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Barry and Heather work with Growing Nations in Maphutseng, Lesotho. At the beginning of March was ‘Farming Quest’, a two-week training course to equip mission workers in how to use agriculture as a tool to share the gospel. Praise God that there were nine participants, three each from Botswana, Lesotho, and Zambia, all of whom had a calling to missions and were keen to learn different ways of sharing the gospel. Please pray that God will use what they have learned to further equip them for their future ministries. On 28th March there will be a US mission group spending six weeks at Growing Nations, learning about serving on the mission field, and living & working alongside the students; this will include a two-week home stay with them over Easter. Ask the Lord to multiply the fruit of these events, that all who visit will experience the love of Christ and that they will leave transformed and inspired.
Anthony and Matsepo serve in Kenya, training leaders and building relationships with unreached people groups. Praise God that Anthony has identified a new theology curriculum and the materials arrived in early March. Please pray for God’s guidance as Anthony works to get the materials approved and set plans in place to start facilitating it. The curriculum is designed by African theologians and looks good, though it still needs to go through several checks before Anthony would be able to start. Ask the Lord to continue opening doors for Anthony and Matsepo as they seek to build meaningful connections and strengthen existing partnerships.
Pray for the 40,000 Alagwa who live in the hills and mountains of central Tanzania. Ask the Lord to protect the Bible translation work among this community, and work in the hearts of the translators; the team often feel a lot of spiritual oppression, attack and discouragement. Praise God for N who says he would like to be baptised. Pray he would keep pressing passionately into Jesus, and not be swayed by attacks of fear, social pressure, or threats.
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 is due to return to Tanzania on her second ‘ Safina Vision’ trip in the middle of May, where she will be taking twelve guests along to learn more about the work. Please pray for her as she seeks to raise awareness of the work of Safina, and that the Lord would be preparing the hearts of those attending to want to partner with Kathleen in supporting this ministry.
Hannah is the Child Safety Officer for AIM. She has recently joined the school board for Rift Valley Academy (AIM boarding school near Nairobi). Please pray for the school as it seeks to serve children and their families, for the new superintendent, William Ripley and his family, and for the board as they guide William. There are some vacancies for the next school year for teachers, dorm parents, and a child safety lead. Ask that the Lord would provide the right team for this special place.
Simon and Miriam Desborough are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission, and reaching out to vulnerable women. Praise God that they have been able to formalise their partnership with the primary Baptist denomination in Madagascar, and for the opportunities this opens up to train local church leaders through their missions’ programme. There have also been encouragements in Miriam’s work with vulnerable women, as she has been able to facilitate a return to school for some of their daughters. A recent creative therapy session also provided opportunities to talk about love, hope and freedom and the possibility of a changed life. Please pray that these women would experience more of the love of Jesus and take hold of the hope that he holds out to them.
Dave and Cristyn serve at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya. This term, Dave is teaching Hermeneutics and Basic Sermon Building, and Cristyn is teaching Evangelism and Discipleship. Praise God that these seem to be going well, despite recent challenges with students overly relying on AI to generate their essays. As Moffat approaches its 100-year anniversary in 2029, they are seeking to raise money for an endowment fund, which would generate annual interest to pay for scholarships. Please pray for Dave and Cristyn as they work on a number of new projects, including a new website, solar panels on the administration building, a new college shop and the scholarship fund. Ask that the Lord may abundantly provide for the College so that students from all backgrounds will continue to have the opportunity to access their classes.
Ben and Christelle serve in Mayotte, making disciples among the unreached people living there. As part of the ‘Our Praise’ project, Ben has been working with local musicians to help them adapt their songs even more to the culture, in terms of lyrics, instruments and rhythms. Praise God that he was able to release his first music video, as well as a video that explains the gospel in an accessible way, which has been viewed over 50,000 times on YouTube! Christelle has found a position as a coordinating nurse with the Red Cross. Please pray for her as she manages a group of caregivers who visit people’s homes to provide care. Ask that the Lord may help Ben and Christelle to connect with the few believers in Mayotte so that they can encourage one another.
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