Ruth works in the Indian Ocean Islands seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them.
She began serving with AIM in 2019 and she is seeking to be bold in her declaration of truth, but also wise in knowing when and how to provoke conversations that will have the greatest gospel impact.
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Ruth* works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. The team are very excited that the new Sister we have on the island, who came to faith earlier this year, was baptised last month! Her children are also showing some interest, with her daughter even coming along to the women’s bible study this month, so that’s super encouraging! Pray for Ruth as she transitions back into island life after a period of home assignment: that she would cope with the humidity (she’s returned during the hottest time), get the house set back up okay and that she would remember language! Ask the Lord for favour, meeting with the Director of the hospital, that he would allow her to volunteer there again and that he would write a letter of support so she can get a visa.
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Ruth* works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. About a year ago, a local couple’s baby died just a few hours after being born. The father had shown interest in knowing God and felt the pregnancy had been a real gift from Him as his wife had become pregnant after being prayed for, following many years of infertility. So, it was extra hard that the baby didn’t survive, and the father hasn’t shown as much interest in studying the Bible since. Despite this, Ruth’s regular visits to the wife have developed into a nice friendship and last month the wife gave birth to a baby boy. Give thanks for this wonderful gift and ask that both parents would seek God’s face as they marvel at this miracle.
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Ruth* works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. In her assignment location, she often sings at home on her own. Currently on home assignment in the UK, she has really enjoyed singing with so many people and learning some new songs. Pray that this time of refreshment would prepare her for her next season of service.
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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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Creative Access refers 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 good news of Jesus.
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