Historically, the Konongo people lived on the ivory/slave trade route; today however, the area is a remote, arid woodland toward the west and south in Tanzania.
Modern conveniences have not yet come and
available medical care is basic. The knowledge of God was brought by the
Catholic fathers which was then interwoven with their own ancestral rituals and
witchcraft.
Today they have little knowledge of God’s FREE gift of
salvation. Their efforts are in earning God’s favor and appeasing their
ancestors who have the ability to bless or curse life. Knowing
about God and believing in God are two very different things.
Pray for
the Konongo people to understand that God is not only the Creator but our
Father who wants a personal relationship with us individually and that He gives
the FREE gift of salvation to those who believe in Him.
Pray that they
would be released from the bondage of fear that ancestor worship brings.
Pray
for believers to have a burden to pray for the Konongo people and that God
would impress upon willing hearts the need for them to step out of their lives
of comfort to tell these lost ones about God’s amazing grace.