August 2021 Prayerlink
AFRICA REGION
Sun 1. Sylvain – Congo DR
A new Life-skill club was inaugurated with 7 children from 2 families. It meets for two hours every Thursday and in each meeting new children are continually welcomed. Thank God also for two girls from the same family (Aline, 13 and Dorine, 11) and members of the Matonge Bible club who were recently baptized.
Baptism of Aline & Dorine – Congo DR
Mon 2. Peter – Tanzania
He visited six Bible clubs on the island of Zanzibar, which is 98% Muslim, where he ministered and conducted training for 156 Sunday school teachers. Pray that the teachers may carry out effective ministry to the children in their churches. Thank God for 26 new believers among the children.
Tue 3. Nestor – Congo DR
Continues to minister to street/market children, reaching out to 15 of them recently. The ministry aims at winning them for Christ, then rehabilitating and reuniting them with their families. One of them, Kalala, 10, narrated his ordeal in the market, how he was forced by the challenges of life to steal and fight to keep alive. He confessed these as sinful after receiving Christ as his Savior. Pray for more success with the kids.
Wed 4. Hannah & Philip – Ghana
Hannah and Philip serve in Northern Ghana, which is predominantly Muslim and Animist. Commissioned the boreholes drilled in two villages in July. They used the occasion to share the gospel message and introduce the people again to the Living Water (John 4:10-14, John 7:37-38). Thank God for this special provision.
Borehole in Lentikpa - Ghana
Thu 5. Marie – Congo
“My faith has been through many trials. I feel tired because of the trials I have been through. I lost my older brother and mother-in-law in May, my younger brother in June, and then my dad in July. We also lost four members of our ministry.” Please pray for peace for Marie and her family and for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic in the country and Africa in general.
Fri 6. Peter – South Sudan
Conducted training for children’s workers in Juba and Inductive Bible Study training in Awail. Thank God for the inauguration of Bible clubs in three schools in Juba and for a successful volunteers’ retreat conducted in the refugee camp in Uganda. In all, he ministered to 650 people during the quarter. Thank God for drawing 43 people into his kingdom.
Sat 7. Patrick – Uganda
His stepmother passed away due to Covid-19 and some of his aunts have been in the hospital due to the same. Pray for comfort and healing. He was Invited to preach on parenting children in a godly way during the Sunday worship in two churches. Church members felt so blessed they have promised to invite him to preach again soon. He ministered to 1,640 people on these Sundays and had an open door to preach live on television on parenting, reaching an audience of about 15,000 people.
Parenting Session – Masaka, Uganda
Sun 8. David – Congo DR
He is mentoring three young, engaged couples as they prepare for their marriage and seek to build happy homes. Also teaching and preparing 47 people for public declaration of their faith in Christ through baptism. Please pray for positive impact on each mentee.
Mon 9. Metsing – Lesotho
Please pray for me as I move into the second phase of my calling, focusing more on community evangelization, discipleship, and leadership development. I organized entrepreneurship seminars in two centers to equip ministry members who desire to start their own business and overcome the negative impact of Covid-19.
Tue 10. Mzwabantu – South Africa
Thank God for helping me to reconcile the young man I am mentoring in a school to his mother. The mother drove him away from home after he squandered all his inheritance from his father’s estate in wild living with his peers. Like the prodigal son, he came to himself and pleaded for mercy. His mother was initially too angry to accede to my plea but the Lord touched her heart and she later invited her son back home. He is behaving himself now and attends the Bible sessions and prayers in his school regularly.
Wed 11. Berhanu – Ethiopia
Thank God for healing the sore back and muscle pain that afflicted me for six months. I gave values education training on ‘Truth’ for church teenage ministry leaders. Trainers have a plan to pass on the lessons they learned as they minister to others.
Participants in Truth Value Education Training - Ethiopia
Thu 12. Brysceson – Tanzania
We visited and shared the gospel message with students in 65 primary and secondary schools. Thank God for 2,551 children and teens who came to faith in Christ Jesus. Pray for their growth as we follow them up in the Bible clubs in their schools.
Fri 13. Ezechias – Rwanda
Thank God for delivering him from Covid-19 which he caught recently. He organized training for pastors and Sunday School teachers from different churches. Over 7,000 discipleship materials were given to assist the trainees minister to the children in their churches. Pray that they may all make the best use of the training and materials.
Sat 14. Lucas – Tanzania
The Operation Christmas Child during which we donate shoeboxes of gift items to children gives us the opportunity to share the gospel message freely in schools and churches in the Islamic enclave of Zanzibar. In the past quarter, we distributed shoeboxes in 7 schools and 80 churches reaching over 5,000 children. Thank God for 250 children who received the Lord as their Savior.
