Stilt village in Benin. Photo by Jason Hall.
Benin (MNN) ― Bariba language partner SIM requests prayer for three technicians preparing messages and programming for Words Of Hope's radio broadcasts in Benin.
The Bariba tribe mostly occupies the central and the northern part of Benin. According to ethnologues, they form the largest group in the north. The Bariba group constitutes one twelfth of the nation's population, and there are approximately a half million speakers in the region.
Religion is important in Bariba tribes. The people are mostly Muslim, with a history of Islam dating back to the Dendi traders. With those two elements, the region is a ripe mission field waiting for cultivation.
Words Of Hope partnered with SIM to begin work there. Recently, the missionary team requested prayer for three technicians at the Parakou UEEB Radio Studio as they prepared for their work.
But with little outside feedback, discouragement is a real threat to the work. However, a pastor traveling in the north found a cluster of previously-unknown Bariba villages and reported that there were people listening to the Gospel broadcasts in each of them. This provided much-needed motivation. Pray for the continuation of this vital Gospel radio ministry.
