www.aimint.org/eu Christ-centred churches among all African peoples P+P 1-5 July New Members 6-12 July Ministry focus: Healthcare as mission 13-19 July Mobilising region: Brazil 20-26 July Country Focus: Creative Access Nation 27 July-2 August People focus: The Bara 3-9 August Ministry focus: Homeschooling 10-16 May Country focus: Rwanda 17-23 August People focus: The Sakalava 24-30 August Ministry Focus: Theologial Education 31 August-6 September Ministry focus: TIMO - The Samburu 7-13 September Mobilising Region: Europe 14-20 September People focus: The Lopit 21-30 September Synergy E ach of our Prayer Diaries covers 13 weeks, with each week focusing on a particular theme a country, an unreached people group, or a type of ministry. There is a brief introduction, prayer items for each day and a single summary prayer focus for those who use the diary weekly. I recentlyvisitedaCreative AccessNationfortherst time,andwasstruckby hearingtheMuslimcallto prayerregularlyringingout. Witnessingthosearoundme followingtherequirements forwashingthemselvesandrepeatingprayers learntbyrote,mademethinkaboutanamazing coupleofversesfromHebrews10,Sincewe havecondencetoenterthemostholyplace bythebloodofJesus...letusdrawneartoGod withasincereheartandwiththefullassurance thatfaithbrings,havingourheartssprinkledto cleanseusfromaguiltyconscience. IwasstruckbyourfreedomasChristianstoenter Godspresenceandspeakwithhim.Noexternal ritualwashingrequired,forhehascleansedour hearts,onceandforall. Aswellasthiswonderfultruth,anotherthought struckme.AdevoutMuslimgladlyheedsthecall toprayervetimesadayandplanstheirschedule aroundthiscommitment.Whatachallenge!So often,inmyowndiary,Iallowotheractivitiesin mybusylifetosqueezeouttimetopray. TankyouformakingtimetoprayforAIMswork andforstandingwithusaswelongtoseeChrist- centredchurchesamongallAfricanpeoples,even inthedarkestofplaces. Claire Lister Supporter Finance Ocer People & Places is AIM Europes Annual Personnel Directory. If you would like to get to know some of our Mission Partners better, we have included references to pages in People & Places when personnel are related to the weekly prayer theme. Contact us if you would like a copy, or view it online: www.aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces PrayerDiary Giving you more Pleasenotethatnextquarterwewillbe combiningourprayerdiaryandmagazine. Youllstillhavedailyprayeritems,theyll justbealongsidemoreindepthstories. Watch this space! New Members T his quarter wed like to introduce a new mission partner, and a new member of the mobilising team in Nottingham. At the moment, our new mission partner is looking at taking up a placement in a creative access nation, therefore we are keeping her identity secret, she needs your prayers though and has shared details below. Tom Lott will be known to some of you as hes already compiling Prayerline. Please pray for him as he balances preparing for his wedding with organising the home assignment conference this month. 1-5 July Weeklyfocus P lease pray for our new mission partner as we work with her to nd an appropriate placement that utilises her midwifery skills. Pray too for Tom as he learns his role in the Personnel department, pray that through him, mission partners will be well supported on the eld. Not signed up to receive our publications? Next quarter were introducing Connect,which will give daily items for prayer along side stories from Africa. Sign up here: www.aimint.org/eu/prayer Prayer requests from our new mission partner: TUESDAY 1 JULY 1 Im not sure yet where I will be going to serve God, although its likely to be in a Muslim context, but I have an idea what God is saying to me. As in the words of the childrens song its an adventure following Jesus....... This is an adventure of trusting God, its not always easy, but God has promised me in Jeremiah 29:11, that he knows the plans he has for me. WEDNESDAY 2JULY 2 Please pray for my family who are coming to terms with me going away to live and work in a foreign land. Give thanks that in my nal months at work, I have been able to move to a dierent hospital and update my midwifery skills. Already I have been able to explain my faith and retirement, that Im not just getting away from the rat race but that I am following Gods calling. Not easy to discuss with people with little or no faith. Prayer requests from Tom: THURSDAY 3 JULY 3 Please give God thanks for bringing me here to Nottingham and allowing me to serve him as part of the team here at AIM Europe. Please pray that I would settle in quickly to the new job, the city and church. FRIDAY 4 JULY 4 Please pray for those I meet to play football with. Pray that God would use me to be an impact on their lives, and that I would show his glory through my words and actions. SATURDAY 5 JULY 5 Please pray for myself and for my ance Naomi as we are about to embark on married life together. This July we will be husband and wife and so do please pray that God would guide us and that we would put Him at the centre of our marriage. SUNDAY 6 JULY 6 Working as part of the sta in a government facility brings plenty of opportunity to establish relationships with colleagues who are Muslims. Pray for open doors to good conversations and that I would be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. MONDAY 7 JULY 7 Mentoring interns, young doctors and nurses is an important part of medical ministry. Pray that God would use me to communicate to them Gods great heart of love for people. May they not only learn palliative skills but learn to see patients as God sees them his precious treasures. TUESDAY 8 JULY 8 We seek to involve communities in palliative care. Pray that the Lord of the harvest would touch the hearts of local Christians with the desire to reach out with love and compassion to those