30-Days of Prayer for the Muslim World
The Yao of Tanzania live in the south, along the border of Mozambique. They are mainly peasants who raise animals, have small businesses, and live in clans. Traditions are passed on during initiation ceremonies. Women receive sexual instruction before marriage and initiation rites at the beginning of their first pregnancy.
Around 1800, Arabs started slave trading in the Yao region. The Yao captured people from neighboring tribes and sold them to the Arabs. Through the slave trade, the Yao started to practice Islam; currently, about 95% of the Yao of Tanzania are Muslims. The abolition of the slave trade in Tanzania in 1873 did not please the Yao and resulted in negative relations with their colonial rulers.
Today, there are several evangelical and Pentecostal churches, many of which were established by the witness of missionaries and local Christian tradesmen. These churches spread the gospel through open-air meetings, personal witnessing, and Christian radio ministry in the Yao language. Some Yao are now pastors and Christian workers in Tanzania.
* Some Yao men are especially lazy; some are unfaithful to their wives. Pray that Yao men will take a godlier role in their families and society.
* The Yao do not consider schooling to be essential. Pray for a change in worldview about education among the Yao.
* The sexual instruction given during initiation rites and television often lead to poor ethics and promiscuity. Pray for a change that leads to a more moral lifestyle among Yao youth.
* New believers often find it hard to have their basic needs met, encouraging them to return to Islam. Pray that the young Yao churches will develop a greater ability to work together and help believers.
* Christian radio service is limited in time and frequency. Pray for more workers and financial support, so that the ministry can be more extensive and bring listeners to Christ.
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ISBN 2-9514163-8-5. Encourage others to pray with us - pass this on.
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Former Muslims tell why they chose Jesus. Click to view Muslim Stories (on the youth site).
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The Yao of Tanzania
Population: 500,000 in TanzaniaThe Yao of Tanzania live in the south, along the border of Mozambique. They are mainly peasants who raise animals, have small businesses, and live in clans. Traditions are passed on during initiation ceremonies. Women receive sexual instruction before marriage and initiation rites at the beginning of their first pregnancy.
Around 1800, Arabs started slave trading in the Yao region. The Yao captured people from neighboring tribes and sold them to the Arabs. Through the slave trade, the Yao started to practice Islam; currently, about 95% of the Yao of Tanzania are Muslims. The abolition of the slave trade in Tanzania in 1873 did not please the Yao and resulted in negative relations with their colonial rulers.
Today, there are several evangelical and Pentecostal churches, many of which were established by the witness of missionaries and local Christian tradesmen. These churches spread the gospel through open-air meetings, personal witnessing, and Christian radio ministry in the Yao language. Some Yao are now pastors and Christian workers in Tanzania.
Let’s Pray:
---------------------------------------------------------------* Some Yao men are especially lazy; some are unfaithful to their wives. Pray that Yao men will take a godlier role in their families and society.
* The Yao do not consider schooling to be essential. Pray for a change in worldview about education among the Yao.
* The sexual instruction given during initiation rites and television often lead to poor ethics and promiscuity. Pray for a change that leads to a more moral lifestyle among Yao youth.
* New believers often find it hard to have their basic needs met, encouraging them to return to Islam. Pray that the young Yao churches will develop a greater ability to work together and help believers.
* Christian radio service is limited in time and frequency. Pray for more workers and financial support, so that the ministry can be more extensive and bring listeners to Christ.
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ISBN 2-9514163-8-5. Encourage others to pray with us - pass this on.
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Former Muslims tell why they chose Jesus. Click to view Muslim Stories (on the youth site).
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