October 31, 2013

From workers in Tanzania: So much to do so few workers in the harvest. Handeni is a field "white unto harvest." Please pray that the Lord of the harvest will call out workers who will commit to this harvest field among the Maasai whether they be missionaries (long or short term), volunteers or even Maasai themselves.

October 30, 2013

Will you claim Isaiah 45:2,6 today for workers among Sub-Saharan African Unreached Peoples?  “I will go before you and will level the mountains, I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron… so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting people may know there is none beside me.  I am the LORD and there is no other.”

October 29, 2013

Pray for 12 volunteers from a church in Ohio as they camp-out this week, engaging the Ci people (chee) of BENIN, through evangelism clinic days. Pray for God’s spirit to move dramatically among the Ci and that many will turn from the fearful power of darkness to the freedom of the Light of Christ.

October 28, 2013

The Dinka/SSAP October Prayer Emphasis – a people who roam the harsh regions of South Sudan, in search of grazing for their cattle, their “security, wealth and life” – a people “willing to kill to gain more cattle. IMAGINE what could happen if their passion was turned to God and to His ways?”*
* http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/pray/view/10-13-emphasis-dinka

October 27, 2013

From Northern Zambia/ Zambezi Cluster: "Sam" shared his testimony before being baptized, speaking of the “amaka” (Bemba word for power) of Jesus changing his life. That beautiful outward symbol of the inward change in Sam's life was observed by many who walked over 6 miles one way to the water source! There is POWER in the blood of Jesus Christ our Lord!

October 25, 2013

Who is an ethnomusicologist? It can be a missionary who wants Unreached Peoples to “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth… praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples” (Psalm 96:1-3) with ‘heart music.’ For more, take a few minutes to read  "Heart Music and Church Planting in Africa" and if you want more, watch the video "Ethnomusicology and Church Planting in Africa." 

Heart Music and Church Planting in Africa" - http://hope4sereer.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/heart-music-and-church-planting-in-africa/

 "Ethnomusicology and Church Planting in Africa" -  http://hope4sereer.wordpress.com/2013/10/21/ethnomusicology-and-church-planting-in-africa-2/

October 24, 2013

On Oct 9, 11, & 13 you were nudged to prayer and giving for the World Hunger Fund/ Global Hunger Relief.  Take a few moments to read this testimony of how past prayers and gifts offered by Baptists led to people in need of physical and spiritual healing in Zambia hearing the sweet sound of healing water falling.

October 23, 2013

Have you prayed for IMB work in Africa for years? Are you interested in medical missions? Do you enjoy ‘extreme makeovers’? Do you want to know what God is up to in Africa and how you can join in His work? Then you MUST read this “extreme makeover” update of the “Sanyati Baptist Hospital in Zimbabwe, a 60-year-old icon of Southern Baptist overseas work” at http://www.baptistglobalresponse.com/news/view/update_sanyati_hospital_extreme_makeover.

October 22, 2013

Do you pray for missionaries on their birthdays? Yesterday’s testimony from a worker among Unreached Peoples in a difficult area: I was sad… I couldn’t make my hubby a birthday cake (no oven). The local baker called … he’d made something special–a cake for my hubby! He had no idea it was his b'day, he just decided to make one and give it to us! A great reminder that God still knows us and knows our birthdays-Like He would ever forget.

October 21, 2013

“Then will… the ears of the deaf (be) unstopped.” Last year, workers in South Sudan, where 70% of the people cannot read in any language, viewed Isaiah 35:5 happen among the Dinka, the SSAP October Prayer Emphasis. The Dinka can now hear the New Testament in their heart language, thanks to digital recordings on small solar players! To help you praise God, take a moment to HEAR the NT in Dinka at http://www.bible.is/DIKTBL/Matt/1.

