Pray for global mission

How should we pray for ourselves and others? Every day our staff, and the pastors and missionaries who join us, hear an opening prayer shaped by Luke 10:2. ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.’ We shape our prayers around this verse, to help us remain focused on the task we have been called to. Praying through scripture helps us to be shaped by God’s heart, to have our eyes opened to his work in the world and to be challenged to see how God has placed us to work out his purposes.

We know that when we pray God is not only moving our hearts wherever we are, but he is also directing people’s lives, shaping cultures, opening doors and equipping those he is calling. God’s sovereignty, power and might give us confidence to pray prayers that go beyond our understanding of the means to achieve them, or the cost to individuals and churches to see him fulfil them. Our prayers are to see God raise up people ready to cross-cultures and share the good news. So, let us pray through some of Scripture together to help us broaden our prayers, and move from our day-to-day concerns, to praying for God to reach our communities, churches and every nation.

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Prayer from AIM’s Daily Prayer:

Hannah Jackson is the Assistant Child Safety Officer for AIM. Recently she went again to the English language club for adults in a Muslim neighbourhood, where a Christian doctor gave a presentation on identity and belonging, linked to mental health. The doctor’s starter questions and sharing about where her identity is, sparked lots of good conversations amongst the students. Hannah was able to share briefly in her group about her identity as a child of God through Jesus and they asked her questions and seemed genuinely interested. The club is once a fortnight, but many of the students go to formal lessons each day and have other connections with Christians in the community. Pray for them to find Jesus.

Pray for the Datooga of Central Tanzania – a large group of former nomads, who have now become settled; farming and keeping animals. They are proud of their culture and see no reason to change. Few children go to school and illiteracy is common. The Datooga are animists and communicate with their ancestors through the spirits. There are Datooga believers, and some have gone to Bible school. Pray they would be strong in the Lord and anointed evangelists. There are Bible stories being translated and shared. Pray this will bear much fruit. Ask the Lord to continue to build His church among the Datooga.

Pray for AIM as we endeavour to follow the model and teaching of Jesus, who became incarnate among us (John 20:21, 1 Cor 9:19-22). Ask Jesus that in our varied ministries we would be walking in humility, building relationships, embracing learner attitudes, learning languages and cultures, and seeking to become accepted members of our communities.

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