Population: 2,200,000
Hub: Ivory Coast
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.10%
Hub: Ivory Coast
Religion: Islam
Christians: 0.10%
Resources: NT, JF
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 20
Annual Deaths: 20,000
Engaged: Yes
Workers Needed: 20
Annual Deaths: 20,000
Description: The Ivorian Malinke are a Mande-speaking people who are heirs to the great Mali Empire of medieval times. Malinke society has three major divisions which derive from their imperial history: the artisan class, the freeborn, and the descendants of slaves.
Prayer Points:
• The Malinke were both slavers and victims of the slave trade, many of which were taken to Western countries by the British and Portuguese. As a result the Muslim Malinke are very resistant to Christianity. Pray for supernatural healing to come into their story through the loving witness of true followers of Jesus.
• Many Malinke place a low value on education for girls and drop-out rates are very high in village schools. Pray for the restoration of God's purpose for women in their society through the transforming power of the gospel.
• The Malinke of Ivory Coast live in a predominately Christian country with many evangelicals. Pray for effective witness of Ivorian believers to their Muslim neighbors and for a welcoming spirit in the Ivorian church.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, bring your eternal hope to the Malinke through the transforming presence of your Son Jesus. May they see in Him the way, the truth and the life which they are seeking.
Every year 20,000 Ivorian Malinke die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.
Prayer Points:
• The Malinke were both slavers and victims of the slave trade, many of which were taken to Western countries by the British and Portuguese. As a result the Muslim Malinke are very resistant to Christianity. Pray for supernatural healing to come into their story through the loving witness of true followers of Jesus.
• Many Malinke place a low value on education for girls and drop-out rates are very high in village schools. Pray for the restoration of God's purpose for women in their society through the transforming power of the gospel.
• The Malinke of Ivory Coast live in a predominately Christian country with many evangelicals. Pray for effective witness of Ivorian believers to their Muslim neighbors and for a welcoming spirit in the Ivorian church.
A Prayer: Heavenly Father, bring your eternal hope to the Malinke through the transforming presence of your Son Jesus. May they see in Him the way, the truth and the life which they are seeking.
Every year 20,000 Ivorian Malinke die without Christ, many of whom never hear the gospel in their lifetime. Let's do something to change that.