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Paul

Sent from St Mary’s Church, Maidenhead

From September 2020-February 2022 Paul served in Chad, using Bible stories to teach English to young men. He is now between assignments in the UK.

Since his childhood, Paul’s heart has been longing for Africa. God has granted him many opportunities to explore this desire, and to investigate different options as he considered a long term future there. Through studying International Development and French, and then spending a year at Bible School, God equipped Paul for practical service in Chad.

With large swathes of the country having never come into contact with the gospel, Paul considers it a privilege to play a part in taking it to those frontiers. Within the context of teaching English classes for adults he had the opportunity to study the gospel, from creation to Pentecost, with his students. Over the course of six months these classes provide the opportunity for students to better understand the truths of the prophets, sin, God’s love, salvation, and what it means to be a disciple of Christ.

After involvement in this ministry in a previous short term placement with AIM in Chad, Paul returned to this ministry. Having developed deep friendships with a number of previous students, he continued to invest in those relationships, praying that God will grant more opportunities to follow up with more personal discussions about Christ and his saving work. Paul also prioritised language learning, with a view to building better connections with those that he knows outside of the context of teaching English.

Paul returned to the UK in February 2022 and is now looking for a new assignment.

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Latest Prayer News

Paul has finished serving in Chad and has been in the UK since February, and we are currently looking for a new assignment for him. Please pray that God will help Paul and AIM discern where the right place is for him to serve next. 

Paul is serving in Chad, using Bible stories to teach English to young men. The part of his work that he enjoys the most is the relationships he can build with friends and students, and being able to talk to them about Jesus. Please pray that in these relationships Paul will be able to demonstrate the love of Christ in every season. 

Since returning to Chad after his training in Kenya, Paul has been preparing for the new term of English classes. He is teaching a new cohort of students and going through the Old Testament with them. Please pray for the students, since for many this will be the first time that they have read the truths contained in it. Pray that as he teaches, Paul will be able to reflect God’s love and grace to his students. 

After a short term assignment in Chad, Paul returned to begin long term ministry, teaching English and sharing the gospel. Pray for him as he continues to learn language and build relationships with locals and his students that he may share the gospel with more depth. He is currently in the middle of three weeks’ training in Kenya. Please pray that the training will encourage and further equip Paul for his ministry, and for safe travel from Kenya to Chad when he returns. 

Praise God that, as they use the Bible as a text for their studies, some of Paul’s English students in Chad are genuinely wrestling with the claims Jesus made and are considering the possibility that Jesus is God. Pray that the Holy Spirit would open the eyes of their hearts to see Jesus for who he truly is.

Chad

Chad became independent from France in 1960. Since then, its politics have been characterised by violence, coups and insurgencies. It is a secular state with freedom of religion. Muslims are dominant in government, trade and the army, although they are only just the majority religion (approx 53%). LEARN MORE

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