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Country focus: Mozambique

Since independence from Portugal in 1975, Mozambique has

been battered by civil war, economic mismanagement andfamine. A peace deal in 1992 ended 16 years of civil war betweenthe Frelimo and Renamo parties, and the country has mademuch progress in economic development and political stability.The Frelimo party has been in power since independence andtension with former Renamo guerrillas has persisted. Fightingared up again recently ahead of elections in October this year.Against this backdrop, AIM work goes on.

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The recent trouble hasaffected travel. On a visitin November, PersonnelDirector, Peter Root, wasunable to meet all themission partners he hadhoped to see. Please praythat these issues will nothinder the ministry andthat those working in moreremote areas will be keptsafe and get the supportthey need.

People & PlacesSee page 16 to learn more aboutEuropean Mission Partnersworking in Mozambique

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UESDAY 1 APRIL

1 When the opportunity rstopened up for AIM to sendpersonnel into Mozambique,amidst all the physical hardshipsand deprivation, the requestfrom church leaders was, Sendus Bible teachers. This was theirmain priority. Give thanks thatthere are now two thriving Bibleschools in which AIM is involved,with the potential for a third.

WEDNESDAY 2 APRIL

2 Please pray for Inge Micheland Angelica Maddar (People& Places p17) who work atINTENA (Instituto teolgicoevangelico de Nampula) inNampula. Pray that the Lordwould use them to train andencourage a future generation ofpastors and church workers for

the churches of Mozambique.HURSDAY 3 APRIL

3 Not only England sufferedfrom oods and powercuts earlier this year. Pleasepray for Sofala Bible Institute(IBS), in Beira, where oodingand nightly power cuts (theyhold classes at night during the

week) meant the cancellationof classes. Please pray for TimWood, who is teaching there(People & Places p17).

FRIDAY 4 APRIL

4 A new Curriculum-BasedTeam will begin work in Mayin Lamego, a village of about

6,000 Sena people in Sofalaprovince. Please pray for theteam as they are involved inevangelism and discipleship bydeveloping relationships withthe community using the Senalanguage, sharing chronologicalBible stories and using theirpersonal gifts and skills incommunity development.

SA URDAY 5 APRIL

5 Mission partners, Walter &Rosie McCorkell (People &Places p17), recently completedtheir assignment among theNdau people. Please pray thatthe Lord would guide themfor their future and pray for

more workers to .grasp theopportunity to go forward,where we left off, as theMcCorkells wrote.


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SUNDAY 6 APRIL

6 Lilian, Heather and Jeanette(South Africa) haveministered faithfully for manyyears on Mayotte. Pray theLord would bless Lilians Bibletranslation in Shimaore. Pray,too, for Heather and Jeanette asthey run a Christian bookshopand counsel the spiritually needy.The bookshop is a light on aspiritually dark island.

MONDAY 7 APRIL

7 Chris teaches 18 hours aweek in a high-school. Thelevel of English is painfully low.Being able to speak Kibushi withsome of them has put a smileon their faces. Pray Chris couldencourage the students and be alight in this secular environment.

UESDAY 8 APRIL

8 Chris is the youngest inthe Veterans football side,where talking football, BBQs andlaughing (and arguing) takes upmore time than playing. This isa great way to see lots of menregularly and build friendshipsthat will hopefully bear fruit oneday soon.

WEDNESDAY 9 APRIL

9 School is tough here;low literacy levels andunconducive living conditionsbeing two of many factors. Weoffer an English evening classand tuition, as well as basicreading and maths support inFrench. Pray that our care for theyouth in this village would be asignpost to Jesus.

HURSDAY 10 APRIL

10 Sarah regularly visitsseveral women in thevillage. Some are open tohear Bible stories; others arecompletely closed to anyspiritual conversation. Pray for

perseverance in language andboldness to speak Truth. Prayfor the handful of believersin the village and wisdom, aswe respond to their messy lifesituations.

FRIDAY 11 APRIL

11 We are the only workersamong the Kibushipeople. We need more teachers,

youth workers and business-minded people to use their skillsin the community. Mayotte isin the EU, so Europeans can liveand work freely here. Pray thatothers would be sent out to joinus in this gospel work.

SA URDAY 12 APRIL

12 Praise God that our girls

have transitioned backto island life very smoothly. Izzyand Esm are in school vemornings a week and Iris incrche two mornings. They alllove it. Pray for their continuedsafety, particularly when playingwith local kids. Pray that wewould prioritise family time.

