Hello! This is Kathryn Hubbard with the AIM Europe PrayerLine for Friday 23rd August 2019.
Annemarie Boks works as the Director of the Aids Awareness Program of CECA 20, the church in DR Congo with which AIM collaborates, seeking to equip pastors for their ministry amongst those living with HIV. “Margaret Badaru, a friend who studied in Aru to become a nurse (comparable with registered nursing) obtained her diploma at the end of July! The plan is that Margaret, after a placement at the hospital, will be involved in the treatment program of people living with HIV, and also will help in the AIDS Awareness Program… Praise God for Margaret’s graduation. Pray that she may finish the loose ends of her study (practical reports and the last corrections of her thesis)… pray for the start of her work at Adi Hospital.”
Jurgen & Katja Hofmann live among the Tanala people of Madagascar. They are learning language and translating Bible stories. “The whole set of Bible-stories (41 in total) is ready! We gave the first set to our friends Doris and Alphossin. This young pastor-couple go out to the small villages on a regular base to share the gospel. They take young Christians with them to teach them the ‘trait’ of evangelist. These young Christians come from our area and only speak the dialect. Some of them can read but the official language is still difficult for them. The stories in their own dialect are a wonderful tool for them to work with. But also for Doris and Alphossin. They are not of the Antanala tribe but they are Betsimisaraka, who speak a different language. With the stories in the Tanala dialect they too can preach better in the heart language of the hearers.” Praise God that the Bible story set has been completed and can now be used to share the gospel!
Paul Wheatley was a short term missionary serving in English teaching in N’Djamena, Chad. He returned to the UK in July. “My last few weeks in Chad were simply amazing. The end of Ramadan allowed me to return to my old ways of daily meals out with friends - usually camel bbq or my favourite, kossey bangaw (fried bean balls and sweet potato). The social life also stepped up to a whole new level with so many evenings taken up that I had to start visiting people for breakfast, just to be able to fit everyone in! What a blessing each of those friends is. I was also teaching until the very last day, often encouraged by my students and our discussions about the identity of Jesus. Please continue to pray for the students who have finished those classes but who continue to look for answers.”
Thank you for praying with AIM Europe. Our next PrayerLine will be on Friday 30th August 2019.
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.” – Psalm 94:18-19