OCTOBER 2010
SOUTHERN BAPTISTS s A PRAYING PEOPLE IMPACTING A LOST WORLD
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When riding through the sandy coastal roads
of Ouida, Benin, one sees numerous idols and fetishes of the
voodoo culture. The darkness and spiritual oppression, which
enslaves so many throughout Africa, is tangible. One may pass
by a large group of
voodoo worshippers
parading with their
fetish god on their
shoulders. These
marked, painted
people are sold out
to the lie of Satan that
this worship would
set them free of fear,
or at least appease
the spirits that control
their lives. Can you
picture their lives
bound by the spirits
as they fall further and
further into slavery,
evil and darkness? The
SILENCE is deafening.
They cannot sing, "Jesus loves me, this I know." They do not de¬
clare, "Jesus paid it all." And worst of all, among these peoples
there is almost no expression of hope in the Messiah, the won¬
derful gift of forgiveness of sins and amazing grace. Pray for the
peoples of Benin and all the nations of sub-Saharan Africa.
Among another people, the poison arrows and
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Bushman
culture are
changing
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being forced to conform to the ways of neighboring Bantu
tribes. They are giving up their hunting and nomadic lifestyles
for huts, fences and herds of goats and cattle. Pray 2 Corinthi¬
ans 5:17 (NASB) for the Bushman of southern Africa, Therefore if
anyone is in Christ , he is a new creature; the old things have passed
away; behold , new things have come. Will you pray with us that
we will do everything we can to help SHATTER THE SILENCE?
Many forgotten and unengaged people groups in sub-Saharan
Africa have only silence in their villages — no light in the dark¬
ness, no freedom from bondage, no worship, no witness and
no workers. When will the sounds of praise and worship break
through? When will abundance of new life, freedom, melodious
song — voices, dance, drums and rhythm instruments Shatter
the Silence? In light of Jesus' command to Go make disciples
of all nations, why is there only silence among many — lack of
true worship of the true God and the lack of the Gospel ema¬
nating from that people? When will they be able to celebrate
that salvation has come with true life that is abundant and
free? When will "man ... see and fear and trust in the Lord our
God" (Psalm 96) ... because the Silence is shattered in that clan,
village or people group? Christ must come to live and reign in
their hearts; only then will they worship and celebrate.
Will you pray that many more new followers from our unen¬
gaged people groups (that have little or no access to the Gos¬
pel) and unreached people groups (that still have a minority
of believers) will Shatter the Silence in their homes, towns and
villages ... with multitudes from these peoples bursting out in
unhindered, pure and glorious worship of the Lamb? Pray that
God would guide our
strategies to
SHATTER THE SILENCE.
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