Island focus: Mayotte

Mayotte is a small island in the Indian Ocean. AIM has had a

presence there since the 1970s. In 2011, Mayotte becamethe 101st department of France. There are approximately 200,000people living on Mayotte, including workers from mainlandFrance and many illegal immigrants from the neighbouringislands. The Mahorais either speak Shimaore or Kibushi (aMalagasy dialect) as their heart language. Folk Islam is thepredominant belief system. There are very few known Mahoraisbelievers.

Weekly focus

Please pray for Chris,Sarah and their girls(UK), together with AIMcolleagues, Lilian, Heatherand Jeanette (South Africa).Pray that the Lord wouldprotect and bless them andgive them boldness andwisdom as they seek toproclaim his glorious Nameon Mayotte. Pray for moreworkers to join them. Theneed is great.

6-12 April

People & PlacesSee page 14 to learn more aboutEuropean Mission Partnersworking on the Islands


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SUNDAY 13 APRIL

13 There are an estimated60,000 shepherds. Theylive isolated lives high in themountains, looking after sheepand goats belonging to others.As the TIMO team live with themfor the next two years, sharingtheir lives and the gospel, praythat the shepherds will receivethe Good News of Jesus.

MONDAY 14 APRIL

14 Give thanks and prayfor the men (threecommitted so far) who will beserving on the team. Pray formore men to join the team (werepraying for eight). Pray for theirboldness and faithfulness whenliving in the mountains, reachingsouls despite many physical andspiritual hazards.

UESDAY 15 APRIL

15 Give thanks for AIMmission partners, Bekkah

and Merrill. Over the past fewyears, they have recorded 31biblical stories, which proclaimthe gospel in the shepherdingtribal language. Pray for theteam, as they learn the languageand the shepherds rich oraltradition, that they can be good

communicators of the savinggospel!

WEDNESDAY 16 APRIL

16 Pray for team leaders, Sam& Leanna, preparing forthe teams arrival. Pray for teamhousing to be found and forplanning of the TIMO curriculum,which they will follow that allwill be ready for their arrival inSeptember. Pray for the team, asthey each build up their nancialand prayer support.

HURSDAY 17 APRIL

17 Pray that the stockowners will grant the

team permission to live at theircattle posts and work with theirshepherds. The owners arewealthy and live in the largertowns or even South Africa. Praythat Sam can nd them and thatthey are willing for new teamhuts to be built.

FRIDAY 18 APRIL

18 Stock owners paywitchdoctors to use theirmagic to protect the animals andshepherds from harm (lightning,snow, illness etc.). The shepherdsbelieve strongly in witchcraft; thegospel will be a direct challenge

to this tradition. Pray that thewitchdoctors also see the truthof Jesus and for the spiritualwarfare that is likely to occur!

SA URDAY 19 APRIL

19 Lesotho is considered aChristian nation, although

many who claim they areChristians struggle to be free ofwitchcraft and ancestor worship.Pray that the shepherds, afterbeing saved, will go and makedisciples of all in Lesotho.

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Weekly focusShepherds play a huge rolein Scripture. Our prayeris that the shepherds ofLesotho, who are consideredas outcasts, will respond tohearing the gospel in thesame way that the shepherdsdid to the angels declaringJesus birth they went andworshipped Jesus as King.

People focus: The Lesotho Shepherds

In September, a male TIMO team will begin their bold and brave workin reaching the least reached people group of Lesotho, the shepherds,who live high in the mountains. The team will live and work amongst theBasotho shepherds for two years, sharing 31 biblical stories in the oraltraditional shepherding language. We pray that the shepherds will receiveJesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and, with their excellent tradition ofstory-telling, will pass on these stories across the Lesotho mountains.

People & PlacesSee page 18 to learn more aboutEuropean Mission Partnersworking amongst the Shepherds


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SUNDAY 20 APRIL

20 University Work: God isreally blessing our workwith Christian university studentsacross Scotland. Pray that manywill hear his call to short- orlong- term service in Africa andthat each one who enquireswill receive timely and relevantadvice and assistance from Ruthin the Scottish Office.

MONDAY 21 APRIL

21 Prayer Groups: TheBishopbriggs prayer

group meets this evening, one of11 groups presently in operationaround Scotland. Give thanks forall those throughout Scotlandwho faithfully support the workof AIM in these groups. Pray, too,that new groups will be raisedup, especially in Lewis, Stirlingand Dunfermline.

