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Pablo serves in West Africa, where he uses English teaching to develop relationships for the gospel. At the centre where he works, Pablo is grateful for the provision of three new local teachers, and especially for a new worker from the US who is an old colleague of his. The team have just received a new couple from Europe, D&L, whom Pablo will be mentoring as they settle into their 6-month assignment. Please pray for Pablo as he seeks to encourage and support them, and that D&L will finish the year enthused in their passion for cross-cultural ministry. Praise God that B, a local Christian, baptised his wife this month! She said the thing that convinced her was seeing the transformation that the Holy Spirit has worked in B. Please lift them and their four young children up – that this baptism would be the first of many in their family and community. Pablo’s mother is also visiting this week, along with a couple of others from his sending church. Please pray that this will be a precious time of mutual encouragement.
Cees and Mirjam serve in Kotido, Uganda, to engage the Karimojong people for Christ. For twelve weeks, they have been running a pilot programme where people from seven small congregations have been gathering on Saturday mornings. They are the backbone of the congregation in their villages of a few hundred people, but they don’t have a Bible, and they can’t read. With the help of local leader Joseph, they have been teaching a new Bible story each week. Churches in the villages rely on such servants who, out of love for God and their people, ride their rickety bicycles down the dusty roads week after week. There’s a lot of laughter; Noah was that man who built a barn for animals that could float on water. There’s nothing here in Kotido that looks like a boat… During this program, it also became clear how hunger affects church life. One attendee shared that, “At first, seven of us from our village came to hear the stories. Then food was distributed at another church. The mosque also distributes food regularly. Our congregation’s members go wherever the food is.” Please pray for Cees, Mirjam and Joseph as they navigate the challenges of both spiritual and physical hunger within the local church.
Please pray for the 300,000 Neem who live mostly in Eastern Chad, with some in Sudan. They are the dominant tribe of the Wadai mountains. This is a season of significant transition and uncertainty, as the team working among this group is experiencing many changes. One teammate is retiring, and another family cannot return because of the visa ban for Americans. If these changes proceed, there may soon be no long-term workers remaining in this area. Pray for open doors for future ministry among the Neem. There has been increasing spiritual opposition and community resistance. In one nearby village where deep relationships were once strong, some people are now hesitant to engage openly with foreigners because of pressure from local religious leaders. Pray especially for Ruth who has spent years quietly listening to and considering the Good News—that she and others would have courage, conviction of sin, and come to believe in Jesus as Lord. Pray that hearts would open and that seeds planted over many years would bear fruit in God’s timing.
Pray for AIM as we seek to foster caring communities among AIM members, ministry partners, and local believers. Ask the Lord that, in the power of His Spirit, we would love, serve, encourage and admonish each other in order to grow in unity and demonstrate the truth of Jesus to the world. (John 17:21-23)
Dave and Cristyn serve at Moffat Bible College in Kijabe, Kenya. At the end of August, they welcomed new and returning students to Moffat for the new academic year. They currently have 88 students enrolled, which is a small decrease from the year before. Many put this down to the economic situation in Kenya and uncertainty around the next year’s elections. It highlights the importance of a sustainable scholarship program so that no one is excluded from training for ministry based on their ability to pay the fees. Please pray for the team at Moffat as they seek to equip prospective leaders to handle Scripture well and to grow in the knowledge and love of Christ. One recent joy has been a generous donation of approximately 1000 new books, mostly focusing on Theology and Missions. As Cristyn is about to start researching Mission Training for her dissertation, this continues to feed the idea of running a mission concentration for the diploma at Moffat. Ask that the Lord would enable them to discern which ideas to explore.
Ben and Christelle serve in Mayotte, making disciples among the unreached people living there. Praise the Lord that they now have the New Testament written in the local language, as well as audio Bibles! They are seeking to advertise this to the local community. Please pray for God’s guidance as they create the advert. They have also begun some Bible studies online, and thousands of people have viewed a video that they have produced which explains the gospel in an accessible way. While there are only around 30 local believers on the island at present, the Spirit is at work! Please ask that the Lord will use these videos to reveal himself.
Ruth serves as AIM Care Manager at Tumaini Counselling Centre in Nairobi. Praise God for the recent additions of Laura and Nate, who are their new clinical interns. These are the first interns Tumaini has accepted in a long time, and it is a joy to have them as part of the team. From the 19th –23rd of October, the team will be running another Marriage Retreat, which involves Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. There are eight couples signed up, and four clinicians from the US are coming to support them. Please pray that those attending would be given clarity, grace and understanding, and that these marriages would be strengthened and bring glory to God. Ask that the Lord would grant wisdom, strength and good rhythms of rest to Ruth and the team, so that they can remain rooted in Christ amid a very full schedule.
Holly has just begun a new assignment in North Africa, working in a hospital which is owned and overseen by a branch of the national church, and surrounded by many unreached people. A couple of weeks ago Holly was asked to speak with the medical (as opposed to surgical) residents about some of her experiences having worked overseas. It was a rich time of talking with a handful of others. Whilst it was fun to share pictures of various places she has worked, it was really precious to share something of the intentionality of using gifts well in the service of the Lord and others, and it led to some great discussion about guidance. This discussion prompted Holly to reflect on the years of blessed and faithful provision that she has experienced. This month marks 15 years of her long-term service in Africa. She looks back with immense gratitude. Praise God that while there have been many challenges over these years, Holly has experienced the riches to be found in relationships, service and intimacy with the Lord.
Hannah is the Headteacher at Wellspring School in Chad, which provides education for the children of mission partners. She is excited to have some more short-termers from different African sending countries coming to visit the school, and trusts that God will continue to mobilise workers for the field in His timing and plans. Several of their American mission partners are still hoping to return. Please pray for them and their children in this waiting season and ask that they would have discernment in the now-and-not-yet of decision-making. Over this year, Hannah has been sensing the Lord directing her to move on from Chad and her role at Wellspring. She feels peaceful, but also sad, and it has been painful to share the news with the families there, as they have been through a lot together. Hannah is due to go on Home Assignment in July 2027, and, during that time, will seek the Lord’s will for what is next; maybe continuing in mission work, or perhaps something else. Please pray for reliance on God’s daily grace in all these changes and challenges. Ask that more teachers will be provided for the 2027-2028 school year, and beyond.
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