MaryBeth Hall – Page 2 – Targeted Global Prayer

Meiji Jingu Gyoen 2 (Tokyo, Japan)

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

*Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app*

1. Pray that the landscaper who tends the pictured area of Meiji Jingu Gyoen will meet the Lord God Who commissioned Adam to tend and keep the first garden (Gen. 2:15).

2. Pray for a worker at the Kakuuntei (a tea house not too far from our current location) to read a gospel tract and believe the truth.

3. Pray for a Christian set of grandparents who has walked through Meiji Jingu Gyoen to faithfully walk with God every day.

Revelation 5

He Is Worthy!

Because of last week’s Thanksgiving break from school, I did not log treadmill walking time last Wednesday through Friday, so there’s not a new Tokyo prayer walk location for today. Lord willing, tomorrow that will resume.

However, I wanted to share a song with you all that relates to why TGP exists. Yesterday this song came across my YouTube playlist, and really caught my attention because at church we have been going through Revelation in our adult Sunday School class, and have been in chapter five the last couple weeks. That chapter is the basis for the song “Is He Worthy?”, which concludes with a resounding “He Is!”

Jesus is worthy of everything. Any sacrifices made to spread His gospel are swallowed up in the vastness of His eternal glory. Let us rejoice to be loved by such a great God, and to be the recipients of His promise to one day see Him in His full splendor.

Please follow this link to listen to “Is He Worthy?”

https://youtu.be/g4aPrt35X6g?si=Yac7_fwVpJo_5Nl1

Revelation 5

Toronto, Canada

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

This little road is right by a major highway. Pray for commuters to choose the narrow road that leads to life spiritually over the broad way that leads to destruction.
In the past, there was a Toronto-based kids’ Christian radio program called “Mrs. G,” featuring the host telling Bible stories. Pray that anyone in Toronto who heard the program growing up will remember it today, and draw closer to the Lord.
Pray for the Lord to bless His children in Toronto.

John 17:25-26

This post was originally published on November 12, 2021.

Church Christmas Outreaches

As today marks the official beginning of the Christmas season, let us pause to pray for the many church Christmas outreaches around the world planned for the next month.

1. Pray for your church to be a light in your community over the coming weeks, and that the Lord would bring at least one person to faith in Him through that witness.

2. Pray for our team member Julie Andrews, who is currently in Boston, Massachusetts, to help her sister and brother-in-law’s church with their annual Christmas party for inner city kids. Pray for the Lord to bless that outreach and touch many lives.

3. Pray that God will once again this year touch your soul with the wonder of the very first Christmas.

Psalm 103:1

Thanksgiving

From deadly fires in Hong Kong to an attack on US National Guardsmen near the White House to flooding in Thailand and Indonesia to a coup taking over the government in Guinea-Bissau, many parts of the world are in turmoil today. In light of these events, added to other personal difficulties some may be facing, the question might be raised whether it’s appropriate and meaningful at all for Americans to eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving today.

The answer can be summarized by Psalm 103:19,22 – “The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!”

In comparison to God’s eternal rule, current world events are nothing. He is, always has been, and always shall be on the throne. In addition to His omnipotence, He is always graciously benevolent to us (Psalm 103:17). It is therefore highly appropriate and deeply meaningful to celebrate Thanksgiving with a full heart of gratitude to our God.

For today’s TGP prayer time, please follow this link to listen to Ron Hamilton’s “The Praise Song.” It’s less than two minutes long, but very powerful. As a personal testimony, I have found that singing it out loud is very effective in re-focusing on the Lord.

https://youtu.be/o4Wem9FkbOo?si=FPR9Vm-EcEtDeAgT

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you! Psalm 103

Meiji Jingu Gyoen (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. Today’s location is a Shinto garden / forest. Close to our map marker is Kiyomasa’s Well (in purple on the map). People come to this 400 year old well believing it is a big “power spot” capable of purifying the soul and restoring positive energy. Pray for someone seeking those things from Kiyomasa’s Well to meet the only Giver of Living Water, Who forever changed a Samaritan woman’s life at a well (John 4).

2. As described in TGP’s November 4 post, torii gates are believed to be a dividing line between the secular and sacred, and able to ward off evil spirits. Another of Meiji Jingu Gyoen’s attractions is Big Torii, Japan’s largest wooden torii gate (40 feet tall by 56 feet wide). This torii gate is made from 1,500 year old cypress wood. Pray for the pictured person to realize that Jesus is the only way to obtain true holiness and deliverance from the kingdom of darkness (John 14:6).

3. As the Deaflympics closes today, pray for the 6,000 participants (athletes and officials) returning to their home countries. Especially pray for those who made decisions for Christ to continue growing in their faith and walk with Him.

Psalm 103:1

Metropolitan Expressway Route 4 Shinjuku Line (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. Many comparisons between following God and various modes of transportation have been made by songwriters and teachers: “Bible Bus,” “Gospel Train,” “Happy Day Express,” “Old Ship of Zion,” etc. Pray for a Christian who has ridden on the pictured red bus to be faithful to study the whole of God’s Word all the days of his life.

2. Pray for pastors in Tokyo nearing retirement age to follow Paul’s advice to Timothy in 2 Tim. 2:1-2.

3. Sunday evening the Go Deaf Missions Team currently in Japan for the Deaflympics went to a basketball game between the US and Israel. The gym where the game was played is only about half an hour’s drive from our current location. Pray for anyone who received a gospel witness that night, that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in each heart, and that those individuals will respond in obedient faith.

Psalm 103:1

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. At 144 acres, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden is a large welcoming respite from the hustle and bustle of life in the Tokyo metropolis. More than 20,000 trees provide beauty, shade, and a buffer from the city’s noise. Pray for Christians who enjoy walking in the garden to also have a similar spiritual time set aside each day for fellowship with the Lord, a vital necessity for peace in the midst of each day’s activities.

2. Pray for the three pictured people to hear the gospel before the end of 2025.

3. Pray for an individual with a prosthetic leg who has visited the garden recently to meet the God Whose mercy is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him (Psalm 103:17).

Psalm 103:1

Al Khaluf, Oman

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Al Khaluf.

Pray for today’s visitors to this beach area known as “Sugar Dunes” to think about the God Who thinks about them more times than there are grains of sand.
Pray for a boat engine repairman to yield to the Master Who can repair any broken life.
Pray for a teenage girl who feels that her future is hopeless to meet the Father Who promised hope and a future to another group of people in Jeremiah 29:11-13.

Ephesians 6 10-18

This post was originally published on December 31, 2021.

Saturday Morning Recap

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me.

1. Deaflympics: Continue to pray for the Deaflympics being held November 15-26 in Tokyo, Japan. The connections our TGP team members have to this event are really special! First, Julie Andrews sent in the heads up about the event. After yesterday’s post, Cheryl Howe let me know that her friend Emily (from Chattanooga, Tennessee) is playing tennis in the Deaflympics. Go, Emily!

The Lord is working to reach people! Last night I saw an update from the missionaries Julie told me about, and yesterday they led a former Buddhist to Christ. Let’s keep praying daily for the Lord to bring many people to Himself while they are in Tokyo for the Deaflympics, and provide avenues for further discipleship when they return to their various home countries.

2. Kevin Rideout: Hebrews 13:3 tells us to, “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.” Pray today for grace, strength, hope, and peace for Kevin Rideout, and for his soon release.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request that you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:

National Route 20 (Tokyo, Japan)

Juniso Dori Ave. (Tokyo, Japan)

Koen Dori (Tokyo, Japan)

Crown Point, Trinidad and Tobago

Thank you for praying!