Preparations are progressing for Camp Soar, August 13-18. Jay & Laura are very thankful for the team of volunteers coming from Central Baptist Church to staff the camp. A Nigerian seminary student, Zubby, is lined up to speak at campfire and share the Gospel. Sponsors are needed for at least 60 African newcomer children/youth, to enable them to attend camp and hear the Gospel. Pray that many of these campers will come to know Jesus.

Pray for the AIM Borderless Team’s Midlands Outreach Week beginning this coming Saturday. A Midlands city centre church is seeking to reach out to the diverse community on their doorstep.The church building is situated in the middle of a community of people from a North African background. They have asked AIM to provide a team to help them run a special events week. Pray that God will prepare the logistics to run smoothly, prepare the Church leadership as they plan and prepare, and the hearts of the team to be filled with the Holy Spirit’s compassion to reach the unreached with the gospel in this community. And pray for many to hear and believe the gospel!

Diaspora in Georgia: Pray for Muslim ladies N, R, and others that we met at a mosque visit, that we can connect with them and build friendships for sharing the gospel.
Pray for the Lord to work in the heart of an Indian Hindu lady, M, to draw her to faith in Christ.

Diaspora in Hong Kong Praise the Lord. L, the Ugandan Muslim lady we prayed for who loves reading from the book of Luke. She continues to read, just as she used to recite the Quran. I often pause so that she can stop and reflect on what she has read. Please continue to pray for her, that God may use His Word to touch her heart. Now she is no longer homeless, but the room lacks air circulation and the summer heat has caused her skin issues. Please pray for her to find relief from these conditions.

Diaspora in Canada: Pray for our friend Asher (pseudonym) whose love for Jesus is very strong, but who struggles with alcohol abuse to the point that his health is deteriorating severely. Please join us and the other S. Christians in praying for his deliverance and healing.
Pray that the bike ministry may result in many bicycles going to kids who need them, and many people being blessed by hearing Jesus’ good news in the process.
Several students want to continue with Bible lessons this summer, including a Wednesday evening ESL Cafe at our place. Pray for them.

Diaspora in Hong Kong: Pray for L as she has started reading the book of Luke and is loving it. We pray that she may experience more about Christ.
Praise that a local church, which is situated near a large African community, has provided us with a space to reach out to non-Christian Africans. May God prepare their hearts.

Diaspora in Canada: Praise the Lord! Shah’, the Iranian man interested in studying the Bible, accepted Jesus as his Saviour in early June! Pray for his continued desire to learn about God’s Word, and for me to have wisdom in discipling him.
Pray for MAC Kids’ camp that starts the end of July. We hope to sign up 150 pre-teens and teenagers for camps in Ontario and Alberta. Right now we have around 60 paid campers (40 for Alberta, 20 for Toronto). Pray that the Lord will fill the camp seats and bring children ready to listen openly to the gospel, and for the children’s salvation in order to change their lives and follow Jesus faithfully.

Diaspora in England: Praise for the good visit with the Sudanese woman (M) and that she was happy for us to pray for her and her family.
Pray for the conversation class – we shared the gospel last week using the Abraham/Isaac story. May the women continue to reflect on what we shared.

Diaspora in Washington DC: Pray for our July 4 picnic hosting friends on our church grounds with our pastor and his family.
Praise God for our co-laborer, Katheryn, who is heading up summer Grow English events beginning in July. Pray with us for our volunteers and students to faithfully attend and continue to learn about the love of Jesus while they grow their English.

Diaspora in Germany: Pray for us as we organize a summer camp this week in North Africa to train MBB’s in discipleship, read the Bible & answer questions, and promote fellowship with one another.
Pray for protection for the summer camp as the police are very active again. We want to be invisible to the enemy and visible to God.
Pray that MBB’s are encouraged, strengthened in faith, and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Pray for protection during the trip and that nobody gets sick or has an accident.

Diaspora in Washington DC: Pray for S, a new believer. Her husband has divorced her because of her faith. They have joint custody of their daughter. She is fearful of her husband’s influence over their daughter. Pray for S to grow strong in the Lord and for her daughter to believe as well.