Shoebox Distribution - Upendo School, Zanzibar
Sun 15. Marie-Therese – Rwanda
Francine was adopted at 10 along with her two younger siblings. She hated the idea of having another mother and hardly accepted her adoptive mom. Her adoptive mum understood her struggles despite her unbearable behavior. At 16, she left her family to serve as a maid to another family. Now 19, Marie-Therese met her during her visits to the family. Marie-Therese shared the gospel with her, and she prayed to receive Christ. She has now returned to her adoptive home and asked her mom to forgive her for rejecting her love. Thank God for reconciling us to himself and to one another.
ASIA REGION
Mon 16. Singh – India
Arathi Singh from a Hindu background was worshipping an idol. When we shared the gospel with her, she believed, and her life changed completely. She is one of the fourteen people who came to faith in Christ in Gobia and Chandanpur villages where we now have active churches. Thank God for his intervention in many lives.
Tue 17. Alochana – India
Has been sharing the gospel message in Prakash and three other villages. Of the many who heard the gospel message, thank God for 25 new believers, 13 of whom have been baptized, and 9 others undergoing discipleship classes.
Wed 18. Babulai – India
The suffering of Lakanmurmu’s wife was so serious we were in tears as we prayed for her. After two weeks, the Lord touched her and healed her. Please pray that she may put her faith wholly in the Lord. Some people are discouraging her from becoming a Christian despite the miracle God has wrought in her life.
Thu 19. Jeevakumaran – Sri Lanka
Conducted a program for less privileged children in four churches. A total of 136 children participated in the program. Thank God for opening the door of partnership with the four churches and their ministers.
Children’s Program – Badullah, Sri Lanka
Fri 20. Biren – India
A woman who owns a shop in Bagalpara village listened attentively to the gospel message we proclaimed in the village. At the end of our message, she promptly prayed to receive the Lord Jesus into her life. Thank God for touching her heart and pray that she may remain steadfast in her newfound faith.
Sat 21. Chaitayan – India
Thank God for open doors to share the gospel message in three villages and for four people who were baptized in the last months. Pray that they will be rooted in the faith and that more people in these villages will come to faith as we continue to share God’s word with them.
Sun 22. Dhruba – Nepal
I am part of the team that produces devotional materials that helps people meditate on and understand God's word. We hope, through this, they will follow Christ intimately. The materials are even more useful during this time of Covid-19 lockdown. Thank God for the impact the material is making on many lives.
Mon 23. Chandana – India
We thank the Lord for almost 200 people who listened to the gospel message we proclaimed in local villages. Pankay, one of the four new believers, was perpetually drunk. The Lord touched his heart as he listened to the message of salvation we proclaimed and prayed to receive Christ. Pray that the Holy Spirit may bring total transformation to his life and establish him firmly in his faith.
Tue 24. Kalipada – India
Thank God for his special intervention in Bharathi’s life. She had a brain tumour and has had three operations. After hearing the gospel message and believing in Christ, the Lord healed her miraculously. She is now in very good health to the glory of God.
Wed 25. Timothy – Sri Lanka
We organized a day program in the Drug Rehabilitation Centre in Galle. The area is most challenging, but we thank the Lord for enabling us to accomplish the ministry. Pray that the message we gave may continue to impact the lives of the 85 children and teens who participated in the program.
Thu 26. Nandi – India
While I was preaching in one of the villages, Debasish, who was intoxicated suddenly threw a brick at us. God however touched his heart later, and he came to our organization to ask for forgiveness. Thank God for bringing such a marked change to his life.
Fri 27. Puelli – India
People in Karbhanga initially rejected us but the Lord intervened, and they started inviting me for tea and discussion. I recently baptized five people. Vishal Saxena invited me for lunch. I found his food very tasty. While appreciating this, I suggested that he opens a food stall. Now he is running a food stall near his house. Pray that the Lord may continue to use me in the lives of the villagers among whom he has sent me to minister.
Sat 28. Manori – Sri Lanka
Thank God for two online programs we were pleased to run for kids in May and June. Thank God also for my church group which meets to pray on the WhatsApp platform every night.
Sun 29. Puja – India
Thank God for opening the door of ministry in four new villages. In the past quarter, we shared the gospel message with 219 people. We thank God for 16 people who responded by accepting the Lord as their Savior and seven who have been baptized.
Mon 30. Rabindranath – India
Thank God for opening the door of ministry for us even during lockdown and for keeping us all healthy and safe. Sitabasda was possessed by an evil spirit which made her hiss like a snake. The Lord heard our prayers for her and delivered her. Pray that she may be firmly rooted in the Lord, her Savior.
Tue 31. Worldlink USA
Please thank God for the faithful service of Pam Bush (Director of Ministry Advancement) as she retires today and begins her new phase of life. Pam has been a great friend and co-worker in the ministry and will be greatly missed. Pray for Darrel Tedrow as he steps into leadership of the Ministry Advancement Team.