Answered Prayers
Four volunteers from Columbia, S.C., arrived in
Bamako, Mali, on July 4th to proclaim freedom through Jesus Christ.
Building upon the friendship of two new believers in the S neighborhood,
at least four more believers were added to their number. The Gospel
was boldly preached to the neighborhood chief and elders and other
Bambara men. The group listened intently and warmly welcomed the
team of believers, giving them permission to work in their neighborhood.
They even requested that the team return or send others to share
more. Give thanks for the six believers in this section of the
city and the door God has opened for future ministry. gobambara.org/
Praise the Lord for the effectiveness of a distribution project
among the Muslims of Lucknow, India. The goal was to distribute
materials in 50 villages over a one-month period. By the grace
of God, more than 100 villages received materials with approximately
12,000 items given out. Pray that the materials will be used and
many people will request a follow-up visit. Pray that these seekers
will be visited in a timely manner and will understand and respond
to the truth. IsaMasih-Lucknow.org
After receiving healing through a vision from Jesus and reading
through the Gospels, Mr. B now believes God’s Word and trusts
Jesus as His Savior. Mr. B is the first known Moko believer on
his Pacific Rim island! Pray for Mr. B to “be filled with
the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
so that (he) will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please
Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing
in the knowledge of God” (Colossians 1:9b-10, NASB). Intercede
for Mr. B’s household, friends and neighbors, asking that
they, too, will trust in the Lord with all their hearts.
In July, about 25 Mandinka believers from The Gambia and Senegal
gathered together for worship, fellowship and prayer. They also
set aside time for evangelistic visitation in the neighborhood
where they met. This is the second time this year that the believers
had met together. Workers among the Mandinka have been praying
for a long time for Mandinka believers to understand the importance
of gathering together. Give thanks to God that these often isolated
believers are beginning to encourage and strengthen each other
as they recognize that they are members of the much larger family
of God! mandinkapeople.com/
A group of South Indian seminary students learned how to share
the love of Jesus Christ in word and deed to the Muslims of the
Deccan. As a result, their confidence has increased and their
passion for Jesus and the lost has been ignited. One of these
students, who recently graduated, has committed the next two years
of his life to reaching the Deccani Muslims and training others
to reach them. Praise the Lord! He is enlisting His laborers to
proclaim Jesus in love and humility to the Deccani Muslims. Please
pray for this seminary graduate, asking that God will give him
a fruitful ministry among the Deccani. Also ask that he be guided
and empowered as he trains other believers to effectively evangelize
and disciple the Muslim men and women in the Deccan area of India.
go2southasia.org/
Give thanks for discipleship/leadership training
events that were held in Nigeria in June. Kano Katsina Fulbe team
members and five Fulbe leaders traveled to a Nigerian Baptist
church located in a Fulbe area. The next morning the leaders went
out in pairs visiting three Fulbe fellowships in the area, where
they trained the believers and leaders. In the evening, the JESUS
film was shown at the home-base church for the Fulbe living in
the area. The next day the group moved to a different Baptist
church and trained the believers in three other fellowships. Once
again they showed the JESUS film in the evening. Praise
God not only for the new believers and leaders who were trained,
but for the 39 Fulbe who were saved and added to the six fellowships.
jkgombe@aol.com
Give thanks for churches in France that are becoming burdened
for the salvation of North African immigrants living in their
midst! Team Paris is providing training for French churches in
Greater Paris, through which they are teaching French believers
how to share their faith with their Muslim neighbors. Pray that
many French Christians will participate in these training sessions
and use what they have learned to lovingly, respectfully and boldly
share the Gospel with Muslims living in their communities. Pray
for French Christians to become a mighty host of winsome witnesses
sharing the Gospel with a sense of urgency throughout Paris.
The Hausa Team invited Southern Baptists to pray for a man and
his pregnant wife who were both HIV positive, for the health and
safety of the wife and the baby and for their salvation. Praise
the Lord for the way He has answered these prayers. The husband
accepted the Lord and the couple has a beautiful, happy, healthy
baby boy. The wife became more open and receptive as she listened
to and discussed Bible passages and questions with her husband.
Recently, she prayed to receive Christ as her Savior! Give thanks
and continue to pray for this couple, asking that they will grow
in their new faith and in their relationship with God. Pray that
they will be effective witnesses to their family and community
of God’s faithfulness and love.
Praise the Lord! God is continuing to open doors into new Bozo
villages. He recently led the Bozo Team to a new village. They
went there to meet one man, but through the work of the Holy Spirit
were led to an older man who was anxious to hear the Gospel. They
shared the story of redemption from creation to Christ’s
return with him as he listened attentively. He has invited the
team to return to share more about the stories from the Bible.
The Gospel is spreading rapidly among the people
living in the Apple District of Indonesia! A number of adults
have decided to follow Jesus. God has shown one believer that
the fields are “ripe unto harvest,” and he is boldly
sharing his faith. As local believers have seen people come to
faith, they have also been encouraged to share more boldly. Please
pray that more people will come to know Jesus as Lord and that
local believers will continue to boldly share their faith. Pray
that the new believers will grow spiritually and that many new
home fellowships will be planted throughout the district.
Praise the Lord for the baptism of four Mossi men. Pray for these
men to become the first believers of a new church in their community
— a church that reaches out to share the Gospel and begin
other churches among the lost multitudes in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
mhmcafee95@yahoo.com
Q, the director of a women’s prison in Kyrgyzstan, allowed
workers to visit the 70-plus women in his facility, even helping
with the paperwork and documents they need to carry on their ministry.
On their last visit, they were shocked to hear that Q had been
moved to another facility about two hours away. Thankfully, when
they met with the new director, he seemed quite open to having
the visits continue. Even so, the loss of Q brought sadness to
their hearts. Then Q contacted the workers and invited them to
visit his new location — a juvenile facility! Rejoice in
this new door of ministry that is opening! Praise God for the
reminder that His ways are not our ways, and His ways are always
best!
