False teachings seem to prosper usually at the expense of traditional Catholics or evangelicals. Pray for the errors of these teachings to be made known; pray for ministers to be equipped to address them with truth and love.
Pioneer work among the small jungle tribes attracted worldwide attention in 1956 when five missionaries were killed by the primitive Waorani (Auca). Nearly all of these tribes now have churches and the Scriptures through the work of various missionary groups. Pray for:
- The maturing of the jungle churches to cope with modernity and the onslaught of the Spanish and Quichua cultures. While many profess to be Christian, practicing believers are in fact much fewer.
- The efforts by Amerindian believers to preserve their lands and promote their spiritual development. Ecuadorian Federation of Evangelical Indians is a key body to this end.
- Relationships with the outside world. Anti-missionary propaganda from humanistic anthropologists, leftist agitators, traders, jungle exploiters and even well-meaning but ignorant Christians all threaten or delay the effective flowering of the gospel among these unique peoples.
Also just to get back on my soapbox for a moment; (See Introducing Ecuador if you don’t understand) please also pray for the government of Ecuador who is looking to sell off a large section of the rainforest to pay it’s debts. Pray they would see the value in the rainforest beyond a short term payout. Pray they would have financial advisors who can help them find other ways to ease their debt. Also pray for the indigenous people and tribes who live in the rainforest that their voice would be heard. And lastly pray for our world and state is has been pushed into as a result of people living in the hear and now and caring more about themselves than about this beautiful creating that gives us life.