of other faiths with terminal illnesses to ease their suering; physical, emotional, social, and spiritual. WEDNESDAY 9 JULY 9 Part of our work is passing the baton to the next generation of medical missionaries. Medical and nursing students and interns on the Mediquest team are visiting us this week. Pray that the Lord would speak to them about how their futures might involve reaching the unreached through medicine. THURSDAY 10 JULY 10 Partnering with government healthcare services provides an excellent ongoing opportunity to interact with sta, some of whom have never heard the gospel or seen it in action. Pray that AIMers serving in these settings would see beyond the frustrations and ineciencies to people created in Gods image, needing his love. FRIDAY 11 JULY 11 Christian healthcare facilities often face ongoing nancial challenges, but are places where the light of the gospel can shine brightly. Pray for those AIMers involved in care provision, administration, teaching, etc, that the love of Jesus would shine through their interactions with patients and others. SATURDAY 12 JULY 12 Geography does not liberate cross-cultural workers from the relational struggles and internal politics that too often beset Christian communities. Pray for each healthcare professional serving with AIM, that they would clothe themselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience in their interactions with patients, colleagues and others around them. Ministry Focus: Healthcare J esus healed, and in both word and deed impressed upon his followers that God cares about the whole person, not just their soul. Christ came to reconcile all of fallen creation to himself; this has implications for peoples relationships not only with God, but also with themselves, others, and creation itself. Through a wide variety of healthcare ministries (e.g. preventive, curative, rehabilitative, palliative) AIM seeks to restore individuals and their relationships and lead them toward fellowship with the Lord Jesus himself. Weeklyfocus E leanor is a family practitioner with palliative care credentials working in a government hospital to help develop their palliative care programme. Since palliative care includes spiritual care as well as psychological, physical and social care, it is a great avenue for holistic medical ministry. About half of the people in the community are Islamic. 6-12 July Opportunities: Interested in medical mission? Why not download our healthcare information sheet here? aimint.org/eu/healthcare SUNDAY 13 JULY 13 The South American church is growing and we are praying for wisdom from God to mobilise and catalyse this church for mission work in Africa. Pray also that people will have a desire in their hearts to see Christ centered churches among all African people. MONDAY 14 JULY 14 Please pray for South American pastors, for them to be open to the vision of transcultural ministries. Pray that they will engage in supporting and helping candidates with a desire to serve in Africa through AIM. TUESDAY 15 JULY 15 Give thanks with us for several partnerships we have established over the last few months with local missionary organisations. Pray for our relationship with these organisations, that they clearly understand our purpose, vision and values, and can work with us to achieve them. WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 16 Please pray for the new mission partners we have appointed. Many, before they begin to think about learning African languages, need to learn some English. Pray for this language preparation and also their work raising support, both nancially and in prayer. THURSDAY 17 JULY 17 Pray for the Pray Africa movement in Brazil. We have distributed more than 5000 cards with information about unreached people groups on them. Give thanks that we have more than 180 groups praying every week for dierent African peoples. FRIDAY 18 JULY 18 Pray for funds to purchase a property to become the headquarters for AIM Brazil and all of South America. Purchasing a building is a necessary and important action to allow us to support the expansion of our mobilising region across the whole of South America. SATURDAY 19 JULY 19 Pray for the members of the South America board. Pray that God would give them wisdom and discernment to lead the South American mobilising region with humility, grace and to be focused on Gods sovereignty. Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. Matthew 9:37-38 13-19 July Mobilising Region: Brazil W e are deeply grateful to God for his mercy! We have experienced daily his provision and his hands have been leading us in our work. The most beautiful thing that we have seen recently, is people from dierent parts of South America united through prayer for Africa and specically for unreached people groups. We know that all prayer touches Gods heart and that well see the fruit of these prayers, manifested in the lives reached by the gospel of love of our Saviour. Weeklyfocus G ive thanks with us for 11 new mission partners recently accepted into AIM and for all they have learnt on a recent orientation week. All 11 are intending to start heading to Africa very soon, leaving South America in 2015/2016. Pray that they may all have perseverance and wisdom in the preparation process. P+P People & Places See page 9 to nd out more about European Mission Partners working in creative access nations. