Amelia* led a team serving among a Muslim people group on a small tropical island in the Indian Ocean, teaching English and studying the local language and culture.
She now serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ.
Could you partner with Amelia in this work?
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Amelia* serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. Give thanks that God has answered her prayer and provided multiple groups of women willing to befriend her and invite her to sit and talk with them. Her neighbour and her daughters have warmed to her and regularly bring food parcels to her flat as a sign of friendship. Pray that the Holy Spirit will give Amelia the skills she needs, both in language and in compassion and cultural awareness, to deepen her friendships with these women and girls.
*Names changed for security reasons.
Amelia* serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. Give thanks that her language learning continues to improve and that her friends and neighbours are patient with her as she picks up the basics. She asks us to pray for the Holy Spirit to guard her heart against pride and comparison in her language classes, as it can be difficult to feel that others are improving faster than her or can be tempting to press on in pride when she feels she is doing better. Pray she would continue to have a soft heart before the Lord and before her neighbours as she learns to be content in her dependence on others to communicate.
*Name changed for security reasons
Give thanks for the news of three new believers on the Indian Ocean Islands. Pray for endurance to continue pressing on towards Christ on their own while their main Christian mentor is and for their hearts to grow in love and devotion to Jesus.
Give thanks with Ruth for the bound books of Genesis, Exodus, Luke and Acts and Bible audio players that were delivered to the Indian Ocean Islands recently. One believer left his book of scripture on his office desk at work and told Ruth that everyone who has come into his office has picked it up and then asked for a copy. Pray that each would be supplied with one and that God’s word will open their eyes to the truth of the gospel and their need of Jesus.
Give thanks that workers on the Indian Ocean Island have received their first shipment of Genesis and Exodus, translated into one island’s local dialect. For the first time, they have scripture in bound books that look beautiful and look like respected holy books, in the local dialect. The translated scripture was brought over from Tanzania by a friend on a boat. Please pray for these first books to be the start for all scripture to be made into such respectable-looking books. Pray for the other copies to arrive without issue. Pray for safe distribution amongst believers and beyond, that hearts would be transformed by God’s word.
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.
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We long to let all Africa's people know that they can have life, in all its fullness, for comfort rather than being in fear of breaking taboos or working to earn favour in the eyes of their gods.
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One of our team leaders serving on the Indian Ocean Islands shares how her TIMO experience fortifies her current ministry.
We asked Amelia to share what she has learnt about sharing her faith over the 13 years she has lived on an island in the Indian Ocean, and how important it is to understand other people’s faith before sharing your own.
F* shares why he is serving as an English teacher on an Indian Ocean Island and the challenges and joys it brings as he seeks to share the gospel.
