Hello! This is Amy Birtwistle with the AIM Europe PrayerLine for Friday 13th July 2018.

Simon & Sue French have just finished 12 years of serving amongst the Datooga in Tanzania to return to the UK. They write “Our final Sunday in Tanzania was spent worshipping alongside believers from the churches in the pastorate who came together in the new church building in Endamaghay. It was a lovely time together and each of the churches shared with us their goodbyes. We give thanks that the new brick built church building is completed at Barazani. We were also able to complete some repair work on the exterior walls of the Evangelist’s small house which will extend the life of the property. Due to a recent donation we were able to assist the Evangelist at Jobaji to purchase grasses for thatching the roof of his new traditionally built house. For the family this is such a blessings as they have now been able to extend their home from 1 to 4 rooms. The Bible storying project has been completed to the stage where a complete set of stories from Creation to the Resurrection and Ascension have been recorded. The stories have been distributed to 8 individuals to share in a total of 6 villages via small local radios that use a memory card. Evangelist Gabriel is now leading the project. Another young Datooga believer who is computer literate is also assisting in the project which we are excited about…Please pray for our Tanzanian colleagues as they continue to minister.”

Ard & Carin de Leeuw (Boaz, Manoah, Amy & Juda) are serving amongst the Laarim in South Sudan. They write “Last month we prayed for an opportunity to train the tribe leader of Chawa and his brothers in Farming Gods Way. Ard will start training the men next Monday. He will work with the men for two weeks on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in their gardens and teach them in Farming Gods Way and the construction of their gardens…Our team is affected by fatigue. We do not know exactly where it comes from but several team members are very tired and this has an impact on our work in Laarim. Pray for our energy and also for our mood because in fatigue you can have a worse mood than when you feel completely rested.”

Creative Access: “While breaking the fast on the beach and marvelling at how the heavens declare God’s glory, Helen asked, “So what’s the difference between your religion and mine?” I replied, “Well ... Jesus! Would you like me to tell you about him?” Totally out of the blue, God opened the door for a conversation about works versus grace and how in our faith God does the ‘fixing’ of our broken relationship rather than us striving to ‘fix’ our sin and broken relationship with him. She said, “I understand now. That’s a big difference!” Please ask that these truths would penetrate deeply in her heart and she would be able to block out the lies of the enemy that keep her chained to works”
 
Thank you for praying with AIM Europe. Our next PrayerLine will be on Friday 20th July 2018.

“Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily! Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me!” Psalm 31:2