February, 2012

Last month we prayed for village chiefs. This month I thought we could pray for the teachers in Beng schools.

Teachers in Cote d'Ivoire are sent by the government to schools all over the country. They are often sent to places other than their native villages and provinces. This means that they are usually of a different people group than the students they are teaching. Sometimes Christian teachers are sent to M*slim or animist villages, giving them the opportunity to expose people there to beliefs and ideas they may never be exposed to otherwise.

Pray that God would send Christian teachers to Beng schools and that they would have opportunities to introduce Beng children and adults to Christ.

Pray that many Beng children would be able to attend school so that they can learn to read and eventually read the passages of Scripture that have been translated into the Beng language.

January, 2012

I thought we would start off the year by praying for the chiefs of the Beng villages. The chief is often an elderly man, with years of wisdom and experience under his belt. He is highly respected by his fellow villagers and holds a great deal of power and influence.

The chiefs I met when I was in Cote d'Ivoire (which was 10 years ago, so most of them have probably passed away and been replaced by now) were either M*slim or animistic, but were welcoming to me when I came in and asked if I could pray for/with them. I have often thought that if these men could be reached with the Gospel, it would have a ripple effect, and many Beng would come to the Lord as well.

Pray for the Beng village chiefs. Pray that they would truly seek God and have soft hearts that are sensitive to the reality of who He is. Pray that God would send Christians to share the message of the Gospel with them.