⁠Pray for good health of the church planters as they walk long distances to reach out with the gospel, going to hard to reach places, enduring persecution in some areas, which at times is scary. Pray for courage and anointing of the Holy Spirit.

⁠Pray for peace and stability in the Toposa region. Currently people are living in fear because of the Murle people from Boma who specialise in stealing children and taking them to their land to become their children. In the process, they injure or kill anyone who tries to save the children. Our prayer is that they may come to the light of the gospel and be transformed in their minds to the mind of Christ Jesus. Two Toposa warriors reportedly confronted some Murle soldiers in Boma to retaliate and get back what belonged to them. There was a lot of bloodshed and lives lost in the shooting. Our prayer is that they reach out as pastors, rather than warriors, to other regions to proclaim the gospel of Christ. May God bring peace and unity in the land so that the pastors can reach out to the other places successfully without wrangles.

⁠Pray for more good leadership to come up among the Toposa church planters- those that are fully  obedient to the call and see that all the Toposa community can be brought to Christ and all can experience God’s love and blessings.

We’re planning to have the second discipleship training for this year in September. It is aimed at bringing all disciples in Toposa/Nyang’atom/Jiye for an intensive training which helps them build their skills spiritually, physically and mentally. Pray for God’s provision during that time, wisdom and obedience to Jesus’ commands to His disciples, and to see God raise a Discipleship Making Movement that will extend His word beyond borders.
Pray that as we sit for a pre-meeting with the key leaders, God will direct all decisions and prepare us for what He has for us during this period of training. May each one go back spiritually mature, able to build up their disciples with the word of God.

Pray for the Toposa pastors who have been trained earlier on and are now considered potential leaders to trust their leaders who gave them the word. Pray for mutual respect and trust to grow and for good communication so that the Lord would be honored in their relationships and the work would continue to grow.

Pray for the disciples who are going out to villages to share their faith, despite persecution. Pray for receptive hearts as they share oral Bible stories and Jesus film in the local language.

Pray for these disciples to meet together regularly to encourage and support one another. Pray for growing maturity and reliance on the Lord.

Pray for needed water and medication for the communities, and for rains for the farms- drought has killed the first plantings.

We thank God for a new initiative beginning at our farm, led by Agronomist Emmanuel and his wife, who have come from Uganda to serve alongside us. Please keep them in your prayers as they begin this important work that we trust will bless the community both spiritually and physically. Pray for blessing on the farm and the new practices Emmanuel will introduce. Pray for God’s mercy for the many hungry people suffering right now.

Our recent time in Naliel has been deeply encouraging. We witnessed firsthand the steady progress of the church, local leadership, school, and mission base. A key highlight was the intensive peer-to-peer coaching with our base team—Jejo and Artis—as we continue to equip and sharpen one another for the work ahead. Please pray for continued progress.

Despite the ongoing hunger crisis affecting the community, the school officially reopened on April 26th, though attendance is low due to food scarcity. Sadly, we’ve had to restrict some learners from attending simply because we cannot currently provide meals at school. Please pray for provision.

Three years ago, John Nakwam came to faith. He later opened a church. However, persecution followed. When Nakwam and others embraced Christ, he was severely beaten and almost lost an eye. Fearing for his life, he fled and found refuge at our school in Naliel, where he is now in Class 4. Not only is he thriving academically, but he is also a key leader in discipling others.

Recently, during a school break, Nakwam chose to go to Mogos, an unreached area, to share the Gospel. Though some elders welcomed the message, the youth violently opposed them. Nakwam was beaten so severely that he was left for dead. But by God’s power, he regained strength and, instead of running away, returned to the same village to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus. Today, a strong church stands in Kachinga, and seven of its disciples are now attending our IDLF training!

The greatest joy today is that Nakwam baptized 12 students—young disciples he and his team have led to faith in our school. Pray for them and for John!

Due to extreme temperatures and the lack of food support from WFP, we have been forced to close the school and send the children home. Only Grade 8 students have remained, as we are managing with the little food left.

Many of our children come from far—some walking 80 to 100km to attend school. Some have guardians who have picked them up, but others, especially orphans, have nowhere to go and have chosen to stay. Many have also fallen sick due to the high temperatures.

At this moment, nothing else can change the situation except prayer. Please join us in praying for:
•Provision of food so the school can reopen fully in three weeks.
•Health and protection for the children, especially those who are sick.
•Strength and encouragement for the orphans and those with no safe place to go.
•Rain and relief from the harsh conditions.

Psalm 121:1-2 – “I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.” May God make a way where there seems to be none.

The four leaders of the Toposa team have embarked on a one-month apostolic outreach to Lochoa, seeking persons of peace and strengthening the 11 churches in the area. Artis and Jejo, who are currently in Naliel, will later follow up with them and provide the necessary supplies to support the work.

