PRAY for Chad

[Moses Kariuki]

Dear friends,

 

Perhaps you have seen in the news that there is unrest in Chad, and we would just like to ask you to pray for this nation God has called us to. 

 

If you have not read reports, online news sources such as allafrica.com or bbc have good reports on what is going on.  In a nutshell, there is a rebel group trying to take power from the goverment by force.  Some are former members of the Chadian military.There has been fighting between the rebels and the government soldiers over the last several weeks, mostly in the Darfur region.  Thursday morning, the rebels attacked the capital city, N'Djamena, and were defeated by government forces.  It's reported that N'Djamena had returned to normal by Friday afternoon.  Presidential elections are scheduled for May 3rd.

 

We spoke to friends in Chad this afternoon, they said that in the town of Sarh, where we live, and a DTS is running at the moment, there has not been any violence, but people are very nervous, and that there is a pretty big military presence in the town. 

 

We are booked to return to Chad May 10th, and are obviously keeping an eye on the news and praying for discernment.

 

Please pray with us:

** for peace for Chad

** that the presidential elections would be free and fair

** for the refugees in the Darfur area, as now president Deby (who blames Sudan for arming the rebels) is threatening to send them back to Sudan.

** for protection for our team there

** for wisdom and discernment for us personally as we plan to return to Chad.

 

Thank you,

 

Moses

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