Pray for Samson as he continues the outreach to the Karana. Pray for inspiration, Gospel opportunities and boldness as planning for the Christmas evangelism among the Karana in Mahajanga takes place.

Pray for churches in Mahajanga to reach out to the Karana.

1. Pray for Mrs F’s family to receive Christ in their lives.

2. Pray for her spiritual walk and discipleship journey.

3. Pray that she will connect with another Karana believer and they will be able to encourage each

other.

Pray for 10% of the Karana to come to faith in Madagascar by 2035 (2,000 -2,500 people). Pray the Lord will raise up believers who have a vision of reaching the Karana.

Pray for the burden to reach the Karana in Madagascar to grow among Malagasy believers.

Pray for the Church, that we will remain faithful in prayer and that the Karana network will grow.

Pray for the influx of new generation of Muslims coming into the country.

Pray for Mrs F’s family to receive Christ in their lives. Pray for her spiritual walk and discipleship journey.

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.

Pray for the CPC Mission Hub as they go on an outreach and Art Evangelism tomorrow (Saturday, 21June) to Gatesville – a local Karana/Muslim community suburb in South Africa. Pray that many will encounter the truth of the Gospel through conversations and questions. Pray for the blood of Jesus to cover the team, especially the young people. Pray for Persons of Peace to be found in the area as the team goes out.

Pray for the family and the young lady from Karana background that came to Christ. Pray that they will continue to thirst for God’s Word and to know Jesus more and share the good things God has done for them.

I recently met a lady who is not only a fervent Karana believer, but she’s also half Antankarana, and has a deep burden to reach the Antakarana in the North of Madagascar as well as her Karana relatives. Pray for her witness.
Another small family of Karana believers are joining a church in Ambilobe. Pray that our Karana  friends might be encouraged and edified by each other in the possibilities of their linking to see a growing number of believers.

Pray for the established Karana families of Toliara (city in the Southwest) that God will move in their lives that they will begin to seek Him and seek Him with their whole heart. Pray for their relationships with believers in Toliara to begin to bear fruit.
Pray that as the south wind sweeps through the town, the wind of the Holy Spirit will capture and captivate hearts and lives of the Karana and all the inhabitants of Toliara.
Pray life and blessing over the town of Toliara.

Pray for the Karana across Madagascar who are stateless because their forefathers
came from different parts of the world without the correct documents.
There are about 10 million people in the world who do not possess citizenship of
any country. Pray that this group will become citizens of the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Pray that God will open doors for the church to share the Gospel and their lives with
the small Karana community in Fianarantsoa.

The community of Karana businesspeople in Tana, the capital, have a huge influence on the economy of Madagascar. Some say up to 60% of the economy is controlled by them. Pray that they will encounter the living God in whose image they are made, who loves them and desires them to be reconciled to Him.
Pray for Malagasy believers in their top & middle management to show Christ in their words, actions and work ethic. Pray that they will take every opportunity to point their employers to Christ.

‘Made For a Woman’,  is an initiative by Indian diaspora businesswomen to empower women artisans in Madagascar. We praise God for initiatives like these.
Pray that relationships between the women of the Indian and Malagasy communities will continue to grow and that Malagasy women will share the blessing of the Gospel with the women from the Indian diaspora community.
Pray women who are seeking for Truth will find the answers in Jesus Christ through the interactions with Malagasy followers of Jesus.
Pray for secret believers in the Karana community that they will be strengthened and encouraged in their faith. Pray for a fellowship of believers to form around them.
Pray for the families of these women who secretly follow Jesus to come to faith as well.

Pray for the influential Karana Muslim community in Diego (northern Madagascar) to seek for the true God during this month of Ramadan.
Pray that the Karana who have heard the Gospel will turn to follow Christ.
Pray that Malagasy employees of the Karana community will pray for their employers and their families and share the hope they have in Christ.

Pray that during this time of Ramadan, there would be a powerful outpouring and work of the Holy Spirit, through power encounters and truth encounters among the Karana, who follow the teachings of Islam.
Pray that a culturally relevant expression of the Church of Christ would emerge among the Karana, which would be rooted in the assurance of their faith in Christ Jesus and that the Karana believers  would be able to stand firm against persecution.

Pray for the influential Karana families in Nosy Be (island off the northwest coast of Madagascar) that God will draw them to Himself in a powerful way.
Pray that the Malagasy employees will influence their Karana employers as Naaman’s servant pointed him to the prophet Elijah for healing (2 Kings 5).

Pray for supernatural encounters among Karana during Ramadan, which would reveal the person of Christ to them.
During Ramadan, we will be doing street/door to door evangelism. Please pray people will engage with us and be open to hearing the gospel.

Pray for Toliara, one of the biggest populations of Karana bora in Madagascar. They are also one of the most open Karana communities anywhere in Madagascar.
Pray for open doors and opportunities to reach this community with the Gospel.

Our friend Mr M is leaving Madagascar, moving back to Tanzania with his family. Please pray for them as they go. Pray that the Gospel seeds planted may not be lost, and pray for the time we still have together in Madagascar will be fruitful.
Pray for new contacts in the Karana community of Fianar-tsoa.
Pray for a couple who have shown interest but never call me back. Pray that they will have the courage to do that.

Pray for Mrs F’s spiritual growth and for her family to receive Christ. Pray for her growing awareness of her faith, people in her community know she is a believer which causes mixed reactions. Please pray for the plans to meet with her this week to encourage her and discuss reaching more K people with the Gospel.

Pray for the Karana to be attracted to the authentic message of Christianity, often through answers to prayer for health needs.
May God speak to the Malagasy church about reaching the Karana, and bring needed change in welcoming others from a different background. Pray that the church will come to see the Karana as Christ sees them. They need to be reached and can be reached with the Truth of the Gospel.
Pray for believers from South Asian background in Toliara that they will grow in the grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ ( 2 Pet 3:18).