UESDAY 22 APRIL

22 Long-term Applicantsand Enquirers: Pray forthose from Scotland who are inthe middle of AIMs applicationprocess for long-term service.Pray, too, for the large numberof enquirers who are currentlypraying about their next stepin mission, and for Ruth, as sheengages at different levels withall these people.

WEDNESDAY 23 APRIL

23 Short-termers: Pray forthe Lunan family, who areserving short-term in Chad, andfor Sarah McArthur, who will takeup her short-term placement

later this year. Pray, too, for otheryoung people from Scotlandwho are in the middle of theapplication process just now.

HURSDAY 24 APRIL

24 Sending Churches:Pray for our ten sendingchurches across Scotland. Give

thanks for their faithful supportand pray that God will blesstheir ministries locally, as wellas globally. Pray also for thosechurches about to embark ona sending church journey, asmembers of their congregationsapply for long-term service withAIM.

FRIDAY 25 APRIL

25 Retired Mission Partners: Give thanks for our manyretired Scottish mission partners,who have served God faithfullythroughout AIMs history (seePeople & Places p. 27). Pray thatGod will bless and encourage allthose who have given us sucha rich heritage and give thanks

for the wealth of experiencethat many can still offer to newmissionaries in preparation.

SA URDAY 26 APRIL

26 Scottish MissionPartners: Pray for thefourteen long-term missionpartners and their families

from Scotland, who are servingGod with AIM. Some are brandnew to the eld, whilst othershave served for many years.Give thanks for their faithfulobedience and pray that God willprotect and encourage each one.

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Weekly focus

AIMs work in and fromScotland is growingrapidly. Give thanks for fruitbeing harvested acrossthe country in universities,churches and prayer groups.Pray for Ruth Box, ourScottish Mobiliser, as shedeals with the increasing

volume of work serving oftenas either sower or reaper.

Mobilising Region: Scotland

Scotland has historically been known as the Land of theBook. Many famous mission partners have left our shores toshare this Book with the lost in other lands. AIMs founder, PeterCameron Scott, left Scotland in 1895 to do just that. Today, nearly120 years later, that tradition is continuing, and our team in andfrom Scotland is growing. AIM here is experiencing exciting timesof blessing, for which we give God grateful thanks and praise.


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SUNDAY 27 APRIL

27 CommunityDevelopment: Mbararateam members seek to become

part of the community, forginglinks with individuals andorganisations. Please pray weintegrate well. Pray for John-Paul and Anne Repke, teachingFarming Gods Way, and CarolynSmellie, working with churchesto help vulnerable women.

MONDAY 28 APRIL

28 Church Development:Team members attendchurches, worshipping with localpeople and students. We seekto encourage biblical teaching,and to help churches develop amissionary mindset, especiallytowards unreached peoples. Prayfor Joel & Jill Skinner and Paul &Diana Allcock, as they support

and encourage church leaders.UESDAY 29 APRIL

29 Secondary School Work:Many secondary schoolpupils attend boarding schools,spending term-time away fromtheir families. Seb Allwright,Cheryl Verblaauw and Delaney

Dixon work with school pupilsand CUs. Pray that these youngpeople develop a living faith toguide them as they make lifechoices and resist peer pressure.

WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL

30 Student Work: Derek &Nerina Harborne and

Zillah Whitehouse teach atMbarara University, addressingthe shortage of teachers. Withthe Skinners and Colin & NikiGislason, they seek to disciplestudents and model the life of aChristian professional. Pray forreal relationships with studentsas they start their careers.

HURSDAY 1 MAY

1 Health care: Keith Waddell,Zillah Whitehouse and DerekHarborne work in local hospitals,treating patients and trainingstudents and those newly-qualied. There is a general lackof equipment and resources. Praythat despite this they will offergood healthcare and encourage

Ugandan colleagues not to bedisheartened by conditions.

FRIDAY 2 MAY

2 Professional Development:Praise God for the manyopportunities the team have toinuence young people at thestart of their careers. Pray theywill develop godly attitudes asthey advance in their professionsand adopt future leadershiproles, important for thedevelopment of Uganda.

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3 Team: Please pray for theMbarara team to be resilientto change, as members reachthe end of their assignmentsand new members join. Praythey will share Gods vision forfuture developments, and will besensitive to know when currentministry should end or change.

P+PPeople & PlacesSee page 8 to learnmore about the team working inMbarara, Uganda.