October 20, 2013

Update on Tumbuka language learners (July 3) in Zambia:  Thank you for your continued prayers! We’ve learned past/ future tenses and can work on sharing our testimonies and are learning vocabulary to share stories from the Bible. It is so good to not only say, “Nkhukhumba vingwa viŵili” (I want two loaves of bread) but also, “Chiuta wakhukhumbwa kuti pawe wene na wene na imwe.” (God wants to have a relationship with you.)

October 19, 2013

Others’ plates were emptied, but the Baptist leader’s beans and rice was growing cold as he shared his dreams, his heart’s desire for providing knowledge and understanding through TEE*, Bible Schools, seminary, even a college in his area. He was too busy planning to feed His Father’s sheep to take time to eat! (Jeremiah 3:15; John 21:7) *Theological Education by Extension

October 18, 2013

TEAM: Four nationals, eleven volunteers and two missionaries. PURPOSE: Go to north eastern Uganda to find the Mening people. PLAN: Trust Proverbs 16:9; trust that “God will make a way.” Did the team find this people without the Good News of Jesus Christ? Answer shared in the report of their journey at "To the Ends of the Earth: God will make a way" at http://exploringtheland.blogspot.com/2013/10/god-will-make-way.html.

October 17, 2013

The Kasem people of northern Ghana and Burkina Faso want a god they can touch or see. A soothsayer tells them what sacrifice to offer the round stone idol on an altar in each household, usually a bird, chicken or some food. Pray that the Kasem will see the futility of idols and turn to the One True God (Isaiah 44:14-15).

October 16, 2013

The aging African church planter no longer recognizes old friends, but when one friend talked of a new church, a gleam returned to his eyes. With pure joy he said, “Did you know God allowed me to start many new churches?”  Praise God for the early African Believers who faithfully obeyed our Saviour’s Great Commission.

October 15, 2013

Last week IMB workers met in Central Sahel (West Africa) for a very important meeting strategizing “the direction of ministry and the engagement of 77 unengaged people groups” - NOT one or two people groups without our Father’s Good news, but 77!  Will you pray for them as they carry out their plans?

Today’s photo was added to the newsletter sharing this prayer request!  Writer added:  Picture has nothing to do with what I wrote! Guinea Hen spotted in Kruger National Park in South Africa.

October 14, 2013

DINKA of South Sudan/ October Prayer Emphasis: Peanuts are grown in the area where the Dinka live, so hungry missionaries asked for peanut butter in the market, but found none! They succeeded when they asked for maquanga (ma-kwa-ngah)! Pray for insight as Believers communicate their needs with Unreached People, especially as they share of the One who meets all their needs. (Phil 4:19)

Shared by worker: “If you don’t bring your own container she will put your maqwanga in a used/empty soft drink can... cut in half… She fills the bottom with maqwanga and sticks the top half of the can inside for the lid.”

October 13, 2013

The people in our world who “are starving both physically and spiritually” need more than food, they need hope; they need the love and compassion of ambassadors of the true source of hope – our Heavenly Father! "Flood-ravaged Mozambicans receive help just in time"* shares how gifts to the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund** offered hope to the starving.  *http://www.commissionstories.com/africa/snapshots/view/flood-ravaged-mozambicans-receive-help-just-in-time 

** http://www.worldhungerfund.com/

October 12, 2013

Take a few minutes to read "It was like the whole world was praying," the testimonies of two adult Missionary Kids, who “are so grateful for their Southern Baptist family” and other believers; thankful for those who prayed for their family during the Westgate Mall siege in Nairobi, Kenya; thankful for Southern Baptists “being such prayer warriors.” http://www.commissionstories.com/africa/stories/view/it-was-like-the-whole-world-was-praying

October 11, 2013

Why should Believers be concerned about world hunger? Because people around “our world are starving both physically and spiritually.” They need food and water and many need someone “to share the Bread of Life and the Living Water…. pray and ask God how you can be a part of meeting the physical and spiritual needs of the hungry.”  
For more nudges to action, visit "Flavors of Africa resources create awareness of physical and spiritual needs" at http://www.commissionstories.com/africa/stories/view/flavors-of-africa-resources-create-awareness-of-physical-and-spiritual-need.

