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Please pray for the 7-10,000 Laarim who live in the Boya Hills of South Sudan. Praise God that there is a growing sense of belonging and unity among the Laarim believers. At the start of the year, the local church came together with the team of mission partners to build a church structure – a beautiful picture of shared commitment and partnership. Please pray that the Lord would strengthen the local believers, enable them to guard against division, and that their love for Him and for one another would bear spiritual fruit.
Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands. The short-termer who had been there for six months, ‘Z’, left at the end of July and is safely back in the UK. She had to go round and say a proper goodbye to all her friends (very important in that culture), and it struck Elle how many people Z had got to know, and how many seeds for the good news have been sown during her time there. Please pray for Z as she prepares to start university in October, and for all her language helpers and friends, that they wouldn’t forget the light and love of Jesus that shone through her, and that Elle and her teammate can maintain links with them and be ready for any questions they may have.
Ruth works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. Ruth has continued to meet with Holly, her language helper, each week. Holly had heard some Christian songs from previous team members before but hadn’t been interested in discussing faith for a while. At the end of one of their lessons this month, however, she suddenly asked Ruth if she knew the song called ‘Oceans’ by Hillsong. When Ruth started singing it, Holly joined in and there was something very special about sitting on her roof watching the sun set over the ocean, singing a song about the Lord. The following week they studied the lyrics to help her understand more of it and Ruth shared about Peter walking on the waves and then sinking when he lost faith. Ruth was able to share the whole story and Holly really engaged. Please ask that these sorts of conversations can continue and Holly would develop a real hunger for the Word.
Simon and Miriam are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission and reaching out to vulnerable women. These last two months have been full of new connections for Miriam’s ministry with vulnerable women. One of their supporters also put her in touch with two soap companies! One is a social enterprise helping individuals with learning disabilities. There are many similarities between them and what Miriam wants to do, so this has been a huge blessing as she thinks through ways of starting a business with which to offer employment to the women. Please join them in praying for wisdom and guidance as to when to advertise for the Business Manager position and when to start the business, as Simon and Miriam plan to return for some time in the UK towards the end of the year.
Cees and Mirjam serve in Kotido, Uganda, to engage the Karimojong people for Christ. In addition to using audio Bibles, they have launched a Bible storytelling pilot program. On Saturdays, about 60 illiterate church workers from various (tree) churches in the area gather under a big tamarisk tree. Dirce (a colleague) or Mirjam tell the story as simply and factually as possible. They repeat this several times and each time ask what they’ve retained. After the fourth time, most of them know the entire story by heart and begin retelling it in pairs. They then discuss the application in small groups and repeat the entire story one or two more times. Now everyone has the Word in their minds and, hopefully, in their hearts as well, so it can be shared during the Sunday church service. The participants are very enthusiastic. In 12 weeks, they are taking them through major stages from Creation to the Second Coming. Pray that these stories take deep root and multiply outward. Pray for boldness as these church workers step out to share with neighbours, relatives, and villages that have yet to hear.
Kathleen has served in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for 30 years with Safina Street Network, an outreach working with vulnerable children and young people. Kathleen has recently returned to Tanzania, based in a different location and fulfilling a new role for Safina, in public relations and partnership development. Recently, she had the privilege of accompanying and supporting a team of dentists, visiting from the United States. Together they treated 185 children, teenagers, and adults. Kathleen is thankful for new opportunities and looks forward to discovering the new paths Jesus has prepared for her. Pray for Kathleen as she adapts to living in a new community and seeks to build relationships.
Please pray for the 960,000 Karimojong who live in Northeastern Uganda. Praise God for the powerful tool that audio Bibles have been in bringing communities together to listen to the Word and discuss what they have heard. People are coming to faith! Please pray for these new disciples as this is exactly the kind of breakthrough that unsettles the enemy of our souls. The team are now receiving requests from all over for more of these devices. Right now, a single audio Bible is being shared by as many as three different village groups and used multiple times a week. Keeping that running smoothly takes real logistics, communication, and coordination—it’s a good challenge to have! Ask that the Lord might grant wisdom and resources to the team to keep pace with the demand.
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