27 April-3 May

Transformational Development:South-West Uganda

Transformational Development springs from the idea

that lasting, signicant change in peoples lives can onlyarise when their underlying ideas and attitudes are changed.Paul wrote: Be transformed by the renewal of your mind. TheAIM team in Mbarara, SW Uganda, encourages transformationby forming godly relationships with individuals, and walkingalongside them in their professional and personal lives.Together, they seek to learn more of God and his desires forindividuals and community.

Weekly focusThe team consists oflong- and short-termAIM members who work indifferent roles within therapidly-growing Universitytown of Mbarara. Please prayfor them as they model andteach the ways in which thegospel impacts our dailylives, among professionalpeople, university and schoolstudents and others.


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SUNDAY 4 MAY

4 Most houses in Pembaare built on sand, with nofoundations. The Heatons werereminded of the Bible parable, asseveral houses came tumblingdown in the rain. Tragically,nearby, a brick wall fell one nightcrushing two teenagers in theirbeds. Please pray for their families.

MONDAY 5 MAY

5 Rains also bring muchmalaria and other sicknesses.They ask you to pray forthe people and country ofMozambique, that God wouldprotect, comfort and lift themout of the cycle of poverty.

UESDAY 6 MAY

6 Victor & Grace left Canada in-40 and arrived in tropicalMozambique to over 30. Therehas been a lot of adjusting forthem! As Victor said Its onething to read about povertyand be told what to expectand a totally different thing toexperience it.

WEDNESDAY 7 MAY

7 Tim & Bron have also ledthe Changs through theLAMP course in how to learnan unwritten language, likeKimwani. It can be tough andhumbling when a languagehelper or neighbour shouts andrepeats a word ten times, untilyou can say it properly. Pray forgrace and perseverance.

HURSDAY 8 MAY

8 Give thanks for answeredprayer, as Jamie and Katiestarted International Schoolin January. Mum and Dadliterally sang praises to Godwhen Katie said maths is fun!Homeschooling maths had beena struggle.

FRIDAY 9 MAY

9 Rusty & Kristen McClenahennot joining the team wasunexpected. The Heatons write:If God wants them to be a partof the Mwani work, then he willmake a way. Pray for us to havewisdom with the tricky decisionsthat these changes could mean.

SA URDAY 10 MAY

10 Please pray for goodrelationships to be builtbetween the team and withthe Mwani. Pray especially forShikito & Amina, languagehelpers for Victor & Grace. Praythat these relationships willcreate opportunities to share thegospel.

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Weekly focus

AIM wants to build aCurriculum-Based Teamin Pemba to work with theMwani. For nancial reasonsRusty & Kristen McClenahenwere not able to make theJanuary start date. Theyre alsonow expecting a third child.Please pray for guidance asto when and how their futurewill work out this year.

People focus: The Mwani

The Mwani of northern Mozambique, as well as following Islam, areheavily inuenced by witchcraft and fear of the spirit world. Tim &

Bron Heaton, with Katie (9) and Jamie (6), are involved in discipling ahandful of believers, teaching English and Bible Storying. In January,they were joined in Pemba by Victor & Grace Chang from Canada.

People & PlacesSee page 17 to read more aboutTim & Bron Heaton workingamongst the Mwani.



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SUNDAY 11 MAY

11 I thank God that hehas led me into AIMmembership and is continuing toopen the doors as I look to jointhe Lesotho TIMO team. Pleasepray that God would continueto conrm that he does indeedwant me on this team andcontinue opening the doors.

MONDAY 12 MAY

12 Im not yet in the placewhere I will need to bephysically. Lesothos mountainsare without modern comfortsand technology, such as vehicles.Ill need to be strong and tto carry out the work God ispreparing for me. Pray for me toendure in this endeavour and forthe physical disciplines neededto get ready.

UESDAY 13 MAY

13 Another door is thatof nance. What to meappears a large amount thatneeds to be raised, can be and isa mere pittance to God. Pleasepray that God would again lead

the right people to support mein raising the necessary nance.

WEDNESDAY 14 MAY

14 One door that needs tobe walked through is thedoor of prayer. Pray that Godwould lead the right people tosupport me, not only for this trip,but even for a lifetimes ministry.Im well aware of the power ofprayer and know times will comewhere Ill need to be carried.

