Daily prayers
Christmas Appeal
As Christmas approaches, pray for God to prepare generous hearts to respond to AIM UK’s Christmas Fundraising Appeal this Christmas. We rely on the prayers and donations of our supporters to continue working to reach the unreached with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray that our Appeal will be more than just another fundraising letter among many others but would be a welcome opportunity for people to partner in God’s work in Africa and across the globe.
Fulani
The unreached Fulani people live in West Africa. PrayAfrica.org writes: “This year the rains were abnormally abundant in the Sahel, especially in August and September, which has extended the malaria season. With the cold setting in, and the dust increasing, colds and other respiratory ailments affect many people. Due to this year’s famine, many people are malnourished and anaemic. When malaria arrives, the consequences are serious. Many people cannot afford medication. Animist beliefs and traditions, as well as the fact that health spending is not a priority, are major obstacles, often with disastrous consequences. During the month of October, the community health worker and I made many trips to the clinics and the hospital in town, to help sick people receive care. All had to be transfused with blood. We also lost a child just as we entered the hospital courtyard. At home too, people come one after the other to look for medicine. Lord, have mercy.”
Margot DeSouza
Margot DeSouza has completed her service as part of a TIMO team serving in Likawage, Tanzania. Pray for good sleep and routines for her and her husband Fernando as they continue enjoying parenthood with their baby boy. Ask God to bless their language learning as they study French in preparation to return to Fernando’s ministry team in Chad, where their French language skills will be important. Ask God to give them perseverance and peace as they enjoy this season of life while preparing to move country again with a small child.
The Gabbra
The Gabbra are an unreached people group who live in the Chalbi desert along the border of Kenya and Ethiopia. PrayAfrica writes : “Twelve youth and a Brazilian couple, alongside our Gabbra youth Pastor, went for a four-day outreach in the Hurri Hills gathering the existing Christians to encourage them, then visiting several new villages to sing and share the gospel. Very high energy and great openings. We are expecting them back in Dukana today to share how everything went. Pray for all the gospel seeds they planted to find good soil and produce much fruit!”
Gilles and Myriam Bonvallat
Gilles & Myriam are AIM mobilisers for French-speaking Europe and Gilles also serves as Director and Finance Officer for the Francophone office. For some time, they have been overwhelmed with the many responsibilities they carry, both outside and within AIM. As they prepare to take a sabbatical from their AIM roles in December, pray that God will help them to complete the tasks they can and submit to God what they must leave for others to take over. Pray for peace in their hearts as they plan how to use their sabbatical effectively to rest well.
Owen and Miriam Pugh
Owen and Miriam Pugh serve in AIM’s International Office, based in the UK. Owen is AIM International’s Office Manager and Miriam is the Personnel Director. Give thanks that they were able to visit their former teammates in Tanzania recently and that they heard of three more Tanzanian believers being baptised! Pray for the translation of the Bible into the local language of Alagwaisa. There have been significant challenges for the translation team to overcome this year. Pray with Owen and Miriam for God to continue to bless this work and give wisdom to those who lead it.
Prisoners of North Africa
Continue to pray for Christian prisoners in North Africa who have been imprisoned for their faith in Jesus for some time now. Their trial has been postponed multiple times, and the last trial produced no verdict. Their new trial is scheduled for today. Ask God to give each prisoner continued endurance in this suffering. Pray that this trial will go ahead, that there will be a clear verdict, and that the prisoners will be released.
Calire Weddell
Claire Weddell is based in Chimoio, Mozambique, working with local churches in discipleship and leadership development. Praise God for the impact of the new Youth Mobilization Training she and her team ran for a second time in October. Please pray for her and for the team of mobilisers as they work on establishing follow-up, including a Discipleship Program to meet the needs of these young people
Caroline Bell
Caroline Bell partners with churches in Moroto, Uganda, to envision, equip, mobilise, and encourage believers to reach out to rural Karimojong communities with the gospel. The church plant in which she’s been most involved has recently merged with a church in the next village and begun meeting there. Caroline misses meeting in the first village and the connections it brought with the wider community there. Pray for her as she seeks God’s guidance on how to continue to invest in these connections while meeting to worship elsewhere. Pray that God will bring spiritual fruit from this merging of two church congregations.
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