Pray for global mission

How should we pray for ourselves and others? Every day our staff, and the pastors and missionaries who join us, hear an opening prayer shaped by Luke 10:2. ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’ We shape our prayers around this verse, to help us remain focused on the task we have been called to. Praying through scripture helps us to be shaped by Godโ€™s heart, to have our eyes opened to his work in the world and to be challenged to see how God has placed us to work out his purposes.

We know that when we pray God is not only moving our hearts wherever we are, but he is also directing peopleโ€™s lives, shaping cultures, opening doors and equipping those he is calling. God’s sovereignty, power and might give us confidence to pray prayers that go beyond our understanding of the means to achieve them, or the cost to individuals and churches to see him fulfil them. Our prayers are to see God raise up people ready to cross-cultures and share the good news. So, let us pray through some of Scripture together to help us broaden our prayers, and move from our day-to-day concerns, to praying for God to reach our communities, churches and every nation.

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Prayer from AIMโ€™s Daily Prayer:

Amelia* serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. She writes, โ€œThere are a number of challenges here to staying healthy โ€“ whether that be physically or emotionally. It feels like a significant proportion of workers here are facing struggles including chronic illnesses, depression, hard family situations back at home, team dysfunction, as well as just a general weariness whether physical or spiritual. Ask that God would bring healing, would renew unity, and restore joy. We live in a physical desert, but that doesnโ€™t mean that we need also live in a spiritual desert with parched and weary souls. Ask that the Spirit would empower us to live here in ways that would cause people to constantly be asking us the reason for the hope that we have.โ€ Pray that some time away from her ministry location would be refreshing for Amelia* in all the ways she needs it to be!

* Name changed for security reasons.

Ben and Christelle Simonin serve in Mayotte, making disciples among the unreached people living there. They have had quite a journey in recent months: evacuation from Mayotte after Cyclone Chido hit in December; a week on Reunion Island before landing in Paris; then six weeks in Switzerland for debriefing and recovery; to Kenya for a conference in Nairobi to recharge and meet many colleagues serving in Africa; back to Mayotte and beginning to create relationships in their new village of Mโ€™zouasia. Praise the Lord for his hand of care upon them during this time and pray that the Lord would use them to reveal himself to whole families in Mโ€™zouasia.

Hannah Jackson is the Assistant Child Safety Officer for AIM. Recently she went again to the English language club for adults in a Muslim neighbourhood, where a Christian doctor gave a presentation on identity and belonging, linked to mental health. The doctorโ€™s starter questions and sharing about where her identity is, sparked lots of good conversations amongst the students. Hannah was able to share briefly in her group about her identity as a child of God through Jesus and they asked her questions and seemed genuinely interested. The club is once a fortnight, but many of the students go to formal lessons each day and have other connections with Christians in the community. Pray for them to find Jesus.

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