forget the words and experiences we shared with them. May they seek until they find the Savior!
Brokenness
Pray for our neighbors, a family that has been in turmoil for years. Yesterday morning, after hearing shouts and commotion, one of the missionaries had to physically intervene to stop a teenage son who was attacking his sister and her newborn baby with a brick. Please pray for this family to realize their own brokenness and their need for a Savior.
Trauma
Diaspora in Washington DC: Pray for seeds that were sown and Bibles that were given this school year and in past school years to bear much fruit in the lives of our students.
Pray for asylum seekers who have been waiting for many years to hear an answer from the US government on their asylum cases. Waiting indefinitely can be just one more stress for our friends already dealing with the trauma of having to flee their home country and be separated from their families.
Be alert
Thanks for continuing to pray for good security. A suspicious vehicle slowly passing through the area reminded all of us to be on alert. I wasn’t allowed to go out on any village visits for a couple days, but God graciously arranged for three of our NB wives to show up at clinic at the same time and be available to break away to our house for a Bible study tea time. Praise the Lord, it was such a blessing! Pray for the ladies to have more hunger and thirst to learn and grow deeper in Jesus.
Summer engagement
Diaspora in Ontario: Pray for the summer bike ministry, that lives will continue to be touched by the love of Jesus. Praise for 8 faithful volunteers who help fix bikes and share Jesus’ s love with the many kids and adult refugee and asylum seekers who come to get bikes.
Pray as we try to reconnect this month with some of our Som. Christian families and friends who need a lot of encouragement. Pray for fruitful engagement and fellowship.
Keep praying
Please keep praying for our brothers and sister in jail for their faith in Libya.
“O God of hope fill them with all joy and peace as they trust in You, so that they may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. And trouble their captives so that they will let Your people go!”
July camp
Diaspora in Germany: Pray for the July Camp at the end of the month. Pray that it would be a time of joy, deep connection, and lasting impact.
Outreach with All Nations Team – Pray for our collaboration with Salome’s team from Hamburg and the Injil team. Ask God for divine encounters and open hearts during the outreach.
Disciples growing
Continue to pray for the Malagasy missionaries and those they disciple in Ambilobe. One young man in particular has been working with a small group of new believers and teaching them. His name is R. Pray they would grow in truth and grace.
Outreaches
Several local church-run outreaches to coastal villages are held in the summer and fall. Please pray that the Lord would move through these outreaches to impact many Swahili coastal villages for His glory.
July advert
Diaspora in England: The month of July, Lighthouse will be running a social media advert asking people the question: ‘If you could ask God one question, what would it be?’ Pray that it will lead to Gospel filled dialogue with our online responders. Pray too that in time some of those who respond will be happy to meet up with believers in their local area.
Neighbors
Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord for a wonderful time with six ladies and five kids that came to my neighborhood coffee last month. I continue to have contact with them and plan to do it again in a few months. Pray that in time this will lead into a neighborhood Bible study.
Please pray that the Lord will help me to know which of my local Muslim friends need a visit this summer while I am not busy teaching ESL. Pray for opportunities to share more gospel truth with them.
Save Maki’s wife
We’ve been discipling “Maki”, a young Matumbi man who has fully committed his life to Christ in the last year and is now public about his faith. He has suffered some persecution from his extended family (all Muslim) but has remained strong. He is married and it has been very difficult with his wife who is also a Muslim. We’ve spent a lot of time praying together for his wife and every time he weeps for her begging God to save her. Would you please pause right now and ask the Lord to save Maki’s wife?
Each know
For the last fortnight, the midwives and doctors have had lots of teaching and drill sessions on obstetric emergencies. Please pray for our midwives to continue to grow in skills and confidence, and that they would each know the Lord as their personal saviour.
Seeds to grow
Diaspora in Quebec: Praise for the deep gospel conversations between Christian women from our church and six Muslim women from our small Bible discussion group at a weekend away together.
Pray for these women that the seeds that have been planted would grow, for the Spirit to open their eyes to the truth, that they would be convicted of their sin, their need of a saviour and how this is Good News- despite the great cost to their Muslim identity.
Local church
Local believers are beginning to organize themselves. Pray especially for application of the trainings they are receiving and for deepening fellowship amongst them. Ask that a united, Holy Spirit- filled local Church would arise!
