Monday, November 14, 2016 To hear an mp3 recording of the PrayerLine, click here. http://media1.imbresources.org/files/254/25445/25445-132465.mp3 “For the sake of my brothers and my friends, I will now say, 'May peace be within you.' For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.” (Psalm 122:8-9, NASB) Hi, this is Eleanor Witcher of IMB’s prayer team, joining you in prayer for unreached people groups. The Nuer of South Sudan are close cultural brothers to the Dinka of South Sudan. They share a love of cattle keeping; a similar language; and intense, strong personalities. Many of them can see no difference between the two people groups apart from scars that adorn their foreheads. But they also share a long history of hate for one another, with many of them having been killed just for belonging to the opposing people group. The Nuer live by the thousands in protection camps in South Sudan and refugee camps in surrounding countries. For generations, all they have known is war, and they have been taught by their fathers to hate the Dinka, as their fathers’ fathers taught them the same. The vision for the Nuer is to have transformed communities where love is shown for both their friends and their enemies. Across the globe in a far more peaceful environment, a hilly region in southern Brazil is referred to as the “Brazilian Ukraine.” Brazil has the third-largest Ukrainian population outside of the country itself, which numbers around 500,000. Seventy percent of Brazil’s Ukrainians live in agricultural communities known as “colonies,” which are isolated and, in many respects, closely resemble western Ukrainian villages of the 19th century. The majority of the people belong to the Roman Catholic Church, which is the center of culture for them in Brazil. Less than .5 percent claim a relationship with Jesus Christ, and there is no one reaching them. * Please pray that God will burden the hearts of believers to come and share the gospel with this people group. Intercede that God will give these Ukrainians a desire to know Him personally. * Intercede for healing among the Nuer people and pray for believers and future missionaries to bring the gospel. * Pray for the day that both the Nuer and the Dinka worship God together as brothers. [email protected] is subscribed to PrayerLine. If you wish to no longer receive this eLetter click unsubscribe
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