Daily prayers
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.
Dawn
Dawn* works to bring the gospel to unreached peoples in the Indian Ocean Islands. Give thanks for progress in the Bible translation project as drafts, audio recordings and apps have been finalised. Pray for Yvette*, her local language helper, that she will be convicted by the truth as they test epistles together. Pray too for Dawn’s relationship with Rachel’s* teenage daughter to grow as she does embroidery with her, and that the local church will maintain their momentum in meeting together. *Name changed for security reasons
Pete and Libby Halestrap
Pete and Libby Halestrap serve the African church through online medical training, and care for Third Culture Kids and their families. They were especially encouraged to see how God continues to use Kijabe Hospital for his glory on a recent visit back to where they used to serve. The growth in patient numbers, training opportunities, and discipleship of students is exciting to witness. A particular highlight was seeing the new classroom building, now part of Kijabe College of Health Sciences. Before they left, Pete was excited that he had secured a small amount of funding to build four new classrooms. Less than two years later, God has done immeasurably more than they could have asked or imagined: a brand-new building now stands with around twenty classrooms, counselling rooms, innovation centres, and even online learning studios. They had the immense privilege of opening the building as a family, and an even greater honour in seeing it named after them. It was already bustling with students from across Africa, and witnessing it being used and hearing about its future impact was deeply moving.
Sakalava of Madagascar
Pray for the 1.4 million Sakalava of Madagascar who live on the west coast of the island as semi-nomadic pastoralists who also grow some rice. Pray for the Sakalava believers. Pray for the translation work. Ask the Lord to add to the church daily those who are being saved.
Vision
Pray that disciples will be made amongst African people, in dependence on the grace and power of the Lord, in partnership with African churches, and with priority for unreached people groups.
Rex and Ruby
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. Reflecting on the parable of the sower, they ask us to pray for deep roots where there is response to the good news, with quick maturity and true understanding of the gospel. Pray for daily feeding and saturation by the truths of the Word. Pray for healthy preparation and dependence on the Lord and a steadfastness that endures the hot sun and continues growing, come what may. * Name changed for security reasons
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