Joy of the Lord

Pray for O believers and the team for the joy of the Lord to be our strength! May our daily abiding in Christ bear so much lasting fruit for his glory! He is worthy!

Trusting in God!

May the spirit of the living God draw many O in 2024 to trust in him with all their hearts, to realize the bondage of their darkness and come to Jesus as true freedom in the Light! May they truly see and hear, and understand God‘s grace through Jesus, grace in all of its truth – and turn and be healed in every way!

Stand firm!

Mike, the strong believer from our area for many years – working with our team in outreach, and as a Bible translator, is facing a new series of hard temptations. His job, and his wife have been successfully wrenched from him by her family and all of their tactics. Now the community spokesman is offering him a huge monthly salary and a new young wife, if he will only turn back from following Christ. Pray for God‘s strength and joy in the Lord, that Mike may stand firm, and continue to grow in his love relationship with Jesus, and that God will provide for him in every way!

3 more families!

Guyo has reported that three more herdsmen‘s families have come into the Light! Pray for growth in faith and knowledge, and protection, and that all these new believers will also share the message of the kingdoms of light and darkness with those they love!

“Can the people of Jesus help?”

Due to El Niño rains in Kenya, there has been significant flooding in many parts of Kenya, affecting rural communities, like ours, in particular. We are hearing from friends and neighbors that flooding has cut off road access for transportation and food. Roger has been contacted repeatedly in the last couple days by friends and leaders, sharing that it is becoming very hard and even desperate for some who are unable to obtain food. It is heart wrenching to hear the stories. People are hungry and their kids are hungry, and parents don’t have anything to give them.
The village leaders, chiefs, and elders asked Roger to participate (via WhatsApp) in a big meeting yesterday morning. Leaders have asked whether the people of Jesus can offer any help. Please pray. We are organizing a food drop by air but need funds to buy food.

Gospel spreading

May the Lord‘s message ring out through all of our AIC team and BMB‘s in O-land! May the Gospel come not simply with words, but also with Power, with the Holy Spirit, and with Deep Conviction! May many O people welcome the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. (from 1 Thes. 1:4-8)

Great potential

Pray for Iffy to come to know Christ. He’s a young man on a medical internship at our mission hospital. He is open to hearing and studying God’s Word, but has not yet received God’s gift of salvation. He has great potential for being a leader in our medical ministry if he would submit to Jesus instead of Islam.

Key couple

May Guyo & Mary understand more of God‘s truth, growing in faith and wisdom and knowledge. May they boldly proclaim and live out God’s kingdom of light, with many of the other young couples.

Understanding!

May God’s Spirit convict and draw many O to become strong disciples of Jesus! May they truly understand God’s amazing love and grace! May the O hunger and thirst for God‘s truth and righteousness!

Stand firm!

A new wave of persecution from Muslim leadership has broken out against the believers in O land. Ask the Holy Spirit to emboldened, protect and empower all of the believers with the Joy of the Lord to be their strength! One specific meeting will take place on Tuesday to try and cause finalized separation and divorce for Mike from his family. Pray that what the enemy means for evil will be turned into good.

Response!

God’s word is shared through daily Bible readings with several Muslim community health workers. May they respond to the truth by believing in Jesus, as their Lord and Savior! May God‘s word go forward with power, with the Holy Spirit, and with deep conviction!

Father draw many!

Pray our Father draw many O to Jesus! May the Spirit of the living God fall in power, wisdom and freshness for all of the outreach AIC team and every MBB in O land, and use them to advance His Kingdom, to convict many O hearts and harvest much lasting fruit.

Surrender

Mike is a strong, O MBB involved in the translation work. Pray he will stand firm and keep growing in the midst of trials. His wife continues to be used by her family and the community to try to punish, distract and pull him back. At times she has professed faith in Christ, now again she’s pleasing her family and turning against Mike. Pray for God’s grace and that she would surrender her full allegiance to Jesus and not agree with the divorce her family wants.

keep praying for ’Guyo and Mari’

Guyo and Mari are a key MBB O couple. Pray they grow to be stronger and stronger disciples who will share about the Kingdom of Light and disciple other herdsmen and wives. Pray they will stand firm in Christ amidst all the schemes of the enemy and the persecutions bound to come.

