Pray for the Worodougou of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

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M Sent as Missionary

Many years had passed since M last visited his native village. He was one of the first believers among the Worodougou and has therefore suffered much, but he has grown in faith and God has called him to reach his own people group with the Gospel. M was the first person to be sent out as a missionary by his church.

In his native village, many doors have opened before him. During the first two visits, five people came to faith in Jesus. During the third visit, the Muslim imam invites him to preach on Friday in the mosque. All the men in the village come and listen to M preach various themes from Genesis to Revelation. The meeting starts at 9AM and ends four hours later, after the question and answer time. Many of the listeners are pleased with his answers.

The imam says, “We have to consider these words. If we had heard them from a stranger (a Western missionary), we could say, “This message is not for us. But now our son has spoken to us, therefore we have to consider it carefully.”

About the Worodougou

The Worodougou people, numbering about 100,000, live in the sub-Sahara, in the Northwestern part of Ivory Coast. They are Muslims and Animists, who worship their ancestors and certain mountains, rivers, “holy woods”, and serpents. They are afraid of evil spirits, evil sorcerers, and death.

During recent years, missionaries from over 10 different ethnic backgrounds have worked among them, using various methods to proclaim the Gospel, including friendship evangelism, humanitarian aid, open-air evangelism, the Jesus film, and audiocassettes of God’s Word. Other Worodougou have experienced dreams and healing. More recently, new Worodougou believers have invited their own people to believe in Jesus through their testimonies.

After 25 years of sowing the Word of God and reaping a hand-full of indigenous believers who have suffered persecution by their families, the time seems ripe for a spiritual harvest among the Worodougou!

“All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him…” (Psalm 22:27-28)

Pray for the Worodougou peoples of Cote d’Ivoire:

* May the Word of God penetrate the hearts of the Worodougou and bring them to a living faith in Him. Pray for a great spiritual harvest!

* Pray that believers may be a living testimony for Jesus.

* Pray for the indigenous believers who are telling Bible stories in a chronological fashion to bring their people to faith.

* Pray that the Word of God may spread like a bush fire into all 200 towns and villages among the Worodougou.

* May the growing churches be characterized by their obedience to God.

* May the Lord raise up spiritual leaders and evangelists who can reach the approximately 20 unreached people groups living in the surrounding area of northern Ivory Coast.