What’s life like in North Africa?
Fatima’s day starts early and ends late. She explains what she normally gets up to. Each day starts with dawn prayers. Then, breakfast needs to be made…
AIM Location: Creative Access
We use ‘Creative Access’ to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity and where traditional ‘missionary work’ is not possible. Workers, therefore, need to be ‘creative’ in how they proclaim the liberating news of Jesus Christ. In North Africa alone, 200 million people from 472 unreached people groups are unreached with the gospel. That’s 200 million people unknowingly heading for a Christ-less eternity.
Workers use skills in many areas, including business, education and healthcare. Whatever you do for your ‘job’ at home, with a bit of modification you could probably do it in a creative access area.
Whatever role you have, the aim is to be as intentional as possible – to have the name of Jesus Christ on your lips at all times. Whether it is buying bread for breakfast, meeting with a client to discuss business, dropping off children at school, or drinking tea with a friend, the intention is to always be ready to share the truth of the gospel.
The lost need to hear the good news of Jesus. Is God working in your heart? Are you considering working in an area where Jesus isn’t known?
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What would you give up for God?
A missionary serving in North Africa shares their story. “As a teenager I really wanted to be cool. I was willing to do almost anything for it…”
Lamb Kefta Tagine (meatball stew)
The large dome-shape of the tagine is designed to return condensed liquid to the base. This means a minimal amount of water is needed to cook. The region of North Africa (including the Middle East) is the most water-scarce region in the world.
Speak Arabic
Modern Standard Arabic is a written language, but in many places in North Africa locals speak an unwritten Arabic dialect. Watch the video and see if you can learn any phrases.
Pray for people in Creative Access locations
We use the phrase ‘creative access’ to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity.
I met Jesus on the TV
“I met Jesus on the TV”. Samara smiles at my confusion. “One day, I was flicking through the TV channels looking for something to watch. I found this man talking about religion in Arabic. But this wasn’t Islam. He was talking about Jesus.
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