Africa Fire Mission is busy the next couple weeks and we wanted to ask for your prayers. Dave and Nancy are headed to Ghana and Sierra Leone in March (two new countries) and we have a container shipping to Ukraine this Saturday (22 February). Several of you have asked how to pray for us - Thank you for praying! Here are some specific things to pray about in the coming weeks and months:
Equipment -
Pray for safety – we are loading a 40 foot container for Ukraine on Saturday 2/22 - we have lots of moving parts and lots of volunteers helping over the next couple days – pray that the load will take place quickly and safely.
Pray that this container to Ukraine will be a blessing to firefighters and that they will feel God’s love through the receipt of life saving personal protective equipment.
If you’d like to volunteer on Saturday, join us at LifeSpring Christian Church 1373 W Galbraith Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45231 from 9-3
Vision Trips
· Pray for Dave and Nancy Moore as they travel to Ghana and Sierra Leone in March
o Ghana – March 3-12. This is a visioning trip to see what might be possible for AFM working with communities and the fire service there. Dave and Nancy are training at a Global CHE Conference for West Africa and traveling across the country to meet ministry and fire service partners. Pray that the vision for future work there will be seen as well as for health and safety while we are there.
o Sierra Leone - March 22-3. Dave and Nancy along with 4 firefighters from Bloomington IN will be in Freetown, Sierra Leone training firefighters there. In addition to the visioning process of an initial mission trip, we will also be attempting to find a mission partner in Sierra Leone. We have not yet been able to identify any in spite of much searching. We know that keys to AFM’s success in an area is a strong national faith based partner. Sierra Leone is a very spiritually dark area and more than any of our other programs a faith partner is needed. Pray that we will be able to identify a faith partner in Sierra Leone and that we will be able to minister to the firefighters there and offer them HOPE.
Teams
· Pray for those that will be coming on AFM trips to Zambia and Kenya trips this coming October and November. Pray for trainers to say yes and for them to be encouraged as they prepare to serve.
· Pray for our team of 6 that is preparing to go to Ukraine in May. This team is now formed and moving forward with planning for our next journey to Kherson and TCI. Pray that we will serve well along side TCI.
· Pray for AFM’s board of directors and especially for 3 new board members who are joining AFM’s board of directors. AFM is growing and our board is an important part of setting the vision for the future as we serve.
People:
· Pray for Jose – he is serving the community and firefighters everyday in the Mathare Valley in Nairobi, Kenya and in All of Kenya. Pray for his safety, that he will feel encouraged and that he will keep sharing God’s love and the message of fire safety!
· Cora (name changed)– Is a firefighter in Kenya. She recently reached out to Nancy and one of our team members with a plan to commit suicide by taking poison. Nancy was able to speak with Cora and prevent her from taking her life. Pray that she will continue to have a family of faith around her and that she will feel God’s love in darkness and in trials.
· Sam (name changed) – Is a leader in the fire service in Kenya. He recently reached out to us and let us know he was feeling discouraged of always fighting against corruption and always fighting for a better fire service. Sam has a vision for a better future for the fire service in Kenya and all of Africa. Dave and Nancy were able to remind him that while the work is not easy it is creating change and that generations of firefighters in the future will benefit from his lard work now. Pray that Sam will experience peace in conflict and that he will continue to go after what is best for the health and safety of firefighters and the community.
1 Peter 5:6-11: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may life you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him standing firm in the faith because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kinds of sufferings”
We are grateful to each of you that pray for our ministry! Thank you!