Comfort The Downtrodden in North Africa
After the mother of a 17-year-old girl refused a young man’s proposal to her daughter, he raped the girl in revenge. He was sentenced to prison, and the young woman’s family beat her repeatedly, a common practice in a culture in which the girl is often blamed in instances of sexual violence.
Add People to God’s Kingdom in North Africa
A patient at a native ministry’s medical clinic despaired of ever being healed of a diabetic wound, and local missionaries read to her from John 5 the narrative of the invalid healed after 38 years. At the workers’ urging she prayed in Christ’s name, and she gained hope as healing advanced to miraculous stages.
Help Plant Gospel Seeds in North Africa
In spite of arrests and church closures, with much prayer and fasting native Christian workers shared the gospel in both broadcast recordings and personal discussions as they planted several home fellowships. One worker visited a man dying from a liver disease. After he lay hands on him and prayed, the man left the hospital 11 days later completely healed, and he and 35 relatives put their faith in Christ. A Muslim sheikh (Islamic teacher) who asked for prayer for his lame leg also received healing prayer and accepted Christ. Donations are sought for such gospel work. Pray the Lord’s protection over workers, and that He would free Christians on trial for their faith.
Help Plant Churches in North Africa
Working in a strict Muslim country, native Christian workers had the experience to safely share the gospel with many people as they visited 21 villages last year, 10 of them previously unreached. They planted 91 secret house churches, each with five to 10 members, in 12 villages. They also had opportunities to share Christ in sports activities and humanitarian outreaches. “Many villages have been affected, and many have found salvation by accepting Jesus as Savior,” the ministry leader said. “A great light has enlightened minds in many villages.” Workers need donations for such gospel work. Workers request prayer for protection and an end to drought.
Help Send the Message of Eternal Life in North Africa
Multiple kinds of outreaches of one native ministry enabled workers to bring the gospel to more than 140,000 people over the course of six months, and to another 32,000 souls through media. “We thank the Lord for continuing to deliver the message of Jesus to needy people,” the native ministry leader said.
Help Spread Word of the Kingdom in North Africa
Pastors leading churches in predominantly Muslim areas face the challenges of members losing opportunities for jobs or marriage because of their new faith, as well as lack of worship buildings. Native Christian workers offering leadership and evangelism trainings address these challenges and teach values such as servant leadership and unity.
Demon-Possessed Girl Encounters Christ in North Africa
A single mother in North Africa wanted nothing to do with Christians, but when unclean spirits began haunting her daughter, she was compelled to bring her to a service for healing prayer. Known for being contentious and unruly, Ruba* often neglected her seven children and had left the now-haunted daughter in the care of a relative who practiced witchcraft, the leader of a native ministry said. “Evil spirits inhabited her daughter, and when she noticed, she took her daughter back home after three years,” the leader said. “She was now 14 years old, but she was haunted by evil spirits.”
Help Transform Lives in North Africa
The pleas of spiritually and economically needy people are daily in the ears of native Christian workers, whose first priority is to point them toward the Lord. Workers shared Scripture and prayed with a mother who was in despair because her two daughters viewed God as cruel for taking their father, and soon peace came to their home as they allowed Christ to be Lord of it.
Help Bring Muslims to Christ in North Africa
Muslims who once refused to listen to any talk of the gospel are asking native workers about their faith in Christ. The villagers have begun requesting prayer as they and their families need healing, work and other help.
Help Build Strong Disciples in North Africa
A street vendor used to defraud customers until he received a visit from a local Christian worker who invited him to a gospel event, where the man prayed for forgiveness and accepted Christ. Every aspect of his daily life has changed as he has grown in the Lord.
