Population: 2,500,000
Hub: Malawi
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.40%
Hub: Malawi
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.40%
Resources: NT, JF
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 25,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 40
Annual Deaths: 25,000
Description: The Yao are a Bantu people inhabiting the eastern shores of Lake Malawi and the hills between the Mwembe and Luchilingo range. They are closely related to the Mwera, Makua, and Makonde. The Yao were formerly slave and ivory traders with the Arabs and Swahili. Colonialism and famine forced the Yao to migrate and find new sources of income.
Prayer Points:
• The Yao have made resistance to "Christianization" a part of their national identity. Pray that missionaries might have wisdom in offering the Yao the person of Christ, with no cultural strings attached.
• The Yao have a high rate of illiteracy, due in part to their reluctance to attend Catholic schools. Pray for a special ministry that intends to bring literacy to the Yao in a sensistive way, allowing the Love of Christ and the Holy Spirit to work in hearts as they study His word.
• Islamists actively oppose the presence of missionaries among the Yao. Pray for continued open doors and for courage in the face of intimidation and threats.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, restore your purposes for the Yao in Christ and bring deliverance from the powers of darkness which bind their hearts and minds. Strengthen and establish the work of your people in their midst.
Every year 25,000 Yao Muslims die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Yao have made resistance to "Christianization" a part of their national identity. Pray that missionaries might have wisdom in offering the Yao the person of Christ, with no cultural strings attached.
• The Yao have a high rate of illiteracy, due in part to their reluctance to attend Catholic schools. Pray for a special ministry that intends to bring literacy to the Yao in a sensistive way, allowing the Love of Christ and the Holy Spirit to work in hearts as they study His word.
• Islamists actively oppose the presence of missionaries among the Yao. Pray for continued open doors and for courage in the face of intimidation and threats.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, restore your purposes for the Yao in Christ and bring deliverance from the powers of darkness which bind their hearts and minds. Strengthen and establish the work of your people in their midst.
Every year 25,000 Yao Muslims die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.