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
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Love That Overcomes Rejection
Makhuwa Nahara of Mozambique: After seeing B. distribute Heart of Man booklets, his uncle—a respected village imam—stopped speaking to him. Yet B. continued to respond with Christ’s love. When the opportunity arose, he helped rebuild his uncle’s mosque. Though B. does not attend mosque meetings, the imam now quietly joins B.’s discipleship groups and listens from the edges.
PRAY that God will use B.’s faithful love to draw the imam’s heart toward Jesus. Ask the Lord to soften his heart, deepen his curiosity, and open a clear path for him to encounter the Savior. Pray also for others watching this relationship—that they, too, would see that Christ’s love is patient, courageous, and stronger than fear or rejection.
No fear in Love
Makhuwa Nahara of Mozambique: Tomorrow, we will share on the radio the truth from 1 John 4:18: “There is no fear in love.” We were especially inspired by a local believer’s experiences and by the words of another local translator who said: “In Islam, I was taught that in fear I would know God. Yet meeting Jesus is teaching me that I truly know Him by loving.”
Please Pray this message will go deeply into the hearts of the Nahara people listening. Pray that those who have been taught to approach God through fear will encounter the perfect love of Christ—and that the Holy Spirit will reveal to them that true knowledge of God is found in His love.
