"Most Malawians are subsistence farmers and rely heavily on the crops they produce each year, living on about $1 per day. According to Operation World's website, about 76% of the population considers itself to be Christian. However, most people have a misunderstanding about the true gospel. There's poverty, brokenness, and hardship throughout the country. However, the greatest need in Malawi is the same as that around the world: lostness. There are approximately 2,000 Baptist churches; however, most of those churches have no pastor or are being led by a pastor who has never received any biblical training or education. Our goal is to see healthy Malawian churches making disciples in Malawi and beyond. Leadership development and theological education are crucial to seeing this goal realized. God is at work in Malawi and will cause His mission to succeed so that one day, there will be a multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language standing before His throne (Revelation 7:9). Please join our Malawi Team in praying for church leaders to have greater access to healthy, biblical, and doctrinally sound theological education and leadership development. Please intercede for these men and women whom God has called to serve His church in Malawi."

"As he drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging. And hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what this meant. They told him, 'Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.' And he cried out, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'" (Luke 18:35-38 ESV). The Mala Masti are a Telugu-speaking people group in India numbering around 500 people. "Mala Masti" is said to have been a title given to people in the Mala caste who exceeded in dancing during marriage occasions. They are traditionally landless and are beggars of the Mala. They perform dances and acrobatics for those from whom they beg. Pray that these Hindu beggars will have a similar experience to the blind beggar in the Book of Luke. Ask that the Mala Masti people will see their need for forgiveness and will cry out, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!" Pray that Christians will bring the gospel to these people so they may see that Jesus is rich in mercy and desires to show forgiveness to those who call on Him.

The Khuen people are a minority group of around 13,000 living mostly in Luang Namtha province in Laos. They are religious, and practice Buddhism and animism. Exposure to Christianity was brought in the early 1900s and resulted in around 100-200 believers. Praise God for this light in the darkness, and pray for it to grow. Ask the Father for a movement among village leaders to return and ask questions about the Light. May God strengthen the few Khuen people who follow Christ. May Bible stories and text become available in the Khuen language.

(RYN, RUE-er) - Thank you for praying last month for Maya and Peter Kraft, a couple with the heart to plant a church in Königswinter. They are looking for a place to live in the area. Please ask God to provide the right place for them to live. Praise God that Maya was able to begin a women's Bible study among young mothers. Ask God to grow His church in Königswinter with a strong foundation and staying power.

(mah-LOO-koo) - Please pray for several new brothers and sisters in Christ who have come to faith in the last six months. Pray that they will be rooted and grounded in their faith. Pray for the national believers who are discipling them. And pray for house churches to start in each area where they live. Jesus said He will build His Church. Ask Him to do so today in the North Maluku Islands.

Nadia and her two younger sisters ran into a believer in the "souk" (market) and invited the young woman to dinner with them. She quickly asked if she was a Muslim, but the young woman explained that she was a Christian and then shared the gospel with her. Nadia listened and explained that she had met three Christians in her life who had shared the same story with her. She stated that she loved the story, but that she was a Muslim and "her life is her culture and her culture is her religion." The friendship has since grown. Nadia and her believing friend love spending time together. Nadia brings Jesus up every time they are together and asks questions about how her friend views the world as a follower of Jesus. She is adamant, though, that she does not believe it is truth. Pray that even though Nadia seems turned off to believing the truth of the gospel, she will continue asking questions and learning more about who Jesus is. Pray that she will come to a saving faith that is not based on anything she could do herself, but one that comes only through Jesus.

(pah-MEER-ees) - The Southern Border People are a small and relatively unknown people group. In one corner of a little valley along a river, only around 2,000 people in a couple of villages still speak their language. Their houses, villages, and culture look almost identical to that of the people groups around them. They farm wheat, grow what vegetables they can from irrigation in the river valley that they call home, and send many of their young people off to work abroad. Very little work has been done directly to offer them the gospel or work on translating the good news into their heart language. Please intercede for the Southern Border People. Pray that they will respond to what they have heard, and ask that more believers will be able to access them and share clearly with them the good news of Jesus. Pray for the handful of believers, mostly living outside the valley, asking that they will be bold in their witness and that they will share widely among their people. Pray that God will raise up evangelists who will proclaim the good news and that a church will be planted among them in the valley.

(CARE-ah-muh-jong) - Samuel shared, "I was baptized in the local church, but after that, I went back to raiding cattle from neighboring tribes. When I heard that missionary Shaun was coming to teach the Word of God, I was angry. I said, 'What will he bring me?!' and went to see what he would say." However, that day, Samuel heard the Word of God and was saved! It transformed his mind and heart. Now, he faithfully attends Bible teachings and boldly proclaims how Jesus has transformed him. He no longer raids cattle and is, instead, training to become a pastor at his local church. It's amazing how his life has been changed by the gift of the Word of God! Please pray for the Lord to continue to raise up new pastors and leaders as He grows His church.

"We have an outstanding system to help our field people with their physical health needs and to ensure that they and their families stay healthy on the field. This system relies on our medical coordinators, who are healthcare providers living on the field, interfacing with national healthcare systems, and advising our personnel when health problems arise. We are in constant need of healthcare providers to fill these positions. Please pray that the Lord will call out His people to step into these roles that are so vital to our work toward the Revelation 7:9 (ESV) vision: 'After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.'"

The 1-2-3 Next Generation leadership program is focused on raising up the next generation of leaders among the people of the Asia-Pacific Rim. This program has one goal, two years of study in preparation, and three pathways from which participants may choose (1-2-3). Pray that God will raise up and call out leaders from the next generation who desire to obey and go wherever He would send them. Ask the Lord to equip these young leaders and send them out as the next generation to reach the world for Christ.