New York City has become home to many West African immigrants, and they have brought their Muslim and West African customs with them, even ones like polygamy that are illegal in the U.S. The presence of polygamy was recently revealed when a fatal apartment fire in the Bronx killed one wife and nine children in a polygamous marriage. No one knows the statistics on polygamy among African immigrants living in the city. Many of these West African immigrants are living in Harlem.

Pray for local churches to reach out to these immigrants, to share Christ with them, and to help them to adapt to their new environment. Pray that Christ's teachings about faithfulness to one God and one spouse will permeate the hearts of African Muslims in New York.-JS

The Kunama's traditional home, often called the "breadbasket of Eritrea" was in the middle of the disputed area in the war. Many fled to Ethiopia and were confined in refugee camps and denied the opportunity to work. In September, 2007 the first 700 were airlifted to their new homes in Alabama, Florida, Nevada, and Washington. These traditionally nomadic people are facing enormous cultural hurdles as they acculturate to their new environs. Mostly herders and farmers, they have limited skills. Some are Christians and others are Muslims, but they are not known to be very devout.

Pray for local churches to embrace these displaced people, to provide work opportunities and ESL and cultural classes. Pray that in befriending them they can share the news about their best friend, Jesus.-JS

God began a special work among African-American Christians in 1998. Dr. Joseph Rayman and his wife began to pray and mobilize African-American churches and families to reach Africa, and God has granted them success. Africa On Fire was born. (Now known as AOF Missions Inc.) This organization works in Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, and Kenya. Teams from the U.S. are taken to Africa each year to train African pastors to send out their own missionaries where Christ's glory and loving kindness is not known. As of 2007, AOF sent out 40 Kenyan missionaries and 250 Kenyan pastors. They have trained over 1,000 pastors in Nigeria. For more information send an e-mail to: peggy@africaonfire.org

Pray for continued success of AOF to mobilize African-American Christians for this unique opportunity. Pray for God's continual anointing of Dr. Joseph Rayman and other AOF leaders.-CH

Some of the Cambodians who had settled in Tacoma were victims of Pol Pot's reign of terror between 1975-79. Others had served as soldiers or prison camp guards for this murderous communist dictator. Many of them still need emotional and spiritual healing after 30 years.

Sahara and Lynn have led a small number of people to salvation in Jesus Christ, enough to start a Cambodian ministry at the local Westminster Presbyterian Church. They serve the Lord not knowing if their church can pay next month's salary. They keep reaching out to East Tacoma's Cambodian youth trusting their lives to the Lord. "Prayer is the source of our strength," says Sahara as he prepares for another day of street witnessing.

Ask God to protect Sahara and Lynn as they reach out to East Tacoma's Cambodian youth gangs with the love and message of Christ. Pray that their needs will be met. Ask God to open the hearts of the people to whom they witness. Pray that God would break the hold of Buddhism and revenge on these people.-WK

The first Cambodians began arriving in Canada during the 1980s after Vietnam invaded their country to end the murderous rule of Pol Pot. Most of these immigrants are from the dominant Khmer people. From 1975-79 Pol Pot killed 800,000 of his own people. Families were disrupted. Today there are many widows among the Khmers who have settled in Canada.

Pray that God would raise up faithful workers to reach out to Canada's Khmers. Ask God to empower the small Cambodian Christian church in Canada to reach out to their Khmer neighbors. Pray that the Khmers who still suffer from the trauma of the Pol Pot days will find healing and salvation in Jesus Christ. Pray that God will use His followers in Canada to help Cambodia thrive spiritually and economically.-WK