Children coming to Christ
Please pray that the Word ministered to children would bear fruit in their lives and that the church would receive them well and they will continue to come to Christ and to the church.
Facing hardships
Please pray for the young Laarim Church as they face many hardships and cultural challenges. There is a lot of cultural pressure on the Believers to participate in cattle raids, alcohol production and consumption, and rituals associated with witchcraft (which are so intertwined into the Laarim’s culture and values). Please pray the believers would have wisdom to know how to live out the Kingdom of Light here despite the push and pull of cultural influences.
Translation work
Ask God to bless the translation work. The Evil One is opposing the work- pray the Lord will intervene and protect those involved in the work, and give many the chance to hear His Word in their language.
Courage
Pray for believers in North Africa facing scrutiny from local authorities. Pray for wisdom, courage, and protection for them.
Be a great light
Pray for M, a beach-front fishing village where the small church plant has held their first local baptism. Pray that this little church would be a great light in the midst of deep darkness as they cling to the Gospel and our Precious Savior Jesus.
Pray for a new mission training team that is arriving in K- M in July with the heart to learn local language and culture of the Swahili coast and to share the Gospel. May God go before them to prepare many hearts to receive the Gospel and for strong relationships that turn into discipleship.
Share with others
Pray for the few Zaramo believers to walk in the power of the Spirit and share with others the love and hope they have found in Jesus Christ.
Be moved to conviction
Pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to minister to the Karana shop owners who received tracts and who expressed spiritual openness, so that they would be moved to conviction of sin and develop a deep spiritual dissatisfaction with Islam.
Grieving
Pray for Mama Rue, a new friend who recently lost her second born child. Islam does not allow for true grieving and in this season, she finds herself alone, unseen and unloved by her community. Pray that she would come to know Jesus, His love and compassion for her, and be drawn into the beauty of the Gospel.
Disciple- makers
Father would you raise up Matumbi disciple-makers who will catalyze a movement that spreads throughout their people and beyond.
Spiritual growth
Ask God to open doors to deeper spiritual growth among local brothers and sisters here, and that inner transformation would begin to fuel the growth of the local body. We pray especially for God to shape and mold young leaders in the city and give them hearts to nurture and disciple His people.
Sharing their faith
Pray for the Borana believers who are sharing their faith not only amongst their family and friends but further afield as well. Pray the Lord will go with them and empower them for fruitful ministry.
Add daily
Pray for the Sakalava believers. Pray for the translation work. Pray the Lord would add to the church daily those who are being saved.
Prepare many hearts
Pray for the Dorobo pastors and evangelists as they share the gospel. May the Lord provide for their needs and go before them and prepare many hearts to respond to the message of salvation.
Political situation
Pray for a current political situation where ancestral land might be for sale by the government to wealthy foreign investors. If this comes to fruition, then many Antakarana people could be displaced. Pray for the situation. Pray that many would seek out believers in Jesus at this time of turmoil. Pray for the believers to be a strong witness during this time.
Ministry through farming
It’s farming season in our area and we are busy helping local farmers to learn about the Seed of Eve who came to crush Satan’s head and provide a way to be reconciled to God. Pray for many farmers to have good soil hearts to receive the word with joy and bear much fruit!
Needing healing
Please pray for Mama M. who got into an argument with her neighbor, who then poured boiling water over her shoulder and arm. Her burns are slowly healing. The neighbor is still on the run. Please pray for more than physical healing — pray for this to be a door for true, spiritual healing through Jesus Christ.
Cholera outbreak!
Reports are coming in about an outbreak of Cholera in the Nuba Mountains as well as other parts of Sudan. The war in Sudan is worsening the humanitarian crisis and contributing to the spread of cholera. Pray for people suffering medically, emotionally, and spiritually. Lord have mercy on the people of Sudan!
Wind of the Spirit blow!
There is continued warfare in the North, where Mwani and other UPGs (Makua Nahara, Makwe, Koti) live. It just keeps going on. Pray for Islamist militias to repent and throw down their guns before the Prince of Peace. Refugees fleeing south to escape violence: pray for practical ministry and revelation of the Prince of Peace! Ask that the wind of the Spirit may blow.