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces SUNDAY 20 JULY 20 We work in development and the basis of all development is being created in Gods image. Problems in individuals and societies arise because that image is marred and the relationship with God broken. Development begins with restoring broken relationships through health care, TEFL, literacy, exercise classes and art. MONDAY 21 JULY 21 Our town is a major site of pilgrimage and religious education for the region, pilgrims and scholars come from many dierent countries. Local people are often theologically literate and everyone is happy to talk about the things of God. We are able to share Gods words openly, we pray the Spirit uses them to move people. TUESDAY 22 JULY 22 During Ramadan opportunities arise to talk more deeply on issues like what does God require of us? How can we truly please God? Can we know if we are acceptable to God? It is also a time of celebration and sharing, of peace and reconciliation. WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 23 We are a team of 6 people; 2 single girls, a young couple (with a 2 year old) and us with a 17 year old! There is culture shock in a new country and within a multinational team. Our curriculum is designed to build teams and train members to lead teams themselves later. We are all having rough edges smoothed and are learning to model the body of Christ to our neighbours. THURSDAY 24 JULY 24 The key to understanding culture is learning the language. Having the language ability of a kindergarden kid is a great answer to Western arrogance. People love teaching those who want to learn and are delighted we value them enough to want to learn their language. Perseverance is the key. FRIDAY 25 JULY 25 Spiritual oppression is very real and very intense. Our team have experienced direct attack and there are certain parts of town where jinn are known to gather. Such forces thrive on chaos confusion and misunderstanding. Mistrust, ill health, suspicion and insecurity are all used against us. SATURDAY 26 JULY 26 Dreams and visions form an accepted part of a persons spiritual pilgrimage. They often allow God to get someones attention and lead them to Jesus. Many people rst become interested in Jesus through a dream or vision. We then have opportunity to explain who he is, but only Jesus has the power to save. 20-26 July Weeklyfocus I n every place God is working in peoples hearts, here is no exception. We seek to maintain a presence through relationships, prayer and proclamation. Our role then is to witness to our colleagues, friends and neighbours and discover where God is at work. Presence, Prayer and Proclamation. Area Focus: Creative Access U nreached by the church and neglected by their government but ercely proud of their history, culture & orthodoxy. These are the people we are called to serve. They read the Quran in Arabic but many cannot read the newspaper in their own language. We are one year into leading 2 year teams; 6 people with a calling to seek the lost and proclaim the good news of the kingdom by living along side, learning from and loving people. P+P SUNDAY 27 JULY 27 Pray for perseverance for Alvilde, a Bara woman who is part of a team working to translate the Bible into Bara. After completing Luke, they are currently working on Acts. Pray that local church leaders would support this project and use the translations, so that the Bara hear Gods word in their language. MONDAY 28 JULY 28 Traditionally Bara women get married very young and start a family. Town-life is somewhat dierent. Malala is a single mother to a little girl. She works as a teacher in a Bara village with no family support and feels very isolated. Pray that God shows her the freedom and security found in a relationship with him. TUESDAY 29 JULY 29 Andry is a Bara man with a stall near us. He is young and married, without children, from a village far away where he invited us to go. We had to decline because of the insecurity in the countryside. We hope to have opportunities to share the good news with him. WEDNESDAY 30 JULY 30 Retskango is a Bara man from a small village who is under arrest in Betroka. He claims to have been wrongly accused of murder and is awaiting trial. Hes listening to the Gospel of Luke in Bara and weve enjoyed sharing with him. Pray God would use his word to change Retskangos heart. THURSDAY 31 JULY 31 Vavy is in her early twenties, has ve young children and recently came to Betroka with her sick mother. Many people come from remote villages to get help from the local church here. Pray that Vavy will respond to the gospel and then share it with others when she returns to her village. FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 1 Maria is a baby girl from a Bara family who lives near Betroka. Please pray for her to be healthy and strong as she has been ghting sickness. Often parents cannot aord to get adequate medical help. Also pray that she would have the opportunity to hear the good news at a young age.
SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2 Zona is a Bara man who came to Betroka years ago because he was very sick. Christians prayed for him, helped him get medicine and God healed him. He is now a father of two children. He faithfully attends church and is eagerly growing in his faith. He hopes to return to his village soon to share the gospel with others. 27 July-2 Aug Weeklyfocus O ur missionary team here in the town of Betroka is getting to know many visiting Bara men and women from villages where there is no Christian witness. Our prayer is that these Bara would understand and respond to the Gospel while they are here and be able to share it with others when they return home. People focus: The Bara T he Bara are a cattle people in the south-central part of Madagascar, representing around 750,000 people. Every detail of their lives is determined by their ancestor spirits. The large majority are unreached by the gospel, with very few national or ex-pat missionaries working among them. AIMs ministry among the Bara started with a TIMO team in 2004 in a small village. Now a Focus Team is working in Betroka to help encourage and equip local believers to reach out to the Bara. People & Places See page 18 to learn more about European Mission Partners working in Betroka, Madagascar. