Our Ethiopian friends desperately want help for the children in their Oromo Church. These kids are caught between cultures–church services use their parents’ tribal language and focus on sensational topics, not real Bible teaching; and the kids meanwhile are growing up in an English-speaking Western culture. We are concerned for the biblically illiterate parents as well. We need wisdom how to make connections, how to truly help…from the outside.

Praise God for a very encouraging response to the gift bags we delivered to 16 graduating international students in California. Pray that we would be able to connect with students over the summer months. They are eager to go hiking, surfing and camping! Pray for the seeds that have been sown to bear fruit in their lives.

Pray for us as we work to maintain connections with Muslim friends during this time of COVID19.

Pray for the food outreach in Philidelphia to bring new relationships with Muslim families. Pray that there will be some good contacts with people who are sincerely seeking a relationship with God.

Praise for recent phone calls from island women after a long absence in Marseille. Pray for timely visits and conversations to spur them on the path of knowing Jesus personally.
Pray for direction in ministry for these months ahead, negotiating the challenges of masks and peoples’ continued anxiety regarding the virus, sometimes distancing people even further. Pray for ears to hear well, both physically and spiritually.
Pray for relationships to deepen and wisdom in opportunities to share the Good News with neighbors and islanders; for spoken words to point clearly to the hope and joy of life in Christ.

I sent a copy of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus to a Muslim friend as a Ramadan gift. He hasn’t replied. He and I spent two and a half hours in a friendly argument about the credibility of the Bible and Christianity last year. Please pray that he would be curious enough to read the book.

Thank God for the continued participation of Muslim ladies in the weekly Zoom English lessons based around Bible stories; pray for a spiritual hunger as we explore the book of Ruth.
We praise God for the way He has unified the International Women’s Sewing Group volunteers through weekly Zoom prayer times and opportunities to sew for medical personnel.

Praise God that people’s hearts are being touched by the love of God shining through Pamoja volunteers. Seeds are being planted. Pray for a great Harvest!
Pray that God will give me just the right questions to ask and words to share -words that will open hearts to Jesus.
Pray that this will be a great time for all of the Portland team to develop deeper relationships with people in their community and for continued opportunities to share the lasting hope we have in Jesus.

Pray the Lord will open hearts and give me opportunity to speak truth to my Muslim and Sikh friends. I have been bold with my faith, but many have a, “That is good for you” mentality. Pray for conviction of sin and longing to know God.
Pray for the many summer outreach plans that people in the Diaspora Region have. May God show us favor and allow those to happen. Picnics, camps, and soccer tournaments are all great avenues to share truth. May they take place as planned.

Praise for Bible stories being shared over Zoom as part of the English lesson with women from
the “Friends” group. Pray for a spiritual hunger and realization of their need to accept Jesus as their Saviour.

Pray that our students will continue online ESL classes during Ramadan. This has
provided a great way to stay connected with them. Pray God will soften their hearts and they will seek after Truth.
Pray that as a team we can continue to find creative ways to share hope during this time
of COVID-19 “sheltering in place”. Praise for the technology that is allowing us to stay connected with our friends during this time.

Pray for good conversations by phone with islanders during this month of Ramadan. Pray for a dissatisfaction with Islam and a longing to know God personally.
Plead for those islanders  who are sick, for their hearts to turn to Jesus, and for some, even with
their last breaths to remember any truth they have heard and respond in trust.

Please pray for S & E, our Iranian Christian friends living near Portland. They long to be in
ministry. As he recently prayed and fasted about God’s will, he suddenly lost his IT job. Pray for
wisdom to encourage them as they seek the Lord’s direction.
Please pray for our Ethiopian evangelist friend who told us a few days ago, he is finding unusual
opportunities to talk about the Lord with Muslim friends and relatives struggling with fears and
uncertainties.

Give thanks that despite the current restrictions we have been able to find churches in Bristol,
Southampton and Portsmouth to welcome refugee families who moved from Croydon
into their areas over the last six weeks. In each case within a day of their arrival, Christians were
there to welcome them and help with the practicalities of moving into a new home. Pray for these refugee families to be open to friendship and hearing the Gospel.