October 10, 2013

Praising God for African Believers who in their hearts have set apart Christ as Lord and are always prepared to give an answer to anyone who asks the reason for their hope (1 Peter 3:15 NIV); Believers who desire to be thoroughly equipped servants (2 Timothy 3:17) in their Father’s Harvest Field.

October 9, 2013

Many Southern Baptists in the U.S. will focus on World Hunger next Sunday. Free resources, even a mini colouring book can be downloaded* to promote Global Hunger Relief. Are you somewhere else in the world? Pray for responsive hearts to the needs AS you pray about what you and your church can do in your part of the world!   *http://www.worldhungerfund.com/

October 8, 2013

Few Christians are found among the Kutu, a people in Tanzania who find it difficult to leave behind their worship of ancestors and observances of Islam. Pray for the Kutu to understand that Jesus is the only road (Matt 7:13-14) to God, the only hope of eternal life. Pray that Believers will have an urgency to share His truth with the Kutu people.

October 7, 2013

Days after the Westgate Mall siege, a Kenyan Baptist pastor spoke of the Special Forces used to end the terrorist attack. He then said, “Today we commission new members of our Special Force, six new MasterLife graduates.” Pray for these trained and equipped African Believers as they “Fight the good fight” which leads to eternal life (1 Timothy 6:11,12).

***Note added on FB to this post by the pastor: The pioneer "seal 6 gospel special forces graduation ceremony." The mission? Code named operation Matt 28:18-20.

October 6, 2013

October 2013 SSAPeoples Prayer Emphasis: "Scattered over the harsh regions of South Sudan, often roaming from place to place to find grazing for their cattle, the Dinka people have very few Christians among them. Pray for the Dinka of South Sudan, 958,800 souls whose primary religion is a system closely tied to their people group and ancestors."

More at http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/pray/view/10-13-emphasis-dinka

October 5, 2013

Warlords, rebels, child soldiers, corruption and religious rift – Words spotted in today’s allAfrica.com*news from central Africa.  312 – The number of unreached People Groups** found in the countries highlighted in these reports!  * http://allafrica.com/centralafrica/?aa_source=main-nav-t2;  **http://www.peoplegroups.org/Explore/AffinityDetails.aspx?rop1=A013

October 4, 2013

Pray that Sub-Saharan African Believers will have extraordinary love for those God has called them to serve among. Pray that they will see and discern the weaknesses, needs and problems, as well as the strengths, joys, and heart desires of their people, city, and nation through God’s eyes and heart.

October 3, 2013

Want to CONNECT with God’s work among Sub-Saharan African Peoples? ADOPT A CITY! “Around 40 percent of the people of SSA live in urban areas… cities with enormous potential for impacting the continent with the Gospel.” Take a few moments to learn how you can be a worker in this Harvest Field at CONNECT: Adopt a City ( http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/connect/sub/adopt-a-city ).
FREE and easy to download & use "STANDING IN THE GAP Prayer Guides" for some Urban Centres are found at http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/resources/sub/standing-in-the-gap .

October 2, 2013

A Mission Friends’ leader recently told a missionary: Before you returned to Africa, you joined our preschoolers for an ice cream party.  When I told the kids that I was going to bring you to our party, one little boy said, "They are just paper!”  He had only seen pictures in our magazines, so it was a real treat for our kids to see real, live missionaries.

October 1, 2013

The Bozo of Mali* are known as the ‘Fishers of Mali,' a people with few believers, thus few ‘Fishers of Men.’  Would you take a few moments for a day, week or even a month to STAND IN THE GAP for an Unreached People of Sub-Saharan Africa?  *http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/resources/item/bozo-prayer-guide

Free and easy-to-use prayer guides for many other Unreached/ Unengaged SSAPeoples at  http://subsaharanafricanpeoples.imb.org/resources/sub/standing-in-the-gap .