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces Zona Alvilde SUNDAY 3 AUGUST 3 For most of the national missionaries who are working in remote places, homeschooling is not always a viable option. Please pray that educators would rise to the challenge of helping train these parents in how to supplement their childrens education with locally available resources. This then would mean there would be a real alternative to sending them away to boarding schools at young ages. MONDAY 4 AUGUST 4 Pray for patience and perseverance for parents who are educating special needs children at home. Since many of the other educational options are not suitable for their children, often their only other option is to return to their home country. Pray for wisdom as they help their children reach their full potential. TUESDAY 5 AUGUST 5 A number of families who are homeschooling now will be sending their children to boarding school in the future. Pray that parents would know Gods timing for when that should happen and that they would be able to use the time they do have with their children to its fullest. WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 6 Many mums who homeschool in Africa do so out of necessity. Please pray for wisdom for these mums who have very little outside support and who are often misunderstood by their neighbours. Pray that they would nd a good balance of family life and village life, that supports them and their children. THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 7 Some of the children being homeschooled are the only expats in their area. While this can lead to good interaction with their neighbour friends, sometimes they may lack the social skills to t in with their other peers. Pray for good, caring friends for each of the children growing up between cultures. FRIDAY 8 AUGUST 8 There are many families in AIM who benet from homeschool helpers. Having someone to share the teaching, bring new skills and ideas, or support specic educational needs can make a huge dierence to our homeschooling families. Please pray that God will call workers to this vital support ministry. SATURDAY 9 AUGUST 9 Pray for families as they combine teaching their children with ministry, language learning and daily living, often in challenging contexts. Some have chosen to homeschool, others do it out of necessity. Pray that God will equip parents to teach their children and this experience will draw families closer to one another and to him. Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing. 1 Tessalonians 5:11 3-9 August Weeklyfocus G od is calling families to the mission eld. Like all children, missionary children need an education. Due to the locations in which many families are serving the best option is homeschooling, especially at the younger ages. Please pray for the challenges faced by homeschooling families on the mission eld. Ministry focus: Homeschooling G od has called AIM to focus on the unreached peoples of Africa. There are still more than 900 unreached people groups in Africa. Most of these groups are unreached because they are in dicult locations to work with limited educational options. As AIM moves more and more into their areas, homeschooling seems to be the best option for most families. But homeschooling brings many challenges. This week we focus our prayer on a few of these challenges P+P SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 10 Preach the Word (PTW) is a Bible training course situated in Kigali. Pray for the two groups being trained at PTW, consisting of 55 students in total. This is the largest body of students we have ever had. Pray that we would be able to maintain the family feel at PTW and discern which students to invest in. Find out more online: preach-the-word-rwanda.com MONDAY 11 AUGUST 11 Pray for Innocent, one of our graduating students studying at George Whiteld College, Cape Town. Pray that he would be equipped to come back to Rwanda and lead a church plant supported by 5 other PTW students. TUESDAY 12 AUGUST 12 Pray for the application of Gods word in our students lives, that what they learn would aect the way they live within their families, churches and communities. WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST 13 Since 2011, we have been running youth camps and signed a partnership with the Anglican Diocese of Kigali last year. Pray for continued good partnership in this ministry, now called 3d Christian Camps (we are using their facilities, are planning a work camp there and 2 other camps this year)! THURSDAY 14 AUGUST 14 Pray for the youth who have participated and will participate in camps, that the truth of the word of God would impact their lives and that they would walk as Christ walked in their daily lives, setting an example for the people around them! FRIDAY 15 AUGUST 15 People need more than simply facts about HIV/AIDS in order to change behaviour. Pray that the WHY WAIT? life skills curriculum would be implemented in schools/organisations and give the youth of Rwanda good reasons to make good choices. SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 16 Pray for teachers/sta who have been trained in using the WHY WAIT? life skills curriculum, that they themselves would be impacted by the lessons they teach and be models to the youth under their care. Weeklyfocus: P lease pray for Rwanda as it commemorates 20 years since the 1994 genocide, where 800,000 Tutsi were killed at the hands of the radical Hutu Interahamwe . Pray for true reconciliation with God and each other through the cross of Christ. Pray that the truth of Christ, revealed in his Word, would transform the body of Christ in Rwanda. 