During the Gerewol festival, The men dance in a long row, while rolling their eyes and showing their teeth. The women judge the men by their beauty and their dancing. The women select their new husbands based on this annual tradition. Pray that the Woddabé people...
According to the CIA World Factbook, the Nigerien life expectancy at birth is only 60.9 years, one of the lowest life expectancies in the World. Pray that the Nigerien people would experience life abundant in knowing and following Christ. Selon le le World Factbook de la CIA,...
“Cure Salée" is a nomadic festival that is recognized on an international scale. This celebration takes place each September with the Nomads of Niger and other neighboring countries. Pray that God would use these annual meetings to send out workers who will announce the good news...
According to the Population Reference Bureau’s 2023 World Data Sheet, Niger has the highest worldwide fertility rate with 6.7 births per woman, whereas the global average is 2.3 births per woman. Pray for the women in Niger. Pray that they will experience the incredible love of...
According to the book, Dreams and Visions Is Jesus Awakening the Muslim World? by Tom Doyle, worldwide, Muslim illiteracy is about 80 percent. In Niger, only 38.1% of Nigeriens are literate. The book states that perhaps the reason that God has chosen to appear to...
Pray that Nigerien believers would join together constantly in prayer. Pray that they would be like minded and recognize that the Lord loves men and women equally and longs for them to be united in prayer. Acts 1:14 “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer,...
Many Zarma Songhai people fear thunderstorms and lightning. They believe that an evil spirit named Dongo will fall upon those who have done evil and repay them with the evil they have committed. They believe that Dongo has responded to their transgressions in the past...
Although the Fulani people proclaim to be Muslim, they have preserved numerous animistic practices. They typically adhere to the Muslim rituals of daily prayer, annual fasting, giving alms, and pilgrimages, but they also place a great emphasis on seeking protection from the spirit world. The...
Some Songhai people (cousins of the Zarma) believe that rivers and bodies of water are evil spirits that will consume those that enter them. Pray that the Songhai people would come to know Jesus, the river of life and that they will be saved. Certains personnages...
Pray for the women of Niger whose worth is often determined by their marital status and number of children birthed. Pray that they would come to know the Lord, and believe His promises declared in Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for...