18 Mar Islam intermingled with animism

According to joshuaproject.net, there are over 10 million Hausa living in Niger, and only 0.05% of them are evangelical Christians. Hausa beliefs are typically Islam intermingled with animism. They believe in spirits and participate in traditional ritual including sacrificial offerings to the spirits and to...

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16 Mar hesitant

Pray for “M,” a young mother of two children.  Last year, her oldest brother led 4 of her 5 other siblings to Christ.  “M” enjoys listening to stories about Jesus but has not yet accepted Christ.  She has seen her siblings’ lives drastically change as...

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14 Mar discouraged by persecution

Pray for “K,” who initially made a profession of faith, but has become discouraged by persecution and hardship and has not yet been baptized. Pray that “K” would wholly submit his life to Christ and be baptized.  Pray that he would not be like the...

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12 Mar an evangelistic soccer coach

Pray for the “R” family in “Z” who have been extremely open and receptive to the Gospel.  A Christian university student coaches soccer in their neighborhood and has begun sharing the Gospel with the “R” family.  Pray that this family of peace would choose...

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09 Mar all have been persecuted

All of the members of a church in “Z” have experienced great persecution as a result of their decision to follow Christ.  The leader of the group stated that many of his peers call him a “fool” and no longer speak to him.  Several of...

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07 Mar counter-cultural love and gracious forgiveness

Pray for “M,” a student in Zinder who accepted Christ a year ago after witnessing his brother’s counter-cultural love and gracious forgiveness.  Now, “M” is leading a house church alongside his mother and two younger sisters.  While participating in a recent leadership training for various...

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03 Mar the cost of discipleship

Luke 14:33 “So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple.” Often, Nigerien believers understand all too well the cost of discipleship as many lose their families, homes, and livelihood when they choose to follow Christ....

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02 Mar heard but never understood

Pray for “I,” a man who had heard of Christianity for many years, but never understood.  Last year, when one of his friends accepted Christ, he noticed a dramatic change in his life and wanted to learn more about Christianity.  When his friend told him...

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29 Feb immense joy

Pray for “W’s” family who have stated that they have experienced immense joy after choosing to follow Christ.  When “W” completely abandoned his previous occupation as a witchdoctor, his 2 wives fearlessly followed him and accepted Christ, not knowing how they would provide for their...

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27 Feb seeker of traditional medicine

Pray for “W,” who was a witchdoctor for over 30 years before accepting Christ.  In the past, he would travel all over West Africa seeking traditional medicines and many people would come to him seeking alternative healing.  After choosing to follow Christ, “W” burned all...

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