Most of you have learned of the humanitarian crisis in Nepal that came about through a massive flood. We’ve been hearing from many Jesus followers about the dire needs there and want to spend the next few days joining with them in prayer.
Righteous King, my heart is with Pastor Saman Lama and everyone suffering after the flood in Rasuwa. Three believers are still missing, and I can only imagine the fear and uncertainty their families are carrying. Please guide the search teams and bring clear answers soon. Give Pastor Saman wisdom, strength, and the right words as he comforts people who are hurting.
Your Word says in Psalm 46:1, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Be that refuge for this community now. Remind them that they are not alone, even in these painful days. Help Pastor Saman serve with courage and tenderness, and let Your peace settle over every anxious heart. In the name of Jesus, Amen.
110 City General Focus for September is East Africa
Today: DJIBOUTI, Dijbouti
I live in Djibouti City, the capital of a small but strategic nation on the Horn of Africa. Our country is a crossroads between Africa and the Middle East, surrounded by nations torn by war and hardship. Though small in size, Djibouti stands in a place of influence — a bridge between continents, a harbor for trade, and a gateway for people and ideas moving across the region.
The land itself is rugged and extreme — arid deserts in the south and green mountains in the north — a reflection of the spiritual climate of our nation. Life here can be harsh, but beauty breaks through in the resilience of our people. The Somali, Afar, Omani, and Yemeni communities make up much of our population — all deeply rooted in Islam and all still unreached with the Gospel.
Though the Church here is small, it stands in a place of incredible potential. Djibouti is more stable and accessible than many of its neighbors, offering a rare opening for the Good News to reach both East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. I believe this nation — once known for its deserts and its port — will one day be known as a launching point for living water, sending the hope of Jesus into lands long considered unreachable.
Prayer for Today:
Pray for the Somali, Afar, Omani, and Yemeni peoples to encounter Jesus and experience His saving grace. (John 4:14)
People Groups Focus:
Use these resources to help pray specifically each day.
Your Word says in Psalm 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Be that refuge for this community now.
ReadAccording to Acts 2:18, “Yes, and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days, I will pour out my Spirit, and they will prophesy.”
ReadAccording to Acts 1:8, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
ReadAccording to Acts 1:5, “For John indeed baptized in water, but you will be baptized in the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Immerse them in the Holy Spirit and deepen their expectation of what You can do.
ReadAccording to John 16:7, “Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I don’t go away, the Counselor won’t come to you.
ReadAccording to John 15:26, “When the Counselor has come, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will testify about me.”
ReadAccording to John 14:26, “But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things, and will remind you of all that I said to you.”
ReadAccording to John 14:17, “. . .the Spirit of truth, whom the world can’t receive, for it doesn’t see him and doesn’t know him. You know him, for he lives with you and will be in you.”
ReadAccording to John 14:16, “I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever.” Thank You for giving another Counselor who stays with Your people.
ReadAccording to John 7:39, “But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn’t yet glorified.”
ReadAccording to John 1:33, “I didn’t recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water said to me, ‘On whomever you will see the Spirit descending and remaining on him is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.’”
ReadAccording to Luke 24:49, “Behold, I send out the promise of my Father on you. But wait in the city of Jerusalem until you are clothed with power from on high.”
ReadAccording to Luke 11:13, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
ReadAccording to Mark 1:8, “I baptized you in water, but he will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.” Do what human preparation cannot accomplish: immerse them in the Holy Spirit.
ReadAccording to Matthew 3:16, “Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him.
ReadAccording to Matthew 3:11, “I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry.
ReadAccording to Joel 2:29, “And also on the servants and on the handmaids in those days, I will pour out my Spirit.” Let no social position place anyone beyond Your calling.
ReadAccording to Joel 2:28, “It will happen afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; and your sons and your daughters will prophesy.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 39:29, “I won’t hide my face from them any more, for I have poured out my Spirit on the house of Israel,” says the Sovereign LORD.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 37:14, “I will put my Spirit in you, and you will live. Then I will place you in your own land; and you will know that I, the LORD, have spoken it and performed it,” says the LORD.
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 36:27, “I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes. You will keep my ordinances and do them.”
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 36:26, “I will also give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.”
ReadAccording to Ezekiel 11:19, “I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them. I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them a heart of flesh.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 61:1, “The Sovereign LORD’s Spirit is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach Good News to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 59:21, “As for me, this is my covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit, who is on you, and my words, which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart out of your mouth, nor out of the mouth of your offspring, nor out of the mouth of your offspring’s offspring,” says the LORD, “from now on and forever.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 44:3, “For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and streams on the dry ground. I will pour my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your offspring.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 42:1, “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.”
ReadAccording to Isaiah 32:15, “. . .until the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.”
ReadAccording to Numbers 11:29, “Moses said to him, ‘Are you jealous for my sake? I wish that all the LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!’”
ReadAccording to Hebrews 10:23 — “Let’s hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for He who promised is faithful” — we ask You to strengthen Yassin and the believers in Tunis.
ReadIn 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray without ceasing” — Your Word calls the church into a life that remains open before You. Lord, strengthen Neema and the believers in Dar es Salaam.
ReadAs Your Word declares in Colossians 4:2 — “Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving” — we ask You to strengthen Khalid and the church in Khartoum.
ReadAccording to Ephesians 6:18 — “With all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end…” — we ask You, Holy Spirit, to strengthen Safiya and the believers in Mogadishu.
ReadAs Your Word declares in Romans 12:12 — “Rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer” — we ask You to strengthen Babacar and the believers in Dakar.
ReadIn Acts 6:4 — “But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word” — You show the church how to keep first things first.
ReadAccording to Luke 18:7 — “Won’t God avenge His chosen ones who are crying out to Him day and night…?” — we ask You to hear Your people in Kano.
ReadAs Your Word declares in Luke 18:1 — “He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray and not give up” — we ask You to strengthen Adebisi and the believers in Ibadan.
ReadIn Luke 11:8 — “Yet because of his persistence, he will get up and give him as many as he needs” — You show us that persistence matters before You.
ReadAccording to Luke 2:37 — “She didn’t depart from the temple, worshiping with fastings and petitions night and day” — we ask You to form faithful worshipers in Rabat.
ReadDuring the month of July, we are joining with those leading intercession and prayer in the 110 least-reached cities in Africa and Asia. “Generous Father, we thank You for Hassan and the ministry of persistent prayer he is leading in Marrakech, Morocco. As he teaches others to ask, seek, and knock, guide their teams to […]
ReadIn Habakkuk 2:1 — “I will stand at my watch and set myself on the ramparts, and will look out to see what He will say to me…” You teach Your servants to wait for Your answer.
ReadAccording to Lamentations 2:19 — “Arise, cry out in the night… Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord” — we ask You to awaken prayer in Bamako.
ReadAs Your Word declares in Lamentations 2:18 — “Their heart cried to the Lord… let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief. Don’t let your eyes rest” — we ask You to receive the prayers rising from Tripoli.
ReadIn Isaiah 43:26 — “Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified” — You invite Your servants to bring their case before You.
ReadAccording to Psalm 130:6 — “My soul longs for the Lord more than watchmen long for the morning, more than watchmen for the morning” — we ask You to deepen a hunger and longing for Jesus in Mombasa.
ReadAs Your Word declares in Psalm 130:5 — “I wait for Yahweh. My soul waits. I hope in His word” — we ask You to teach Karim and the believers in Almaty to wait with faith. Strengthen them when obedience requires patience.
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