Daily prayers
Hannah is the Child Safety Officer for AIM. Give thanks for 33 new AIM members and their children, from 14 different countries, and serving all over Africa in different contexts, who have recently finished their Africa-Based Orientation training. Hannah led Child Safety sessions for children and adults and enjoyed sharing cups of chai and meals with people. Please pray that God will use Hannah’s labours and multiply them in the places that these missionaries have been sent to, so that they faithfully embody the care of Jesus.
The Muslim fasting month starts today until 19th March. For the next month, Muslims around the world will be actively seeking to be holy before Allah as they fast during daylight hours. Today is also the start of Lent, when we remember the 40-day fast that Jesus undertook in the wilderness. Pray that believers use the opportunity of the Lenten fast to pray and be enthusiastic witnesses, sharing their faith in Christ with their Muslim communities in a meaningful way.
Holly has just begun a new assignment in North Africa, working in a hospital among unreached people. Recently, while her team were doing a book study, there was a commotion downstairs as a family brought in a (tragically fatal) sick patient. It was a stark demonstration of the contrast between the hope and security they knew and could take great comfort in, as they sat upstairs, and the sorrow and despair the family below were experiencing; a powerful reminder of the reason why they, and the hospital, are there to share the hope of Christ. Please pray for Holly as she navigates these contrasts, and that the Lord may use her to be a light in places of great darkness.
Graham and Fiona have recently retired from service in Africa to settle in the UK. Pray for them as they take the next year as a sabbatical to adjust to this new culture that is now their home and wait on the Lord to discern their roles in a land that feels strange. Ask that the Lord would walk with them and comfort them as they continue to process grief and loss.
Pray for the 2,000 Y refugees living in the Horn right now, whose number is growing all the time due to the ongoing conflict in their homeland. Pray for an end to the conflict, for suffering people to get the help they need, and for the many refugees who have fled around the world to hear the gospel and be saved.
Please pray for those working among African diaspora communities in the UK. There is a growing sense of fearfulness among the immigrant and asylum-seeking communities due primarily to publicised political forums against asylum-seekers and immigrants in the U.K.Praise God for those who have recently come to profess Christ and ask that the Lord would strengthen their faith as they seek to share the good news in this current climate.
Amelia serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. She recently shared an encouraging story from a colleague about a man he has been discipling. This young man keeps his faith secret and lives in fear of anyone finding out about his faith. But the other day, he walked into his brother’s home and saw his two nieces watching the Jesus film on an Arabic TV channel. Without thinking, he exclaimed: I love this film, it’s my favourite! And with his brother sitting right there, his nieces told him that they watched this channel all the time. Pray that this would be a small beginning, and that the number of those who love Jesus would grow and grow in that family.
Hannah is the Headteacher at Wellspring School in Chad. Pray for Hannah and her colleague Rachel to serve and support each other well, as they adjust to being a team of two, and need to adapt the curriculum to meet individual needs. Ask the Lord to sustain the students as they navigate this transitional period and build relationships with their teachers. Continue to pray for wisdom in the ‘now and not yet’ of the visa situation, as Wellspring will be significantly impacted next year if it continues, and that Hannah and the team will walk closely with the Lord through these unknowns, trusting in His guiding hand and daily provision.
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