There is a lot to pray about for the Sandawe people group.

Dr Jon and Melissa Eager are currently on home assignment so that adds extra work to the medical staff who

Sandawe group

 have remained behind.  The dispensary and mobile clinics continue to need prayer in their ongoing work to meet the medical needs of the area.

One of the concerns in the medical work is the work going on at the village of Birise. During this rainy season they need to cut their airstrip well, otherwise the monthly medical flights will not be able to land. They’ve had a change in village leadership and this has affected their motivation.

Although we don’t have much in the way of details to report to you, faithful pray-ers, there seem to be tensions between local church leaders in Usandawe. It seems that both cultural and traditional perceptions are playing a role in this.  The leaders need wisdom in order to find a Christ-honoring solution to the problem.

In this agricultural society the blessing of rains mean that there is a chance for a crop. God has been good—there doesn’t seem to be any famine amongst the Sandawe but we need to continue to pray that the crops will grow and also that there will be no flooding. We praise God for the good rains that are coming in the Usandawe area.

Daniel and Elisabeth, from SIL, are continuing the work of translation of the Bible into the Sandawe language. The local team is working on finishing the book of Genesis.  Having a Bible in the heart language of the people is important but very difficult. Pray for people’s hearts to be open to His word as they listen to dramatic readings recorded on MP3 players that local Sandawe Christians are using to share the Word with their neighbors.

Thank you for your prayers!

PRAYER POINTS

• Pray for the ongoing medical work—that the name of Jesus will be honored in the work being done and that people would come to know the Savior.
• Pray for Michael who is in charge of the medical work in Usandawe in the absence of the Eagers
• Pray for the ongoing translation work by the SIL team.
• Pray for the efforts of the local Sandawe believers who are using MP3 players to share the Gospel
• Please pray for the local church and its leaders in Usandawe. Ask God for a resolution to the tensions that will be for the church’s good, and his glory.