Prayer for Aceh

Meditate on Isaiah 42:1-8

1“Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. 2He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.3A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.” 5This is what God the Lord says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 6“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. 8“I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another or my praise to idols.

Prayer Prompt

The Simeulue people live on the Island of Simeulue located 200 kilometers off of the west coast of Sumatra. Simeulue is a part of Aceh province and is also under Sharia (Islamic Law).  Most Simeulue people work as fishermen or farmers. Life on Simeulue is simple and island paced. Most Simeulue live a very simple life and education and health care on the island are still functioning at a very low standard.  Almost all of the community activities center around the mesjid (mosque). Whether it is daily prayers, community programs, or government initiatives it usually takes place at the mosque. There are very few believers from other parts of Indonesia who live on the island and even fewer Simeulue believers. 

Prayer Points: 

• Pray for efforts to make inroads in several new villages. Pray that kingdom workers would meet individuals and families that are hungry for the good news of Jesus. 
• Pray for the few believers among the Simeulue, that they’d continue to grow in their knowledge and love of the Lord as they take part in a weekly bible study and that they would fearlessly make known the mystery of the good news to others throughout their people group (Eph. 6:19)
• Pray that the Simeulue people would be able to raise their standard of living and that good healthcare and education would be built up on the island. 
• Pray that God would continue to raise up Persons of Peace on the island, so that the whole tribe of the Simeulue people could hear the good news of the Kingdom!