Seek and find

Pray for the Muslim community here as Ramadan has started this week. Pray that many Muslims, as they fast and pray for the forgiveness of their sins, would seek and find the True God.

Need more teachers

Pray for 4 teachers that a local elementary school is looking to hire to help with the overwhelming student to teacher ratio (800 students:8 teachers). Pray the Lord would bring Christian teachers that would be strong in their faith and a light to the community!

Demon attack

Pray for A., a young man who is known in the whole village because he sits in the city center every evening and goes through a “demon attack,” as the locals tell us. Pray the Lord would deliver him from his spiritual oppression and use this as a wide open door for the name of Jesus to be known and glorified in the city.

Dreams and visions

Pray for the Lord Jesus to reveal himself to many Muslim Rangi people in dreams and visions, and for hearts to be open to hear and accept the truth of the Gospel.

Accused

Pray for S., a friend of ours who was accused of stealing equipment from a school in the village. Pray for the truth to reign and a fair trial. Pray for open doors for the gospel through this hardship.

Difficult season

Pray for Pastor P., the pastor of a local church here, and the church leadership. The congregation is going through a difficult season, including a court case, and the leadership needs wisdom and guidance on how to lead the flock well and bring unity to the believers.

Trial

Pray for Mama and Baba J., whose 7-month old son has severe disabilities and developmental delays. Pray that their faith in God would be strengthened through this trial in their life.

Demon possession

Pray for S., who has struggled with demon possession for years and has asked the believers in the village for prayer. Yet he refuses to believe the gospel and turn toward the God who can deliver him. Pray for salvation and healing.

Jealousy

Pray for the many people involved in witchcraft in the village. So many people live in constant fear and mistrust of others as there is a strong spirit of jealousy and greed among the people, which leads many to seek dark forces/witchcraft in order to hurt their fellow community members. Pray for the light and love of Christ to set them free!

Graduating

Pray for the 34 teenage girls graduating from a local Christian high school in the area this Saturday. Pray that they would know the Lord personally and follow Him with their lives.

Pray for healing

Pray for Mama M., a single mom of four children who has recently miscarried her twin babies. Pray for her healing – physical, emotional, and spiritual. May she be drawn to the light of Christ.

Pray for his salvation

Pray for an elderly man in the village, Mzee I., who is a political leader in the community. Pray the Lord would convict him of his sin and that he would repent and be saved.

Point to the Light

Pray for the local elementary school that serves 800 Rangi children. Pray for more Christian teachers and helpers to point the students to the light. Pray for the children to hear and accept the good news.

Burdened with the call

Pray for the believers who live in the Rangi villages (a great majority of whom do not actually belong to the Rangi tribe) and the churches they belong to. Pray that they would be burdened with the call of the Great Commission and reach out to their neighbors and communities. Pray for many Rangi to believe!

Reprimanded

Please pray for the village kids who spend time with the missionaries. Several of them have been reprimanded and/or physically punished by the Muslim religious leaders of the village for doing so. Pray that the light and love of God would bring life into their hearts.

Ministry of the church

Pray for the ministry of the Church in Busi and also the Kindergarten.
Pray for the Lord to work through the new evangelist in the village of Keikei as he settles into ministry there.
Ask the Lord to glorify Himself in all the work going on in Pahi.

No hope

Please pray for Mama Amina and her family, who live next-door. There are several kids, no father figure, no job, not enough food, and no hope. Pray for doors for the gospel to be opened and for her to believe.

Sheila

Sheila, a young Rangi orphan girl, gets to spend her Saturdays after school at the home of a Christian. Pray she sees and hears and comes to know the Love of Christ for her.

Mama Joyce

Pray for Mama Joyce to have opportunities to shine for Jesus and proclaim his name among her Rangi neighbors as she helps care for the orphans and the poor in her midst despite being poor herself.

Getting closer

Pray for Mama S. She and Shara have had many conversations about Christ. Mama S has gone to Bible studies and been engaged with Christians through Shara. She has even said she’s “getting closer”. Pray for ultimate conviction of sin and desperate need for a Savior.

in-depth discipleship

The two Rangi men who accepted Christ in November have both moved down to Dar and have started an in-depth discipleship program with a very godly local believer. Praise God for this opportunity and pray for continued strength against the enemy and maturing of their faith.

Remain close to God

Pray for S, a young Rangi girl who accepted Christ a few months ago. She went back to the village for school and is so thirsty to learn more but there’s no one in the village to teach her. Pray she will remain close in God and pray earnestly. Pray also as she hopes to tell her father about her conversion, pray he will receive it well and that the Lord would even miraculously work in his heart through his daughter.

