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Sam & Leanna Williamson

Ella, Suzanna, Zeph & Zeke

Sent from St Luke’s Church, Wimbledon Park, London

Sam and Leanna led the Extreme TIMO team seeking to reach out to shepherds in the mountains of Lesotho with the gospel.

Lesotho is nicknamed the “Kingdom in the Sky”, and rightly so, given that it is the only state in the world that lies entirely 1km above sea level. Sam and Leanna led a team of men who lived and worked with the nomadic shepherds who live isolated lives high in the mountains. The TIMO team ultimately aimed to plant a church among them, praying that shepherds of livestock will become shepherds of men.

As well as supporting the team in sharing the gospel, Sam and Leanna also facilitated their learning of a theological curriculum and cared for their spiritual growth during the two year period of their service with AIM.

Latest Prayer News

Give thanks that Geoff Donaldson, one of AIM’s Mission Advisors in Ireland has had a smooth ending to his role within AIM and has followed God’s calling to take up the position of Ireland Director for Europe Christian Mission (ECM). Pray for him as he settles into his new role and that he would rely on the Lord for his strength. 

Please pray for a number of retired AIM missionaries who are currently in hospital; especially for Netty Sinclair who has just received a difficult diagnosis and is very ill.

On Tuesday 10th April a number of us from the office attended a thanksgiving service for the life of Colin Molyneux who served with AIM in various capacities for over 35 years, including in Kenya, Madagascar, Chad and the UK. During the service Peter Maclure, a retired AIM missionary, read out a tribute to Colin’s work with AIM which you can read here. Please pray for Colin’s wife, Rosemary, and the wider family as they continue to mourn a much loved husband, father, brother and grandfather. Give thanks for the ways in which God blessed and used Colin throughout a life which has been characterised as “a life lived for Jesus”.

We couldn’t wish to bring any better news than this… four shepherds in the last few weeks have given their lives to Christ!… Please pray as often as you can for Thabile, Semora, Chaile and Pele-pele. Pray that the Holy Spirit has truly convicted them of sin, allowed their hearts to know Jesus and that the seed of the gospel has truly found good soil!… The party in heaven may have taken place, but a battle now lies ahead for these young men. They face opposition from their families and ostracism from their community as they stop partaking in ancestral feasts and initiation ceremonies. They will struggle to grow in faith in a country with so few Bible-believing churches… Please pray for great wisdom and language skill for the team as they begin discipling Thabile, Semora, Chaile and Pele-Pele. Also pray for wisdom for us and the team in how they can model Christian gatherings (church) even in the extreme culture and geography that they live in!

Lesotho

Lesotho is a Kingdom totally surrounded by South Africa, whom they depend on, as their biggest employer and buyer of their main natural resource – water. Lesotho is made up of highland villages, where people live in extreme poverty and few have heard the gospel. LEARN MORE

TIMO

TIMO is Training In Ministry Outreach. It is a two-year programme that trains new cross-cultural workers from around the world to do ministry in Africa. LEARN MORE
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A harvest in the mountains

The Extreme TIMO team has been in the mountains of Lesotho for over 18 months. It has been a tough time, with little visible fruit, but that has started to change. Team leader Sam Williamson shares the latest exciting news.

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