10-16 August Country focus: Rwanda I n 1994, the swiftest genocide in history took place in Rwanda. More than 800,000 people were killed in just 100 days. Many women were raped, which contributed to the AIDS epidemic, and many orphans left behind. After the genocide, a new brand of churches emerged, pentecostal congregations started by diaspora returning to their homeland. However, this mushrooming of indigenous denominations has produced other problems: false teaching, syncretism and legalism. AIM is involved in theological education, Bible training and discipleship, AIDS ministries, youth ministries, farming Gods way and education in its various facets. People & Places See page 6 to learn more about European Mission Partners working in Rwanda. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces I am suering even to the point of being chained like a criminal. But Gods word is not chained. 1 Tessalonians 5:11 SUNDAY 17 AUGUST 17 Praise the Lord, the team have completed their rst year! We have recognized Gods presence, encouragement and protection through struggling to learn the local language, sickness, a break-in at a team members house and the heat. MONDAY 18 AUGUST 18 How great it is to see we have made friends in the villages! We speak their language (more or less) and are part of the community, helping with their daily activities, learning a lot. Pray for growing friendships and more friends for Gods kingdom. TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 19 We have started a childrens ministry with 60 kids and have invited some local teenagers to help. Pray that helpers and kids would know about Jesus and that parents would be interested in what the kids are doing and learning. We see this as a big opportunity as the villages are full of kids. WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 20 A friendship is being built with a local band who have created wonderful songs from Bible verses we have given them: Daniel 3: 28 and Isaiah 43: 1 - 3. Please pray these songs spread through the villages, that people will sing Gods words in their own language as they get to know Him! Ladys, Matis and Edme (photo) are the leaders of the band. THURSDAY 21 AUGUST 21 We have set up a project to help shermen with nets, canoes, and their nances - this has started well. A Bible study has started with shermen, their wives and other local people. Pray for more shermen to join and for growing development projects! FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 22 An attempt to translate the gospel and Bible stories has begun with the book of Matthew. We use it for the kids programme and in Bible studies. Please pray for more hunger for Gods word. SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 23 We are teaching English using the Bible as one of the ways to introduce villagers to the gospel. Villagers are eager to learn. Pray for a bigger impact than just English, that the Bible verses would impact their lives and their way of thinking. 17-23 August Weeklyfocus R osina is a Sakalava Christian, leading this TIMO team amongst her own people group. Pray for her that she would have insight and wisdom, as she acts as an intermediary between an International team and the Sakalavan community. Pray for the whole of the team, as they live as light in what often is a dark place. Please pray for protection from the dark elements of witchcraft and sorcery which are rampant. Pray too for increased opportunities to share the freedom and light they have in Christ. People focus: The Sakalava S akalava people are both shermen and cattle keepers. They believe and fear the spirits of their ancestors which they see as their intermediaries to their god. The spirits are there to reveal to them their fortunes and future, secure blessings from their god, to help them, and harm those who threaten them. We pray instead that the Sakalava people would see that Jesus Christ is the perfect intermediary to God. He is the prophet, priest and king! SUNDAY 24 AUGUST 24 Pray for Tanzanian pastors and evangelists who have attended IBM conferences this year. They have received teaching on topics such as cross-cultural church planting, worldviews and Islam. Pray they will be encouraged and equipped as they disciple congregations and minister to dierent cultural groups. MONDAY 25 AUGUST 25 Construction work continues at Sanga Sanga, with plans for a conference hall now being implemented. Building manager Matt Dixon is on home assignment so please pray for Tony Swanson as he has taken on the oversight of this work. Pray for good relationships with local builders and for safety on site. TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 26 Pastor Hanje has attended several IBM seminars. He and his congregation have started building a church school in the village of Konsanga among the Wazigua people who are 100% Islamic. The next phase is to build a church and there are plans to send a TIMO team there in the future. WEDNESDAY 27 AUGUST 27 Many pastors in Tanzania have responsibility for multiple churches. One such is recently ordained pastor Edward Katwale who oversees 12 churches in the Mtimbira region. He visits them whenever he can, even though he doesnt have his own transport. The roads are particularly bad impassable in the wet season. Pray for him and his wife Edith. THURSDAY 28 AUGUST 28 Steve and Ruth Lancaster joined the AIM team in Morogoro in July 2013. Pray for them as they continue to adapt to Tanzanian life and learn Swahili. Ruth is providing communications and administrative support and Steve is Bible teaching at IBM seminars. FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 29 Praise God for individuals and churches in the UK and other parts of the world who are generously supporting the work of the Institute of Bible and Ministry, through giving of their time to teach at seminars, praying faithfully and giving nancially. SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 30 Please pray for the Board of the Institute as they oversee the ministry. The members of the Board are Pastor Emmanuel Falanta (Chair), Prof Mgasa, Rev Batano, Rev Ntebi, Rev Mlagwa, Mama Lois Nighula, Mama Ruth Shija, and Mama Mwakatobe. 