Daily prayers
Short Term
Pray for Cath as she seeks to place short term volunteers within appropriate settings for their gifts and needs. One recently returned short termer reported that, “It was wonderful to be able to share the gospel with some of the vulnerable women, and especially to do so in Malagasy.” Another highlight was sharing with Malagasy churches, and seeing people realise that they could be involved in mission, that they too are called to mission. This short termer hopes to serve long-term so please pray the Lord will open the doors for that to happen.
Lokwa of South Sudan
Pray for the 30-40,000 Lokwa of South Sudan. They are farmers and pastoralists, living in the fertile area of South Sudan near the Uganda border. They find valour in cattle raids and warfare, but many have been displaced due to the conflict and are living in refugee camps. Kennedy is a young, enthusiastic, committed follower of Jesus, trying to make Jesus known among the Lokwa. He has reached many villages by bicycle, preaching the gospel and showing the Jesus Film. Please pray for strength and resilience, for fruit from his labours, and that the Lord would raise up co-labourers for this vast work to bring the gospel to the Lokwa.
Mission
Pray that we at AIM would be effectively serving and equipping the church of Jesus Christ to make disciples of the peoples of Africa: partnering with churches, reaching Africa’s unreached.
Ben and Christelle Simonin
Ben and Christelle Simonin serve in Mayotte, making disciples among the unreached people living there. When they returned to Mayotte after hurricane Chido, they were keen to make psychological care accessible to the inhabitants of Mayotte as they had found a very tired and resigned population. They were able to organize an entire week around mental health, which they called: “CHIDO, let’s talk about it?” They were helped by Jay Doza, a Christian trauma specialist. She spoke at several events, led conferences on trauma, a discussion group around a brunch, and a film debate on anxiety. Within the church, she spoke at a youth camp, as well as at a post-Chido discussion group. Pray for fruit from all this.
Kathleen Quellmalz
Kathleen Quellmalz serves in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with Safina Street Network; an outreach working with vulnerable children and young people. At a recent Camp, Pastor John Kabuga, who had a similar past to many of the young people before he found faith in Christ, encouraged the young people greatly through his Bible studies, personal testimony and songs. Many were delivered from occult bondage and filled with the Holy Spirit. Tears were shed as sins were confessed and needs were brought to Jesus. The presence of God was palpable among them. They also had great fun playing games and taking part in the traditional football match between the SAFINA team and the villagers of Konga, where the school is located.
Wellspring School
Hannah works at Wellspring School in Chad. Praise the Lord for his sustaining grace in finishing up the year. Pray for rest, refreshment, and safety over the break for the teachers, students and their families. Pray for wisdom for Hannah in the timing of practical tasks that need to happen on the compound during the break, and for a good holiday this month.
Barry and Heather Mann
Barry and Heather Mann work with Growing Nations, an organisation based in Maphutseng, Lesotho, which shares God’s love through a focus on agricultural knowledge and training. Barry also serves as AIM International’s Crisis Consultant. Back in March, Growing Nations hosted a series of Mission Training Conferences, attended by seminary students and graduates, and pastors from different church denominations in Lesotho. Pray that God will work in the hearts of all who attended. Pray too for one particular couple, leaders of a local church, who have felt God calling them into mission for a while. That calling has been reaffirmed as a result of attending the training so please pray that God will make a way for them to follow that calling and that they will be open to God’s leading.
GO Progam
AIM’s GO Program runs until August 15th. It’s a two-month discipleship and mission training program based in East Africa and facilitated by experienced missionaries and national leaders. The goal is to develop Christ-like character and instil basic skills for outreach among unreached people groups. Pray for the participants to be called into full term ministry. Ask that their time in the GO Program would be formative in their walk with Christ and give them a greater understanding of global missions.
Laarim of South Sudan
Pray for the 7-10,000 Laarim of South Sudan who live in small settlements in the Boya Hills: a rugged area with rich savanna, high grasslands and scrub bushes. Cattle-rustling continues to fuel hostilities between the Laarim and the Toposa, and efforts for peace and reconciliation have so far borne no fruit in this long-standing conflict. They are also in the middle of a cholera outbreak and the community has experienced a lot of loss. The small clinic is understaffed, lacking supplies and overworked, but they continue to curb the impact of this epidemic. Pray for the Lord’s mercy! Despite this being the hunger season, the Lord has brought rain for the gardens, and he is strengthening the faithful few believers as they are learning to look to Christ for their help. Pray for them.
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