Diaspora in Florida:
Pray for connections we have made with North Africans- for relationships to continue to develop and opportunities to share truth.

Diaspora in Canada:
Pray for a family whose matriarch has driven several of the family away from Jesus by her anger and harshness. Pray that the grief of these grandkids and anger at the loss of their mom would be healed, and that they and their grandma would be reconciled. Pray for healing for the one member who comes to church faithfully with me, he has lots of questions, but eagerly desires his family and himself to be healed.

Diaspora in Spain:
Pray for the new opportunities for ministry that we have in Salamanca.
Pray for two events: one in the countryside with 150 refugees March 12, and then a special dinner for 40 new couples. Pray for the gospel message to be well received.

Diaspora in Brazil:
Pray for good adaptation for all of the African students that arrived at Redenção/Acarape last month.
Pray that the event on International Women’s Day will have touched many hearts and they will seek lessons and fellowship at our place.
Pray for God’s wisdom to recognize the men and women of Peace among the students.

Pray for the survivors of the shipwreck on Sunday near Calabria, Italy. Pray these migrants will be shown the love of Christ and would open their hearts to the gospel.

Diaspora in Brazil: Pray for us as we reach out to a Senegalese family. Our friendship has deepened as more family members have come to Brazil. Pray for good conversations that lead to life!

Diaspora in Oregon: Pray for the eyes of our students from North Africa to be opened as we engage at many levels.

Diaspora in Canada: Pray for M, the daughter of one of our believer friends from our favorite people group. She has denied our Shepherd, and married a Muslim man. Her family has disowned her, and refuses to talk with her, even though she has tried to contact them. The parents have both been brutally persecuted for their faith in their homeland and are understandably grieved and upset. Pray for a change of heart that M’s heart will turn to her Shepherd, and her parents’ hearts will be broken in love for her.

Diaspora in Wisconsin: I have an ESL student who is seeking. Pray that the student’s heart would be open to receive the truth.
My husband is starting a Bible study with A, a new MBB. Pray that he gets grounded in the Lord and becomes bold to proclaim his new found life.

Diaspora in Oregon: Pray for A from the Middle East whose brother lives in their home country and has believing neighbors! His brother has accepted these foreigners unlike the rest of the neighborhood. Pray that both A in the US and his brother in their home country will accept the truth of salvation.
• Pray for N and N, recent arrivals who had been seeking to know Jesus for several months prior to arriving and were met at the airport by believers. Ask for their hearts to push away any hesitations and accept God’s gift of salvation.

Diaspora in Georgia: Praise the Lord that He has now brought two Africans to my ESL class. Pray that all eight of the students will give a clear testimony of faith in Christ by the summer.
Pray for the salvation of a young Ms woman, Amna, before April. She will share at a spring banquet how the Pregnancy Resource Center has helped her. We would like her to know the Lord Jesus by then, and testify to how He has helped her!

Diaspora in France: I have just started meeting with two older North African ladies to practice English – but mostly to build friendships, as they are very lonely. They came to church Jan 29 and plan to come again for our church service & dinner Feb 5. Pray that they would be touched by the presence of God in our midst, that they would feel embraced by the community, and that they would continue coming and want to discuss what they are hearing.

Diaspora in Canada: Paise the Lord for 4 new Iranian Muslim background believers and 8 baptisms from students that attended our in-person Christianity Explored (CE) course from July to December last year. This movement prompted me to advertise a free online CE class to Iranians living in key areas of the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), Ottawa and Montreal. Pray that the Lord brings seekers to the class in His timing and in His way. Class is planned to start today, but there are no students signed up yet.

Pray for us to continue to meet and build new relationships with North Africans.

Our friend S is seeking a job in the new year. Pray God will guide her steps and allow a schedule that allows us to begin a weekly Bible study like she has asked for. English Classes begin in late January. Please pray for wisdom in balancing childcare for our students and offering the classes that meet the majority of student needs…along with building deep relationships to explore and understand gospel truths together.

Pray in January the Lord will keep deepening relationships with our friends, and open further doors for ministry to them, especially Scripture engagement and connecting them to local churches.

Join us in thanking God for the women’s English and Sewing class Christmas parties where one of the helpers (MBB) explained that Jesus is the answer to the daily Muslim prayer for a straight path. Pray that these women and their families will seek and find the Way, Truth and Life of Jesus Christ. In the restart of activities this month, we are asking God to turn our eyes upon Jesus. May this be a year of a spiritual hunger and harvest beyond what we can hope for and imagine!

Pray for ongoing fruitful contacts to be made at local men’s venues among our favorite people group. I have a variety of calendars, parable booklets, and scripture portions I give as gifts  when visiting. Pray for hearts to be open to receive these items, and to seek Jesus as a result.

Pray for my Imam friends S. and H. who we recently shared the gospel with. Pray for grace to believe.
And pray for my new friend from Kenya, S, who is excited about getting together.

Pray for Om D to put her Quran aside and focus on God’s word only. Pray she will go to church as well.

Pray for deep connections with a new Somali family that arrived in town recently.

