This week, the international Salvation Army is praying for the Mali region. Here is some information to help you as you pray:
- Zone — Africa
- Regional leaders — Majors Dieudonne and Philippine Tsilutu who give leadership to 12 officers, 6 envoys and 3 cadets
- The Mali region covers the countries of Mali and Burkina Faso
- Languages in which the gospel is preached — Bambara and French
- There are 7 corps and 5 outposts in this region, with 345 senior soldiers, 4 adherents, and 160 junior soldiers
Here are some specific requests from Mali:
- Pray for the cadets who will go the DRC training college for 2019-2021
- Pray for the opening of a local training college for officers in our region
- Pray that opportunities will open to extend the work of the Army to all people in Mail by evangelism and discipleship
- Pray for the success of our strategic plan and that every program will be integrated into our mission and point others to Jesus
- Pray that we will be bold in going out into our neighborhoods and communities to share the gospel
- Pray for terrorist attacks by Boko in the north of Mali and Burkina
- Pray for godly leaders
- Pray for peace and restoration of Mali
- Pray that God will enable us to impact lives as we reach out to victims of injustice and the marginalized
- Pray that we would have opportunities to demonstrate the love and grace of Jesus Christ in these days of uncertainty
- Pray that The Salvation Army of Mali and Burkina will officially become one region
The above information is from The Salvation Army Year Book 2019. You can learn more about the Mali region by visiting https://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/mali
