Elle is part of a medical ministry team on the Indian Ocean Islands and has recently had a short-termer, ‘Z’, arrive to join her team for the next 6 months. Please pray for Elle as she seeks to introduce Z to the culture, language and organisation. Ask that Z wouldn’t be overwhelmed, but that Elle would be able to encourage and reassure her. The word for ‘visitor’ there is the same as ‘stranger’ or ‘foreigner’. It is used in different ways depending on the context, but Elle longs for Z to feel at home, to make good friends and not consider herself, or be considered, a stranger for long. Ask the Lord to strengthen those who are far from home for his sake, that they might be rooted in Him and find refuge in the midst of change.