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Elle

Sent from Regent Chapel Christian Fellowship, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands.

When Elle became a Christian at a Gloddaeth camp in rainy north Wales, she was already planning to become a doctor; but God challenged her that while he loves us to serve people practically, the biggest need anyone has is hearing and accepting the gospel.

On her gap year in a Creative Access country, where it isn’t possible to publicly preach the gospel, Elle met Christians using ‘normal’ jobs to build relationships and share the good news. God gave her a heart for the people they were trying to reach: they are so difficult to get the message to, and face so many dangers if they accept it. Elle felt called to this work.

During medical school Elle stayed with an AIM team on an Indian Ocean island and worked in the hospital there. She saw God work in amazing ways: People wanted to talk about God, sought out the Bible, and even had dreams about Jesus. She wanted to go back as soon as possible.

Elle has now returned to the island to join the AIM team there. She will primarily work as a children’s doctor in the hospital and rural clinics, but her intention will be to make friends with staff and patients and share the essential truth of the gospel with them.

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Latest Prayer News

9 March 2024

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. 

16 November 2023

Elle* is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands. Pray with her as she weeps with those who weep including her friends Harry* and Susie* who lost their unborn child quite late in Susie*’s pregnancy. Pray for God to comfort them and for Elle* to be able to share the comfort of Jesus whose love is so great and who is close to the brokenhearted. Pray too for Elle as she supports her friend Mama *Desborough, who is struggling with pain in her paralysed side after a stroke some years ago. There are many frauds who would take advantage of her, so pray for discernment for Elle* as she explains why she cannot pay for ‘miracle’ cures for her, but instead shows her love through the power of prayer in Jesus’ name.

*Names changed for security reasons.

12 August 2023

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. 

29 June 2023

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. 

19 June 2023

Give thanks for the upcoming weddings of two local believing couples on the Indian Ocean Islands. AIM workers on the Islands will be attending and it will be a believer’s only celebration. Pray for those getting married, that Christ would be the centre of their marriages. Pray that this day will be an opportunity for this community of believers to feel a deeper sense of unity in Christ, as they celebrate how this day points to the truth of Christ and his bride the Church being united on the last day and the joyful hope this brings.  

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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