Please pray for the youth of our community. Two more were sentenced to life
imprisonment last week for murder. The youth here hold life cheaply. Please pray that
we will have the opportunity to share with the youth how much Jesus values them, and
how much he values all others as well.

Pray for an MBB in North Africa that we know. She is a mother of three teenage children. Her
husband was abusive and left them several years ago. She has been diagnosed with breast
cancer. During the pandemic she’s unable to see a doctor. She’s dependent on gifts to get her
through paying rent and buying food. Pray for her three children and their future.
Pray for Mo from Noel, MO. He’s from Somalia working at a chicken processing plant. Pray that
we can continue friendship and overcome social distancing restrictions during the pandemic.

Praise for several new confessions of faith in Jerez as a result of compassionate care during
Covid 19. Pray for their growth and boldness in sharing their salvation stories with others.
Pray for our contacts to respond well to virtual strategies to continue our relationships and
discipleship. Pray for many Gospel seeds to be planted despite the challenges.

Pray that J&CF’s Muslim friends would respond well to visits each week via phone, email, text, and
video especially during this month of Ramadan.
Pray for ESL classes to finish well in May and for students to respond to the Scriptural truth
they hear each class. Pray for soften hearts to be receptive.

We are so thankful that one of the Somali men our team has been doing Bible Discovery
with, has made a profession of faith and was baptized! Pray he will grow strong in his faith and that we can disciple him well.

KP is trying to initiate a dialogue with the imam of the local mosque.  “I have not received a reply from the Islamic Center of Golden. I will call today, but I need wisdom to know what to say!! Would you pray for that? ‘AIS’, the imam, replied to my emails and we had a good, long phone conversation. He is (mis)-using the Gospels to make incorrect points about Jesus for his doctoral dissertation. Would you please pray that: 1) I will be able to direct him into proper understanding of the Gospel stories he is using. Also, 2) that God will use His word to show “AIS” who Jesus really is. I plan to email “AIS” again today.”
Thank you so much for your prayers!

Praise the Lord for His gracious hand on the community garden in Noel. We officially
opened Sunday with 21 people representing 5 people groups working together.
Please pray that relationships will be formed and nurtured at the community garden and that
through those relationships the Lord will provide many opportunities to share His truth
and hope.

Praise that Ra. (Algerian man) has now done 2 Christianity Explored studies and is asking
some good questions through our study of Mark. Pray for Ra., that the Spirit would open his eyes to his guilt and need of repentance and of a Savior.
Pray for R&F (Algerian Berber couple) who are applying for Refugee status and have a
court date for May 19th. Please pray that F. would come to faith like her husband, and that
they would be granted residency.

Pray as we help our Muslim friends who are dealing with loss of job and having a baby any day now. Pray that we’d have opportunities to share the hope of Christ with them and other Muslim friends who are anxious at this time.

Praise for renewed phone contact with T. by her initiative after 2 1/2 months of silence. Pray for wisdom in speaking truth and hope in conversations with her, for provision for her and her daughter as they have no income now and are living on rice and pasta (and for many others who are in dire need).
Praise for word that some areas in the city where islanders and N Africans live aren’t affected with the virus; pray for the many who are hospitalized, to turn to Jesus in their physical weakness and isolation.
Pray for wisdom in conversations giving truth in phone calls; ideas of how to be a Light with neighbors and others.

Praise God for new disciples and seekers in La Rochelle.
Pray for Discovery Bible Study happening in Malta – for fruitful discipleship.
Pray for protection for team in Jerez as they deliver needed food, supplies and compassion to refugees stuck in.

Our team is reaching out to unreached African and Muslim people in Canada.
Pray that the Holy Spirit would create an ever greater longing for hope and salvation during these rapidly changing weeks.
Pray that through phone calls, mailings, virtual meetings, social media—and ways we haven’t even yet thought of—we would have more and more opportunities to point New Canadians to the Saviour.

We continue to engage various North African families via What’s App and other social media. We delivered flowers and food to several of these dear families yesterday and received very grateful responses. Pray for an openness to the Gospel.
Pray for a single Somali mother and her boy we have adopted. They just moved up from Salem and we are their family. We have been providing food and supplies and transportation for them. Please pray that they will be open to the Gospel.

