Pray for: Chad

President Déby’s assassination in 2021 led to dissolution of the government, the country’s constitution being replaced by a charter that gives Déby’s son extended powers as “interim President” and head of the armed forces. Rebels and bandits plague the nation from inside Chad but also from Darfur, C.A.R., Nigeria, and Cameroon. Conflict between the Muslim north and the more Christian south persists. Economic growth, human development, and Christian ministry are all held back by these factors, and Chad remains one of the world’s poorest nations. More than half lack basic water services and acute hunger is widespread. Pray for a new government that will lead with integrity, transparency, justice, and balanced concern for all of Chad’s regions and peoples.

Many Muslims have heard the good news! New groups of believers from Muslim backgrounds have emerged. Bible storytelling and Chadian Arabic Christian radio help spread the gospel in culturally relevant ways. Violence in nearby Darfur at the hands of other Muslims caused some to question Islam, and left them open to the loving ministry and witness of Christians. Still, Islam grows in numbers, and in financial and social influence. Pray that Christians will learn to reach out to the Muslims around them.