Thankful for high attendance and receptivity in our sewing group as we discussed the meaning of Christmas just prior to stricter Covid restrictions being reinstated.
Thankful that God has provided opportunity in midst of a pandemic to deepen relationships with the
ladies in our classes. Through these difficulties, there has been a new spiritual openness.

• Please pray for my Somali friend; his mental health, protection for him against the devil’s wiles, and against clan and family pressure to revert. Please pray that he will speak and live out the truth of his hope in Christ with boldness, gentleness, and respect.
• Praise for good time of fellowship, encouragement and the Word with Christian friends and J, our “bicycle building buddy from this summer”, who is still running from Jesus.
• Pray for my friend I who calls me frequently, alternating between plans to evangelize his homeland
and to imprison me for sending out CIA contracts on his life. His relatives plan to take him back to the
homeland soon. Please pray that Jesus will heal his psychoses and that he will remember the
commitment he once made to Jesus and live accordingly.

Tanya in Melbourne recently contacted the AIM Australia office:
“I’m getting to know my neighbour, who is from South Sudan. She’s a new Christian and she speaks Lopit (and some English). Do you know how I can receive a Bible in the Lopit language? Tanya had tried unsuccessfully to find the Lopit scriptures.
We inquired of Marlene from NZ working among the Lopit, and overnight received and passed on a written draft and audio copy of Genesis and Exodus from Marlene and her SIL colleagues.
A day later we heard from Tanya again: “Last night, I gave my neighbour, “J”, the Lopit book of Genesis and we listened to the first few stories that we’ve done in DBS. J was ecstatic to hear the Bible in Lopit!”
• Please pray for Tanya and “J” as they study the scriptures together.
• Pray the Lopit people in Australia and South Sudan to have a hunger for God’s word.
• Pray for the SIL team and Lopit committee currently working on the New Testament. Marlene said she hopes to have trial versions to pass on within the year.

January will be the beginning of another semester. Pray for the Lord to send us new students that He is seeking.
• COVID cases are rising. We do not know how strict the measures will get. Pray for the Lord to give us creativity and adapt to the context around us.
• Pray also for a few students with whom we have started building really good friendships. Pray that they will be open to hearing the Lord’s voice

Pray for churches to develop hearts and programs to reach out to Afghani refugees. As these traumatized people come, pray they will be welcomed by Christians and the Lord would soften their hearts towards to the truth and power of the gospel to save.

An old friend from the Horn of Africa surprised us by showing up at our door after a seven-year absence. After some catching up, the conversation turned to the parable of the Unforgiving Servant (Matt 18:21-35). Our friend heard the Gospel. Pray for her response.

Pray for our friend, MH, who is from Somalia and is a truck driver. He travels long distances across the USA for his job. Pray he will hear the Gospel and meet vibrant Christians in his travels. Pray that our conversations will include Jesus and the Gospel.

Diaspora people are immigrants and refugees who live in our communities. Some diaspora people come from countries and people groups who haven’t had access to the Gospel, such as Muslims. Many have experienced loss of their home culture and family and are disoriented in their new environment. Diaspora people are looking for community and support to survive in a new culture. Pray that they will meet communities of Christians and local churches who welcome them.

Pray for Muslims who are attending Chinese language classes in Hong Kong taught by Christian teachers. Pray that their hearts would turn to Jesus through their contact with Chinese believers. Pray for more Muslims to join the Chinese classes.

“I” is a friend from Somalia who calls frequently. He made a commitment to follow Jesus in the past. But he struggles with mental health issues. His relatives plan to take “I” back to Somalia soon. Pray that Jesus will heal “I”‘s mind and heart and that he will remember his commitment to follow Jesus.

My friend ‘Ivan’ has been reading his Bible lately and is much more reasonable in conversation. Please pray that God will use what he reads to lead him to real commitment to Jesus as
Saviour AND Lord.
Praise for some good gospel conversations in the barber shop lately, and for fruitful ESL conversations
with Muslim women in our classes.
Praise for an unexpected opportunity to share the Gospel with a friend of ours we hadn’t seen for many years. Pray for further gospel interactions with this person and adult children who are very challenging.
Pray for ‘Lili’ who has a tough life with many heartaches. Please pray for her son to find work
in spite of many strikes against him. Pray for wisdom how to be a blessing to her. Pray also
for the opportunity to share our hope with her in a way she can understand.