Please pray for the Toposa Apostolic team as they step out in radical obedience, reaching the lost and building up the body of Christ. Also, pray that God provides the needed supplies—Bibles, audio Bibles, and Jesus film—to equip and disciple the people they reach.

⁠Pray for SLM annual strategic meeting to held on 19-24th Jan 2025 in Northern Kenyan for our teams from Darfur Refugees, TNJ, Torit, Central Equitoria, Ethiopia, Eastern Congo, Uganda and Kenya and urban missions; about 50 leaders are gathering. Pray as we evaluate 2024 and plan for 2025. Our goal is still to see 700 churches planted.

News Flash: Our team is traveling from various locations to attend the gathering in Northern Kenya. We ask for your urgent prayers, especially for the Sudanese team traveling from Juba, led by Majir. There has been unrest and incidents of revenge in their area since yesterday, creating significant challenges. Please pray for:
• Protection over all team members as they journey.
• Peace and safety in Juba and all along the travel routes.
• God’s presence and guidance during this time of uncertainty.

We are witnessing great things among the disciple leaders as they walk in obedience to the Lord. Recently, the Toposa Apostolic team planted 14 new churches in closed areas. God is moving powerfully through this team as they share the Jesus Film, strengthen existing churches, baptize new believers, and encourage the body of Christ to live in obedience. Please pray for them.

Pray for two churches that are under persecution now in Toposa- Nakeon under Bongo and Nakurkur under Namurpus. Some of the disciples’ leaders are under trial. Please pray for them.

Pray for our nurses in Toposa-Naliel Health Centre, where a dedicated medical team is volunteering to serve the health needs of the community. Their efforts have been impactful, and they are making great strides in reaching out with love and care. Their 6 weeks of serving has come to an end and they report back home end of this month. We wish to continue having them serve God through medical work.

Pray that the Lord will manifest Himself among the Toposa people and bring a revival across the region, drawing hearts to Jesus.

Praise God for the high attendance at the recent training, and pray for sustained spiritual growth and impact for the 98 participants.
Pray for continued provision of Bibles, especially in local languages, to meet the growing demand as new believers hunger for God’s Word.

Pray for our teammate Luchino, a dedicated leader among the Toposa, who has embraced the vision to reach his people, taking on the mantle alongside others as our missionary team transitions to catalyze ministry in new areas. A windstorm blew the roof off his house. Luchino has endured many trials in his walk of faith, from the loss of his son to threats from his community and persecution. Yet, his commitment has not wavered, and he continues to serve as a light among his people. Pray for God’s provision for this family.

We had one day of prayer and fasting during our IDLF. Please pray with us: 1. For peace between Turkana and Toposa. Recently these old enemies have begun freely visiting one another. We believe it’s God initiative since no government or ngo has been involved in peace discussions only the people themselves and it has been great. 2. Healing- animals are dying and many people are also sick. 3. Witchcraft is a stronghold in new areas that need to be dealt with. 4. Famine- we planted but locusts have invaded our farms. We haven’t harvested for 3 yrs. We don’t know how people will live. 5. Pray for disciples’ businesses to grow. Economic instability is worse in South Sudan due to inflation of dollars vs pounds and for 11 months civil servants have not received their salaries.

Pray for the IDLF training that kicked off yesterday for the whole month. Pray for the trainers and the disciples and leaders from Jiye, Nyang’atom and Toposa. Pray that for this month they will be taken deeper with the word of God. Pray for the school which opens soon.

Pray for James Lokuuda, the pioneer of Toposa faith and who has been working tirelessly on the Toposa Bible translation that will be launched by 2025. Also, pray for a new Christian radio station – Nyakica 95.2 FM – which has been launched for greater Kapoeta to hear the gospel, courtesy of Salt and Light ministries.

What a great Joy. In the last two months, SLM sent 4 trained refugees to reach out to 4 refugee camps in South Sudan to reach out to Sudanese and Darfurians. It’s our joy that brother Attaib baptized 15 Muslims who came to Christ at Wid refugee camp in Aweil.

The Toposa community haven’t received any rains and this has adversely affected them. People are suffering and hungry especially in Kauto where they have not seen rain up to this time. Pray for rains.

Pray also for the church planters who are now starting their one month out to a new area looking for person of peace. Ask God to go before them and soften many hearts to the gospel.

Here’s an update from our School in Naliel. Today we have 205 students and the number keeps increasing daily. Pupils are arriving from different areas, some from far away. This started after WFP started supporting the feeding of students with 2 meals a day, and news spread all over that our school teachers are committed. What amazes us is seeing kids from Laarim, Didinga, and Jiye people, who are enemies to Toposa. Seeing their children sitting in one class, sharing a room and food is such a great picture of peace reconciliation that we want to see them become heralds of peace to their parents. Pray with us for that! Pray also for God’s provision for dormitories, mattresses and blankets to house all the students.