Hong Kong Diaspora:
Father God, please strengthen the faith of this homeless Muslim single woman, L, who loves reading the Gospel but struggles to believe in Jesus’ miracles. Lord, may you provide for her physical needs, including shelter, food, and safety, and surround her with people who love and care for her. Open her heart to the truth of the Gospel, and help her to see the love and power of Jesus. Show her the depth of your grace and mercy, and draw her close to you.

Diaspora in Wales:
Pray for the upcoming end-of-term activities for Women’s Sewing (June 26th) and English (June 27th) classes.
Please ask God to open hearts and minds of the attendees as we discuss the reason for our Hope through Jesus Christ.

Diaspora in Canada:
Pray for MAC kids camps this summer. I am hoping to sign up 150 pre-teens and teenagers for camps in Ontario and Alberta. Please pray that the Lord will lead children ready to listen openly to the gospel, for the their salvation and changed lives to follow Jesus faithfully.
Please pray for the Holy Spirit to lead me in preaching the right message through street evangelism at street corners.

Diaspora in Canada:
Pray for several of our S Christian families suffering stress due to mental and physical illness, and challenges with wandering children. Pray for harmony, forgiveness and for the lost to return home.
Pray for two young S women, to connect with Christian women friends this summer. Both eagerly desire to be friends with English speakers.

Diaspora in Florida:
A church group and a mosque have met for a meal at a mosque. Now the church group will host a meal for the mosque group at the church. Pray for many to attend and for open hearts as the Pastor and Imam will share on what they believe about Jesus.

Diaspora in France:
Praise God for several students from unreached people groups that spent a week at a renovation camp with us in April and heard a clear presentation of the Gospel.
Praise God that we are continuing to build on those relationships and are now in small Bible study groups with some of them. Pray for them for faith to believe!

Diaspora in Georgia:
Praise the Lord that Ma’ra, Na’eli, Ed’m, Sa’aka, Pao’a, Ver’nica, and Eri’a all gave testimony to personal faith in Christ after going through the gospel of John in our ESL classes this year. Pray for their protection and growth this summer, and that they will be ready to not only continue studying English but also will come to a home Bible study next fall. Pray for the Lord to be getting ready all those who would profit from a “home Bible study for internationals” next fall.

Diaspora in England:
Pray for me and two co-workers to have a chance to visit M, a Sudanese woman from the conversation club who’s just had a baby. Pray for an opportunity to share our faith.
Pray for A, from my advanced English class. We’ve exchanged books – a Qu’ran and Luke’s gospel in S…ali. Pray that she’ll read Luke’s gospel. She’s offered to answer my questions about the Qu’ran, so pray for a fruitful first conversation about the Qu’ran (and hopefully Luke’s gospel too!).

Diaspora in Hong Kong:
We pray for the African women who engage in survival prostitution. Many of them were once human trafficked to Hong Kong. In the name of Jesus, we pray that God will mobilize churches to help these women who cannot help themselves to get out of this trafficking system. We hope to share the Gospel with them, so that they may find hope in Christ.

Diaspora in France:
Pray for “Carla”, a Brazilian single mom of 1 ½ yr old twins in a really difficult situation relationally with her ex, and legally. We’ve started studying the Bible, discussed the Gospel a few times, but she has a hard time understanding why Jesus had to die. Please pray for her salvation, and that God would work miracles in her life, with situations really complicated and beyond her capacity.

Diaspora in UK:
Praise the Lord that the parenting course finished well and was very encouraging. Praise for the 7 S. women and 1 Nigerian woman who were very committed and engaged. At the end we had a “graduation ceremony” where each woman received a framed certificate and a big bouquet of flowers. The women each gave a speech and brought gifts for us too. Pray for ongoing relationships with these women and for the long-term impact of the course.

Diaspora in Minnesota:
Praise God a S friend joined us for church on Easter. Pray that he will understand the gospel and bow his knee to the Lord Jesus.

Diaspora in Florida:
Praise God for excellent mosque visits and conversations during Ramadan. Pray for powerful follow-up visits.
Pray for deepened relationships with Muslim friends, especially the imams.

