MaryBeth Hall – Page 11 – Targeted Global Prayer

Manaus, Brazil

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Manaus.

1. 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 says that Christians are to be a sweet savour of Christ (both to the Father and to other people), diffusing the knowledge of God wherever we are. Although we are not sufficient for this on our own, the verses also say that “God always causes us to triumph in Christ.” Pray that believers in Manaus today will have lives that waft the perfume of Jesus across the consciousness of all those with whom they interact.

2. With a population of over 2,220,000, Maunas is a great harvestfield of souls. Pray for individuals who are ready to accept the gospel to have an opportunity this week to do so.

3. Manaus is the jumping off point to the Amazon Rainforest, and is home to the scientific National Institute of Amazonian Research. Pray for a secretary at the institute to meet Jesus.

Psalm 119:54

This post was originally published on October 24, 2023.

Niamey, Niger

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Niamey.

1. The Great Mosque of Niamey (pictured above) can accommodate 15,000 worshippers (https://www.kidventuresai.com/Location/niamey_niger/Activity/visit-the-grand-mosque-of-niamey). It has a minaret with 171 steps. Wikipedia describes a minaret as “a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques. Minarets are generally used to project the Islam call to prayer, but they also serve as landmarks and symbols of Islam’s presence.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret). Pray that 171 people who frequently come to worship here will truly understand and believe that “there is one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.” (1 Tim. 2:5)

2. Niamey is the capital city of Niger. Pray for governmental leaders to make policy decisions and laws that facilitate freedom of religion.

3. Pray for a dozen homeless people in Niamey to find both a physical home now, and a guaranteed promise of future residency in the city with foundations, whose builder and maker is God (Heb. 11:10).

Psalm 96:11

This post was originally published on June 28, 2023.

Chasiv Yar, Ukraine

1. After intense fighting, Russian forces took control of Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. This was a strategic win for Russia. Pray for those wounded in the fighting to receive care for their bodies and souls.

2. As of summer last year, there were fewer than 1,000 civilians still living in Chasiv Yar. Most had evacuated due to the war, and the town became a fortification from which Ukraine could move troops forward. Pray for the civilians facing new survival challenges due to yesterday’s events.

3. Pray for any Christians in Chasiv Yar today to continually be aware of the Lord’s presence with them, come what may.

John 6:35

Hyderabad, India

1. This Buddha statue is on its own island in Hussain Sagar Lake. It is mounted atop a large water fountain. Pray that someone visiting the island will hear and believe what the Bible says about finding true peace and answers to suffering.

2. “Snow World” is an amusement park on the shore of that same lake that opened for business twenty years ago. Pray for its owner to come to Christ.

3. The city of Hyderabad is a main hub for India’s technology industry. Pray for an IT professional there to come across a Christian website that explains the gospel, and genuinely consider / accept the Truth.

John 6:35

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

“He is not here, for He is risen, as He said…” (Matt. 28:6)

For the Christian, there is nothing quite like the triumphant joy of Easter morning. Jesus wins! Sin and death are defeated forever; the victory is eternally the Son’s. Hallelujah!

Below are the lyrics for my favorite Easter hymn, written by Charles Wesley. For today, let’s have all our TGP time focus on the adoration of our great Savior. Also below is a link to a full orchestra and church singing “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today.” Please open the link, turn up the volume loud enough that the music fills your room, and read or sing the words along with them.

https://youtu.be/nrI2sBiIDxE?si=zHaTRbLoLbErGoIA

1 Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!
Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, ye heav’ns, and earth, reply: Alleluia!

2 Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia!
Dying once He all doth save, Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia!

3 Love’s redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia!
Christ hath opened Paradise, Alleluia!

4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Following our exalted Head, Alleluia!
Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!

Saturday Morning Recap

Today concludes the water series that has been the focus of this month’s prayers. The following is a list of the lakes and rivers that have been featured, representing around a billion people who live in proximity to them:

Africa

Congo River

Lake Victoria

Asia

Lake Toba (Indonesia)

Lake Tiberias (Israel)

Europe

Black Sea (Europe and Asia)

Seine River (France)

Volga River (Russia)

North America

Mississippi River

Rio Grande River

Artibonite River (Haiti)

Lake Huron

Oceania/Antarctica

Lake Vostok (Antarctica)

Lake Victoria (Australia)

South America

Amazon River

Lago Argentino

Thank you for praying for the requests in each of these posts! There are many major lakes and rivers that did not get featured, so today, please pray for these things:

1. People living near a river or lake close to where you live.

2. People living near any freshwater body you want to pray for from a different part of the world.

3. That the Word of God would be widely available to people living near China’s Yangtze River. It is earth’s longest river that is completely contained in one nation, and the third longest river there is in the world. A third of China’s population – 400 million souls – live within the Yangtze’s drainage basin.

Revelation 22:1,17

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.”

Lake Huron: North America

Shared by the USA and Canada, Lake Huron could almost hold the state of West Virginia entirely on its surface. Thirty thousand islands rise above the lake’s surface, including the popular vacation destination Mackinac Island. Lake Huron connects to Lake Michigan via the Straits of Mackinac. Lake Huron has more coastline miles than any of the other Great Lakes, and is the world’s fifth largest freshwater lake.

1. Pray that every person in the water at Lake Huron today will come across something from the Word of God by the end of this summer, and that the Holy Spirit will keep bringing it to their attention.

2. Pray for a groundskeeper at the Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse to himself meet the ultimate Lighthouse Who rescues lives from sin’s shipwrecks.

3. Pray for a Lake Huron tugboat operater to know the God Who can move life’s heaviest burdens.

Revelation 22:1,17

Volga River (Russia): Europe

Nicknamed both “Mother Volga” and the “National River of Russia,” the Volga is also Europe’s longest river. It originates in the Valdai Hills, and empties into the Caspian Sea. Moscow and four other of Russia’s ten largest cities are within the Volga’s drainage basin. Many different ethnicities, such as Slavic tribes, have lived along the river’s banks.

1. Pray for the Word of God to penetrate a Slavic tribe which has been resistant to Christianity.

2. Pray that this Easter weekend will be the date of new birth for someone in Moscow who has been religious but had no personal relationship with the resurrected Christ.

3. Wheat farming and the petroleum industry are major economic contributors in the Volga River valley. Pray for Christian workers in both of these lines of work to be encouraged in their walk with God.

Revelation 22:1,17

Special Easter Requests

Please be in prayer for both a pediatrician and a postal worker who have received the gospel message to accept it’s good, good news for themselves this Easter weekend.

Lago Argentino: South America

Lago Argentino is a glacier fed lake, with some runoff water from the Andes Mountains. The lake’s teal color is from “glacial milk,” mineral sediment suspended in the glacial meltwater. Lago Argentino is Argentina’s largest freshwater lake, and contributes tourism and fishing to the area’s economy.

1. Pray for a visitor to Los Glaciares National Park to see the Creator’s majesty in the views he enjoys, and then recognize the Creator’s right to reign in his own life as well.

2. Many believers around the world have been baptized in lakes or rivers, picturing the salvation that has become the defining moment of their lives. Pray for any Argentine Christians who need to follow the Lord in believer’s baptism to do so.

3. Near Lago Argentino is the town El Calafate, sometimes called by the same name as the lake. Both of the top two World Altitude Gliding Records were set near El Calafate, in 2006 and 2018. Pray for someone living there who has previously heard but not accepted the gospel to do so today, that one day that person may soar even higher than the highest gliding record to live with God in His heaven.

Revelation 22:1,17