he Mina community speaks some 40 languages. Church planting strategies need to take this into account. Workers speaking several languages are needed.

Several church planting teams and evangelistic efforts are needed. Each language group within this community needs special attention.

Pray for laborers to have wisdom in applying the pattern Jesus gave in Matthew 10:7-14 and Luke 10:5-11, leading to blessing among Meena households.

The Bederia tribe lives in an area difficult for outsiders to access. They also likely have a low literacy rate.

Christians need to care for the physical and material needs of these people. Trust and friendship are needed.

Even though there may be no followers of Jesus today among the Bederia tribe, pray for those that will soon be led to Christ. Pray they will faithfully fellowship together, and that pastors and teachers will be provided. Pray for Scripture availability.

Fear that Christianity aims to turn individuals from their families, communities and traditions hinders Rajput families and communities from considering the Gospel.

Sustained, focused prayer is needed to open the hearts of Rajput families to experiencing God's blessing through a movement of family-based discovery Bible studies.

Pray for the few Rajput believers to be effective at engaging their families and communities in discussing Bible stories and experiencing God's blessing.

Although they claim to be Muslims, the Qinghai Kazaks are essentially animists. They also engage in ancestor worship. They may be open to the message of Jesus' love and forgiveness - many resources are available in their language.

Today the Kazaks of Qinghai are a completely untouched group and have no knowledge whatsoever of Christ or the gospel. Pray that the Lord will work mightily to make his salvation known to these people.

Their present faith acknowledges Jesus as a prophet, but denies his place as deity, the Son of God.

Nigerian believers of other tribes may be able to communicate the Gospel message accurately and well to the Kanuri.

Pray for Kanuri believers to become effective and fruitful in sowing God's Word among their own families and communities to fuel a movement of God's blessings spreading from household to household.

Chad is a difficult country to access, and the economy operates on a subsistence level. Hardy workers are needed to carry the Gospel into this region.

Nigerian believers may be able to carry the Gospel northeast to the Chadian Arabs.

Pray for the few Arab believers in Chad, that they will be faithful witnesses to family and friends, wise as serpents but harmless as doves.

Sudan provides a difficult environment in which to live. The climate and terrain are harsh, and outsiders are often seen with suspicion.

Christian workers can carry the good news of Jesus to the tribes of Sudan using Gospel recordings and films, as well as relating stories from Scripture.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to work powerfully through those ministering to the Masalit people. Pray for the followers of Jesus among the Masalit.

To follow Christ in this strongly Muslim people group is to risk losing so much that is important to a person, including friends, family, social status, and perhaps employment.

Much prayer, coupled with ways to serve these people, is needed.

There may not be a single follower of Jesus among this large people group. Pray there will soon be many, that the Lord is even now preparing hearts to have faith to believe.

Most Jordanian Arabs in Canada are Muslim, and they are considered to be an unreached people group. Muslims are generally skeptical about the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. 

Businessmen who truly love the Lord and want to serve Him can offer seminars and conferences about business ethics.

Pray that the Christian Jordanians in Canada will love, honor, and obey their Heavenly Bridegroom in such a way that it will attract Muslims to Jesus.

Stories from Scripture may communicate effectively to these people. Trained storytellers, also using the Jesus film and God's Story video, can be equipped and sent.

Pray for the few believers among this people, for pastors to teach the Scriptures accurately and faithfully to them. Pray for them to grow in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Pray for educational opportunities for the youth, and for employment opportunities for breadwinners.