Chadian Arabs
Chadian Arabs
Population: 2.5 million
Location: Central and Southern Chad and parts of Sudan, which is in the dry central Sahel zone.
History: The Chadian Arabs’ ancestors emigrated from Sudan during the 14th century. They were primarily nomadic camel herders and slave traders. Since the 18th century they have counted their wealth in large herds of camels, horses, cattle, goats, and sheep.
Culture: There are 12 tribal groupings among the Arabs. They are mostly farmers and livestock breeders. They are semi-nomadic, searching for grazing land during the rainy season. Some are also business men and shop keepers.
Religion: Islam
Latest Prayer Updates:
Joy’s marriage
Pray for Joy, an Arab sister in D-town who has now been in the faith for eight years. During Ramadan her husband was being pressured by family once again to divorce her. We’ve heard now that Ramadan is over, an influential family leader is going to be coming to visit them from the capital to deal with this situation. Pray against the Enemy’s plans to destroy Joy’s family. Pray for the Lord to preserve Joy’s marriage and that her husband’s heart would somehow grow even softer to the gospel through this.
Students
Pray for the students’ hearts as they encounter the prophecies of Jesus and the death and resurrection of Jesus (OT and NT classes respectively).
Pray for focus for and engagement by the students.
Pray for former students to reflect on and be reminded of truth they have heard, even during Ramadan as they may be thinking more about their relationship with God.
