MaryBeth Hall – Page 2 – Targeted Global Prayer

The “Impossible”

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:23-26

Pray for the salvation of these difficult-to-reach individuals:

1. President Donald Trump – By his own words, he thinks that entrance to heaven must be earned. However, he has heard the gospel as recently as at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. Pray for him to really “get it” in regards to what God’s grace is all about.

2. Elon Musk – He was impressed by the forgiveness Erija Kirk demonstrated toward her husband’s killer. Pray for Mr. Musk to realize that God offers him personal salvific forgiveness, and for him to have faith to believe that the Bible is the only true authority for this life and the next.

3. Greta Thunberg – This 22-year-old climate change activist has gained worldwide fame. Pray for the Lord to help her see the reality of the most dangerous condition to escape – her impending eternal separation from Him caused by her sin. Pray that she will hear the gospel, and trust in the work of Christ as the only remedy to that problem.

4. The one you know – Pray for the individual you personally know who is so blind to his / her own condition that it seems like he / she would never believe the gospel. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in that life, and for the miracle of repentance to occur.

Saturday Morning Recap

Lamentations 3:21-23

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.

1. Manchester, United Kingdom: Samaritan’s Purse has sent crisis chaplains to Manchester. Pray for the Lord to give them wisdom and boldness in their endeavors, and for saving faith to be the response of those to whom they seek to minister.

2. Antigua, Guatemala: Pray for the Word of God to be widely circulated in Antigua.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Rte. 4, near the Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route

Intersection of Rte. 402 & Rte. 1

Imperial Palace Outer Gardens

Thank you for praying!

Manchester, United Kingdom

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

At this location yesterday, as Jewish worshippers gathered for the Day of Atonement, an anti-Semitic attack occurred. A vehicle was driven into people standing outside the building, and then the driver got out and began stabbing individuals. Two people were killed, and four others seriously injured.

1. Pray for the six families of the killed / injured victims, that someone from each of them would come to know the stability that only the Messiah can bring.

2. It is very sad that antisemitism has been greatly on the rise in the United Kingdom over the last couple years. How can the world – and especially the Allied nations of WW2 that have historically been bastions of liberty – have so soon after the Holocaust devolved into such terrible philosophies? Yet, we know from Scripture that the “time of Jacob’s trouble” is still ahead. Pray for many, many Jewish people to trust Yeshua for their personal atonement, that they may escape that great tribulation via the rapture.

3. Samaritan’s Purse has sent crisis chaplains to Manchester. Pray for the Lord to give them wisdom and boldness in their endeavors, and for saving faith to be the response of those to whom they seek to minister.

Lam. 3:21-23

Imperial Palace Outer Gardens (Tokyo, Japan)

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

*Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app*

1. It is estimated that around 50,000 taxi vehicles operate in Tokyo, representing 333 different companies. Pray that any Christians riding in a taxi today will have an opportunity to witness to the driver.

2. In centuries gone by, the imperial palace was the home of Japan’s emperors. Pray that any living descendants of servants who once worked for an emperor would themselves become servants of the Most High God, and one day live with Him in His imperial city, the New Jerusalem.

3. Pray for a blind person in Tokyo to meet the Great Physician this month, and come to love Him.

Lam. 3:21-23

Intersection of Rte. 402 & Rte. 1 (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. In the center of the picture is a cyclist on a red bicycle. Praying for every person in Tokyo who owns a red bike to have an opportunity to personally trust in the scarlet cord of redemption that runs throughout Scripture, and to Whom all history points.

2. Yesterday there was a 6.9 magnitude earthquake near Cebu, Philippines. The Philippines have the fourth largest number of Japanese immigrants and descendants of any country in the world. Pray for the Japanese Filipinos who have been displaced by yesterday’s earthquake, that the Lord will meet their physical and spiritual needs. Pray also for any of their relatives in Tokyo who are anxiously awaiting news regarding loved ones, that the Lord will use these events to draw them to Himself.

3. It is estimated that there are about 230,000 Muslims in Japan. This number has grown significantly since 2010. Yesterday in Indonesia, a school building collapsed. In it at the time were over 100 Muslim teen boys performing their afternoon prayers. Rescue efforts are still underway for many believed to be buried alive. Pray for both Japanese Muslim teenagers and the teen boys still trapped in the rubble to see the light of the gospel of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ, and embrace the Truth.

Lam. 3:21-23

Rte. 4, near the Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route (Tokyo, Japan)

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

*Photos from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app*

1. So many pedestrians were visible in the 360° panaramic picture view of our current map marker. So many people need Jesus. Let us pray especially for the people in the center of the screenshots, that the Lord will give them an opportunity to trust Him for salvation, and that we will see them in heaven.

2. Pray for anyone in Tokyo who is celebrating his or her 80th birthday today, that each one will have a spiritual birthday as well.

3. Pray for adults in Tokyo who have recently lost a Christian parent to continue that legacy of faith in their own lives as a light to future generations.

Lam. 3:21-23

Antigua, Guatemala

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

Pray for Christians passing by this fountain to believe (not just theologically, but practically) that their heavenly Father is kindly dispositioned toward them.
Pray for the Word of God to be widely circulated in Antigua.
Pray for anyone in Antigua with Ukrainian or Russian relatives to turn to Jesus during this time of turmoil.

Psalm 90

This post was originally published on March 10, 2022.

Saturday Morning Recap

Revelation 22:20

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

1. Charlie Kirk Gospel Opportunity – Pray for the the Holy Spirit to continue bringing the gospel to the attention of the millions of people who watched last Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk, and for national regeneration and revival to occur.

2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Yesterday’s wide scale walkout at the UN is truly a sad commentary on the world’s attitude toward Israel.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Shin-ohashi-dori Ave

Hamariku Gardens

Rte. 15 & Rte. 304 (subway station)

Rte. 15, near the Kyobashi Daikongashi Hospitality Garden

Rte. 15 & Sakura Dori St.

Thank you for praying!

Rte. 15 & Sakura Dori St. (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. Pray for the 18 pictured people to each have an intersection with the gospel message, and follow Jesus.

2. Just as in any other place, some Japanese people have made a profession of faith in the past, but since drifted away from Christianity. Pray for these five people to get right with the Lord, whether that means genuine salvation or restoration of fellowship: Mr. K, Mr. M, Ms. S, Ms. E, Ms. T.

3. Less than a block away from our map marker is a watch store. Pray for Moses’ prayer in Psalm 90:12 to find resonance in the life of the shop owner, that he may bow the knee to the only One not bound by time.

Revelation 22:20

Rte. 15, near the Kyobashi Daikongashi Hospitality Garden (Tokyo, Japan)

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

1. Many people in Tokyo suffer from asthma. Pray for the Lord to give wisdom to a set of Christian parents trying to figure out how to best help their child breathe better long-term.

2. Pray for the salvation of a person working in the Brillia building (far left of the picture).

3. Pray for the Lord to guide pastors and other church members who are working today to prepare all the aspects of this coming Sunday’s services.

Revelation 22:20