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Ann works among an unreached people group in northern Chad. What a gift it is to bring some measure of healing. But what sadness to see how people suffer. She has now been seeing mentally ill and epileptic patients in Eastern Chad for about 10 years. Recently, she went to a health centre in a village with, reputedly, many such patients. 60 new patients came, but she could only see 50 in the two days available. Pray for resilience in the face of the suffering there. Seeing so many mentally ill people in two days, many of whom were very troubled, was a challenge to her heart, especially considering how long they had suffered. Ann is conscious that she will be retiring soon and so has asked the WHO team working with such patients if they could organise training so that the work can continue. Pray not only that this will happen, but that there will be people interested to learn.
Paul and Elizabeth Makau are teaching mission courses at Africa International University (AIU) in Nairobi and mobilising local church leaders to serve as missionaries among Unreached People Groups. Praise the Lord for the successful mission trip in September to Lependera, which included the construction of a church building for the church plant, a visit by their sending church pastors, the church leaders in the Machakos Area committing to sustainable partnerships in sharing the gospel among Unreached People Groups (UPGs), and a fruitful free medical camp. Please pray for God’s provision as they trust to make AIC Lependera a mission base to launch gospel campaigns to other unreached villages. Ask the Lord to protect and grow the believers in Lependera and Marsabit as a whole. Pray too for the discipling program and the pastors in the area (Ngurunit, Siang’an, Namarei) as they work as a team to share the gospel in the many other unreached villages, as a lot of UPGs need to be reached.
Ruth Mahood serves as AIM Care Manager at Tumaini Counselling Centre in Nairobi. When she is not travelling, her days are a mixture of emails, client work, setting budgets, and meeting with various team members – including connecting with Charles, the Director of ABS (please continue to pray for Charles as he grieves the sudden death of Elizabeth, his wife, in June). There are many moments where she is scratching her head, unsure what she should do, but she is grateful for God’s wisdom and the support of the team. Pray that Ruth would continue to grow into this new role well and that the team would be fruitful in their work as they depend upon the Lord.
Rebecca Welsh teaches chemistry and broader science at Rift Valley Academy (RVA), Kenya. She worships at a local church plant, and she has loved seeing how the church has grown and the community deepened over the past months. She loves being able to be part of the local community and serve alongside her Kenyan brothers and sisters in Christ, who have been so warm and welcoming to her. Although the church has, on average, 30 people on a Sunday morning, they had 150 kids come along to hear about the love of Jesus at recent holiday bible clubs. Twice a month, folk from the church do outreach in the different surrounding areas, and even though it is mainly done in Swahili, it has been one of the most life-giving things Rebecca has done this term. The leadership team are intentional in building community at the church, so there are often ladies’ events, praise and prayer events, invitations round for meals and even overnight stays. The few that go from Kijabe (where RVA and the mission hospital are located) invited all the young adults from the church to Kijabe and gave them an experience of some more western style food – the carrot sticks and hummus didn’t go down very well! Praise the Lord for this church plant and pray for Rebecca to grow in her walk with the Lord alongside her brothers and sisters there.
Amelia serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. Her team leaders have recently left, and they are not the only ones. At a recent prayer weekend, there was a collective intake of breath when it was announced that one African couple who have been there for 17 years would be leaving. In the last two years, 19 long-term workers have left, with half of them having been there more than ten years. At the same time, new people are coming in (Amelia included), so it’s definitely a season of change. Pray that they would have eyes to see what God is doing and that in the midst of goodbyes and hellos, they would keep remembering that this is God’s work, not theirs, that he has good plans for this country and for his people there, whether they are staying or going.
11th January Pray for the 720,000 Swahili Bantu of East Africa Coast living in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. The Swahili-Bantu are predominantly small-scale fishermen, subsistence farmers, and tradesmen. Although the Swahili-Bantu identify primarily as the “Waswahili” (the people of the coast), a majority still know their traditional Bantu tribal ancestry. We are seeing the hand of Jesus at work. In December, a team hosted several groups of youth at the Umoja Pamoja site. It is growing in recognition, and for that, they praise the Lord. They were also surveying the village of Mtoni as a possible village location for a family to continue ministry. Please pray for this survey that the Holy Spirit would speak clearly to the family. Pray for the preaching of the Word as they share Christ with a dark world.
Pray for all in AIM as we seek collaboration with like-minded churches, organisations, and individuals to see the name of Jesus worshipped by all African peoples, recognising and rejoicing that the Great Commission is for the whole Body of Christ and its different parts (Eph 4:15-16).
Tony and Cath Swanson served in Nairobi, Kenya. Tony was the Regional Executive Officer (REO) for AIM Eastern Region, and Cath was AIM’s Child Safety Officer. They have recently returned to the UK, and in April, Tony will become the Director for the European Mobilising Region of AIM. Please pray for a smooth transition as they settle back into life in the UK. Ask the Lord to lead them through this time of adjustment as they reflect on all that has happened and as they prepare for the next season.
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