Prières quotidiennes
North Africa
Pray for those working in North Africa facing the discouragements of those who once professed belief. E* explicitly told a team member to not chat about faith matters anymore. S* and C* have unfriended another team member on social media and have been intentionally avoiding her calls. *Names changed for security reasons
Edward
Edward* serves in a closed country where there are very few Christians. Most of his team are away on home leave over the summer. Pray for rest and refreshment for them all, and especially one family who have had a particularly hard time. There are also tensions with the organisation where Edward and another team member work. A financial crisis means they probably won’t be paid for a while, and this adds to the feeling that their contributions and efforts aren’t valued. However, alternative employment possibilities were threatened with sabotage by their current employer. This is sadly representative of the cultural attitude towards foreigners. Please pray for the team to be physically, emotionally, and spiritually healthy. Pray for wisdom and guidance from the Lord regarding the relationship with this employer. *Name changed for security reasons
The Lopit of South Sudan
Pray for the 70-80,000 Lopit of South Sudan. They inhabit the Lopit Hills in Torit district in S. Sudan but have been marginalized and politically excluded by the Lotuka elite. The team is so encouraged by the local believers who are firm in their faith and beginning to step up to lead. Recently, leaders from seven churches came together to be trained in preaching skills and church structure, led by one of the local believers. Pray for Lopit Christians to use the gifts they’ve been given to build up and strengthen the church.
Partnership
Pray that the Lord will continue to help all involved with AIM to fruitfully partner with churches as we seek to reach Africa’s unreached.
Rex and Ruby
Rex and Ruby* have served in a variety of creative access locations, seeking to share the gospel with those who have yet to hear it. In April, a teenage boy on one of their teams was bitten by a venomous snake while hiking with friends. He recovered, but was in hospital for several days and needed multiple doses of anti-venom injections. While in hospital, he was visited by Abe*, a young man who believed back in 2020 and has had some ups and downs in his walk with the Lord. During that visit, Abe said he wanted to get more serious about his faith and he began sharing with some of his friends. Abe then ran into Harry* (a childhood friend who lives in the same neighbourhood) and shared the Truth with him. Harry showed interest in what he’d heard, so Abe asked some of the team to meet with them to explain more. On the third time of meeting together, Harry decided to follow Jesus! Recently, Abe baptised Harry with a small group of believers in the sea. Abe and Harry plan to meet once a week to study the Word together. Then they want to meet a second day of the week to go out sharing with their friends or people they meet and talk to them about Jesus! Praise the Lord that He chose to redeem part of the pain and distress arising from the snake bite to involve this teenage boy, his family and team in encouraging a new believer and drawing another soul into the Kingdom of Light. *Names changed for security reasons
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann
Jurgen and Katja Hofmann serve in Madagascar, reaching out to the Tanala people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Jurgen was recently in another area of Madagascar where he learned the hard way that the local dialect was different to his own area. Explaining the seventh commandment, what he said was understood in the local dialect to mean “You may picnic, but not secretly with your neighbour’s wife. ”Most people in the area had no knowledgeof the Gospel. One village had never even heard the name of Jesus! Yes, they knew that God the Creator exists — how else would everything have come into being? But they wondered who His Son was and where He lived. Jurgen said the Lord Jesus now lived in heaven. “Oooh, so He is dead,” they said. Great surprise when Jurgen explained to them that He had been dead, but had come alive again on the third day! Several villages have indicated they would like to hear more about Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of the world.
Central African Republic
Please pray for the church and the general population in southeastern Central African Republic. Zemio, where AIM has been ministering since the 1930s, has once again been turned upside down, with fighting between Russian Wagner mercenaries and the local Zande militia. The Muslim population and government forces have joined with the Russians to try and eliminate the militia. The militia members have been attacking Muslims as well as local government officials. It’s hard to get an accurate understanding of what’s going on, but the situation is dire. There are probably 50,000 displaced people from Zemio over the river in Zapai, DR Congo. Others are hiding in the bush with little access to food, clean drinking water, medical supplies, shelter, etc. Please pray for strength for God’s people in CAR, for AIM to know what we can do to help, and for a lasting peace in the area and the entire country.
South Sudan
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.
Short Term
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.
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