Many of our international friends want to meet together in January. Pray that we would be able to finally reconnect deeply with these friends, and that God would guide our conversations for His glory! We have talked about spiritual things with them before. Please pray that the Holy Spirit would open their eyes to Jesus!
The community café reopens after a Christmas break, and both of us plan to volunteer there. Pray for God-given connections with the people He wants us to get to know.

Praise God for several activities with International Students in December. The gospel was presented during each one. Pray for the message to be stirring in the hearts of the students.
Pray for a skiing trip planned for Jan 6-8—for fun, safety and clear presentation of the gospel.

Pray that the Christmas cards, gift baskets, and other gifts and invitations would be well received and good conversations would ensue. As we celebrate the Light of the World, may many see the Light and be drawn to Him.

· Pray for good connections with North Africans in the Florida area. That hearts would be receptive and that we would connect with “a man or woman of peace” that will enable us to meet those with soft hearts.

· We praise God for a successful Thanksgiving feast at all three English sites where we shared Psalm 100 and praised God together!
· Many students are experiencing sickness; but many are turning to us and asking for prayer. May God provide healing and may they understand that complete healing comes only through Jesus’ life, death and resurrection.

Please pray that our relationships with Muslim friends would deepen and that Christ would be glorified as conversations turn towards spiritual things. Pray the Lord would open many hearts to the gospel. Especially as we near Christmas, please pray for creativity and wisdom in connecting with new and old friends, and for opportunities to share the glorious news of Jesus!

We have used Al-Massira series at church as a discipleship tool for those who are already believers, as well as inviting others. We are finishing first 12-episode series, with many people involved in discussions.  A Georgian man accepted Christ. We also had 3 Kurdish Muslims…one of them is very interested and has attended many of the episodes and is really seeking answers. Pray that he will come to accept the Lord.

· Last night, we started the 2nd Al-Massira group immediately after a food give away at church. Of the 12-14 people who stayed, many were refugees from Ukraine, one man from Ghana, and even a few Finns. Pray that those who came last night, will continue coming and that this will be a tool for relationship building. And pray the Lord uses these videos to impact people.

One popular Christmas song says that Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year.” It certainly is extra-special, and that goes for telling others about the Birth of our Saviour. Even resistant people arriving from non-Christian lands are more receptive at Christmas.

· As we the tell Christmas Story – in a downtown Montreal gym full of North African kids and their parents, out on Toronto’s streets while street preaching, while befriending African students in Nova Scotia, doing driving lessons in urban Winnipeg, teaching kids to dance in Lethbridge, and invite people to our homes for Christmas parties and other special events – may immigrants, refugees and international students “come and behold Him, born the King of angels”.

Christmas Outreaches – Pray for the many different Christmas outreaches across the region. May they be effective at communicating the good news of great hope that is found in the newborn Messiah King! Pray for the 45 gift bags we plan to take to 45 homes. May Christ be shown and proclaimed in all these visits. Pray for outreaches every Saturday in December. May God speak and draw many to Himself.

Please pray for our ongoing relationships with our imam friends: H, S, and A. 5. May the Lord open their eyes to the Truth.

Pray for opportunities to share the gospel with Muslim friends during the Christmas season.

Praise God for a regular group of Somali women coming to my weekly English class. Pray for them.

· Praise that a local school with 98% Muslim children has agreed to let a group of us into the school to explain the Christmas story. Pray for the Lord to speak through us.

· Pray for opportunities to share the Christmas story in the Friday conversation club. May the Lord grant faith to many.

Pray for good connections throughout the Christmas season.

· Pray for a Somali family of 8 that is arrived in town last Saturday, Dec 3rd. We have a team set up to welcome them. Pray for friendship to develop and that the Lord would open their hearts to the gospel.

· Pray for relationships in Afghan community to continue to grow.

Praise for our International Thanksgiving dinner where we had people from over 12 countries. For half a dozen or so, it was their very first Thanksgiving in America. Pray that the friendships started will blossom and grow into fruit.

Father, please open the hearts of our African friends, help them say yes to our invitations to  activities and church during December, and may they understand the Christmas story. Lord, we are calling to you, remembering that you promised to answer us and show us great and mighty things we don’t know.

We praise God for the opportunities to serve among the nations through English and Sewing classes and Homework club. Please pray that the Christmas presentations (Dec 6, 12, 15) will be well attended and produce great spiritual harvest.

Pray for wisdom, patience, and grace as I reach out to M, an Egyptian friend who has suffered domestic abuse and needs a lot of care. Pray that M will discover how deeply loved she is by the Father.

Pray for the willingness of two Muslim converts to receive discipleship.
Thanks to God who gave me the chance to teach Chinese class for the Middle Eastern and South Asian Muslim moms and kids in a church. May God open the door to preach the gospel.

Praise for the opportunities that we have had to meet Moroccans in Florida. We’ve had good conversations and met extended family. Pray that these Moroccan contacts will lead us to a “man of peace” and to those who have soft and receptive hearts to the Gospel News in Florida.

Pray for the official opening of the community learning center this month, where we plan to provide a space for African university students to study, connect, and be tutored. Pray this center will truly be a place of peace and light for the many African students living in Acarape far from home.