HURSDAY 15 MAY

15 Spiritually, the nextfew months are just asimportant as my time in Lesothowill be. Please pray that I wouldyield to the Spirit, as he teaches

and moulds me into the personhe desires me to be, not only forthis trip, but for the rest of mylife.

FRIDAY 16 MAY

16 The Shepherds are asyet unreached with thegospel. Im still here in England,but God is there. Please praythat God would now, already,be breaking down barriers, suchas the natural human resistanceto change, as well as the moresupernatural resistance to thegospel.

SA URDAY 17 MAY

17 We will be a small butinternational team and

have yet to meet each other.Relationships between us will beas important as those with theshepherds. Pray that God wouldprepare us for the challenges wellface in working closely together,isolated from other Christianfellowship most of the time.

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Weekly focus

Chris faces a big challengeas he looks forward to joining the Shepherds TIMOteam in the mountains ofLesotho. Please pray for himas he prepares for his futureministry and seeks to raiseprayer and nancial supportin a relatively short space oftime.

Ministry focus: New Members

Chris Klompas, is a member of Spalding Baptist Church, anda graduate of Faith Mission Bible College. He was accepted

into AIM membership in January. We anticipate that Chris will join the Extreme Shepherd TIMO Team in Lesotho, which is dueto commence in September 2014 under the leadership of Sam& Leanna Williamson (See 13-19 April). In order for the team toshare the gospel with the shepherds, they will need to learn theirlanguage and submerge themselves in their culture. Chris sentus the prayer requests above.

Find out more about the Lesotho Shepherds anddownload a Prayer Sheet

aimint.org/eu/shepherds

People & PlacesSee page 18 to learnmore about European MissionPartners working amongst theLesotho Shepherds.



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SUNDAY 18 MAY

18 Pray that those whoneed counselling wouldapproach Tumaini, and that theirneeds for healing and restorationare met. Pray for nance forthose who need to come verylong distances to Nairobi, andthat they nd a supportivenetwork while there.

MONDAY 19 MAY

19 Pray that Tumaini canoffer distance counselling,

via videoconferencing, phonecalls and e-mail counselling.This is challenging; so pray forgood connections electronically,personally and spiritually. Prayfor better bandwidths to enablestable connections, so counsellorand counsellee can see eachother well.

UESDAY 20 MAY

20 Pray that staff at Tumainiwill support each other inthe daily running of the centre.Pray for the clinicians to be alertto the needs of the counsellees,spiritually sensitive, and able todraw alongside the clients atthese times. Pray for restorationafter heavy workdays andbalance in their lives.

WEDNESDAY 21 MAY

21 Thank God for theexcellent teamwork weare enjoying with one another,and pray for new staff joiningTumaini, Mark & Barbara Phippenand Soohyun with her husbandJongsup that they settle in

well. May they familiarizethemselves with the challengesof missionary member care andfor continuing good teamwork.

HURSDAY 22 MAY

22 Pray for safe travel onthe many journeysclinicians make. They attend

conferences to speak, counsel,build trust with missionaries,do crisis interventions, conictmediations and help those inneed on the ground. Pray forresilience and energy, and agood grasp of the needs in each

situation, often without thebenet of collaborating withcolleagues.

FRIDAY 23 MAY

23 Pray for missionaries tobe resilient, weatheringthe storms of missionary life,being wise in their lifestyles,able to suffer well where calledto do so. Pray for love and timeso families build each other up,and for missionary kids livingseparately from their families inboarding schools or professionaltraining as young adults.

SA URDAY 24 MAY

24 Pray for a building projectplanned at Tumaini toallow more staff to be housed onsite, since the Nairobi traffic andaccidents, and very steep rents in

the area, make housing solutionsessential. Praise God for restoredlives leading to impactfulministries of missionaries andtheir families all over Africa.

18-24 May

Weekly focus

Pray that missioncounsellors andpsychiatrists who staffTumaini will live close toGod, so that all their workfurthers His purposes, as theysupport missionaries who aregoing through difficult times.

Give them an open heartand Godly wisdom as theysupport missionaries workingin many different and difficultsituations.

Ministry focus: Pastoral care

Professional counsellors and psychiatrists, who aremissionaries, staff the Tumaini Counselling Centre. They

support missionaries working in difficult, isolated, sometimesdangerous situations, and in the front-line of spiritual attack.Tumaini offers on-eld support to equip missionaries to resumetheir ministry. Staff work with people when they experiencepersonal crises, marriage problems, family stresses, or traumaticevents. Many resume work without having to leave the eld.

