East & South Africa

Overview

The 27 countries in eastern and southern Africa are already fairly well evangelized thanks to the work of African Inland Mission (AIM) and Sudan Interior Mission (SIM), but there are more than 340 remaining least-reached peoples especially in the Horn of Africa and among the Hindu and Muslim immigrant groups in East Africa. Ethiopia has over 19 million people among its 39 least-reached peoples, representing 34.8% of its population. Sudan has over 18 million people in 137 least-reached groups, representing 56.1% of its population. However, nations like Comoros, Somalia, Djibouti, and Mayotte have over 90% of their population in least-reached groups! Much work remains! The peaceful ending of apartheid in South Africa and the transition to multi-racial democratic government was considered impossible but the miracle occurred in answer to fervent prayer by millions of Christians in South Africa and beyond. In the past few years, a new movement aiming to globalize prayer has sprung up from this area beginning in Transformation Africa and now Global Day of Prayer annually beginning with a ten-day time of prayer and fasting each year on Ascension Day and culminating with the Global Day of Prayer on the Day of Pentecost. In 2005, over 150 nations participated. Pray with believers around the world that the gospel would penetrate to every tongue, tribe and nation in this region!

Prayer Points

Transformation

Ask God to transform every Least-Reached People into life givers rather than life takers by His power and love as He did with the Banna.

Living Sacrifices

Ask the Lord of the Harvest to thrust forth many laborers like Peter who offer their lives daily as living sacrifices, so that whether by life or by death, the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ is glorified among every Least-Reached People.

Bridges For The Gospel

Request that God impart divine revelation of redemptive bridges for the gospel, as he did to Gersho, in order to effectively present His Truth and good news.

Forgiveness

Seek God to impart the ability to forgive enemies, to overcome evil with good, and to bless those that persecute as believers try to share the gospel with Least-Reached Peoples even like Peter”s wife did.

Endurance

Plead with God for workers with such endurance that they never give up, moved by the great compelling of God to reach even the most remote and difficult Least-Reached Peoples groups such as the nomadic Bunna.