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environment. ‘There are
many who want to hear
about Jesus but are very
frightened,’ he said. Thank
God that he was able to share
the gospel with them by
going from house to house.
SUNDAY 18: Pray for those
who have accepted Jesus but
are afraid of being separated
from their community or
even chased out of their
village. They have been
asking the pastor, ‘How will
we live?’
MONDAY 19: Praise God for
innovative tracts that have
been created by a church
leader in a potentially
dangerous part of the
country. Thank God for the
pastor’s boldness in handing
out these materials and that
people are taking them and
showing interest.
TUESDAY 20: Pray that
Christian families who are
living in majority Muslim
areas will receive good
healthcare when they go to
clinics. Sometimes they are
refused treatment when it
becomes clear they do not
have an Islamic name.
WEDNESDAY 21: Pray that God
will protect the hearts and
minds of the children in
Tanzanian church families
who have chosen to live in
non-Christian areas. Pray
especially that they will not
feel isolated.
KENYA
THURSDAY 22: Pray for Grace
and her children, whose
house was set ablaze by
terrorists. Last year, Grace’s
husband was martyred by
militants. Thankfully she
and her children were away
at the time of the attack on
their home.
FRIDAY 23: Mary’s husband
was murdered by terrorists
last autumn in eastern
Kenya. Praise God for the
strong faith shown by
Mary and that the Lord will
continue to comfort her
and provide for her two
daughters.
SATURDAY 24: Praise God
for the growing number
of Somali Kenyans who
are turning to Christ – and
particularly that God is
bringing whole families to
Himself.
SUNDAY 25: Praise God that
a Release International
team was able to visit
and provide comfort to a
Christian woman who had
experienced the suicide of
a close friend she had been
discipling. Please pray for all
those affected by this tragic
death.
MONDAY 26: Pray for Somali
Christian brothers and
sisters in Kenya who have
been helped to start up small
businesses. Pray that their
enterprises will be fruitful
and provide much-needed
income for their families’
needs.
TUESDAY 27: Praise God that
with Release International
support training has taken
place for 13 Christian
workers to help them to
provide eye-care and earn a
living by selling glasses in a
number of remote areas of
Kenya.
WEDNESDAY 28: Pray for the
ministry of these eye-care
workers (see previous
day); that they are able to
earn a living and share the
gospel with many in the
communities in which they
are working.
ETHIOPIA
THURSDAY 29: Please pray
for the growing numbers of
Ethiopian gospel workers
who risk so much for
the sake of Christ. Pray
particularly for those
reaching into areas where
families and communities
can be hostile to the gospel
message.
FRIDAY 30: ‘Mihret’ came
to faith at the end of 2022
and was baptised. Last
year her sister ‘Genet’
came to Christ as well and
was also baptised. When
their brother found out
that they had become
Christians he prepared to
kill both of them. Pray for
their spiritual and physical
wellbeing as they follow
Christ in exile from their
family and community.
SATURDAY 31: During
the past few months
significant numbers from
an unreached people group
have turned to Christ and
been baptised. Pray for
them as they undergo
intensive discipleship and
training in evangelism and
that their witness to their
own communities would
be effective and God-
honouring.