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Kay leads a medical team in the Indian Ocean Islands.

Kay has had an interest in mission work since childhood. After graduating from university and working for a couple of years as a nurse, she became part of a Training In Ministry Outreach (TIMO) team working in the Indian Ocean Islands in 2011. After the TIMO team finished, she returned to the Islands and worked as a nurse in a small government-run clinic, before moving in 2020 to lead a church-planting healthcare team.

During her time on the Islands, Kay learned and experienced how a team can become family through the ups and downs of team life. She learned how to share what she believes in ways that can be understood in the local worldview; and, most importantly, she has learned and seen the power of prayer and the work of the Holy Spirit in changing lives, and that is what she desperately desires for these island people.

From the very beginning, the team has had challenges, but they have seen God’s faithfulness in apparent setbacks: health issues forced them to rely on his strength instead of their own; delays in receiving work permits gave extra time for learning the local language and building relationships with others in the community; and working in healthcare in a very different environment from what they are used to has helped them grow in humility.

Since the team began, they have had the opportunity to support local believers and grow together in a desire to share the gospel with others. They have had the privilege of caring for people from first to last breaths; sat with their community and shared God’s word with seekers; and have seen people get exciting about hearing God’s truth. They long for more workers to join them; for more of the Bible to be available in the local language and for more people to grapple with it; for more lives to be transformed by God and for those lives in turn to impact others.

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Latest Prayer News

Kay* leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Today marks the beginning of her home assignment. Please pray for good rest and reconnection with family and supporters. Also pray for Ma Fiona, a local seeker. She has moved 45 mins away for the harvesting season and is building a house on family land there. She considers that house to be an answer to prayer and God’s provision. However, although she has completed a Bible overview and is keen to lean more, she is currently unsure whether the right way is Islam or Jesus. Please pray that the Lord would continue to open her eyes to see him, not just as an earthly provider, but as her heavenly provider and Saviour.

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Kay* leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. She is nearing the end of a Bible overview with Mama Fiona*. Please pray Mama Fiona will see and commit to the truth and choose to follow Jesus. Pray too for wisdom in what to study next, as they gauge where her heart is. The two of them travelled to another town for the wedding of one of her family members. Pray that this time spent together outside their studies would enrich their relationship.

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Kay* leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Praise the Lord for the way technology like Facebook and Apps are being used in Gospel work. A local Christian posted something on Facebook which was seen by an unbeliever who was drawn to find out more and is now believing.

Kay* leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Ramadan often feels oppressive as everyone is trying to appear to be extra religious. Pray that our teams would see and embrace the genuinely open conversations amid the usual debates or comments. It is a time where many truly try to seek God. In light of this, please pray that people would see the emptiness of works and striving and that as they seek, they would find the only true way of salvation.

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Kay* leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Pray for R*, a local believer, who was recently arrested after a social media post was discovered answering some questions. She spent one night at the station then another in prison, before her case went to court. She was looking at the possibility of a several month sentence but ended up being let off with a fine and a ban on ‘sharing’. She came out rejoicing at the many opportunities she’d been given over those two nights to share with guards and other inmates. Please pray for wisdom for her as she continues to be bold. We have seen an increase in persecution on each island in recent months.

*Names changed for security reasons

Indian Ocean Islands

These beautiful tropical islands are 99.9% Muslim and for security reasons we refer to this area as the ‘Indian Ocean Islands’ rather than naming individual islands. Islam is deeply rooted on these islands and to be an islander is to be a Muslim. There are a small number of believers on each island but many follow Jesus secretly for fear of rejection and persecution.

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