People & PlacesSee page 13 to readmore about Mark & BarbaraPhippen. Mark is working at theTumaini Counselling Centre.



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SUNDAY 25 MAY

25 AIM Korea missionaries:Please pray that all ourKorean mission partners wouldbe lovers of Jesus Christ, so thatthey devote themselves to obeyhim, preach the gospel and makedisciples of Jesus through theirministries.

MONDAY 26 MAY

26 Regional branches:Please pray that AIMKorea would be able to appointsome mobilisers, who can setup AIM Korea branches in theirregions to pray for AIM workersand for recruiting and helpingmissionary candidates.

UESDAY 27 MAY

27 Korean Church: Pleasepray that the KoreanChurch may experience spiritualrevival through repentance ofsins. Pray, too, that the zeal forworld missions would be revivedand that she might take the roleof effectively being the light andsalt of Korean society well.

WEDNESDAY 28 MAY

28 North Korea: Please praythat the Lord would

strengthen North KoreanChristians even under severepersecution. Pray also that theLord would allow the unicationof the North and South, thatclosed churches in North Koreawould be reopened and that thegospel would be preached freely.

HURSDAY 29 MAY

29 Recruiting missionaries:Please pray that throughmission perspectives courses,discipling courses, teaching,preaching, and lecturing invarious places, John Kang maybe used by the Lord to recruitmore missionary candidates to

serve him in Africa, especiallyamong unreached peoplegroups.

FRIDAY 30 MAY

30 Training missionaries:Please pray thatmissionary candidates would beequipped with skills in personalevangelism and making disciplesand that they may learn English

well. Being able to speak Englishuently is necessary in order tointeract with fellow missionaries,even where Korean missionpartners will learn and useAfrican languages day to day.

SA URDAY 31 MAY

31 Co-operation with Asianmission organizationsand churches: Please praythat the Lord may raise up hisworkers from Asian countries, asthey experience church growth,and that he may allow us tohave contact and fellowshipwith other Asian missionorganizations and churches.

25-31 May

Mobilising Region: Korea

AIM Korea was set up in 1985 when Dr. Dick Anderson visited

Korea. Dr. Son, the founder of the Missionary TrainingInstitute (MTI), was the rst director and other ladies followed assecretaries after him. It was in 2009 when God called Hey Ran &John Kang from the mission eld in Uganda to serve AIM Koreaas director. AIM Korea has been designated as a council since2010 and has 12 council members who direct and support thework of the office.

Weekly focus

We do pray that AIMKorea would see moreparticipation of the KoreanChurch and missionaries inreaching unreached peoplegroups in Africa, and thatAIM would encourage theKorean Church to retain hervision for world missions andhelp her recruit and trainmissionaries.

You are the light of the world. A townbuilt on a hill cannotbe hidden. Neither dopeople light a lamp anput it under a bowl.Instead they put it onits stand, and it giveslight to everyone in thhouse.Matthew 5:14-15


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SUNDAY 8 JUNE

8 Give thanks for answeredprayer in the appointmentof Amy Birtwistle to succeedMarcella Bernales, as AIMEuropes Synergy Co-ordinator.Please pray for Amy as she

adjusts from her job as PersonnelAdministrator and brings hergifts and experience to this role.

MONDAY 9 JUNE

9 Our regions are re-examiningthe Medical Elective (ME)programme. Please pray forclarity over the future of theprogramme and that theirdecision would be God-honouring.

UESDAY 10 JUNE

10 Please pray for the threeME students from Belfastgoing to Kapsowar, Kenya laterthis month: Jill Fulton, LynseyHarrison, and Rachel Calvin.Pray for them as they prepareand that they adjust well to theculture when they arrive.WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE

11 Please pray for teammembers who arepreparing for summer teamsstarting in July. Pray for goodrelationships between team

members and that this will be apowerful witness to those withwhom they will work.

HURSDAY 12 JUNE

12 Praise God for the manyrelationships that areformed through short-termersand for all he does in Africathrough them. One wrote: Thisweek, M (a Muslim teacher)spoke with our school pastorexpressing a desire to read theBible. I nearly fell off my chair.

FRIDAY 13 JUNE

13 Praise God for the highnumber of short-termerswho have chosen to extendassignments. Many of thesedecisions have been madebecause of fruit that they areseeing in the relationships built.

