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Phinehas and Deborah

Phinehas and Deborah are in a creative access location working with local believers to equip leaders, facilitate church planting and build gospel relationships. They are working primarily with three local tribes, reaching out to them with the message of Jesus.

They were called to serve in global mission in 2003 after serving in their home church for many years. They and their two teenage daughters love Jesus and are walking in His grace in response to His faithfulness to them over the years.

The challenges of their ministry include not only reaching out to the unreached with the gospel but also leading teaching and discipleship classes to help equip local church leaders to effectively lead, serve and plant churches in their home country. 

Could you support Phinehas and Deborah in this work?

Latest Prayer News

3 September 2025

Amelia* serves in West Africa, sharing the gospel with those in a region that is very opposed to the message of Jesus Christ. She has recently been learning from her language teacher about the influential Griot (musicians/singers) status group – this is a hereditary caste-like group who serve as oral historians, poets, musicians and praise singers. Though considered to be of low status, they wield a lot of power through their ability to praise or shame through song. She has heard stories about policemen stopping cars for traffic infringements, but on hearing the family name, quickly letting them go (or as one story goes, even paying them to drive on) after they recognised a Griot family name. Please join Amelia in praying for the redemption of music from being a weapon wielded for money or power, or for the praising of individuals or families. Pray instead for a release of worship that unites people and stirs hearts as they turn to look at Jesus. Ask the Lord to raise up writers and singers of worship songs.

*Name changed for security reasons

2 September 2025

Ndeshi is the Personnel Officer in our Southern Africa Region office. The last two years have been an extended time of transition to a new office, home, and church. She has had to wait patiently for the Lord, but her heart is full of thankfulness and joy at his recent provision. Pray that her testimony of the Lord’s goodness through this time will be of great help to all she supports in her role, as they too serve through transitions, uncertainty, and periods of waiting on the Lord.

1 September 2025

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.

*Name changed for security reasons

31 August 2025

Pray for the 105,000 Mwani of Mozambique. They are fishermen, living along the coast of Northern Mozambique. Mwani means ‘beach’ and their lives revolve around the shore. They are Folk Muslims, following Islam while also fearing the spirits and believing in magic. Give thanks to God that a Bible study with children is bearing fruit and the number of children is growing, even though some are forbidden to come by their parents. Please pray for those families and their salvation.

30 August 2025

Core Value: Collaboration. Pray for all in AIM as we collaborate with like-minded churches, organisations, and individuals to see the name of Jesus worshiped by all African peoples, recognising and rejoicing that the Great Commission is for the whole Body of Christ and its different parts (Eph 4:15-16).

Creative Access

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. LEARN MORE

Church Development

We hope that our church development work with local African churches will lead them to be centres of hope and love that draw more people to Jesus. LEARN MORE

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