Pray for the January 2009 Mali Mission Team

TEAM MEMBERS:

• Tim Dicken, 
• Lawrence Duhon (team leader),
• Bobby Morgan,
• Doug Roberson (from FBC Midlothian)

PRAYER GUIDE:

• Pray for more Yalunka people from each village to commit their lives to Christ and to be baptized during this trip.
• Pray that the new Yalunka churches in Villages “Y” and “Z” will be strengthened in their faith and practice, staying faithful to God’s word.
• Pray for God to call out biblically qualified Yalunka leaders for each church body.Pray for Village “K”—that the first Yalunka people there would come to Christ, and that a new church would be established there.
• Pray that those in Village “F” who have previously expressed a desire to hear the gospel would come together for evangelistic teaching and commit their lives to Christ during this trip.
• Pray that God would give the Yalunka believers in each village a vision for personal evangelism and sharing Christ with other villages so that a “church planting movement” will begin among the Yalunka people of Mali.
• Pray that each team member would be filled with the Holy Spirit each day so that he can share exactly what is needed at just the right time.
• Pray for Oury, the team’s Muslim driver, to come to faith in Christ during this trip.
• Pray for clear communication of the gospel message and discipleship teaching through several stages of translation.
• Pray for safe travel in the air, along the roads, and through the river crossings throughout the trip.
• Pray that each team member will stay completely healthy during the trip.
• Pray for the team’s families left behind in Texas while their husbands/fathers are away.