SA URDAY 14 JUNE

14 Please pray for thetransition of the newinternational Short-Term

Programme Director, basedin Nairobi. P J Holmhertz willbe stepping into the role thissummer. Pray for him and hisfamily as they make this roletransition and pray for a newShort-term Co-ordinator to beappointed for Eastern Region.

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Short-termers currently serving with A Europe:Jean-ChristopheMarwedeFreie Bibelgemeinde Lbeck (EvangelischFreikirchlich), Germany-Street children, Sana, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Alasdair, Angela & PeterLunan

Dunblane Free Church -Teaching,Wellspring Academy, NDjamena, Chad

Steve TittertonCornerstone Church, Nottingham- Teaching & discipleship, Korr, Kenya

Fiona PhilipELT Baptist Church, London - Englishteaching & youth outreach, Madagascar

Laura ShirleyCatshill Baptist Church, Bromsgrove -Teaching, Haven of Peace Academy,Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Mary Theresa (MT)ClancyGrosvenor Baptist Church, Dublin - Englishteaching, Madagascar

Seraina ClemensThe Evangelic Church Wohlen and TheEvangelic Church Bremgarten -Teaching Assistant, MCA, Madagascar

Rachael HolyomeSt Leonards Church, Exeter -Teaching & youth discipleship, Dwelling Places,Kampala, Uganda

Jannina StalderChrischona, Locarno, Switzerland -Teaching Assistant, MCA, Madagascar

Paul & Di Allcock Above Bar Church, Southampton -Pastoral care & support, Mbarara,Uganda

Manuel HambuchEvangelische ApostelkirchengemeindeOberhausen Tackenberg, Germany - Streetchildren, Sana, Dar es Salaam,Tanzania

Elias DiamantisSt Marys Wollaton Park, Nottingham- Kapsowar, Kenya

Weekly focusPlease pray that changesin the personnel leadingthe short-term programme,both here in Europe andinternationally, will bringfresh vision and direction.Pray, too, for importantdecisions being made overthe future of the MedicalElective programme.

Short-term: Synergy

Synergy is Africa InlandMissions short-termprogramme that offersanyone over the age of18 the opportunity toget involved with cross-cultural mission in Africa.There are many differentopportunities to serve from3 to 12 months.


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SUNDAY 15 JUNE

15 After a coup inMadagascar and afour-year transition period,a new president has beenelected. He promises to addressemployment, education and

infrastructure. Pray his leadershipwill bring security and animproved future for the Bara.Pray that Bara village leaders willseek God and communities willbe transformed.

MONDAY 16 JUNE

16 Pray for women who havefew rights and are oftenabused. Pray they will have thecourage to come for help, asthe team develop a ministry tosupport them. Praise God that hecan redeem the shame and painthey feel.

UESDAY 17 JUNE

17 Pray for young people.Promiscuity is high andmany are fatalistic in outlook.Others are keen to see theircountry change, but there aremany barriers. Pray that, ratherthan rejecting their culture, theywill see Gods purposes in andthrough it. Pray for opportunitiesto disciple them and that Godwill change hearts for his glory.

WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE

18 For the Bara, all decisionsrevolve around ancestorspirits. Many have never heardthe gospel. Pray for Christ tobreak these strongholds andthe truth to set people free. Pray

that God will send workers to thehardest-to-reach places. Pray forthose willing to go, but restrictedby constant bandit attacks onthe roads.

HURSDAY 19 JUNE

19 Pray for the Barasmaterial needs. PraiseGod for the transformational

development training the teamhave received and pray they canput this into practice, living livesrooted with an identity in Christ,using the gifts he has given. Praypeople will seek transformationthrough faith in Jesus.

FRIDAY 20 JUNE

20 Praise God for SILs BibleTranslation; Luke is

nished and Acts and Colossiansbegun. Pray for those sharingthe word with the Bara, thatthey would have wisdom inusing the written word with anoral people group. Pray, too, forthe preparation and delivery ofChronological Bible stories.

SA URDAY 21 JUNE

21 Pray for the teamschildren, that theywould feel secure in an isolated,unstable environment. Pray theywould have opportunities toshare their faith and that God

would be very real to them. Whynot choose a child to pray forregularly? Sara (12), Aurore (11),Jason (10), Maud (9), Isaac (6),Maria (4), David (2) and Elliot (1).

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Weekly focus

The Baras lives revolvearound animistic beliefs,

with all decisions determinedby their ancestor spirits. Praythe team will be sensitive andwise, as they work alongsidelocal believers. Pray that, asthe Bara hear the gospel, theywill be set free from thesestrongholds and pursue faith

in God alone.

