Elle* is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands. This month she is taking over as interim team leader as her colleague is on home assignment, so pray for wisdom during this time. She recently attended the wedding of a former language helper in the capital. It was a big and fancy wedding, but the bride and groom didn’t attend! Apparently they hope to have an even bigger, fancier wedding in the future, a ‘grand marriage’ that will give them special status on the islands. Some believe that this future wedding will only ‘count’ if the bride hasn’t attended events before, so she sat at home while everyone showed off their outfits and danced. This resonated when Elle* was studying David’s anointing with Stacey*, a local believer, and the wonderful truth that God looks at the heart. Stacey shared that there is a lot of emphasis within Islam and island culture to ‘look’ good, successful, rich. Pray that islanders would recognise the importance of having a heart that’s right with the Father, however we look to men.

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