Pray for open hearts for gospel conversations with my driving instruction students as we spend 2 hrs a week together.
Pray for the newcomer students I’m mentoring in a small group at Freedom International School.
Pray for our Somali friends A and S who have been struggling with families back in Africa who struggle
medically and financially. Pray that we would use this as an opportunity to share the gospel with these
young men.

Pray for opportunities to share with our Muslim friends where our inner peace comes from amid all the hardships of loss and grief, on so many different levels, we are going through.

We’re thankful to have the opportunity to connect with our Somali friend in Noel recently. He’s a truck
driver now and more difficult to see. Pray for how we continue to build our relationship with
him. Pray, too, that through his many travels he will meet other Christian men who walk with the Lord and will share the Gospel with Mo.

Continue to pray for momentum in the Somali ESL class. Pray that the class will grow and produce great relationships.
Continue to pray for Mr. A. This month he told me that he is no longer a Muslim but that he wants to be a Christian. I responded with, “What does being a Christian mean to you?” His answer did not fully reflect the truth of the Gospel. I have shared the gospel with Mr. A on numerous occasions. I shared it again on that day and yet our time was limited.
Pray for the multiple teams who will be welcoming Afghan’s into our community this month. Pray for the Afghans to see Christ in their actions.

Pray for the new home churches at Puerto Real (with trafficked women), Puerto de Santa María and Sanlucar.
Pray for R & H in Zagora (Berber ministry) and the new people reached at Ar-Rachidia. I
need to travel soon to oversee the ministry. (More than 1000 people reached with the medical team, mainly the interpreters interested in Jesus.)
Pray for wisdom during 2022 to start affinity events with the 2,000 people reached in Cadiz during covid.
Pray for my health (after my bad experience on my last trip to Sahara desert – one guy tried to kill me) sometimes I am filled with anxiety.

Thank God for the increased attendance by women to the activities and for the spiritual interest especially in the sewing group where we share God’s word each week.
Ask God to show us how best to present the meaning of Christmas in each ministry setting (sewing,
Friends, Homework club, international families & students) and for receptive hearts among those who
attend.

• For New Year’s this year, we are organizing a camp where we will have international students, (believers and unbelievers) and families over a period of four days.  Pray for the Lord to guide us and give us wisdom as we prepare for this camp. Pray that living in a Christian community for a couple of days will open their eyes and many will come to/ back to the Lord.
• Christmas is a huge part of French culture. This gives us an opportunity to share the Gospel. We are using this opportunity over the next couple of weeks to explain the real meaning of Christmas. We will be having conversations around Bible texts on the birth of Jesus and other themes. Pray for there to be at least one person in the next couple of weeks with whom we can start Bible studies that are more profound.

We praise Jesus that “Nancy’s” family continues to worship with the church and an adult daughter is
studying God’s Word with a co-laborer. Please keep praying for the other seekers and
believers from this country to seek the Lord in community together.
We praise Jesus for wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations with our students. Pray that the Thanksgiving lessons taught, prayer, hymn singing and folk dancing are cherished among our friends and continue ongoing spiritual conversations among co-laborers and students.
Pray that God will save “Anthony” soon. He is the son of a believer. We have had many late night conversations with him exploring who God is. Pray that God gives faith to believe.
God is so merciful in mobilizing His church to help with the incoming refugees to our city, there are so
many and many lack any support whatsoever. Pray that God will enable His messengers in the pulpit to speak boldly about how God is sending a wandering flock here that need the Good Shepherd.

A North African Muslim teenager who was lost was found-he had gotten into a terrible accident and all his organs were damaged. He has now improved, however he isn’t able to walk again. He was discharged from the ICU and is back home. It will be a hard time for this family especially for his mum to take care of him. Pray for his mum and our continual sharing of the gospel with her.
Our adult Chinese class will have 3 new students and the old students will continue. Thank God He has brought West African Muslims to our class and pray to them to know Jesus and accept Him.
Some African Muslim men do not allow us to visit their wives and children. Pray God opens the doors for us.
Pray for a church willing to learn more about cross-cultural ministry and have a one day course with
outreach on Dec 11.

