Chad

Partner with Local Missionaries in Chad

Located in the 10/40 Window

With great ethnic and linguistic diversity, this country in north-central Africa is home to more than 100 languages and dialects, though Arabic and French are the official languages.

It is also religiously diverse. More than 57 percent of the population is Muslim, and 48 percent of those are Sunni, 21 percent Shia, 23 percent “just Muslim,” and 4 percent Ahmadi. More than a quarter of the population is described as Christian, and a small proportion of the country’s people practice the ancestor or nature god worship of animism.

Muslims are found mainly in northern and eastern Chad, while animists and Christians live primarily in the southern areas. The country’s constitution defines the country as secular and guarantees religious freedom.

In a country where 80 percent of the people live below the poverty line, many people cannot afford education for their children, opening the way for local missionaries to provide schooling. Native ministries seek funding to open schools and provide financial support and tutoring for students at existing schools.

Local missionaries also disciple children toward the end of bringing the gospel to their parents and other relatives, as well as training them to make an impact on their co-workers and communities as adults. Church-planters proclaiming Christ to unreached peoples need assistance for Bibles, transportation, monthly support, and land for training centers and schools, as well as help for Christians persecuted for their faith.

Refugees from conflict in surrounding countries are streaming in, and local missionaries are bringing them critical aid along with the message of Christ’s salvation. Native ministries are also providing medical care to people facing daunting health problems and water wells as a means of preventing many illnesses with clean water for cooking, drinking and washing. Several income-generating projects are also in the works in the fight against poverty.

Sources: Joshua Project, CIA World Factbook, Wikipedia

16.88 million

Population

7.57%

Evangelical Population:

141

People Groups:

Unreached People Groups:

How to Pray for Chad

Pray that growing Islamist movements would not thwart or dampen efforts to expand God’s kingdom.
Pray God’s will would be done in saved souls, transformed lives, restored dignity and bright-shining communities.
Pray that churches would be strong and unified to bring glory to God’s name.

More stories from Chad

Send the Life-Changing Gospel in Chad

The son of a Muslim woman who came to faith in Christ sought to attack those who led her to the Lord – until the Savior was revealed to him as well, and he received the gift of eternal life. Native Christian workers visiting homes have planted a church in one area that has gained favor with Muslim neighbors. “The community is touched by the gospel because there is a church that was born,” the ministry leader said. “When the new converts engaged in construction for their prayer cell, the Muslim masons gave themselves to help them without asking for money.” Workers need donations to share Christ and disciple new believers. Pray God will be glorified throughout the country.

Help Provide Workers’ Monthly Upkeep in Chad

People in predominantly Muslim areas are more open to the gospel as local missionaries improve their lives with clean water, health care and education, but in some areas they brace themselves against hearing the gospel after receiving such expressions of Christ’s love. “Some of them even mobilize themselves to not listen, but I want to thank God for His divine intervention in the lives of many Muslims today,” the ministry leader said. One Muslim said he had never heard that “whosoever believes in Christ will have everlasting life” and vowed to know Him better. Workers need donations of $60 or $120 for such gospel proclamation and follow-up.

Mobilize Missionaries to Reach the Lost in Chad

A 30-year-old man used to wear charms on his body for protection against evil spirits and was addicted to alcohol. Since missionaries led him to Christ, he burned his charms and stopped drinking alcohol. He invites his neighbors to join him in attending weekly discipleship classes. This man is one of many people whom missionaries with one ministry have led to Christ. They are working among more than 30 unreached people groups and, through your help, continue to expand their outreach every year. Local missionaries need donations of $60 or $120 to proclaim Christ and teach new believers how to follow Him in their daily lives. Pray for workers’ protection amid political instability and persecution.

Support Evangelism To Unreached People in Chad

With the donation last year of three new motorcycles, missionaries are now able to visit villages previously difficult to access. Through their outreach, they have begun to develop relationships with unreached people groups. Though the mission field is challenging because of the predominately Muslim communities, Christian workers have seen the fruits of their labor. One man with an addiction to alcohol was befriended by a native missionary through their shared interest in gardening. The missionary presented the gospel, and the man accepted Christ as Savior and stopped drinking alcohol. Funds are needed to help support missionaries in such evangelism. Pray for Christian workers’ perseverance to share the gospel.

Share the Love of Christ in Chad

A team of four healthcare workers and five evangelists recently visited a town where they treated 192 people free of charge and shared Christ with individuals, families and various groups. They distributed 50 Arabic-language New Testaments, as well as 100 pamphlets and 20 audio Bibles in their native tongue. “Five people, including three women, accepted Jesus as their Savior,” the ministry leader said. “This brings to eight the number of converts in this village where, thanks to Christian Aid funds, a school will be built.” Workers need donations to share the gospel and disciple new Christians. Pray that people finding wholeness in Christ will share the spiritual Bread with others.

Serve The Poor And Weary in Chad

Workers from a native ministry organized an assistance operation for refugees who fled into Chad from a nearby country to escape violence and destruction. The missionaries provided rice, macaroni, sugar, and soap to 22 orphaned children, 40 widows, 15 nursing mothers, and a missionary couple. In addition, more than 2,000 people who fled hostilities in local villages received rice and oil. “Glory be given to the Lord who has made it possible for this help to reach the needy directly,” the ministry leader said. Donations of $35 or $70 help missionaries provide compassionate aid. Pray that Christ’s love will be revealed through Christian workers’ service.

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