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Pray for Francophone West Africa

Who lives there?

There are a number of people groups that stretch across country borders in West Africa. One of the most familiar groups for Western readers may be the Moors or Bidhan, known for their expansion into Spain. Another large group in the region are the Mand, who have many sub-groups, but who are united through their strong Islamic beliefs.

What do they believe?

Across Francophone West Africa there are handfuls of local believers, estimated to be between 50-150 in number per country. Whilst there are African and Western missionaries in the area, entire communities in the interior still have no viable Christian witness. The spiritual climate of the area is strongly Islamic, with the Joshua project suggesting that 99.5% follow Islam. However, due to poor infrastructure and low educational levels, young people are growing increasingly disgruntled with life and the lack of governmental action.This has led large numbers of young people to turn to atheism.

What is AIM doing?

In 2021, AIM sent an initial team to this area to explore opportunities, with the result that we are now looking to initiate ministry in West Africa. In many places in Francophone West Africa, traditional mission work is not welcomed by the authorities. However, the economic situation means that there are numerous business and social opportunities for Christian workers to get involved in which have been welcomed by the state. We are looking to partner with churches in the UK and Europe to raise up a team of workers to go and start ministry.

Prayer from AIM’s Daily Prayer:

Pray for the Fulani in Niger. The Sahel region is desperate for rain to water the ground, herds and people. Please pray for rain on this land and also for spiritual rain of the Holy Spirit on the hearts of the Fulani, as they hear the gospel preached. Pray that they would see that all else this world has to offer is ashes compared to Christ and that He will give them the strength to follow him, despite cultural and social barriers to giving up the local religion and following Jesus.   

Today we pray for Angele serving among the Fulani people in West Africa. Recently local believers have experienced increased spiritual attack. Pray for Angele as she completes her week of fasting and prayer with her team as they seek God’s wisdom and discernment in how to support them. 

The unreached Fulani people live in West Africa. Praise God that there are some Fulani believers who have gone to Bible School for theological training! Please pray for those who are thinking about how God wants them to use their training in the future, and whether God is calling them to help local Fulani churches. 

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