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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.
David and Patricia Techand
David and Patricia Techand are based in Arusha, Tanzania and are partnering with different churches and Christian organisations to see Christian radio stations set up across Tanzania. Pray for them as they continue to learn Swahili, that the Lord would grant them joy and understanding as they increasingly get to grips with this beautiful language. Pray too that they would be salt and light as they live amongst their neighbours. They have two families with small children living right across from them and their children often play together outside.
Morgan Tierney
Morgan Tierney has just completed a year with the Dukana Inbound Team in Northern Kenya. The team have left a local church with a Pastor and elders, but still needing growth. Please pray for long term fruit from their work. Morgan recently got engaged to another member of the team and as they seek the Lord’s will for where he would have them serve, please pray for wisdom, provision and enabling in all the changes ahead.
Samburu of Kenya
Pray for the 240,000 Samburu of Kenya who live in remote North Central Kenya, dispersed between Mt Kenya and Lake Turkana. Pastors and elders of multiple local churches among the Rendille and Samburu continue to meet to read and study God’s Word. In June, five oflocal those men gathered to learn how to study the Bible (hermeneutics) and are moving on to expository preaching through a curriculum called SOMA. Pray for these men as they sharpen each other. Pray for their spiritual growth, the growth of their families, and the growth of healthy churches in Northern Kenya.
Vision
Pray that church leaders will be trained in dependence on the grace and power of the Lord, in partnership with African churches, and with priority for unreached people groups.
Hannah Jackson
Hannah Jackson is the Child Safety Officer for AIM. She was recently encouraged by visitors on their way back to ministry in Korr in Northern Kenya. Her visitors had set up the schools where Hannah taught back in 2012-13, established the Rendille Bible translation project and looked after Hannah when she was a short-termer. She was honoured to spend time with them back in Kenya and hear stories of how God’s work in Korr is continuing and bearing fruit.
Diaspora
Praise the Lord for a social media outreach ministry to people from Africa who have settled in the UK but are not Christians. Give thanks that some recent testimony videos have been viewed over 20,000 times and contact with the team’s online responders has resulted in seekers meeting in-person with team members in two different UK cities.
Simon and Miriam Desborough
Simon and Miriam Desborough are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission, and reaching out to vulnerable women. They are deeply thankful for supporters’ prayers over these last few weeks, for them and for Madagascar. Pray that the Malagasy Church will mobilise to comfort those who are mourning and to disciple with the love of Christ those who have fallen short. One aspect of the recent events that troubled Simon & Miriam was the lack of veracity from several news outlets and the detrimental flow of fake news on social media. They were caught out a few times in believing an unverified story that turned out to be false, as did some of their friends. They found much of the social media discourse particularly difficult to bear, and even private messaging groups with committed believers became poisonous and overtly political. Pray that as the dust settles, Malagasy Christians and foreign missionaries will consider how they can communicate more wisely and charitably.
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