24-30 August Ministry focus: Theological Education T he Institute of Bible and Ministry (IBM) is an on-going theological training programme, working through the Africa Inland Church, Tanzania. It runs seminars for pastors and evangelists in eastern Tanzania and is providing much-needed training on subjects such as missiology, biblical leadership, cross- cultural church planting and spiritual warfare. The AIM team in Morogoro comprises three UK families. Additionally, IBMs major project is the construction of a retreat centre at Sanga Sanga, near Morogoro, which will provide a base for the Institute. Weeklyfocus T he goal of the Sanga Sanga Retreat Centre is for it to be a self-sustaining facility, generating its own food and being nancially self-supporting. Practical teaching will show pastors how to use their plots of land to create sustainable family income. We also hope the Retreat Centre will have a positive impact on Sanga Sanga village where there is currently no visible church. P+P People & Places See page 10-11 to learn more about European Mission Partners working in Morogoro, Tanzania. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces P+P SUNDAY 31 AUGUST 31 The Samburu TIMO Team is an international team consisting of nine adults from ve dierent countries. There are many cultural dierences within the Team. Pray that we will grow in unity and love for one another and, in so doing, bear witness to Christs love. MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 1 Most of the people in Lchakwai speak only Samburu. Therefore it is essential that we all learn to hear and speak Samburu. A number of our Team Members have language helpers that do not speak English. Pray for quick progress in grasping the Samburu language. TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2 We are the only wazungu (white people) living in Lchakwai. Some have questioned our motives for being here. Recently the elders conrmed their support for our presence. Pray that all of the community will grow in trusting us, and that nothing will hinder us from staying in Lchakwai. WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 3 Pray for each of the Team Members as they continue to adjust to life in Lchakwai. There are physical challenges like carrying water or walking an hour to the Team Leaders Home. But more dicult are the challenges of not understanding, not being understood, and responding in love to the many visitors that they receive. THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 4 Pray that God will prepare the hearts of many Samburu to respond to the gospel. Pray that they will recognize their need for a Saviour and decide to follow Christ. Our Team Days are on Thursday. Pray that the time of worship, study and discussion will be encouraging and enlightening. FRIDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 5 Pray that the Team Members, despite the language and cultural dierences, may build friendships with the Samburu. As the Team learns more and more of the language, pray for opportunities to share their faith and talk about Jesus. SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 6 A number of Samburu have expressed the desire that we start a church service. We are hesitant to do so, partially because of our limited language abilities and partially out of fear of establishing a form that will be equated with being a Christian. Pray for wisdom for the whole Team in how to respond to this. 31 Aug - 6 Sept Weeklyfocus A lthough the Samburu believe in one Creator God, most do not understand that God became man in Jesus Christ so that they may live in fellowship with God. Pray that our team may nd meaningful ways to communicate this good news. People focus: The Samburu T he Samburu of northern Kenya live very traditionally. They herd cattle, sheep, goats and sometimes camels. Their houses are simple as they often move depending on the rains and the availability of grazing. Although Christian churches can be found in towns, there is hardly any gospel witness in the scattered communities of the lowlands. The Samburu TIMO Team moved to Lchakwai in March 2014. Their goal is to learn the Samburu language and culture, build relationships, and share Christ in those relationships. People & Places See page 18 to read more about European Misson Partners working amongst the Samburu. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces SUNDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 7 Exhibitions - Pray that God will raise more workers for the mission eld through the various exhibitions which Peter and other mobilisers hold over the summer. Give thanks for the life-changing conversations that take place at these events. Pray for the resources required to run the activities of the regions. MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 8 Talks - Mobilisers cover many miles within their UK Regions speaking in church services, prayer meetings, university Christian Unions, and mid-week fellowships about missions and the gospel of Christ. Pray that as Peter speaks, God will use Him to bring encouragement to the churches and transform the lives of those who hear. TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 9 Long-term Mission Partners - The South is blessed to have over 40 long-term mission partners serving in Africa. Give thanks to God for the workers he is raising. Pray that all