Pray for creative ways for us to continue to spread the gospel even though we are sheltering in place.
RM is helping start a street evangelism program at his church. We want to do training over Zoom so when the ban is lifted, we have a number of people who are ready to share the gospel with people who will be experiencing restored freedom of movement, but with a lot of lingering spiritual  questions.

Pray for refugees and asylum seekers who are in temporary accommodation, often just a small hotel room, as they get used to living with the Covid-19 restrictions. Those who have recently been allocated housing face the challenge of setting up a home while on a limited income at a time when some store shelves are empty in the food shops.
Church buildings are closed but many churches are providing on-line services and members are ‘meeting’ for worship, some of which are getting a lot of people logging on to them. Please pray that in these uncertain times many people who may be reluctant to enter a church building may be led to check out their local church on-line.

Praise God for a productive trip to India for David last month. Praise for the leadership trainings that took place. Pray that discipleship will go up another level.
Pray for wisdom how to keep in contact with our Muslim friends during this time of C-19 restrictions.

A long- time ESL student of RH, an older Iranian, is dying of cancer. He’s heard the gospel, but has not believed yet. Pray with us that Ja. would believe in Jesus as Savior.
Pray for our team as we learn a new way of connecting with our widespread international friends- that we will have eternally significant conversations.

Pray for a Somali seeker friend to find Jesus, and realize she’s already been sought out by Him. Also for her to find suitable housing soon.
Pray for a Somali believer who has separated from his family and isn’t making efforts to get back together. Please pray for reconciliation and restoration.
Pray for another mature Somali believer whose daughter is dating a Muslim man.  Pray with us that they will realize the danger of this, and repent  and that Jesus will be glorified.

Praise for technology that is allowing us to stay connected with our Muslim friends.
In lieu of doing an Easter event, we are going to put out an Easter bag with a bunch of goodies for the kids and some evangelistic materials too. Pray they will be well received.
Our Muslim friends are scared, please pray our church team can cast Christ-like hope in their lives.
Pray for new opportunities to reach out to our friends during this weird and difficult time.
Pray for our online ESL classes which we hope to start this week.
As a team we have continued to stay in touch with all of our friends through an online chat/video platform. This is helping us stay connected with them. This has been the most helpful.

Praise God that He continues to open doors for the community garden in Noel. Pray that the garden will be a place of peace and rest during this difficult time and that it will open opportunities for spiritual discussions.
Pray that I will serve the Noel community well in my position as Health Director and that strong relationships will be built with the diaspora community as we walk through this pandemic together.

Also pray for Mo to seek after the Lord with all his heart.

Praise for the opportunity to connect with people electronically.
Praise for an opportunity to rethink our ministry activities amid social-distancing measures.
Praise that the international women’s sewing group has been asked to make face masks for local health care workers since there continues to be inadequate Personal Protective Equipment supplies.
Pray that people will be spiritually hungry to have a relationship with God through Jesus.

Pray for our precious volunteers who are continuing online classes with the Pamoja students and regular phone calls to see how they are doing.
Pray that this will be a great time for them to develop deeper relationships with the students and that God will use them to share the lasting hope we have in Jesus.

Praise: During this time of “staying at home”, A., our Hindu friend, has been live streaming our church’s services on his own! Pray for him to receive God’s gift of salvation.
Pray for the Friday night Zoom meetings with International Students to be well attended and that we can find creative ways to reach out to students and share the gospel remotely.

Our challenge is to find new ways to keep in touch with our friends here in Barron at the same time keep each other safe. Pray for opportunities to keep in touch with our Somali friends and to have spiritual conversations regarding the Christian’s eternal hope.

Pray that God will open up the hearts and minds of several North African families M&JC have been working with from Libya and Egypt. Pray that God will also reveal Himself to them in dreams and visions.
Pray that God will open up hearts to receive the Good News amongst all of our friends from the North African region.
Pray that whole families would come to faith in Christ and that they would be instrumental in leading their communities to Christ when they go back home to their countries of origin.

Pray for our Vision: To see island women all over the city leading and studying Scripture together in family groups, growing in their relationship with Jesus, beginning with a known sister and her immediate family. Pray for softened hearts to be receptive to God’s truth.

Pray for the refugees and immigrants in Passo Fundo enrolled in Portuguese language classes. Ask God to open their hearts to the gospel. Pray for J&A as they interact with the students.