Month: June 2014

  • Can you bless North Africa with peace?

    This is Part 1 as we look at how we can bless North Africa in our prayers. There is a great booklet called Blessings, Ways to Pray in Hope prepared by WayMakers specifically for prayer walking. Much of this material is sourced from this booklet. Please visit their website to find out more information about…

  • Whisper the Name of Jesus

    When a child is born in Morocco, the grandfather or father of the child will whisper in their ear the Shahada, the chant that declares that there is only one God and Mohammed is his prophet. This is the first thing the new baby hears. From that moment on that child is said to be…

  • How does this picture lead you to pray?

    The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. Isaiah 35: 1,2 A voice of one calling : “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a…

  • Dream of Light

    A Moroccan woman had a dream one night of a woman dressed in white in the middle of the field. It was dark and the woman had a light. She was waving the light to and fro, and every now and then it would reveal a clear path. The Moroccan woman told a worker about…

  • Reaching the unreached

    An unreached or least-reached people is a people group among which there is no indigenous community of believing Christians with adequate numbers and resources to evangelise this people group. Morocco – 24 unreached people groups (upg) Algeria – 35 upg Tunisia – 15 upg Libya – 27 upg Egypt – 23 upg Mauritania – 14…

  • North Africa Youth Conference

    Tunis, 23 May 2014 The young Christians in Tunisia presented a first ever Youth Conference in Tunis on Friday 23 May on using arts and media to spread the Gospel across North Africa. Their mission is as follows: The North Africa Youth Mission is a circle of people in North Africa who are passionate about…

  • The end of a long, silent journey: Two Eritreans in Libya

    Two Eritreans set out on a perilous journey to Europe, crossing Sudan and the Sahara arriving in Libya during its 2011 revolution. They arrive in Tripoli having avoided the risks of detention and despite contending with a crippling handicap: both David and his wife Amitu are deaf and mute.

  • How to Pray for Workers Who Are Incarcerated And Their Families

    The following prayer pointers were given by a sister who was in a North African jail for a few months: Pray for: Their relationship with God and for having God’s perspective (Who is God? – See the greatness of God.  Who am I?  I’m His beloved child no matter what happens.) Willingness to lay down…

  • Making Disciples in Mauritania

    Jesus calls us to make disciples: Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey…