Monday (11th) - Mozambique
This year, we have experienced significant difficulties with being able to pay our foreign suppliers due to challenges with the central banking system. This has been very challenging for us, and, if the problem continues indefinitely, it has the potential to prevent our ministry from continuing in the long term as 95%+ of our stock, which is in the Portuguese language, comes from overseas.
Tuesday (12th) - Mozambique
For many years, we were seeking a solution to help simplify the very complex process of importing stock from our suppliers in Brazil. We thank God that He provided a consolidator for us at one of the Brazilian publishers. Please pray that this arrangement may continue for many years, recognising that it may only work to the degree that yesterday’s prayer request will be answered.
Wednesday (13th) - Sierra Leone
Our annual rent to our landlords for our second bookshop in the centre of Freetown is due for payment on December 31st. They are asking for $3,000 US, which is a big increase for us. For 2024, we were able to negotiate and pay $2,500. Please pray that they will be gracious to us and that we may come to a similar agreement for 2025.
Thursday (14th) - Sierra Leone
We praise God for the building project that has enabled us to have our own bookshop in the city of Bo, and we are thankful to all who contributed towards this project! Please pray that we may receive the completed documentation for the lease of the land as, at the time of writing, this is still outstanding.
Friday (15th) - Kenya
Please pray for the annual ACABA (African Christian Authors’ Book Awards) Gala, which will be held at the end of this month, on Saturday, November 30th. This is the fourth year that CLC Kenya has organised this event, which, this year, will be held in Kampala, Uganda. Pray, too, for the Pre-Gala Book Fest for Kenyan authors, on November 22nd, in Nairobi.
The Weekend (16th - 17th) - Kenya
We thank God for the opening of a new CLC bookshop this year on the compound of the NPBC (Nairobi Pentecostal
Bible College) and for our new assistant who will help in spearheading sales and customer relations. We pray that the bookshop will be a success and a blessing to the Bible College community and beyond.