Pray for us as we go out each week to do open-air evangelism on the streets of Toronto. Some people ignore us and some ridicule, but each week the Lord gives us the chance to share with someone—often a newcomer to this country—the news that Immanuel has come to give life and hope. In this Christmas Season pray that many would have open and receptive hearts.
• Pray for J&L in Nova Scotia who will invite African university students to their home over
the Holidays. Ask God to use them to point African students to the One who left His Father and Home to bring them relief and peace.
• Over the next three weeks our MAC Team in Montreal and Toronto will be inviting their English classes to special Christmas parties. We know that this will be the first time that Algerian, Tunisian, Moroccan and other immigrant students will hear who Messiah Jesus really is and why He came to planet earth. Pray for great attendance, unforgettably fun times, and very receptive hearts!

• In Ottawa, the Somali parents of two of our MAC Campers have asked J&J  for help.
All the stresses of trying to make Canada home, fending off family attacks as they explore Christianity,
overcoming polio, and raising active kids have driven a terrible wedge in their marriage. They have asked J&J for marriage counselling and help. Over these coming weeks pray J&J can help this couple come to the Truth—”so that they will have sincere love for each other and love one another deeply, from the heart” (1 Peter 1:22)

Praise God for 38 International Students who came to the Thanksgiving dinner. Pray for our team to
follow up well with those who want to know more about God. There are several activities planned for
December. Pray for hearts to be soft as they hear the Christmas story.

Praise God that the Portland Team had a wonderful Thanksgiving potluck/outreach with many dear
friends from all over the world at Pamoja. Please pray for ongoing fruitful relationships.
Please pray for JC as she is currently in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia visiting a bunch of her students. She
has had many significant conversations and opportunities to share important truths and be a light. Please pray for her to have wisdom and discernment. Please also pray for her health. She will be returning home Dec. 9th.

Here in Detroit we are partnering with Hope Arabic Church on Saturday 12/4 for a Christmas event. Please pray for soften hearts to be receptive to the Gospel News. Pray that for those who hear the Nativity story will have ears to hear and come to understand that Jesus is Lord.

We have around 10 international students that have been consistently coming to all our events. We have been able to share the whole Gospel with them. Pray for God to keep opening their hearts and pray that they will respond positively to the Gospel.
Pray for H., a student who has now come to church a couple of times and the Lord is really seeking her. Pray that her eyes will be opened.
Pray for Z who gave her life to Jesus. She will be going back home. Pray that she will have boldness and that nothing will separate her from the love of Christ

Pray for all the ESL students we are involved with. Pray for wisdom and anointing as I share the Gospel with students, some of whom are Muslim.
Prayer of protection for us as we go out to open-air preach in Toronto. Pray for hearts to be
convicted. Prayer for wisdom as we interact with Muslims and others from various world religions on the street.

Praise God for the connections between non Christians, baby Christians and strong Christian friends this past month. Please pray for them to grow in understanding of who Jesus is and for these new relationships to deepen.

• My student N.’s family has attended worship with the church the past 5 consecutive weeks! May the
Lord continue to reveal himself to these dear friends!
• We are preparing for several upcoming holiday student events. Please pray God opens many ears, eyes, and hearts and empowers us through His Holy Spirit to speak, listen, share, and teach in those moments together.

Our church is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for International Students on Nov. 20. Pray for 50 students to attend and for their hearts to be open to hearing the gospel message that will be presented.

I have an older friend who is returning to Morocco for an extended stay. Please pray for her heart to
“grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ and to know this love that surpasses
knowledge” (Eph 3:18) and for wisdom to continue to share this message with her. May God do a mighty work in her heart. We have shared with her many times.
We are planning to have our next door neighbor and adult daughters over for coffee sometime
during the week. Please pray for good connections, and that God will use this time to soften their hearts toward Jesus. The mother is a very influential woman in the Muslim community and at times has warned people to be careful of those Jesus followers.

