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.
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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. Please continue to pray for the church in the South. One of the leaders, Sidi, and two younger (non-believing) men from his household have been in prison for a couple of months. They were arrested after a man who came to attack them died after being chased away. There are conflicting accounts as to what happened and how he died, but Sidi (despite not being involved in the pursuit) and these two men were both arrested. Sidi has now been released due to ill health, but the two young men arrested with him are still in prison, and the court case is still pending. So please continue to pray, asking God to use the months that have passed to cool emotions in the community, and so create space for justice to be done. Pray too for the two young men still in prison, ask that God would use the hardships of this time to open their hearts to him. Ask the Lord to comfort and strengthen the wider community of believers who are continuing to endure threats and persecution, and that local leaders may stand with them against violence and threats.
Amelia serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. A small group have been meeting to pray and plan around how they might help local worship arise. There are few worship songs in the local language, and it’s not clear that any of them are ever actually used in worship. There are lots of barriers to heart worship springing up there, yet there is a sense that God is calling it forth. Pray that God would guide and use them as the Spirit gives the passion, the gifting and the vision to men and women there.
Amelia serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. Last month she celebrated 20 years in Africa and in all that time she has always been part of a team. Recently, her colleagues have had to move away for various reasons, so please pray for Amelia as she seeks God’s guidance for what is next. She is due for Home Assignment in the UK at the end of June and wants to be intentional in how she pursues health and rest, so please ask for wisdom as she plans her time, and that she would, moment by moment, choose to trust God as the author of this story.
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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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.
We asked Amelia what’s it’s like to live on an Indian Ocean island and to seek to share the gospel there.
Amelia lives and works on an Indian Ocean Island as part of a church planting team. We asked her, in the context of her work, why bother with church planting and what benefit it has in reaching the lost with the good news of Jesus Christ?
