New believers from the Yao people groups met together for fellowship and encouragement.
New believers from the Yao people groups met together for fellowship and encouragement.
Feb. 27, 2020 | Malawi

Yao Believers Gather for Worship and Encouragement

[225] prayers in [13] nations have been posted for Yao Believers.

About 750 Christians from the Yao people group gathered recently for fellowship, worship, prayer and mutual encouragement. The Yao believers, who are spread across three different countries, had never gathered for worship in such a large group. “This was a highlight year,” a VOM partner said. “The believers were so encouraged and taught by an excellent African teacher on family.” Though many of the attendees were very poor, they had saved up beans and maize to contribute to meals during the conference. And some of the believers made their own instruments and incorporated traditional dance into the worship. “It was beautiful,” the VOM partner said. A group of believers who had experienced a lot of persecution in their village decided to take their village chief, a Muslim, to the conference. Afterward, he decided that he and the whole village would follow Jesus. The Yao people have been predominantly Muslim since Islam’s introduction by Arabs in the early 1800s. Malawi has the highest percentage of Muslims in southern Africa. Praise God for how He is drawing people to himself.

Write your own prayer for Yao Believers

  • Your people praise you, OLORD! You are above all others & your faithfulness is for all generations. Great is your mercy. You feed the hungry soul. You slake the thirst of the weary seeking justice. Our hearts long for your presence. We long to see your face amount the nations. May we reign forever with you in your temple. Come, LORD JESUS, come!
    SM D - USA
  • I pray every day for the people of Malawi. I love Africa and the people who I have met and worked with over the years. I pray that God will strengthen you and grow you as a bold body of believers who are eager to spread the Good News of Christ to others.
    Kathleen S - USA
  • Praise you Lord as your word moves over the world. May your word continue to freely move in this region of the country. May more & more people hear the word and say yes to Jesus. I pray that the enemy has no power to interrupt the work here because you have tied his hands.Bless these people and help them to stand faithful. In Jesus Christ name I pray.
    Joyce A - USA
  • Praise God! Thank You for the miracle of new believers. May Your Spirit strengthen & mature their faith. Thank You for this amazing opportunity to worship together. Lord, it's a joy to give You Praise in any circumstances but together is such a special blessing.. May ways open up for other isolated believers to come together to worship & Glorify You!!
    Sharon G - USA
  • Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on your faithful.
    Peter K - USA
  • Holy Father in Heaven. Glory, praise and honor belongs to you and all you continue to do for the Yao people. Thank you for blessing the conference with your love and joy. Thank you for all those that attended and are led to Christ. We praise you for drawing all non believers in the conference to your self. In the Glorious Name of Jesus Christ Amen
    Alvin A - USA
  • Dear God, Thank you that these people are coming to know you in such beautiful ways. Please be with any people who are struggling economically. May you bless these people. May they continue to be encouraged and lifted up by your Spirit. Please help those still suffering persecution. Thank you for these people and for these gatherings.InJesus'name, Amen
    Rae M - USA
  • Lord Jesus, Please Open and Give Different hearts, minds, bodies, and souls to those in the Yao community, Muslims, and others to You; Cause them to know that You are The Way, The Truth, and The Life, and to Truly Repent, Believe in, Follow, and Grow in You according to Your Will, In Thine Holy Name, Blood, and Stripes Lord Jesus, Amen.
    Marcia H - USA
  • Lord Jesus, Please Grant the Body of Christ and Your Front-line Workers in Malawi Your Protection, Fortitude, Growth in You, Favor, Way to fellowship, minister, and spread Your Gospel to the Yao community, Muslims, and each other, Spiritual and Physical Provision, and Blessed Assurance, In Thine Holy Name Lord Jesus, Amen.
    Marcia H - USA
  • PRAISE OUR FATHER, THANK YOU JESUS!!! for Blessing the Body of Christ in Malawi to Believe in and Follow You, along with the Front-line Workers to fellowship, minister, and spread Your Gospel to others and each other, and we lift all of them up to You, In Jesus Christ Name, Amen.
    Marcia H - USA
  • Thank You, Father for all the brothers and sisters. Please send calls of faith to all Yao people and save this them. Please strengthen them in faith and meet their needs. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
    Maria D - Finland
  • Lord you are gathering those from every tribe, tongue and nation. I lift up the Yao believers, continue to draw them to you. Praise you for the tribal leader who came to ypu, and now influences his whole tribe. In Jesus name amen.
    David H - USA
  • Oh God, You are the God of wonders, and we praise You for these new brothers and sisters. Thank You for the joy they have in You, their desire to worship You together. Thank You for the impact it had on the village chief. May he walk faithfully with You, learning in humility how to be a servant leader and his people find true faith in You through him.
