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(muh-NOWS) - Some believers just completed a month-long intensive missions/remote living training. Pray that they will be able to use the skills they gained in order to further their progress in the task of sharing the gospel in the indigenous peoples' community! Pray that God will lead them to different families who are open to starting new Bible study groups in their home.
"For one group of students, a course assignment included defining 'What is truth?/What is the source of truth?' first in their local culture and then for Christians specifically," writes the Uganda Baptist Seminary Team. "An engaging discussion ensued as the group compared how tribe or clan leaders or their 'holy men' (witch doctors) were the source of truth and whether it would be acceptable and normal for that truth to change based on what these men said was revealed to them. The opportunity to discuss 'What is truth?' for believers was deep and revealing when wrestling with what they believe. Biblical truth does not bend according to various cultures or opinions, and that's a topic with which many wrestle. Please pray for our Bible courses to be a place where our church leaders can wrestle with real problems and also a place where they can see answers for real life through the truth of God's Word. Ask that our teachers will have wisdom and discernment as they prepare for and teach these courses. Pray for our students from various backgrounds and situations to carry back solid truth to those in their communities who are searching."
Recently, a worker got to chat with a local student partner who is aware of how new student believers are doing in their walk with God and the progress seekers are making in their understanding of the gospel. He shared with the worker that a seeker, Andy, who used to laugh at Christianity and had little desire to know about Jesus is now opening and reading the Bible on his own! Praise God for this! Please ask God to provide more spiritual hunger for Andy that ultimately leads to Andy's salvation. Please pray that Andy's friends will see the miraculous transformation and want to know the Source of this transformation.
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is celebrated in some of the former Soviet countries. One key practice during the holiday is to burn old clothing and jump over fires in order to be forgiven from sin. While it's the biggest holiday of the year for people in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, and similar countries, the Turkish government doesn't celebrate Nowruz. They allow small celebrations throughout the city by different people groups who recognize the day as their New Year. However, those celebrations are monitored by local police and governing authorities. People from former Soviet countries often feel disappointed during Nowruz in Istanbul. "It just isn't the same as being home," one Azeri said in an Istanbul marketplace. Some followers of Christ have used the homesickness for a better holiday celebration to invite former Soviets to gatherings that they ordinarily might not attend. While abundant foods and smiling faces gather around tables, the believers talk with the guests about true forgiveness of sins through Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection. Pray for believers in Istanbul to faithfully and boldly share the gospel. Pray for Muslims in Istanbul from the former Soviet Union who wish to celebrate a New Year to end up celebrating their new birth!
(chee-ang MY) - Thai schools are on summer break for March and April. Pray for the Pregnancy Center as they work to develop a culturally relevant curriculum for schools to share with teens about how their choices today affect their future, specifically when it comes to dating relationships. The hope of Christ will be woven into this curriculum as an answer to the problem of looking for love in all the wrong places. The pregnancy ministry hopes to incorporate this curriculum when school opens again beginning in May.
In January, there was another "See Say Pray" (SSP) evangelism outreach. Thank you for praying for that SSP just like you prayed for the one in November. In two days, 84 Muslims heard the gospel! That is worth rejoicing. Many of them are eager to hear more about Jesus. Please pray that the pastors, leaders, and faithful followers of Jesus Christ will follow up with the Muslims who are open to hearing more, and pray for the believers in the three states in South India to help these other believers and equip them further to be able to continue to share more. It is all the Lord's work, and it is a privilege for those leading the SSP to equip other believers to share and a joy to see them sharing! Pray that both of these things will continue to happen and that Muslim hearts will continue to be open to the truth about Jesus.
(EE-sahn) - "Change is never an uncommon word within the realm of international missions. Missionaries are constantly adapting to their host culture and learning how to best share the love of Christ with those who have never heard. The Isaan Team is no stranger to these issues. Recently, we asked you to pray for Jason as he was beginning a new ministry helping to teach English at a small, local university. Just before he was to begin a few weeks ago, plans changed and he no longer has that opportunity, at least for now. Please pray that the Isaan Team will be sensitive to the Lord's leading and not be discouraged when changes happen."
(KON-ah-kree) - Workers in Conakry, Guinea, are thankful for churches in the United States that send volunteer teams to join alongside them for a week at a time, sharing the gospel in a nation that is less than 1% evangelical Christian. A volunteer team will be on the ground soon, getting to know the city and culture and spending a large portion of the week interacting with and engaging university students. Pray that these volunteers will be bold and have many gospel-filled conversations with these students. Pray that these students will be attentive to listen and that the Lord will remove the blinders that prevent them from understanding the truth of the gospel.
(SHEE-ah) - As the Islamic month of Ramadan is underway, Arab Gulf Shia are fasting daily from dawn until dusk. The fast is seen as a spiritual discipline to draw nearer to Allah in hopes that their sins will be forgiven and to empathize with those who are less fortunate. It is a time of heightened spiritual awareness. Pray that they will, instead, encounter the God of the Bible and that their fasting will lead to true repentance. "'Yet even now,' declares the LORD, 'return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your garments.' Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster" (Joel 2:12-13 ESV).
(AH-far) - As a girl, Mayram dreamed of leaving her village to find meaningful work in a big city. Instead, her family arranged her marriage as a teen, and now she raises many children on her husband's meager salary. She is hardworking, industrious, and determined to see her children succeed. Each morning, she sends her older children to school with backpacks, notebooks, snacks, and juice and then begins her housework with toddlers underfoot. In the evenings, she trains her children to join her in performing ritual Muslim prayers, and she sets out a talisman to protect the house while they sleep. Though she labors hardily as a wife and mother, Mayram is weary and wonders what her life could have been. Jesus knew Mayram's struggles when He was on earth and said, "I came that they may have life and have it abundantly" (John 10:10 ESV). Pray for Mayram and other women like her. Ask that as they pray five times today (the Muslim requirement), they will lift their eyes to heaven, call upon the name of the Lord, and receive eternal life. Pray that they will know fulfillment and "life abundantly" by worshiping the Father.
