(TWAR-eg) – Though it can be an exciting time for the Tuareg, the Islamic month of Ramadan, which has recently ended, takes a heavy toll each year in ways you might not realize. You can probably surmise that they grow weary of not eating, drinking, or using tobacco for the daylight hours and also from being up a lot at night to partake of those things. But do you know that food consumption during Ramadan is higher than at any other time of the year? It’s a time when many, though not all, enjoy rich foods in large quantities and regularly gather with others to partake. Having enough to eat and share with others who, also being communal, lay claim to whatever is around has a high cost. This cost is further compounded by food prices inflating as Ramadan nears, and they are slow to drop back down, if they ever even do. Please pray that as the Tuareg try to recover financially and physically from a month of a taxing lifestyle, they will seek spiritual recovery through Jesus.