Daily prayers
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.
Claudia serves the local church in Beira, Mozambique, in leadership training. Due to her travels this month and in October, Claudia left her students with the challenge to choose a book from the Bible and start reading it on their own, without a weekly meeting and homework. Pray that this challenge would develop into regular personal Bible reading for these young people.
Please pray for the 323,000 Makhuwa Nahara who live on the north coast of Mozambique. They are a subgroup of the Makhuwa, which is the largest ethnic group in the country and comprises 40% of the population. Due to the distances between communities and the challenges of reaching those in remote coastal areas, radio provides an important opportunity to share the message of Christ. Through N. Community Radio, the ministry team has been given one hour each week to broadcast a Gospel programme called Mapattwelo, meaning “Beginnings”. Every Thursday evening, the team prepares a new programme for that hour. Through these broadcasts, they have an opportunity to communicate biblical truth and introduce listeners to the message of Jesus. Please pray that God would prepare the hearts of the Nahara people to hear and respond to the Gospel. Pray for the team, that they might have wisdom to communicate God’s Word clearly and in ways that connect with the Nahara community.
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