Day 75: Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somalia

Major religions: Islam (99.6%), Christian (.3%)

% Unreached: 99%

Prayer needs

• Pray that the Somali government would be stabilized and would bring order and justice to the city and nation.

• Pray that Christian relief workers can effectively communicate the love of Christ as they distribute food and medicine.

• Pray for protection and growth of the underground Somali church. Pray also for new opportunities for missionaries in the country.

Prayer starter

And as Jesus reclined at table in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and were reclining with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” But when he heard it, he said, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” - Matthew 9:10-13

Lord, you are beautiful. Without you coming to us, seeking us out, loving us even when we were sick and in sin, we would never be able to make our way to you. I pray for the people in Mogadishu, Lord, please make them know their need, their bondage to sin, and their inability to save themselves. Reveal yourself to them as the great physician, the one who calls sinners, the one who comes to us in our sin and eats with us.

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