Hello! This is Kathryn Hubbard with the AIM Europe PrayerLine for Friday 3rd April 2020.
Caroline Bell lives among the Karimojong in Uganda, seeking to share the gospel so that they may truly know Jesus for themselves. She is currently on Home Assignment in the UK and will return to Uganda when possible. “Uganda now has confirmed cases of Coronavirus. Schools, churches and mosques have been shut, the borders closed, public meetings banned and public transport suspended. In Moroto food prices have risen. Please pray for God’s mercy and an end to the spread of the virus in Uganda. Please pray that the measures that have been put in place would be effective.”
Ard & Carin de Leeuw live among the Laarim in South Sudan, learning language and culture to share the gospel with them. They are currently in the Netherlands because of the Covid-19 pandemic and will return when possible. “We are working with the Laarim team to shape our work remotely. We are engaged in an emotional process to try to settle in the Netherlands while we would prefer to be in the Laarim. We are dealing with the great uncertainty of what the future will bring… We will have to find a new balance of being in the Netherlands while remotely leading our Laarim team through all the challenges they currently have. At the moment there is no Coronavirus (yet) in South Sudan. The reality is that there is a very good change that it will also reach South Sudan and the Laarim. But we pray that South Sudan will be spared and the Coronavirus will pass them by.”
Diaspora ministry in the UK has also been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. “In this electronic age, we are watching the worldwide spread of a virus. Over the past two weeks here in the UK, public gatherings have been suspended; schools and churches are no longer meeting on location, and non-essential businesses have been closed. The UK government is communicating via daily press conferences centred on the message “Stay at Home, Protect the NHS, Save Lives.” Government directives include only going out for essential food, health reasons or work; one form of exercise a day; keep two metres away from others; no group gatherings of people. We, together with you, are reminded how quickly life can change… This past Saturday, a doctor from our church contacted me asking if the International Women’s Sewing Group would be able to help. Like in so many places, personal protective equipment is lacking here. The doctor wondered if we could make washable face masks for use in the waiting area of their office. Thanks to WhatsApp, our sewing helpers were sharing ideas and making prototypes by the end of the weekend. The sewing team is hoping to have 50 masks made by the end of this week. We pray that these practical ways of helping the community will demonstrate Christ’s love in action.”
Please keep praying for Africa, AIM Europe and our missionaries during the current Covid-19 pandemic. You will find ideas of how to pray at: eu.aimint.org/covid-19
Thank you for praying with AIM Europe this year. Our next PrayerLine will be on Friday 10th April 2020.
“…let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” – Hebrews 12:1b-2a