    Toni D - USA
  • Lord Jesus, we praise You for saving these believers and for drawing them together in unity. May they continue to be used greatly to proclaim Your gospel and may they find grace and strength in fellowship with one another. May this only be the first of many occasions to grow more like You within community.
    Danielle H - USA
  • Acts 20:32 NLT
    "And now I entrust you (Yao believers) to God and the message of his grace that is able to build you up and give you an inheritance with all those he has set apart for himself.
    Segun M - Nigeria
  • Querido Dios te doy gracias por mis hermanos de malawi y te pido que me los recuerdes para orar cada día por ellos y por los que se van agregar en el nombre de Jesús
    MIRIAM S - Argentina
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao Believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You that You are drawing many around them to You! Open the harts of their opponents to You. May the Church keep thriving.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao Believers: Protect provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You for drawing people around them to Christ! May they keep drawing in numbers & maturity. Open the hearts of their opponents to You. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Abba thank you for the reunion of Yao believers.May Your presence indwell in them,set them on fire for Jesus to proclaim His gospel.Bless them with revelation knowledge of the Son of God to set Him high in their life.May the nations around see them as witnesses of Jesus and want to learn about him.Grant peace courage to endure.provide their needs
    BENEDICTA N - USA
  • Heavenly Father, Savior of many, Almighty God, Healer of nations, God of gods, I praise You for the countless Yao people experiencing Your freedom and goodness. I pray Lord for Your peace and provision to be heavy on them. I pray for salt and light and goodness to radiate from them and keep them steadfast in You. I praise You for a brothers and sisters
    Joy H - USA
  • Father, all praise, honor and glory to You for drawing lost and spiritually bankrupt Muslims in Malawi into a saving relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. You are a consuming fire and I pray that You will consume the sin, sadness and sorrow that plagues Muslims in Malawi and elsewhere. Cause them to realize that deliverance, hope and joy are in You.
    Patrick V - USA
  • Praise You Lord for these Yao believers, whose love for You and one another is so encouraging. Thank you oh Lord they were able to reach out to their village chief and that he accepted Jesus as Savior. You are multiplying Your people in this area. Continue to increase Your work in this area and those who would be saved daily!
    margaret m - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao Believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. I praise You that You are drawing people around them to You! May this continue & may they keep growing in numbers & maturity. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, thank You for the Yao believers and how they love You and Your word! I pray that Your Holy Spirit would continue to minister among these people, bringing new converts everyday that this part of the world may experience a radical change for Christ. In Jesus name. Amen.
    Nancy E - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao Believers: Protect, provide for, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Open the hearts of their opponents to You. I praise You for drawing those around them, to Christ! And so may this Church grow in numbers & maturity. In Jesus' Name. Am
    Lisa D - USA
  • Give believers faith.
    Debbie V - USA
  • Dear Father, we are so glad that these Christians can meet to worship you and learn from the Bible. I pray that this situation would stay open, as it is now. Thank you for the village chief; please keep him and the villagers strong, and growing in you. We love you, and we do love these people whom we have not met. In Jesus' name, Amen.
    Alice D - USA
  • Lord I thank you for the Yao believers in Malawi Africa. I thank you that they are growing in you and that the message of hope through Jesus is spreading throughout this country and Muslims are coming to Christ. I praise you for what you're doing here in Africa and in the world. Thank you for hope and encouragement at this time. In Jesus name amen.
    Nancy G - USA
  • Dear God & Father, I pray for Yao Believers: Protect, provide for,, comfort, strengthen, encourage & guide them. May they stay strong & united in faith, hope & love, committed to Christ. Open the hearts of their opponents to You. I praise You for drawing those around these Yao Believers to You, And so may these believers keep growing. Amen.
    Lisa D - USA
  • Father, thank You for what You are doing in the Yao people. Please continue. Thank You for the entire village that has repented. I pray that there would be more villages. Thank You for enabling them to gather for worship and teaching. Lord, You are good and Your mercy endures forever.
    Neal G - USA
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