Daily Prayer Request
Burdened For The Helper - The Konyanke team shares, “Because of our story crafters' current travels we chose to continue story work with Mo, who previously helped us with back-translating. It turns out we like doing crafting work with him better, so we see God's hand in this. We hope Mo will be one of our first believers. Although he is busy with his garden, occasional jobs of stenciling t-shirts, and building a wall behind his house, he is always eager to help us with the stories. We always open our crafting session in prayer for God to help us and he suggested we pray at the end to thank God too. We praise God for bringing Mo safely out of the civil war. Because of his time there he has had a little exposure to church and knows the phrase "Jesus died for my sins." My prayer is that by helping us find the right way to express that concept in his language and through hearing God's plan of salvation he will believe. We just did the Passover story with Mo and he asked if we still celebrate that and we explained we don't do sacrifices anymore since Jesus was our sacrifice. The next story we hope to craft is from Exodus 19-20, 24 when God gives the law to Moses. This covenant was confirmed by the blood of an animal sacrifice. It is my prayer that Mo and our people understand this foreshadowing of Jesus as our Savior.”
- Konyanke of Guinea
Prayer Stories
God's Word for the Fulbe Fouta
I stood trembling and speechless as I held in my hand the beautiful leather-bound version of the book that has had such a significant impact on my own life. Waiting for God's Word to be available to share with the Fulbe has been tough. It has been such a long wait! I was impressed with the ornate blue and gold cover design that I knew my Muslims neighbors would like. When I opened the book, it was like time and eternity filled the room. Overwhelming! So many years trying to tell His story! So many lost and unaware! The introduction was written so personally to the Fulbe in their heart language that I wept when I read it. Their language and culture has found its way into my heart. I thought of what God could do in the coming days.
For the eight years we have been in Guinea, we have tried to tell people Jesus' stories and parables as they apply to everyday situations around us. The Fulbe have been touched by these stories' profound truths and application to their lives, but they have not known where they came from. When I tell them "in the Linjiila" (the New Testament in Pular), they say, "That's what I want!" Praise God that it is now here!
Recently I discovered this Pular proverb: "Words fly away, but writing remains." We are asking your prayers for the written Word to remain in the hearts of the Fulbe people. Pray that they will be open and excited about getting their own copy and sharing it with others, especially those who can't read. Pray that they will respond to God's Word in faith and obedience and produce lasting fruit.
Bob Little - Fulbe Fouta
The Intercessor Connection
This monthly prayer newsletter ran from Sept. 2005 to June 2009 and featured stories and images about what God is doing in West Africa. Though the newsletter has been discontinued, you can browse our archive of past issues online.
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