those serving in the eld may continue to abide in Christ. Pray that God will open the hearts of those they are reaching, to receive Christ as Lord and Saviour. WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 10 Short-term opportunities - a number of people join AIM to serve on short-term placements which may include medical electives, youth work, working in various projects and much more. Pray for the process of linking applicants to opportunities. Pray that this experience will powerfully transform those who go to be eective witnesses for Christ. THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 11 Local Churches - we are partnering with several churches in the region. Let us be thankful for churches which have faithfully sent and supported cross-cultural missions. Pray that many more churches will develop a heart for the unreached people groups of the world and that Peter will be able to make new contacts. FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 12 Prayer Groups - The AIM prayer groups play an important role in bearing up those serving far away from home. Give thanks for the dedication and commitment to missions shown by the groups. Pray that new people will join so that a greater prayer movement grows across the region. SATURDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 13 Provision of Member Care - Pray that all AIM Mission Partners will feel cared for and adequately supported. Pray that those undergoing particular challenges will be comforted. Pray that debrieng and end of assignment sessions will particularly enjoy Gods blessings and guidance. Give thanks for the support that Peter & Sally Maclure provide in the Southern region. 7-13 September Mobilising Region: South England P eter Oyugi has worked as the Mobiliser for South England and South Wales for a year, supported on a part-time basis by Peter & Sally Maclure. The region is quite vast and has had the blessing of having signicant numbers of short-term and long-term workers. Within the region we have groups of very faithful prayer supporters to whom we are grateful. The Lord has certainly blessed the work and so to him be the glory. Weeklyfocus A IMs work in South England and South Wales has seen a wide age range of those applying. It is wonderful to have younger and mature people both responding to the mission call. It is great to see a growing interest towards unreached people groups in places not particularly comfortable to go to. P+P People & Places See page 24 to read more about our mobilisers working across the UK and Europe. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces P+P SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 14 The TIMO curriculum is centred around relationships, achieved through an intensive process of learning the language and culture of the Lopit. Team members spend time with language helpers learning phrases. Time is then spent in the village, meeting people, trying out the phrases and building relationships. MONDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 15 TIMO is a two year programme aimed at training and equipping cross- cultural workers for long-term missionary service. Within the programme there are four core units which cover a wide range of missiology. Pray this course helps team members develop personal philosophies of mission life and ministry. TUESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 16 Our team is multicultural. Each has more than one culture to learn and adjust to as well as Lopit culture. To cope with all this adjustment team members need healthy interpersonal relationships and a sincere commitment of faith. Pray for them and team unity. WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 17 Our team has six children. One is home schooled on the eld and ve are in boarding school. Pray for the children, both for their spiritual and academic lives. For those away at boarding school, pray they adjust well. Pray too for the practicalities of school fees and travelling expenses. THURSDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 18 The team is hoping to reach out to two main villages- Iboni and OHilang. Team members live among these communities and experience every part of village life. Our communities are animistic in religion and hold to their traditional beliefs in witchcraft, rainmakers, landlords, sacred places and objects of worship. FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 19 A few believers have been identied but face daily challenges. Breaking from their cultural beliefs and practices to pursue biblical living is very hard. Threats from family members hinder their growth and literacy is an obstacle to an eective discipleship programme. Pray the team are a support to them. SATURDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 20 Please pray for South Sudan. The country is undergoing a very dicult time politically and socially. Internal conict within the government, tribal issues, cattle raiding, poor infrastructure and low literacy rates are hindering the growth of the nation. Pray that recent troubles wouldnt reoccur and that instability would not hinder ministry. 