People focus: The Bara

18 people groups are native to Madagascar, each with their own dialect,customs and history. The 600,000 Bara people live across south-centralMadagascar in small villages, many only accessible on foot. The March 2013Prayer Diary featured a prayer request for more missionaries to work amongthem. Praise God that a team is now settled in Betroka, a town central tothe Bara area, learning language and preparing to begin a holistic ministry,combining practical skills with Bible teaching and discipleship.

People & PlacesSee page 18 to learn more aboutEuropean Mission Partnersworking amongst the Bara.



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SUNDAY 22 JUNE

22 Hundreds of thousandsof displaced people arestruggling to nd food, waterand shelter. Pray for them tocome to salvation through theirsuffering and be cared for thisyear. It will be a long time beforethey can rebuild their lives.

MONDAY 23 JUNE

23 South Sudan is a countryopen for Christian witnessand ministry into people lives.Please pray The Lord of theHarvest would send moreworkers, while the doors arewide open.

UESDAY 24 JUNE

24 Nicola Limburger (People& Places p.6) works inRumbek region, isolated from

the majority of AIM missionaries.Rumbek struggles with tribalconict and cattle raiding feuds,in which many are shot. Pray forher in her medical ministry andrelationship building among theDinka.

WEDNESDAY 25 JUNE

25 The Didinga areunreached, hardened

to the gospel by alcoholabuse, cultural and witchcraftinuences. Pray for Abbi Banham,Amber Harvey, Kim Davey (allUSA), and Geoff & Pat Hartley(Unit Leaders S. Africa) as theyseek to reach them.

HURSDAY 26 JUNE

26 Torit has fairly largechurches, but many arespiritually and theologicallyweak, with some false teaching.Pray for the AIC churchleadership to be willing to betaught good, strong, rm biblicaltruths to pass on.

FRIDAY 27 JUNE

27 As war broke out, a new

TIMO team arrived toreach the Lopit people. They had just ten days in their villages, buthave since returned to re-starttheir time with these lost people.Pray for the Lord to use themthere.

SA URDAY 28 JUNE

28 Please pray for our

workers in Torit: Jordan& Andrea Scotland and family(Canada), discipleship ministry;Russ & Lyn Noble adult literacy(People & Places p.6); Ray &Jill Davis (USA) - encouragingnational evangelists andmissionaries to the unreached.

SUNDAY 29 JUNE

29 Jacob Borgelt (USA),is living among theunreached Laarim alone,language learning andtranslating Bible stories. Prayfor him, as he struggles withloneliness and hardship in a veryremote location, and that hewould soon have colleagues.

MONDAY 30 JUNE

30 South Sudans easternunreached people groupsinclude: Namgtong, Kachipo,Toposa, Didinga, Laarim, Logirrand Lopit. Please ask God toshow us his openings andministries that will bring himglory.

Weekly focus:

AIM South Sudan hasmany unlled positions.Its a hugely spiritually andwelfare needy country.Please pray that peoplewould respond to the Lordscalling, come and help inthe urgent work of reachingthose whove never heard of

Jesus and the salvation heoffers.

22-30 June

Country focus: South Sudan

South Sudan is the worlds youngest country, havingcelebrated independence from the Republic of Sudan, on 9

July 2011, born amidst high hopes for the future. Following thebreak down in peace in December 2013, many people lost lovedones, homes, elds and possessions. Peace and reconciliation aredesperately needed. The Church has a key role to play in bringinghealing to both physical and emotional wounds.

People & PlacesSee page 6 to learn more aboutEuropean Mission Partnersworking in South Sudan.



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Diary DatesAfrica Inland Missions

Croydon Conference Emmanuel Church Hall, Croydon, 2-6pmSpeakers: Luke Herrin, Owen & Miriam Pugh,Bridget Howard & Andrew Chard.For more details contact [email protected]

Into Africa? Seminar Scotland, venue to be conrmed . A chance to hear about the work andopportunities for service in Africa.www.aimint.org/eu/intoafrica

Into Africa? Seminar Nottingham AIMs Headquarters

Irish Conference Belfast Bible College .Speakers: Lynne Glass and workers from a CAN.For more details contact [email protected]

Autumn Conference Te Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire.Friday 7-Sun 9 NovemberSpeaker: Peter Oyugi. Book the date now. More details in the next diary.

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