The joy of the Lord

Pray for the O AIC team and O believers to walk with the Joy of the Lord giving them much strength to give much wonderful testimony of the grace of God through Jesus! Pray many others would believe and be saved.

Breakthrough

Pray for breakthrough of God’s Spirit drawing many O to become stronger disciples of Jesus who will make more disciples, so that a huge explosion of a disciple making movement will begin and powerfully advance God’s Kingdom. Pray for lasting fruit for all on our team!

Needing healing

Pray for the complete healing and restoration of T’ume’s finger- immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, and way beyond what the medical world predicts – by the grace, power and authority of Jesus -to bring glory and honor to Jesus, our Savior and Healer – and to return this valuable AICMD couple back to fruitful labor in O-land!

Team needs

Pray for continuing refreshment through the Holy Spirit for the AIC team and all O MBBs- that their witness may be strong and fruitful as they abide deeply in Jesus! One of the wives has a severe finger infection, turned osteomyelitis. Pray for complete healing and restoration as we pray and she seeks further treatment this coming week.

Beautiful witness

Pray for K who is a beautiful MBB witness in her community. Her gentle and quiet spirit speak loudly – may her words also be bold and wise. Pray that her husband would receive God’s gift and they could be a family united in Christ to reach out together.

Key couple

Keep praying for ’Guyo and Mari’, a key MBB couple for sharing about the Kingdom of Light and discipling other herdsmen and wives. Pray they will stand firm in Christ amidst all the schemes of the enemy and the persecutions bound to come.

Stand firm!

One of our strongest MBBs, Mike, has had so many troubles with his wife, who keeps going back-and-forth between Jesus and her all Islamic family. Currently, she is really struggling and even considering separation and divorce from Mike. Pray that the love of Jesus will overwhelm her so completely that the acceptance of her family will no longer have a pull on her. Pray for her and Mike and their six children to be able to have a strong home built on the solid foundation of Jesus!

God’s Spirit

Pray for an outpouring of God’s Spirit in O hearts – that many will be drawn to Jesus and become His strong disciples!

Boldly share

Pray for new and prior O believers to be filled with God’s Spirit of wisdom and understanding to boldly share the truth of Grace to save – not works – and to stand firm and strong in God’s full armor against all persecution or temptations of Ramadan!

Resurrection Power

Pray for the team and all O believers to be filled with God’s Spirit of wisdom and revelation, to be growing, to know Him better, and to know and share His hope, riches and incomparably great Resurrection Power with many other O! (Eph.1:15-23). Pray that many O will be drawn to Jesus through them!

Disciple making disciples

PTL that one young man has been boldly sharing his faith and his changed life with his friends and neighbors! Pray for God’s protection for him and his family! PTL that he was used to bring another young man into God’s Kingdom! Pray for this to be the start of strong disciples who will make more disciples, who will make more disciples of Jesus!

New team

PTL for God’s provision of a young new team to cover for our Home Assignment. It is an amazing answer to prayer! Even a month ago we were still so uncertain of IF or WHO God would provide for coverage while we’re away. Now we have a Pastor & family, 2 nurses and a Teacher and family! Pray for each one to abide deeply in Jesus, and to be blessed with much lasting fruit! Pray for team unity for this new team, and also joining with our whole greater AIC team in 3 O-land villages! Pray for a huge explosion of a disciple making movement to begin and powerfully advance God’s Kingdom while we’re away!

Young family

Pray for energy, peace and joy as Don and Linda and their new baby return to their outreach ministry here among the O. It’s currently a challenging environment with the hot season, though many hearts seem to be warmed with an openness to the gospel. Pray for response to the gospel and much lasting fruit!

God’s Word go forward

Pray that the Holy Spirit will empower each one on our team, and the several new believers, that through us God’s Word may go forward in 2023 with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction!

