Fuel God's Mission Through Prayer
Prayer is the heartbeat of every breakthrough in the lives of Africans around the world. When you pray for AIM’s Mission Partners and Africa’s unreached peoples, you’re not just offering support—you’re wielding the most powerful tool in advancing God’s kingdom.
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Every church planted, every life transformed, and every breakthrough among unreached people groups begins with prayer. Your prayers are just as vital as our Mission Partners’ service.
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Cees and Mirjam serve in Kotido, Uganda, to engage the Karimojong people for Christ. In addition to using audio Bibles, they have launched a Bible storytelling pilot program. On Saturdays, about 60 illiterate church workers from various (tree) churches in the area gather under a big tamarisk tree. Dirce (a colleague) or Mirjam tell the story as simply and factually as possible. They repeat this several times and each time ask what they’ve retained. After the fourth time, most of them know the entire story by heart and begin retelling it in pairs. They then discuss the application in small groups and repeat the entire story one or two more times. Now everyone has the Word in their minds and, hopefully, in their hearts as well, so it can be shared during the Sunday church service. The participants are very enthusiastic. In 12 weeks, they are taking them through major stages from Creation to the Second Coming. Pray that these stories take deep root and multiply outward. Pray for boldness as these church workers step out to share with neighbours, relatives, and villages that have yet to hear.
Kathleen has served in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, for 30 years with Safina Street Network, an outreach working with vulnerable children and young people. Kathleen has recently returned to Tanzania, based in a different location and fulfilling a new role for Safina, in public relations and partnership development. Recently, she had the privilege of accompanying and supporting a team of dentists, visiting from the United States. Together they treated 185 children, teenagers, and adults. Kathleen is thankful for new opportunities and looks forward to discovering the new paths Jesus has prepared for her. Pray for Kathleen as she adapts to living in a new community and seeks to build relationships.
Please pray for the 960,000 Karimojong who live in Northeastern Uganda. Praise God for the powerful tool that audio Bibles have been in bringing communities together to listen to the Word and discuss what they have heard. People are coming to faith! Please pray for these new disciples as this is exactly the kind of breakthrough that unsettles the enemy of our souls. The team are now receiving requests from all over for more of these devices. Right now, a single audio Bible is being shared by as many as three different village groups and used multiple times a week. Keeping that running smoothly takes real logistics, communication, and coordination—it’s a good challenge to have! Ask that the Lord might grant wisdom and resources to the team to keep pace with the demand.
Pray that as we are part of the precious, redeemed, and dearly loved people of the Lord, we would strive to be living sacrificially for the Lord, his Kingdom, his church, and his people. (Philippians 2:17)
Mix and Katie serve at Rift Valley Academy (RVA), AIM’s boarding school founded to support missionaries across Africa. Praise God that 68 students graduated this term, and they’ve just had 10 baptisms! Many of the students shared how teachers, mentors, praise nights, and SEW (Spiritual Emphasis Week) were positive forces in their lives at RVA. Please pray for these students, that their joy and excitement in walking with Christ will continue to grow. Mix and Katie would also like visiting RVA parents to be a larger part of their ministry as they build bridges between the school and the mission partners across Africa whom they support. Ask that the Lord may grant them more opportunities to do this, that they may be able to encourage and support families well.
David and Patricia are based in Arusha, Tanzania and are partnering with different churches and Christian organisations to see Christian radio stations set up across Tanzania. Recently, they have been reflecting, “What does God want from us? What is important right now? There are so many things we could devote ourselves to. But what has our God prepared for us?” Please pray for them as they seek to live day by day in dependence on God, allowing him to guide and lead them in everything they do. David is now working at their partner radio station four days a week. The studio has been refurbished over the past few weeks, and the major projects are still in the planning and development stages. Please continue to pray for wisdom and success in the various projects they are working on, and for good progress in learning Swahili.
Kay leads a medical team on the Indian Ocean Islands. One of her teammates was finally able to recommence a bible study with a local woman called Mary. Mary is not a confident reader, and so they will be using a video overview to look at the Word together. Please pray that the Spirit will grant Mary understanding of the gospel and reveal Jesus to her with power and clarity. Another area for prayer is the conflicts Kay has seen playing out in a couple of the marriages of local believers. In both situations, at least one partner has expressed that they have reached the point where they had or are considering walking out. Please ask the Lord to intervene and provide protection for these marriages, and wisdom for Kay and the team as they listen, and give counsel if needed.
Pray for Tim and Heather. Tim serves as Director for AIM’s Asia Pacific Mobilising Region, leading a small team in Australia and coordinating teams in Hong Kong and New Zealand. Praise God for the recent opportunity Tim had to attend a conference in Thailand and connect with potential partners to help support enquirers from India and Pakistan, among other countries in the region. Tim was also able to meet in person with the Chinese Agency leaders who have sent two workers to North Africa and others who are seeking to work with Chinese agencies and churches to see more workers sent to Africa with AIM. Please pray for these connections to bear fruit, and for The Global Missions Conference, from 30 Sep – 1 Oct, which seeks to equip church leaders to think biblically and practically about global mission. Ask that many leaders will attend and be helped to think more strategically and intentionally about the place of global mission in their churches.
Simon and Miriam are serving in Antananarivo, Madagascar, encouraging and equipping the Malagasy church for mission, and reaching out to vulnerable women. In their last update they mentioned the progression of their first Malagasy candidates into AIM membership. Praise God that they have been formally approved and so Petera, Francine and Mamitiana will soon be heading on a short vision trip. It is hopeful that they will be able to be sent by their church after their Africa Based Orientation (ABO) in Kenya in January. Please pray that there will be no hindrances to their service, and that the Lord would clearly lead through their vision trip. Another encouragement was a local church where Simon and Miriam have done some training, who got in touch to say they plan to begin some outreach in the south of Madagascar. They believe God is calling them to evangelise in a particular region, and the training had catalysed their thinking. They have also just sent one of their worship leaders to do a six-month programme in Namibia! Praise God that the Lord is prompting more Malagasy churches to get involved in global missions. Ask that this church’s passion for mission would continue to grow and that the Lord may grant them many opportunities to proclaim the good news.