Category: Africa

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

1. Pray for someone in this complex to hear a clear presentation of the gospel this week.

2. A mouflon is a wild sheep thought to be the ancestor of modern domesticated sheep breeds. Pray for a shepherd who lives near the city of Mouflon to personally meet the Good Shepherd, and rejoice in His care.

3. The fennec fox is Algeria’s national animal, as well as the nickname for the country’s national soccer team, Les Fennecs. At 7.9 inches tall, the fennec fox is the smallest member of the canine family in the world, and many aspects of the fox show that it is very well suited by the Creator to thrive in harsh desert climates. Pray for any Christians in Mouflon to be encouraged by the fact that their Father has just as thoughtfully given to them “all things that pertain unto life and godliness,” even though they live in a harsh climate regarding religious freedom (2 Peter 1:2-4).

Revelation 21:5

This post was originally published on November 5, 2023.

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

1. Pictured above is a sunset view from Bata, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Pray that many souls in this town will come to Christ during the church age of grace, while the light shines.

2. Equatorial Guinea has the distinction of being the only African nation with Spanish as one of its official languages. Pray for someone in Bata to pray in Spanish today to become a Christian, and to find good discipleship materials in Spanish for subsequent growth.

3. Pray for a janitor in the building with the red corner (left side of picture) to meet the only Person Who can truly clean a heart from the inside out.

Isaiah 45:22

This post was originally published on January 27, 2023.

1. Pray for someone who will stand on this street corner today to become a Christian.

2.   Pray that if any believers happen to be in the striped building above, they will yield to the Spirit’s work in their lives to make them more like the Son for the glory of the Father.

3.   Nicknamed South Africa’s “Mother City,” Cape Town is the country’s legislative capital and oldest city. It has also born the names “Cape of Storms” and “Cape of Good Hope.” Pray that someone experiencing stormy times in life will know the truly good hope found in Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:18

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

1. Pray for the children who have come to live at Encouragement Children’s Home to meet the Father Who longs to welcome each one into His family.

2. Pray for God’s blessings in all areas to be on the director of ECH.

3. Pray for the monthly community outreach events that ECH holds to produce much fruit for eternity.

Revelation 4:11

This post was originally published on February 20, 2023.

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

1. Pray for people relaxing on this veranda of the Sitaba Lodge to meet someone exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit, and want that for their own lives.
2. Pray for any couples in Janjanbureh celebrating their anniversary today to know the Lord Who created marriage.
3. The Wassu stone circles are 14 miles from Janjanbureh. Pray for a historian researching those to also find the Biblical answer for the meaning of life here and beyond the grave.

1 Peter 5:7

This post was originally published on January 18, 2022.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Dire Dawa.

1. Pray for the people who design and build gates used in Dire Dawa, that they themselves would enter through the straight gate that leads to everlasting life (Matthew 7:13-14).

2. Pray for anyone in Dire Dawa who has lost / will lose a tooth today to hear the good news about salvation this year.

3. Pray for someone selling produce at the Kafira Market to become a Christian, and then be instrumental in leading his family to Christ.

Psalm 96:3

This post was originally published on May 4, 2023.

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

1. The Great Mosque of Niamey (pictured above) can accommodate 15,000 worshippers (https://www.kidventuresai.com/Location/niamey_niger/Activity/visit-the-grand-mosque-of-niamey). It has a minaret with 171 steps. Wikipedia describes a minaret as “a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Islam call to prayer, but they also serve as landmarks and symbols of Islam’s presence.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret). Pray that 171 people who frequently come to worship here will truly understand and believe that “there is one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5)

2. Niamey is the capital city of Niger. Pray for governmental leaders to make policy decisions and laws that facilitate freedom of religion.

3. Pray for a dozen homeless people in Niamey to find both a physical home now, and a guaranteed promise of future residency in the city with foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Heb. 11:10).

Psalm 96:11

This post was originally published on June 28, 2023.

Lake Victoria is:

1. Africa’s largest lake

2. Earth’s largest tropical lake

3. Earth’s second largest freshwater lake by surface area

Forty million people (and growing quickly every year) live in the drainage basin of Lake Victoria, from the countries of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda. The lake is the source of the Nile River. David Livingston was one of several British explorers in the 1800’s who worked to confirm or deny this fact when it was still in question.

1.   This picture is from a park along the coastline of Mwanza, a Tanzanian town famous for its granite rock. Pray for the next person who steps on the pictured rocks to find a sure footing for life by placing faith in Christ alone.

2.   Just as the Nile’s source was a topic of debate and much exploration, the source of true happiness and significant meaning in life is also. Pray for a Ugandan worker at one of Lake Victoria’s many resorts to personally find the answer to this vital quest.

3.  Harvesting 2,000,000,000 pounds of fish annually, the lake provides the world’s biggest freshwater fish supply. * Pray for Christians among the 200,000 workers in that industry to walk in the Spirit today.

Revelation 22:1,17

*https://www.africangreatlakesinform.org/article/lake-victoria#:~:text=Lake%20Victoria%20is%20the%20world’s,livelihoods%20of%204%20million%20people

Psalm 122:1

“I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go into the house of the LORD.”

1. The continent of Africa contains 54 nations, 1,000 official languages, and 15% of the world’s population (https://moafrikatours.com/how-many-countries-are-in-africa). Pray for today’s African deacons to be “of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom,” as were the first deacons, described in Acts 6:3.

2.   According to https://www.opendoorsus.org/en-US/persecution/countries/, 19 of those 54 countries have very high or extreme levels of religious persecution. Pray for deacons in those countries to have the hand of God on their lives as they serve His church.

3.   Pray for African deacons to have opportunities to further grow in their understanding of God’s word, and be successful in the discipleship of their children.

Thank you for praying!