Hello! This is Kathryn Hubbard with the AIM Europe PrayerLine for Friday 8th November 2019.
Kirsty is currently on Home Assignment before taking up a new assignment as a team leader on one of the Indian Ocean Islands next year. “…there have been exciting reports of several new Island believers... Almost all of these have come to believe because other Islanders have shared with them. Please pray for these new believers. Pray that they would become deeply rooted in Christ; that their profession would not just be lip service or for a season, but truly life changing for them and others. Pry that the devil will not be able to snatch away the seeds of new life planted in them. He will no doubt try – through trial, community pressure, the desire and lure of other things, discouragement etc. Pray that these things would only push them to cling tighter to the One who saves and carries them. Their decision is costly, but may they, like Paul, count all they had as worthless compared with the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord. Pray too, that they would find support, encouragement and family in other Island believers. Praise God that Christians on the Islands are sharing their faith; pray that this would continue and God would do great things through their testimony.”
Mat & Katy Linley are currently in the UK for Home Assignment and Study Leave. “We have been exploring a move to Kenya in August 2020, and this has now been approved by AIM. Mat will be joining the AIM Southern Region office team, which supports AIM’s work in Namibia, Lesotho, Mozambique, and several Indian Ocean islands including Madagascar. We hope to live in Kijabe, a town about an hour and a half out of Nairobi, where AIM run Rift Valley Academy, a school which we think will be a good fit for the children. Katy is hoping to work part-time as a volunteer doctor at Kijabe Hospital, which is next door to the school, doing a combination of clinical practice and training.” Please pray for the Linleys over the coming months as plans become concrete and they prepare to move to Kenya.
Owen & Miriam Pugh are based in Ga/ara, Tanzania, and work in a team among the Alagwa using Bible storying in the mother tongue for evangelism and discipleship. “We are planning and praying about creating a space/time for those currently meeting in ones and twos to come together. There are challenges. First there is the challenge of finding a good time to gather when different people having different jobs/lifestyles – for example, herding animals is often in the afternoons and often a male job, but women rarely come out after dark. Secondly, there are cultural taboos for men to sit with their mother-in-law and women with their father-in-law. Two of the new believers consider themselves son-in-law/mother-in-law and so the idea of them sharing together would be a challenge for them. Please pray for God’s wisdom for us as we seek to both meet them where they are at, whilst also teaching them about the unity of the body of Christ. We don’t have any easy answers, but we do know that we need wisdom, and that God gives wisdom to those who ask (James 1:5).”
Bruce & Jan Rossington are based at Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe, Kenya. Jan teaches French and Bruce is Eastern Region’s Scripture Engagement Consultant. Bruce is currently visiting a team in the Indian Ocean Islands: “He is checking the translation of Philippians and Luke 1-6 with the team there. Philippians is the team’s first epistle (having previously translated Gospels and other narrative material) which raises new linguistic challenges, including important theological concepts. This necessitates a ‘deep dive’ into the island’s cultural and religious worldview. Please pray for safe travel, decent sleep in the humid climate and the Holy Spirit’s help in the checking process.”
Thank you for praying with AIM Europe. Our next PrayerLine will be on Friday 15th November 2019.
“Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:16