The Makhuwa Nahara of Mozambique
Scripture: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.” Pray the Nahara would hear this good news and believe.
Population: 323,000
Location: Northern coastal Mozambique
History: Arab influence a century ago
Culture: The Nahara are a subgroup of the Makhuwa, which is the largest ethnic group in Mozambique comprising 40% of the population. They are fishermen. Modern education is not valued and illiteracy is very high.
Religion: Folk Islam and ancestor worship
Latest Prayer Updates:
Public Witness
Makhuwa Nahara of Mozambique: For years, there has been little visible Gospel response among the Nahara. God is changing that. Recently, the first known Nahara believers in this region publicly declared their faith through baptism. One new believer boldly invited his Muslim family, friends, and neighbors to witness this important step of obedience. People traveled for miles to hear his testimony, revealing a growing hunger among the Nahara to learn more about Jesus and His Word. As interest in the Gospel grows, the need for Scripture in the Nahara language becomes even more urgent. Pray for the team’s translation project that they would begin to supply much needed audio Nahara Bible translations to these areas ASAP. Pray that these new believers will remain steadfast in their faith and become faithful witnesses within their communities.
Radio Broadcast Ministry — That They May Know His Name
Makhuwa Nahara of Mozambique: Our radio broadcasts are currently going through the Gospels to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ and Saviour. The team has been showing how Jesus fulfilled every detail of the Passover Lamb — in his character, his life, and his entry into Jerusalem — drawing these connections directly from Exodus to demonstrate that he is the sacrifice for sin. This coming week, the broadcast will focus on a specific element from The Song of Moses: the name of God. The Song declares that the LORD is Yahweh. They will connect this Name of God to John 8, when Jesus told the Pharisees, “Before Abraham was, I AM” — the name Yahweh, applied to himself. In doing so, Jesus declared himself to be God. Pray that the connection between the name of God in The Song of Moses and Jesus’ words in John 8 will open hearts to the truth of who Jesus is. Pray that those hearing this truth for the first time in their own heart language will grasp why Jesus’ blood alone is sufficient to pay for sin — because it is the blood of God. Ask that this radio ministry would reach into the spiritually dark, unreached areas.
