Celebrate Kuman Scripture Distribution

Monday, September 29

Will and Kelly Tallman, now serving itinerantly, lived and ministered among the Kuman people of Papua New Guinea. In continuation of our prayer and praise to the Lord for all He is doing among the Kuman people, here are some statistics for which we can rejoice:

• Kuman Bibles sold: 350+ in two months
• Kuman Bible comics* sold: 500+ in two months
• Tok Pisin (trade language) Bible comics sold: 9000+ over the past two years
• Comic books were distributed at nine different elementary schools.
• Many Bibles and comics were given away for free too!

*These Kuman and Tok Pisin Bible comics have illustrated stories from Scripture, and the Tallmans say that they “really grab the attention of the reader while introducing them to the world of the Old and New Testaments” — which makes these comics a helpful resource in an area where “literacy rates are very low.”

Pray for Bible Translators Around the World

Tuesday, September 30

Today, September 30, is International Translation Day. The day is also known as St. Jerome’s Day in honour of Saint Jerome who translated the Bible into Latin in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. Let’s use this day to pray for the teams of missionaries working to translate the Bible into the heart languages of unreached people groups around the world. Pray that the translations will be clear, accurate and natural. Pray for God to protect the translation teams and their national translation co-workers and give them good health, wisdom, encouragement and clarity of mind as they dedicate many years of their livesto seeing God’s Word in the hands of people who would otherwise go their whole lives without getting to hold a copy of Scripture in their language.

Pray for Gospel Outreaches Among the Tanguat People

Wednesday, October 1

Canadians Derek and Chantal Chen minister among the Tanguat people of Papua New Guinea. The outreach continues for the people of villages “A” and “M,” and they are currently learning about Jesus’ birth and childhood. “Please pray for soft hearts and [a] thirst for God’s Word. … [P]ray that God’s Truth would be clearly communicated and the listeners’ hearts would be turned toward Him so that, even though their physical circumstances may remain the same, their identities and their relationship with Him would be forever changed. Please pray for the Tanguat church. The six Bible teachers and their families have been faithfully shouldering the load of teaching. … Pray that the Spirit will encourage them personally as they persevere in this work.”

Pray for Discipleship in West Africa

Thursday, October 2

Ronald and Heather serve in West Africa. They are leading seven young men in Guinea and a few more men in Guinea Bissau through an “empowerment program” where the participants are taught life skills and God’s Word. Praise God that “the disciples are growing and are excited about what they are learning.” Praise God for additional discipleship opportunities through recent service projects including distributing aid to communities in need and reroofing a church in the Guinean village where Ronald and Heather have been working for many years. Pray for God’s provision in ministry endeavours, including an upcoming seminar for the church youth, renovations to the church and guest facilities, and translation work.

Pray for Hewa Village Outreach

Friday, October 3

Jonathan and Susan Kopf minister among the Hewa people of Papua New Guinea. Pray for Hewa Bible teachers Faimpat and Eyaka and their families as the men teach a group of believers from another Hewa village. The two men previously taught “the Creation through Christ lessons which resulted in several of them placing their trust in Jesus as their Saviour.” Then they taught through Acts, and now the believers have asked them to teach through Romans. “Please pray that they will not be distracted by current and ongoing threats from other villages but that the Lord will give them safety and the ability to focus as Faimpat teaches the Word over the next few months.”