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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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.
Ruth* works on an Indian Ocean Island seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. She writes of recent elections and the fear of violence, of which there was some in other parts of the island. Give thanks with Ruth that the post-election frustrations died down and there is calm on the island. Give thanks too that we know the one true leader, who reigns over all and gives peace in the storms. Ask that Ruth would have many opportunities to share of His hope and peace.
*Name changed for security reasons
Ruth* works in the Indian Ocean Islands seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. Give thanks for the enjoyable time she was able to have with friends at the coming-of-age celebrations of one of the teenage girls in her Bible study group. Pray that this young woman will remember the psalms and prayers prayed over her and will resist the temptation to follow the world’s teaching but will continue to choose to follow Jesus in her teenage years and the rest of her life.
*Names changed for security reasons.
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.
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.
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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One of our team leaders serving on the Indian Ocean Islands shares how her TIMO experience fortifies her current ministry.
We asked Amelia to share what she has learnt about sharing her faith over the 13 years she has lived on an island in the Indian Ocean, and how important it is to understand other people’s faith before sharing your own.
F* shares why he is serving as an English teacher on an Indian Ocean Island and the challenges and joys it brings as he seeks to share the gospel.