* Pray for our ESL class that just started last week. Pray for sustainability and for good connections to be made within the immigrant community.
• Praise God we have had so many churches and people step up to volunteer with Afghan refugees who are coming to our city. Pray the Lord will open their hearts to the gospel.
• Continue to pray for Mr. A. Pray the Lord will speak to him as he reads the book about Jesus that he was given by the 95 year old man who attends our church and who prayed for him.
• Pray for increased connections and unique ways to connect with Somalis over the holiday season.

• Please pray for our team as we prepare to host various Muslims during the Thanksgiving season.
• Please pray for a Saudi lady, a couple of Egyptian families, and a Libyan family we are engaged with that God will open up their hearts to his Good News.

Prayer that as some of my favorite venues open up next week, that a lot of old relationships
will be renewed. Praise for good conversations with several men during a recent visit to my favorite Somali barbershop.
Pray for the Somali men who said they want to meet with me around the backyard fire to follow through.
Pray for F., a 20 yr old Somali girl who is trying to cram 12 years of education into 3, and is struggling
also with laptop issues. She also cares for her disabled Mom. Please pray that her longing for learning
will extend to a longing for Jesus.
Please continue to pray for four young Somali men struggling with addictions, mental illness, and trauma. Please pray for their repentance and reaching out to Jesus.

I had a cooking class with 5 Muslim women and 7 Christian women on Saturday. A Muslim
woman taught us how to make pita bread with hummus. In coming Saturdays, I am having sewing
classes, more cooking classes, and an international fashion show. Pray for opportunities to share the good news and for ears to hear!
• In November we plan to meet with Muslim leaders to pray with them and share the good news of a
God of love. Pray especially as we hope to introduce a pastor to the Imam who is building a mosque right next to his church.

A North African Muslim teenager has been lost for a month. Please pray that he will be found.
H is an asylum seeker and will be released from the jail in December. She is a Muslim but she wants to go to church. Pray for her to find a suitable church.
AS’s husband abused her in the past and now she is under verbal abuse. Pray for her husband to be  willing to receive treatment for his mental illness.

Pray for fruitful discipleship with seekers and new believers in the international student ministries in the cities of Nante, La Rochelle and Strasbourg, France. Ask that the Lord will lead us and guide us to those whose hearts are receptive to hear the Gospel news.

G always shares the gospel with her African Muslim friends but the message is rejected by them. She will start to share with them starting from the Old Testament and hopes that this will help more friends to understand the message. Please pray.
N is a naughty Muslim child and doesn’t want to study at all. Her family plans to bring her back to their own country next year. Pray in God’s mercy she comes to know Jesus who can transform her life. We hope that she can stay with her family.
C is an African Muslim who joined the Chinese class for two years and built up a good relationship with the tutor. Recently he sent the tutor testimonies of people converting to Islam and how God transforms them. May God still touch his heart and accept Jesus.

* The RAISE Welcoming Week event at the community garden went very well. The weather was good, the turnout was excellent and we had a good mix of different people groups talking and sharing a meal together. Pray for relationships to grow and for the Lord to remove the veil that covers people’s eyes to the truth of the Gospel.
* We are doing another trauma healing training this weekend October 15-17. Pray groups who were not represented in the previous trainings would come and find healing and hope.

The arrival in Croydon of some recently evacuated Afghan refugees has prompted local churches to work together to welcome them. As part of this I have started an English class for Afghan men on Monday and Wednesday mornings. Please give thanks for the opportunities this brings and pray for me as I start to get to know the students. Ask God to open their hearts to healing and wholeness only He can give.

Pray for two young men named M. and Q. who I had the opportunity to ‘seek’ while running errands. M. does not know God but thinks there must be a higher being. Q. says that his closeness to God comes and goes. He does not have a relationship with Jesus. We are praying for opportunities to follow up with both of these young men and asking God for them to be ‘found’ soon!

I will be meeting with a Muslim friend this week to do some cooking. Please pray that Holy Spirit will speak through me and give me just the right words to share to make Jesus known. Our desire is to continue to scatter seeds.

We will be meeting with a man weekly to read the Bible and pray together. Pray for more opportunities like this.