Farming

Bobby went to a village and helped some friends with their farm and he was able to take a friend with him. He reconnected 3 out of the 4 guys he took to a farming training that was held a few months ago. They had a wonderful time getting back together. Lots of laughing and story telling. Pray that these guys will continue to get together and help each other out. They are a mix of Christians and Muslims. Pray the love of Christ will show through these times together.

New believers!

Two young men have come to know Christ as their personal Savior this week! Both come from Islamic families but are very eager to learn more about their new Lord, Jesus. Bobby will be trying to connect the two together and start a discipleship study with them. Pray for consistency, strength and fruit.

“God comes first”

There is a young Muslim man who went with me to the farming training in early September. After the training I asked him what he had learned and he said, “God comes first in everything”. I have since heard he has been accused of getting a girl pregnant and is hiding in a different area of town. He is living with a Christian man and has now become open to the gospel! Pray he continues to seek Jesus! And pray he does what is right for the girl.

New study

Yusuf and I will be starting a new discipleship study this week. Pray he will grow through it and that I will be able to finish it with him before I leave the country next spring.

Like Nicodemus

Please pray for my friend Iddy, he has been my good friend and I have been sharing with him for a long time. Yesterday at around 8pm he came to our house to visit me, he didn’t want to come during day time so that he wouldn’t be seen. His heart is now wanting JESUS but the big problem is how he will be viewed by his wife, children, and his community. I know our LORD is bigger than what he sees, we need to pray for his soul.

Look at Jesus differently

Bobby and 4 other men attended a Farming God’s Way agriculture course. 3 of those men are Muslim. Each day they had devotions and time of worship. Pray these men will look at Jesus differently now and start seeking.

Testimony

I had a guest, who is a Christian from a Muslim background, at my house last week to share her powerful testimony with many of my neighbors. There were 12 people who came. Afterwards some Muslims asked questions about her journey to find Christ. Pray their curiosity leads them to Jesus as Savior.

Women outreach

Pray for the women of Ubembeni. We have started meeting weekly to teach practical skills, like carpet making etc., to our Muslim and Christian neighbors. Pray for the Christians to desire to sit with their Muslim neighbors and build friendships. Pray for the Muslims to be open to a love they’ve never experienced before and ultimately see it comes from Jesus.

Needing healing

Mzee Mjeja attended church with Jared last Sunday. The man was in need of seeing a doctor so Jared’s choir took up an offering amongst themselves to pay for him to see a doctor. Pray this act of kindness will show that those who follow Christ are internally much different than those who don’t. Pray for healing for Mzee Mjeja both physically and spiritually.

Young girl

Su* is a young girl, around age 10, who has lately been speaking a lot about Jesus. Our youngest daughter has had conversations with her about salvation and they have read scripture together. Today she told me that when she grows up and leaves her parents’ home she will become a Christian. Please pray for her that she will know exactly why she needs Jesus and that she would have the confidence to follow Him.

Joy in serving

The Kairos graduates in Kondoa have continued meeting together and have come up (all on their own) with doing two acts of kindness each month. Last month they visited Muslim homes, brought smalls gifts and prayed for them. Pray this fire in them will continue and that they will see fruit from their efforts and be encouraged. Pray for joy in serving their Rangi neighbors.

New outreach

We are going to start something new on our street to bring the Muslims and Christians together. We are partnering with two wise Christian neighbors who will start teaching Muslim neighbors practical skills to learn how to make things in order to sell for profit. We will take advantage of this time to tie in the Gospel. Please pray for women to join and for their hearts to be ready to receive and respond to the Gospel.

Christ’s love

The Kairos graduates from the last seminar have been envisioned and inspired, and last Sunday they decided to go to people’s houses to give them gifts and pray for them. Pray these acts of love will continue and many neighbors will respond to Christ’s love demonstrated to them.

Stand firm

Pray for the new believers to stand firm in their faith, walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, and share with others the good things God has done for them.

Salvation

Yusuf has accepted Jesus as his personal Savior! We will now start a discipleship process. Pray he will understand his lifestyle can now change because of Jesus and he is no longer bound to the rituals of Islam.

Saved!

Mama H has accepted Jesus as her Savior! We are meeting together to read the Bible and watch videos about walking with Jesus. Pray for strength as she faces opposition and that her faith would grow strong.

Dreams and visions

Kelly has had the opportunity to use the Bible to teach her neighbors English. After a good time reading Scripture, Kelly showed them a video of a Muslim coming to faith through visions/dreams. They were all very excited and want to meet again. Pray for dreams/visions in the lives of these people to bring them to Jesus.

Needing salvation

Jared and Mzee M have been going to a neighborhood Bible study together and Mzee enjoys it very much. He sings hymns and engages in conversation. Pray for the desire to follow Jesus in his own life.
Shara and Mama Sam started lesson 1 of a 6-lesson Bible series. Pray they will be able to continue this study and that God would use it to soften Mama S’s heart to accept her Savior.