Breakthrough

Praise God that a young believer, Uf, has been talking with his friends about his newfound faith. Another young couple professes to have also taken the gift, and another young man as well! Pray that each of these would become strong disciples who will also make more disciples! Pray that Uf and the others would keep growing and sharing!

Conviction and DRAWING!

‘Roba’ is a young man with medical training who has worked on his breaks with us in our medical outreach. He is so smart & enthusiastic, and has such great potential! Pray that God would lead him to the right place for internship, and draw and convict him to submit wholeheartedly to Jesus as Lord and Savior! Pray this also for so many others of this younger generation – to start a disciple making movement here in O land!

Expanded Outreach

Our new team-mates, Don & Linda, relocated into the heart of our village – right next to the school where Don will be ministering. Pray God will open the hearts of neighbors and these relationships will bear much fruit. Praise God the rains have begun – pray they’ll continue! May God’s provisions draw many O people to Jesus and start the people movement.

New team members

A new young couple (expecting their first baby in December) have joined our outreach team. As they learn language & culture, pray that God would lead them to the relationships that will become lasting fruit. Pray neighbors would welcome them and be open to hearing the message they’ve come to bring.

Diagnosis and treatment

Jake & Sadie are back here in O land, feeling great and so grateful for a clear diagnosis of Addison’s Disease, and medicine to improve symptoms so quickly. THANKS for praying!! Pray for wisdom for the long-term management and medications – and praise God for energy and returning health and strength to continue their vital outreach ministry among the O. May many O respond to the gospel message which is shared so often through our whole team and the few O believers (like Jake and Sadie).

Retired chief

A retired chief and his wife spent 5 days staying in our home for his medical needs and follow up. We took many opportunities to share the Good News – pray that they will receive Jesus as Savior and lead their family and community into God’s grace in all of its truth.

Blessed to be a blessing

A new young Kenyan couple are joining our team early October for the next 2 years (and hopefully more). There has been opposition from the closest neighbors to their proposed housing. Pray for these neighbors to be drawn to Jesus! Pray that God will give our team and Don & Linda wisdom, grace and discernment for all details and decisions and that Don & Linda will be blessed to be a blessing in our communities and will abide deeply and bear much lasting fruit!

Spiritual attack

Jake & Sadie are O MBBs who have a powerful witness as part of our team. They’re under spiritual warfare attack with physical unexplained illness and symptoms. Pray that God’s full armor, and the weapons with divine power will demolish strongholds will protect them and break any of the enemies schemes through Jesus’ blood shed at the cross. Pray protection for their 2 kids! Pray that Jesus’ power and authority will be recognized in Jake and Sadie’s words & deeds and encouragement and for much lasting fruit.

Update: As of Wednesday Sadie was seriously ill and brought to Kijabe hospital where she is admitted- pray for a clear diagnosis and God’s blessings of grace for full healing and restoration!

 

Recent deaths

Several recent community deaths from hypertension, stroke, and cancer are causing many to ponder and worry about their future. May God draw them to respond to Jesus as their only hope of eternal peace and mercy through salvation!

Encouraging

I have been meeting with a young BMB (Believer of Muslim background) who has been so encouraging in his grasp of the meaning of Scriptures, despite no formal education. Pray that He will be bold and winsome in his witness, and many others will also respond and receive God’s Gift of grace through Jesus!

Heart’s desire

Our hearts’ desire and prayer to God for the O is that they will be saved! We testify about the O that many of them are zealous for God – but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they do not know the righteousness of God (through Jesus), they seek to establish their own, and so they do not submit to God’s righteousness. Christ (the Messiah) is the fulfillment of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes. Pray that many O will submit to their need for God’s Gift of Salvation and Righteousness through Jesus the Messiah! (Paraphrased from Rom. 10:1-4)

Jesus film

After so many years of delays, cancellations and postponements, the Jesus film in O
has been dubbed, and is due to be having the final review later in July. Pray for all final details to go well, and that much fruit and response will come through the use of this new tool for our team.