Category: Africa

       I want to begin by thanking God for delivering me from what was undoubtedly the worst experience of our life. I also want to thank him for delivering me from my sin 28 years ago when I accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Beacuse of my personal relationship with Jesus, He gave me the peace I needed to get through.
        I am deeply grateful to the thousands of people who prayed for me while I was in captivity. It was because of these prayers that God performed a miracle a few nights ago.
        I also want to extend my heartfelt thanks to the South African Police Department, HAWKS, FBI, DSS special agents, and my dear friend, Jeremy Hall, whose efforts were instrumental in locating me.
        I am especially thankful for my wife, Meagan, whose strength and resilience made her the strongest woman in the world last week. As we begin the difficult process of healing and moving forward, we kindly ask for privacy during this time. I have a miraculous story to share, and I look forward to telling it when the time is right.

With sincere gratitude, Josh Sullivan

Today’s TGP post is dedicated to prayers for Josh and Meagan Sullivan and family. Since his kidnapping during a church service last week, Josh’s whereabouts have been unknown, and a ransom has been demanded.

1. Pray for Josh’s soon and safe return.

2. Pray for peace and strength for Josh and all the Christians involved, from his wife / children / extended family to other missionaries to members of his church who witnessed the event.

3.  Pray for the salvation of the kidnappers.

The Sullivans serve as missionaries in South Africa. Here is a link to their April prayer letter, written not long before he was kidnapped:

https://sullivansinsouthafrica.weebly.com/blog/april-prayer-letter3673351?fbclid=IwY2xjawJp0ddleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkEMyQriHmY5acnUyz8LH1AyETdmPEUiz1ocHuoGGzbWeNMIKytvA9ogFTbH_aem_MaQhixyWOna4TGalUJHJUw

On his Facebook page tagline, Josh Sullivan has Philippians 1:21: “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”

His father-in-law asks that Christians do the same thing that Christians in the first century did when Peter was captured: “Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.” (Acts 12:5)

Earlier today during a church service in South Africa, missionary Josh Sullivan was kidnapped at gunpoint. Police have recovered the car used by the kidnappers, and they are pursuing a suspect, but Josh is still missing. Mrs. Sullivan and the children are safe with another missionary family. Please pray for the Lord to bring Josh home safely, and to give all of the Sullivans a continued sense of His very real presence with them. Thank you.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tuiui.

1. Pray for people stopping to chat today beneath the center palm trees to receive a copy of the Word of God in their language.
2. In the midst of national political unrest, pray for Tuiui residents to have an opportunity to know the Prince of Peace, Who will one day solve all problems.
3. Bazin, an unleavened barley bread, is very popular in Libya. Pray for women in Tuiui making bazin today to hear about the Biblical significance of unleavened bread.

Romans 3:10-24

This post was originally published on January 25, 2022.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of North Kivu.

1. On January 23, the US Embassy issued a security alert for the DRC’s eastern province North Kivu. Pray for Americans living in that province to have wisdom to know the best decisions to make in light of the increased severity of armed conflict in the region.
2. The military governor of the province was killed by rebels. In the midst of grief, pray for a member of his family to find peace with God and hope for eternity.
3. Pray for someone in Sake (a town near the provincial capital) who has heard the gospel before but not yet believed, to do so before it’s too late.

1 Timothy 2:3-4

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kang.

1.   Pray for a truck driver on the Trans-Kalahari Highway who has long resisted the Spirit’s conviction in his heart to truly repent and receive salvation.

2.   Geographically, Kang is in the Kalahari Desert. Pray for a Biblical church to be started and flourish in this village of 6,000 people that is also a spiritual desert.

3.   Pray for the Lord to put opportunities for further discipleship and encouragement in the lives of any Christians who will be at the Kang Meat Market today.

Psalm 96:9

This post was originally published on June 16, 2023.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Thies.

1. Pray for people who sell produce at the above corner to come to know the One Who makes that produce grow.
2. Thies is known for its tapestry industry. Pray for one of today’s workers in the tapestry factory to realize that the threads of his / her life are being woven together by the Master Designer, and that His pattern can be trusted.
3. Pray for Biblical churches to be started / grow in Thies.

Ephesians 3:14-19

This post was originally published on November 27, 2021.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Timbuktu.

1. Timbuktu is very poor, being plagued frequently by both droughts and floods. Please pray for both the physical and spiritual needs of its people to be met.
2. Timbuktu’s Sankore University was established in the early 1300’s. Pray for students there to hunger and thirst after righteousness, and be filled.
3. Pray for both the shortest and tallest adults in the city to put their faith in Jesus.

Revelation 22:20

This post was originally published on September 22, 2021.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Casablanca.

1. Pray for the people who will enter this building today to hear some phrase of Scripture, and that the Holy Spirit will keep that in their thoughts and use it to kindle a desire to know God.
2. Pray for four of the city’s jewelers to come to know Christ, that they themselves may be God’s jewels (Malachi 3:16-17).
3. Casablanca means “white house.” Pray that many of its residents will one day wear white robes in heaven (Revelation 19:6-8).

Hebrews 13:3

This post was originally published on August 26, 2021.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.

1. Located in the South Atlantic, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is part of a British territory. Pray for a gospel witness to reach this settlement of a few hundred people.
2. Pray that the next people to stand at this overlook will ponder the most important questions of life, and have / take the opportunity to believe the Bible’s answers to those questions.
3. The Camogli Hospital was built in 1971, and moved into a new building in 2017. This four bed facility is staffed by regular visits from off-island doctors, dentists, and optometrists, with local nurses providing continuity. Pray for one of those nurses to meet and enlist in the service of the Great Physician, Who is adequate to treat needs of both soul and body.

Deuteronomy 4:39