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Rex and Ruby have served in a variety of creative access locations, seeking to share the gospel with those who have yet to hear it, and currently lead teams in sensitive countries. They have been facilitating a year-long leadership development cohort of thirteen emerging leaders of five nationalities, currently serving in five different countries in North Africa. This started in January with travel to North Africa and will conclude in November with a final five day in-person time together. Praise God for the opportunities Rex and Ruby have had to see young leaders grapple with challenging heart issues, seek the Spirit’s leading, and commit to walking more honestly and closely with Him. Another encouragement is that the Lord is bringing more workers to the harvest: fifteen adults have either arrived or are on their way in the next few months and seven others are seriously exploring whether they should move with their families to the field. Please pray that these men and women would continue to grow in their love and knowledge of God, know his guiding, and be used to disciple others.
Sunday l 20th September Please pray for the 183,000 M who live in the South-Eastern coastal area of Tanzania and for the village where Jesus-film outreach is taking place. Ask God to use every opportunity to communicate His love clearly, strengthen the local believers involved, and bring lasting spiritual fruit among this community. Praise the Lord that there have been new churches planted in 20 of the 70 unreached villages in the Kilwa District with people coming to faith and seeking baptism. Pray for the growth of these young congregations and for faithful leaders to disciple them.
Ruth works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. Ruth’s team has been away over the summer, but praise God that because of the local friendships she has been able to build, she managed well on her own. Please pray for the local church to start meeting more regularly again in September, now that the school holidays and busy wedding season are over. Ruth hopes to be able to get her level 1 English class finished before she goes on holiday later in the month. Please pray that this would happen and that she will get good rest and refreshment while off the island, so that she can return with renewed energy.
Finn recently returned from Tanzania after spending five weeks helping with a Youth Sports Ministry. It was amazing to see the centre that has been developed there; there is plot of land with a kitchen, pickleball courts, a volleyball court, a gym, netball nets, and a space for football. Praise God that through the building of this centre, two Muslim men hired for work became believers as they spent lots of time with Christians! During Finn’s time there, they held a week-long youth camp and on one day, Finn was asked to give his testimony. He was hesitant at first, but one of the local pastors encouraged him by saying, ‘If you ever get the opportunity to proclaim the gospel then that is a privilege and you should always take it.’ It was indeed a real blessing for Finn to share his story and the gospel with Tanzanians. At the end of the week, they held the first church service in the new church plant and, to Finn’s amazement, around 15 people from the village came to the service and said they wanted to give their lives to Christ. Seeing the power of the gospel at work was such an encouragement and a real highlight of the trip. Please pray that these new believers would be discipled well, and for Finn as he processes all that the Lord has shown him and considers his next steps.
Paul has recently started making trips to Uganda to help supervise the building of a Mission Hub in Kotido. It feels as though life has come full circle, as Paul first went to Uganda in the 1980s and is delighted to be back in a country where he feels at home. The aim of the Kotido Mission Hub is to train Ugandan mission partners for work amongst the unreached people of Uganda, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Chad, and even as far as Niger. When he will head back next depends on when the local building control office approves the plans for the classrooms – possibly November. Please pray for Paul as he explores this new opportunity, and ask the Lord to guide and bless him as he gives his time and energy.
In partnership with the local church, Sandrine shares the love of Jesus with North African immigrants in Montréal, Canada. Over the summer, Sandrine and her team ran a youth camp which saw 44 children, a third of whom are from Muslim families, getting to have lots of fun and hear the gospel message through the story of Moses. They ended the week with a picnic with the parents, which gave the opportunity to chat with many of them. They were grateful for the impact this week had on their children. Following this camp, the Lord has opened a door with three Muslim families whose children Sandrine will begin tutoring. Please pray that these children will continue to attend clubs throughout the year, and that this tutoring opportunity will have an eternal impact on these families.
Zac moved to Tanzania at the start of the year to do Youth Sports Ministry. This month they welcomed a church group from Oregon, who came to help with the children’s camp they were running. A highlight Zac said will stay with him for the rest of his life happened one evening when they were running activities for children. A group ran past him and one child stopped and turned to him, with a huge inquisitive smile on his face, almost asking, ‘Is this for me?’. Zac nodded, and off he went to join in, beaming with joy. Sadly, children there must grow up fast, so being able to provide a space for them to be children, and to show them attention that they don’t often get, was a real privilege. Over 40 people put their faith in Jesus over the week and many seeds were planted. Praise God for this great encouragement. Please pray for these children and Zac’s relationships with them. Zac has a desire to serve long term in East Africa and is exploring what this might look like, so ask that the Lord would open up the right opportunities for him going forward.
Please pray for the 27,000 Makwe who live along the Northern coast of Mozambique. Praise God for the opportunities workers have had to do Bible studies with new believers. As a team, they have invested time in discipling children, teenagers, women and men, seeking to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of God. Pray for the Spirit to renew their minds and deepen their faith. Praise God too for all he has done through the Farming God’s Way initiative. May the Lord bring good results from that and blessings to the community around the local church.
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