Let’s start some “loips”

Another group wants to start a “loip.” I think I’d like to start one too—how about you? Okay, I know you want to know what a “loip” is before you start one. It’s what the Samburu people of Kenya call a gathering where you hear God’s Word.  The word literally means “in the shade under the tree.”  That’s where the meetings take place.

Lots of people gather under trees and listen to missionary Charlie Daniels, and he tells them stories from the Bible.  He teaches them how to live a godly Christian life. Charlie wants us to pray for the people that go to the “loips.” Pray that they will understand the Gospel of Jesus.  He wants us to pray that they will accept Jesus as Savior when they hear him tell the story of Nicodemus.

Charlie Daniels also wants us to pray for other people to tell the Bible stories.  Ask God to help the Samburu people go to other places and to people who have never heard the stories of God.  Pray that they will be godly men and teach others well.

I still think I want to start a “loip”—how about you?

Prayer Requests from Missionary Kids

Please pray for my family to do a good job and help the people to become Christians. MICHAEL, age 7 (East Asian peoples)

Please pray for my best friend in school.  He believes in Jesus.  I want him to be safe.  FISHER, age 6 (American peoples)

We made it fine back to the states on a long airplane ride.  Now I am having problems sleeping.  I keep my twin sister, and mommy and daddy awake at night.  Pray I can learn to sleep at the right times and me and my sister and big brother will enjoy the new friends and family we will get to meet these next 6 months in the States. ROBERT, age 1 (European peoples)

Dear God:  please help my cats.  Amen.  AR, age 7 (Southeast Asian peoples)

None of my friends at school are believers.  They know I am a Christian, but they don’t think that’s a good thing because it makes me different.  Pray that God can use me to show them that the difference He makes is a good thing.  Also pray that I won’t be scared to tell them what I believe and why. AH, age 16 (Northern African and Middle Eastern peoples)

Please pray for my mom and my dad and help my dad not to be too busy.  DREW, age 6 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Help my brother to have fun at university.  TREVOR, age 10 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

The country I live in is 99.95% Muslim by estimates, so my prayer is that many would come to Christ and the number of Christians would grow.  JOSH, age 12 (Central Asian peoples)

Help the Portuguese to know that God is real and powerful. ELAINA, age 9 (European peoples)

Please pray for help the Indians to become Christian. JAKE, age 10 (South Asian peoples)

For teenagers in general in South Africa…drugs and alcohol are popular things to do, that they would turn from that and that God would open their hearts so that they may find him.  For my family and I while we’re on furlough, that we can enjoy our time here.  For me as I begin college in the fall.  HOPE, age 18 (Sub-Saharan African peoples)

Please take time to read this article and pray.  You’ll change your outlook too!