Pray for community transformation amongst the Toposa. We have seen revival again among the believers despite their hard time during this hunger season. (Some of the areas haven’t received rains and they have not planted.) We praise God for the training centre that is ongoing in Nawyapak region. Pray for the construction team and the ownership of the centre by believers.

Pray for peace between the Toposa and Murle. After a mass killing by some Murle, the Toposa have closed the road and no cars can go to Boma. Pray for peace.

Some of our leaders are going to the Toposa Church Planting Literacy Program in Kapoeta. In the morning they are learning to read and write in Turkana (a tribe in Kenya that has a written Bible and very similar to Toposa). In the afternoons they train in Church Planting. In the evening they go practice church planting. 25 persons attend each session. A session consists of 3- two week classes and then they go home for a month. At home they’re required to teach 5 people what they learned.
Prayer Requests:
1. Leaders who are to be there by God’s plan will attend.
2. Safety for the team. Many Toposa leaders coming from remote locations.
3. God knits their hearts together and provides a safe place for everyone to participate.
4. ‘Iron sharpening Iron’ will be encouraging and fruitful.
5. Women will be included.
6. God’s protection for health and safety as they meet together.
7. God’s guidance for leaders needing to establish small businesses.
8. The team will hear from God and receive His love and blessings and forgiveness.
9. Next steps will be clear and there will be unity on the team.

Since ⁠our school began in 2019, the World Food Program have been promising a feeding program for the students. We praise God that they have responded and now provide a meal for our children in school among the Toposa. Pray these children will also feast on the Bread of Life and share Him with their families.

⁠Pray for Eliah Korobe, one of our team, who is accessing new areas in Blue Nile. Pray that the Lord will give him a person of peace in this Muslim area and open the door for many to hear and believe the Gospel.

⁠Pray for revival in Toposa land. The fire seems to be going down and our team is getting discouraged. Pray that the Lord will raise them up again for deliverance of many TNJ (Toposa, Nyang’atom, and Jiye).

Pray for the team working among the Toposa. We feel the enemy is fighting against us reaching out to the Toposa, Nyangatom and Jiye.

Over the last months, conflict between the Toposa and the Laarim people has been worse than usual with multiple revenge killings and frequent cattle raids. Recently a chief in Loryok where Jacob had lived years ago was attacked and killed in his garden. Please pray for the Toposa and Laarim youth who carry out these acts to be struck with the fear of God in their hearts. Pray for the young believers to have the courage to stand against the peer pressure and represent righteousness, even when they are looked down upon and insulted for refusing to go on raids.

Pray for the team among the Toposa. We feel the enemy is fighting against us reaching out among the Toposa, Nyangatom and Jiye. Pray for our school ministry, teachers and their spritual life. Other places among the Toposa area are closed and the people are not welcoming the gospel. Pray for the existing churches, evangelist, and apostolic team that the Lord will give us breakthroughs in reaching out.

Pray for the IDLF (intensive discipleship and leadership formation) training that will go for one month in Sept. Fourth generation leaders from TNJ (Toposa, Nyang’atom, and Jiye) will come for deep teaching.
Pray for churches to stand firm and leaders in TNJ, who have experienced minimal persecution but many are discouraged. Pray for them.

Praise God for work being started in new Toposa areas. However, persecution has started as well. Pray for the Churches in Kauto- Namurpus region where I got a call from leaders on the field that people have started persecuting the disciples and burning their fellowship places. Pray for God’s intervention and protection.

Thank God for the trainings and vision casting Mark has done in Juba and Doro camp in Blue Nile area. Pray for fruit from the visits.
Thank God for the faithfulness of disciples.
Pray for rain in most areas.
Thank God for peace between neighbours.
Pray for provision for disciples in Toposa land.

Please pray for Troy as he heads up to Toposa land next week to do some veterinary work and training with Mark Keter and his disciples. Pray that God would use Troy’s visit to encourage, build-up, and empower the Toposa believers.

Thank God for the faithfulness of disciples, and for peace between neighbors and between denominations. Pray this will continue.
And pray for rain.

PRAY for the Intensive Discipleship and Leadership Formation training in Naliel starting this month. Ask God to speak to each one and to bless our time together.

Kaci has connected well with Rose, a Toposa woman who lives in the compound next-door. She shares the gospel with Rose and the other women as she does henna, weaving in Bible stories and Jesus’ parables into the designs. Rose asked Kaci to put the Audio Bible in Toposa on her phone. Pray for God to save her and her family through the hearing of His Word.

Please pray for several areas in Toposa Land that have strong believers but the evangelists reaching these places lack preaching tools, such as Bibles in the local language, radios to play audio Bibles, transport to reach far areas like Jiye, and teaching and training tools especially for those who don’t know how to read and write. Please pray for the Lord’s provision for the equipping of the saints and for outreach in Naliwatom, Nadapalait, Moruarengan, and Jiye areas. Pray that God will continue to expand His Kingdom in this vast area, and that He will make the believers “strong, firm and steadfast” (1 Peter 5: 10).