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Daily Prayer: the Dogon-speaking people of Mali

600,000 people of West Africa who live beneath massive 2,000-foot high cliffs just south of the Sahara. The Dogon are Cliff Dwellers. Over 700 villages with nearly 500 inhabitants each, dot the base of the 125-mile long escarpment near the southeastern border of Mali. Though 45 percent claim adherence to the dominant religion in the north, most still hold to traditional beliefs as well. Nevertheless, the Dogon are one of five major ethnic groups in Mali who have responded positively to the Gospel. In 1997, the Dogon church dedicated the New Testament in their language and the first printing sold out. Today 20 percent have become Christians and the church is growing fast.

  • One translator continues reviewing the books of Genesis and Proverbs and another is still drafting the lengthy book of Jeremiah, which is the last to be translated. Pray that God will speak to Dogon people through His mighty Word so that they’ll understand His creative power, wisdom and righteous judgments.
  • Pray that the Dogon translators will remain alert as they painstakingly review and revise God’s Word verse-by-verse.
  • A translator had to travel to Bomako to get his computer fixed. Pray for normal functioning of computers and connections, so that the translation work and good communication will be facilitated.
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