Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Aiden, a local believer, has been having family problems since his brother returned from another island. His brother doesn’t like Aiden’s faith and has been trying to turn their father against him, saying he is doing witchcraft over his food and making him scared to accept any gifts of help from Aiden. As well as isolating Aiden from his family, it’s also affecting other new believers. Please ask the Lord to help Aiden to show great courage, steadfastness and grace towards his brother and wife. Pray for a change of heart for his brother and that those looking on would see the light in Aiden’s life.

Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands and has recently had a short-termer, ‘Z’, arrive to join her team for the next six months. The rainy season means roads and paths are slippery and muddy, and recently, as Elle was taking a bus to the capital, she had to get out and slide down the muddy bank to find another bus, because a truck had got stuck in the mud and was blocking the way! Please pray for plans to improve the roads, as it now takes at least three hours for her to get to the capital, which is the only place to buy tea bags and toilet paper! Elle still struggles to understand the islanders when they’re speaking at full speed, especially on the phone. Ask the Lord to help her make progress in language, especially in listening skills, and to keep persevering when it’s hard.

Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands and has recently had a short-termer, ‘Z’, arrive to join her team for the next 6 months. Please pray for Elle as she seeks to introduce Z to the culture, language and organisation. Ask that Z wouldn’t be overwhelmed, but that Elle would be able to encourage and reassure her. The word for ‘visitor’ there is the same as ‘stranger’ or ‘foreigner’. It is used in different ways depending on the context, but Elle longs for Z to feel at home, to make good friends and not consider herself, or be considered, a stranger for long. Ask the Lord to strengthen those who are far from home for his sake, that they might be rooted in Him and find refuge in the midst of change.