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Alan and Pauline Jordan
Alan and Pauline Jordan serve with the Africa Inland Church in Nanyuki, northern Kenya. Pray for blessings and renewal as they attend the AIM annual conference from 29th November till 3rd December with many others.
Inge Michel
Inge Michel serves at SEMTENA in Nampula, Mozambique, where she teaches and trains pastors and church workers. She is grateful for Angelika Maader teaching another higher-level module at SEMTENA and that Angelika is praising the Lord for the good and active participation of the students. Pray for them as they write their final papers these coming weeks. Pray as well for the intermediate course as they finish the studies of this semester by the end of this month.
Claudia Middendorf
Claudia Middendorf serves the local church in Beira, Mozambique, in leadership training. With the end of the year in sight, her ministry will soon slow down. Please pray for her students who will be doing their final tests and will start their break time with a challenge to finish studying the gospel of John on their own. They read the first half together during classes. Please pray that they would desire to continue reading and learning from the Word and that it would develop into regular personal devotions.
Claire
Claire is based in Chimoio, Mozambique, working with local churches in discipleship and leadership development. Pray for Claire as she settles back into life and ministry in Chimoio after her recent home assignment. Ask the Lord to guide Claire as she develops the training program for next year and prepares the team of mobilizers to live effective, fruitful lives on mission with God.
Kathleen Quellmalz
Kathleen Quellmalz has served in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for 30 years with Safina Street Network, an outreach working with vulnerable children and young people. Pray for those who have taken up the reins of running Safina from her. Ask that the Lord will lead her clearly as she returns to Tanzania early next year to support Safina in the areas of public relations, fundraising, and mentoring volunteers and foreign staff, as well as seeking to be open to new ideas, as the spiritual care of children and young people is still very close to her heart.
San of Namibia
Pray for the 90,000 San of Namibia who live in the area of the Kalahari desert and are experiencing massive cultural shifts as their traditional way of life is disappearing. Pray they would look to their Creator God and believe in the one whom He has sent to save them. Praise the Lord that a recent survey in Namibia found two alive San churches, with men and women praising the Lord in their beautiful clicking language! Praise the Lord that the gospel is spreading amongst the San. Stories from Botswana relate that the San are gathering to pray. The Lord is majestic in holiness, awesome in glory and working wonders! Pray that many more San would believe Jesus’s words: “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” (John 11:25-26)
Vision
Pray that Christ-centred, reproducing, culturally appropriate churches will be formed among African peoples in dependence on the grace and power of the Lord, in partnership with African churches, and with priority for unreached people groups.
Ruth
Ruth* works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. About a year ago, a local couple’s baby died just a few hours after being born. The father had shown interest in knowing God and felt the pregnancy had been a real gift from Him as his wife had become pregnant after being prayed for, following many years of infertility. So, it was extra hard that the baby didn’t survive, and the father hasn’t shown as much interest in studying the Bible since. Despite this, Ruth’s regular visits to the wife have developed into a nice friendship and last month the wife gave birth to a baby boy. Give thanks for this wonderful gift and ask that both parents would seek God’s face as they marvel at this miracle. *Name change for security reasons
Timo and Laura
Timo and Laura serve in Finland among the refugee population, sharing Jesus with them and equipping Christian refugees to reach out to the Finns they live amongst and fellow internationals. Christians from various nations have joined their multicultural Gospel-Centred Community of believers, seeking a place to belong. Many are lonely, many feel they don’t really belong in Finnish speaking churches, and Timo and Laura are happy to welcome them, as many need discipling. At the same time, their heart and desire is to focus on non-Christians. They embrace those who are part of their community, and they continue to walk alongside them sharing the love of Christ through actions, care, and through the Word. They are excited that they have Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists that also feel welcome in their community. The conversations are very interesting, but their leadership team is doing well at keeping the conversations guided towards Christ. They still have lots to learn, but it is an exciting journey to be on. Pray for growth and fruit in all this.
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