Diaspora in UK:
Praise God for the opportunity to share the Easter message in my English classes. I’ve given one woman a copy of Luke’s gospel in her mother tongue based on our discussion after the lesson. Pray that she would read it and believe.

Diaspora in Brazil:
Pray as I walk with my Egyptian friend facing court hearings and seeking help for her family after suffering domestic abuse. Pray this woman will turn her heart to Jesus and find that she is truly loved.

Diaspora in Washington DC:
Pray with us for students and volunteers to establish good relationships before summer so that they can stay in contact and continue to discuss God’s word over the break from English classes.

Diaspora in Wales:
Ask God to bring more international ladies who have never had the opportunity to go to school so they can participate in the literacy class in our Women’s English classes.
Pray for all our students and their families to have open hearts and minds to His salvation through Jesus Christ.

Diaspora in Hong Kong:
Praise God that for the very first time we held hands and prayed together for the healing power of Jesus with Y who is married to a nearly blind Malian Muslim. Please pray for this Muslim family that they may experience more about Jesus‘ healing grace. As asylum seekers, they are not allowed to work but depend on the government’s limited support. With recent policy changes, they may face deportation anytime. Pray for Y that salvation would come to this family through her open heart to learn more about Jesus.

Diaspora in Georgia:
Praise the Lord for the spiritual progress I see in our ESL students. We have now reached John 18 in our daily devotions and they are engaged. Pray as we finish the gospel of John by the end of the school year and watch the movie together. Pray they will all accept the Lord as their Savior.

Diaspora in Michigan:
Pray for a Mother’s Day party, May 5, we are hosting. We are hoping for 20-30 moms and their kids to come. Pray for the Lord to open hearts as we communicate a clear Biblical message.

Diaspora in Canada:
Praise God for a young S seeker who stopped by our sharing shack yesterday and was intrigued by our little book on forgiveness in her first language. Pray she will keep her promise to come back and talk about it with us.

Diaspora in Washington DC:
We praise Jesus for our students engaging with God’s word in the Bible Lessons. Please pray for them to seek the truth of God’s goodness in Jesus. Pray that as our students visit local churches, interact with Christians, and read the Bibles they have received- they will say: “Who is like the Lord our God…”  

Diaspora in Toronto:
Praise for a great time of fellowship, Bible reading, and prayer with Asher and Henry today. Asher had not called or answered calls or visits for two weeks. Praise that he is sober and happy… pray for his continued health and recovery.
• Pray for Alvin, son of a believing family, who has serious health issues, and is very angry with God about them. Pray for him to encounter Jesus and find healing for soul and body.
• Pray for Henry, another Christian brother with mental health issues, that he will find other Christian friends to encourage him and that he will find constructive ways to serve God.

Diaspora in Georgia:
Lord, please save the seven international students in my ESL class: Edem, Aliyeroh, Sayaka, Paola, Mayra, Nayeli, and Veronica. May each of them give a clear testimony of faith in Christ by the end of our class mid-May. Thank you for bringing them to my class to read through the gospel of John together this year. Thank you for the clear evidence that several of them now believe in Christ and consider themselves Your disciples.

Diaspora in Georgia:
Lord, please deepen friendships with Amna, Misha, Huma, Saba and their families. Thank you for the prayers you have answered already, demonstrating to them that you are the living God. Open doors for the gospel and for consistent Scripture engagement. Prepare them to receive Jesus as their Savior.

Diaspora in Minnesota:
Pray for Mr. H. who is dissatisfied with Islam and its strict tenants. Pray that he seeks after the truth and understands the gospel.

Diaspora in Michigan:
Our annual Easter bags are being handed out to 48 families April 3-16, with the help of local volunteers. Pray the gospel seeds sown would bear fruit, and it would foster relationships too.

Diaspora in California:
Pray for activities with International Students during the month of April. Specifically pray for Easter events this week. May we explain the Easter story clearly and may hearts be open to understand and receive the gospel.
Pray for several students, some Christians and some Hindus, who are meeting in small groups for Bible Study. Ask the Lord to speak to them in His word.

Diaspora in England:
My English teaching with S’mali women is going well. The class is full and the women are very motivated and enthusiastic! Pray for opportunities to start sharing my faith in a natural and low-key way.