A couple who are shop owners are open and interested in conversation about spiritual things but not willing to take the next step. Pray for Pastor Her’a who meets with them regularly to not become discouraged and pray for God to give the couple the courage to take next steps to follow Jesus.

There is an unhealthy increase of South Asian Muslims into Madagascar who are moving into rural areas and building mosques where churches have stood. Pray that the church leaders in Tana will see this challenge as an opportunity to share the Gospel. Pray that God will show us what He is already doing among the Karana of Tana.

Pray that every person of South Asian origin in Tana- Muslim or Hindu- will have the opportunity to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pray for one of two believers in Tana we know of, from South Asian background. Pray that her husband would respond to the Gospel message of Hope . Pray for daily encouragement and growth in the faith.

Pray for Mr M, may God open his heart. Pray for him to trust God with his financial problems.
Pray for the salvation of all Karana people of Madagascar, may the Lord help them to seek Him.

Pray that the Church will minister in meaningful ways to the Karana during the two important dates on the spiritual calendar – Easter for the Christians and Ramadan for the Muslims. Pray for a meaningful Easter Outreach to the Karana during Ramadan.

Pray for Mrs F’s family that they may accept Jesus the Saviour of the world.
Pray for good discipling relationships for Mrs F: Someone to disciple her and someone she can disciple.
Pray for her relationship with Tiffany and Koloina.

Please pray for the Karana in Madagascar especially in Majunga because they are very worried about the political situation in Madagascar with recent elections, some of them have already left Majunga knowing that they are always the first victims when something happens. Ask the Lord to protect them and open their hearts to the gospel.
Please pray also for more workers who are willing to share their faith in Christ with the Karana.

Pray for Mrs F’s faith to grow and for her family to come to the Lord. Pray for the Lord to bless their business.

Pray for spiritual dissatisfaction to grow among Karana people.
And pray for the heart of local church members to be awakened and burdened for the Karana. Pray for those who have been trained in outreach to be bold and engage with their Karana neighbors.

Pray for the Malagasy believers who have been through the Love Your Neighbor training to put into practice what they’ve learned and reach out to their Muslim neighbors and colleagues.

Pray for Karana who are followers of Christ. Pray they will not be ashamed or fearful to proclaim to their families and communities that Jesus is God in the flesh, died for the forgiveness of sins of all people and now lives forever in power and glory.

“Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites (and the Karana) is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness. Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.” (Romans 10). Pray that God will show the Karana during this month of Ramadan the god they serve is not the true God, and that the Holy Spirit will speak and touch them so that they will meet the True God in their hearts, i.e. Jesus Christ.

Praise God that a new missionary family will soon be moving to Madagascar, and reaching out to the Karana-Gujarati people there. Pray for strength and energy, for clear minds and wisdom, for good connections with K-G people through the local church; ask the Lord to provide divine appointments with those who need salvation and freedom from Islam. Pray for the local church to put aside prejudices against this people group, and instead have the compassion and love of Christ to share the treasure they hold in jars of clay.

As long as the Karana-Gujarati follow Islam, they are in deep darkness. Intercede for them, that the people dwelling in darkness will see a great light, that those dwelling in the shadow of death, a light will dawn! (Matthew 4:16) Ask the Lord Jesus, the Light of the World, to reveal himself to them: through the Malagasy church (pray for Malagasy believers’ hearts to be moved with compassion to reach out to the Karana people), through dreams and visions, through Christ-centered social media/radio programs, and through his very Spirit, that instead of walking in darkness, they would have the Light of Life.

We trust God that there will be a move of God among the Karana people in Madagascar, who play such an influential role in the economy of the country, despite being a minority. Being a Muslim people group, they are celebrating the month of fasting: Ramadan. Attending ritual prayers, fasting from sunrise to sunset for 30 days, being a more serious Muslim—all in order to earn as many “good points” to outweigh the bad on the scale they’ll have to answer to on Judgement Day. Pray that many Karana will be reconciled to the God who loves them and provided the free gift of salvation for them—no points required!

Pray for the Malagasy believers with hearts to bless their Karana colleagues. Ask God to draw many to Himself.

The Karana-Gujarati tend to be involved in trade, or in operating small businesses, and so usually make a decent living. They maintain many aspects of their home culture and live together in large communities which can be closed to entry by foreigners/other cultures. And they thrive. What more could they need? Oh, that they would feel their need for Jesus! That the emptiness they feel–despite their success, their culture and traditions, their family ties, their financial comfort—would drive them into the arms of the Saviour. Pray that the Malagasy “market missionaries” would have the compassion and boldness they need to bring up spiritual conversations that lead to the Good News as they trade with the Karana people.

Pray for new believers to be established in the faith, for abundant fruit to be gathered together into fellowships, and for seeds of the Gospel being planted to bear much fruit.

I received a call 3 weeks ago from the couple who leads our training for believers in the marketplace. They excitedly shared that God is at work drawing more Muslims to Himself. There are some who have made a commitment and others who are interested to know more. Please pray for these seeds of the Gospel that are being planted to bear fruit 100-fold. Pray for effective discipleship for the new believers. Pray for our team of marketplace believers that the vision to reach the unreached in the marketplace will grow and that there will be a strong prayer movement for the Karana emerging this year.

The Karana (Gujarati) are known as being astute business people. Not all Karana are mega-rich, though. Many of them are smaller business owners just making a living. The Karana started coming to Madagascar in the 17th Century, so have deep roots here and a tight community. Pray for friendships to develop among Christian colleagues. Pray for Malagasy believers to reach out and continue to build relationships with the Karana in their communities.