About 750 Christians from the Yao people group gathered recently for fellowship, worship, prayer and mutual encouragement. The believers, who spread across three different countries, had never gathered for worship in such a large group. Though many of them were very poor, they had saved up beans and maize to contribute to meals during the conference. Some of them made their own instruments and incorporated traditional dance into the worship. ‘It was beautiful,’ an observer said. A group who had experienced a lot of persecution in their village decided to take their village chief, a Muslim, to the conference. Afterwards, he decided that he and the whole village would follow Jesus. The Yao people have been predominantly Muslim since Islam’s introduction in the early 19th century. Malawi has the highest percentage of Muslims in southern Africa.
Malawi: Yao believers gathering
Written by David Fletcher 05 Mar 2020Additional Info
- Pray: for God to strengthen the Church to withstand persecution and continue to draw people to Himself in Malawi. (Psalm 33:22)
- More: vom.com.au/malawi-yao-believers-gather-for-worship-and-encouragement/
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