Pray for global mission

South Sudan: A second Inbound team, a year-long training team for new missionaries, is due to begin this month. This team includes one Rwandan and two Burundians, as well as two Americans.  It is exciting to see missionaries being sent from Africa to reach the unreached!  Pray that support will have come in quickly and that the team can start this month as planned.

Pray for Cath as she seeks to place short term volunteers within appropriate settings for their gifts and needs. One recently returned short termer reported that, “It was wonderful to be able to share the gospel with some of the vulnerable women, and especially to do so in Malagasy.” Another highlight was sharing with Malagasy churches, and seeing people realise that they could be involved in mission, that they too are called to mission. This short termer hopes to serve long-term so please pray the Lord will open the doors for that to happen.

Pray for the 30-40,000 Lokwa of South Sudan. They are farmers and pastoralists, living in the fertile area of South Sudan near the Uganda border. They find valour in cattle raids and warfare, but many have been displaced due to the conflict and are living in refugee camps. Kennedy is a young, enthusiastic, committed follower of Jesus, trying to make Jesus known among the Lokwa. He has reached many villages by bicycle, preaching the gospel and showing the Jesus Film. Please pray for strength and resilience, for fruit from his labours, and that the Lord would raise up co-labourers for this vast work to bring the gospel to the Lokwa.