14-20 September Weeklyfocus F ollowing the rst Lopit TIMO (Training in Ministry Outreach) team in 2006/2008. TIMO graduates felt Gods call to continue the work, so, after 6 years of prayer the second TIMO team was begun 13 kms away. Please pray for the team to be gospel centered and able to grow disciples amongst the Lopit people. People & Places See page 6 to learn more about European Mission Partners working across South Sudan. aimint.org/eu/peopleandplaces People focus: The Lopit T he Lopit are an unreached people group in South Sudan, but praise God that they are beginning to respond to the gospel. The rst TIMO (Training in Ministry Outreach) team amongst the Lopit saw an African Inland Church started in Lohutok village. Now a second TIMO team, consisting of two Kenyan families, a Brazilian couple, a lady from the USA and a lady from New Zealand, went out last December, to continue the work nearby. SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 21 Summer Teams are great opportunities to serve in Africa if you only have a few weeks available. Pray for Sam Holden, Amy McKee & Mariel Nonis who took part in teams this summer as they process all they have seen and learnt. MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 22 We have many Long Term Mission Partners whose rst experience with AIM was a Medical Elective. This programme provides experiences for those with Medical Mission on their hearts. Pray for Jill Fulton, Lynsey Harrison and Rachel Calvin who completed theirs this summer. TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 23 James King felt a call from a very early age to serve God in Africa so, with that in mind, he took a course in mechanics to equip him with practical skills. He is currently serving for 3 months in Kalacha, Kenya, helping the team there with vehicle and building maintenance. Give thanks for his willingness to serve where needed in this very practical way. Pray as he considers his future. WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 24 Despite being convinced that she never wanted to live outside of the UK, Naomi Coleman felt God call her to respond to a request for home school help from Mat & Katy Linley in Madagascar. She has given up her summer holiday to do this! Pray for continued guidance for Naomi as she considers her future. THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 25 There is a great need for home school teaching help amongst our Long Term missionaries. Pray for the right Short Termers to respond to this need, just as Naomi has! FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 26 Pray for Bethany Sinclair, Sarah McArthur and Gnter Springer teaching English in Bunia, DRC. Pray as they settle and get orientated to their new surroundings that God would enable them to serve Him well. SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 27 There have been many changes to the Short Term programme over the summer. In Central Region, Eastern Region and at an Interntional level. Pray for the continued smooth-running of the programme amidst changes. SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 28 It is always a joy and encouragement when Short Termers wish to extend their assignments beyond original plans. Give thanks that Steve Titterton and Paul & Di Allcock wish to do this and pray for them as they continue. MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 29 Joseph & Sandy, along with their 2 children, Nathan & Joy*, spent a few weeks serving at a hospital in Mombasa in August, with the intention of returning each year for further work and training. This opportunity represents a new partnership for AIM in Kenya which could open up possibilities for others. Pray for the family, those involved in arranging this and for ongoing relationships with the hospital sta. TUESDAY 30 SEPTEMBER 30 Pray for Amy Birtwistle and Rosemary Rettie in the oce in Nottingham as they contact enquirers and walk with new applicants preparing to serve in Africa, as well as keeping up with all those currently serving. Pray they work eciently as a team and serve the Short Term programme well. Weeklyfocus There are many Short Termers coming and going over the summer months; it is a busy time for both Mobilising and Receiving Oces. Pray that each Short Termer would receive the care and service that the programme promises to give and that each of them would have an unforgettable experience that would draw them closer to God and give them a heart for ongoing world mission. 21-30 Sept Short-term: Synergy S ynergy is Africa Inland Missions short-term programme that oers anyone over the age of 18 the opportunity to get involved with cross-cultural mission in Africa. There are many dierent opportunities to serve from 3 to 12 months. Short-term Prayer Sheet If youd like more information about our short-termers and their placements, download a prayer sheet from: aimint.org/eu/shortterm *names changed for security reasons v DiaryDates Africa Inland Missions Home Assignment & Staf Conference Te Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick Wednesday 16 - Friday 18 July Dublin & Bangor Worldwide Sun 24 August - Dublin Monday 25 - Saturday 30 Augsut - Bangor IncludingtalksfromAIMInternational Director,LukeHerrinandIrishmobiliser AlanCousins. AIM Fellowship Conference London School of Teology Tuesday 9 - Tursday 11 September TisyearthereareafewspacesforPrayer GroupLeaders,contactRosemaryScottfor details- roserscott@gmail.com Autumn Conference Te Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire. Friday 7-Sun 9 November Mainspeaker:PeterOyugi.Plus opportunitiestomeetmissionpartnersand UKandInternationalDirectors. Contactusforabookingformorbookonline: www.aimint.org/eu/autumnconference 16 JULY 24 AUGUST 07 NOVEMBER Africa Inland Mission International, a company limited by guarantee (04598557), a registered charity in England and Wales (1096364) and a charity registered in Scotland (SC037594) Registered Oce: Halifax Place Nottingham NG1 1QN. European headquarters A International Halifax Place Nottingham NG1 1QN United Kingdom 0115 9838 120 admin.eu@aimint.net www.aimint.org/eu Netherlands nederland.eu@aimint.net French speaking france.eu@aimint.net Scotland 0845 270 4416 scotland.eu@aimint.net South England/Wales 0845 270 4418 south.eu@aimint.net Ireland 0845 270 4417 ireland.eu@aimint.net North England/Wales 0845 270 4415 north.eu@aimint.net fb.com/aimeurope @aimeurope 09 SEPT