54 Days of Prayer for the Healing of AfricaSample

### CAMEROON [IMAGE CONTENT] COLONISED BY GERMANY (1884–1961). SLAVERY - The international slave trade in this region began with the Portuguese on Cameroon’s west coast; around 1.5 million slaves left Africa from here. Nearly half of all slaves destined to work in the Western Hemisphere came from Cameroon and the Congo River Basin. COLONIALISM - In 1884 the area became a German colony. The Germans moved inland over the years and established large estates for tropical produce. After the First World War, Cameroon was divided between France and Britain until becoming a republic in 1961. The Anglophone crisis in modern-day Cameroon is a legacy of colonialism. Armed groups and government forces committed human rights abuses, including mass killings, across Cameroon’s Anglophone and far northern regions. Over 712,000 people were internally displaced as of August 2021, and at least 2.2 million people were in need of humanitarian aid. HOW DID CHRISTIANITY GET THERE? Joseph Merrick was a black Jamaican Baptist missionary who established the first successful mission on the Cameroon coast of Africa in 1844. CHURCH TODAY: The constitution provides for the right of individuals to choose, practise, and change their religion. However, Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islam extremist group, have warned the Cameroon people to return to Islam or face persecution. Boko Haram frequently cross the border into northern Cameroon and kidnap / murder missionaries and families. Discipleship and Godly leaders are desperately needed within the community to help believers grow in their faith. PRAYER POINTS * Pray for deep healing, repentance, restitution and restoration regarding the wounds caused by slavery and colonialism. * Pray for God to raise up reconcilers and peacemakers in this divided land. For true reconciliation to take place amongst the different tribes and regions. * Pray for God to bring an end to all occult strongholds in Cameroon. * Pray for effective Christian discipling in churches. * Pray for the leadership of the churches; that pastors will have integrity and teach in ways that honour God. * Pray that the church of Cameroon will fulfil Jesus’ prayer from John 17: to be one with one another and with Him, the Father and the Holy Spirit. * Ask God to bless Cameroon & pray as the Holy Spirit leads you. ### PERSONAL REFLECTION WEEKLY WORLDWIDE MORAVIAN WATCHWORD There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 PRAYER Divine Comforter, sometimes tears overtake us in the strangest places. We weep for those we have lost through distance, or death, or destroyed relationships. Our broken hearts cry out to You. Thank You for being the shoulder we can always cry upon, and the friend whom we can always count on. Amen.