north africa: seeing God answer

Prayer is never in vain and in 1999 God answered in wonderful ways in one North African country. The year was declared to be a year of prayer and, during the 12 months, the number of believers doubled from 70 to 150.

Ever since, more and more people have committed themselves to follow Jesus, even though pressure on Christians has also continued to increase. There are now between 500-700 believers in the country and the key leaders of the national church are all people who gave their lives to Christ in 1999. The impact of that year of prayer cannot be underestimated. And our hope is that prayer for this part of the world will continue.

The IFES student ministry in that land is also the direct fruit of this revival. Two university professors who were students in 1999 are now actively involved in student ministry there. They know the university environment well and know how to support the students.

Christian students in this country face trials of all kinds: rejection by family and friends, loss of employment and pressures to conform to the mainstream religion. Despite all this and knowing the cost of following Christ, students regularly commit their lives to him. The student groups provide a space where they can share their joys and burdens, pray and grow together as disciples of Jesus.

Please pray for the students who recently committed their lives to Jesus, to be strengthened in the faith and to be bold in praying for more to come to Christ.

Pray too for students around the world who are persecuted for their faith, that they will not lose heart but be strong in the Lord.

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