MaryBeth Hall – Page 23 – Targeted Global Prayer

Congo (Zaire) River: Africa

The Congo River is Africa’s second longest river, and the world’s third largest river by discharge volume. With a maximum depth of 720 feet, the Congo River is the deepest river in the world. It provides 30% of the continent’s freshwater, and close to 80 million people live in the Congo River basin.

1. Praying for the nine pictured people who are shipping wood on the Congo River to hear and believe the gospel before the end of this year.

2. Around 500,000 African Pygmies (very short people) live in the Congo basin. Sadly, many African countries consider these tribal groups to be second class humans, and they don’t enjoy the same access to citizenship, education, and property ownership. Pray for several pygmies who are keenly feeling that rejection today to be introduced to the Father’s love, and accept His invitation to become “accepted in the Beloved.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Pygmies#:~:text=Pygmies%20are%20often%20evicted%20from,health%20care%20and%20education%20access.&text=There%20are%20roughly%20500%2C000%20Pygmies%20remaining%20in%20the%20rainforest%20of%20Central%20Africa

3. Pray for a person living in close proximity to the Congo River who shares your name (or a translation with the same meaning as your name) to become a child of God, that he or she may one day receive a special new name in glory (Rev. 2:17).

Revelation 22:1,17

This post was originally published on March 6, 2024.

Saturday Morning Recap

Luke 10:2

Then he said to them, “The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Albany, USA: Pray for Albany s voters to recognize the truth of Psalm 2 and its relevancy to the current national election, voting accordingly.
Talca, Chile: Pray for the Holy Spirit to give Christians in Talca ideas of what they can do to make a difference for the kingdom of God in both their city and the world.
Limoges, France: Pray for a patron of the city’s L’Agape restaurant to believe the manner in which God demonstrated His agape love, as described in John 3:16.

Thank you for praying!

Talca, Chile

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

Pray for people living in Talca whose souls are bowed down like the above tree to personally experience Psalm 145:14.
Talca is known for its wine production. Pray that people seeking to escape life’s pressures through alcohol will instead turn to the only One Who has the answers.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to give Christians in Talca ideas of what they can do to make a difference for the kingdom of God in both their city and the world.

Romans 8

This post was originally published August 30, 2021.

Albany, USA

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvest field of Albany.

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Pray for each person in this picture to hear the gospel and believe.
Pray for Albany s voters to recognize the truth of Psalm 2 and its relevancy to the current national election, voting accordingly.
Pray for an Albany elementary student who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, for the child’s parents to have wisdom in knowing the best course of action to take in response.

Luke 10:2

Limoges, France

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvest field of Limoges.

Pictured above is Galilee Street (Rue is French for “street”). Pray that someone traveling on this street today will become an ardent disciple of the Galilean Who still calls men to follow Him.
Limoges is famous for its great quantity of decorated porcelain. Pray for an artist there who tends to treat people badly to realize that every human being is made in the image of God, and therefore more valuable than any porcelain piece, beautiful though it may be.
Pray for a patron of the city’s L’Agape restaurant to believe the manner in which God demonstrated His agape love, as described in John 3:16.

Luke 10:2

Saturday Morning Recap

Luke 1:37

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

1. Varnavas, Greece: Pray for firefighters to find rescue in Jesus, that they may escape the eternal fires of hell.

2. Plane crash in Brazil: Pray for the Lord to provide opportunities for believers to minister to the families who lost loved ones in last week’s plane crash.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:

New Delhi, India

Reynosa, Mexico

Dassa-Zoume, Benin

Quang Ngai, Vietnam

World Events: Serbia protests, Japan’s megaquake advisory

Thank you for praying!

New Delhi, India

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New Delhi.

Pray for seven people who pass by these steps to hear about / ascend the only true Ladder to heaven.
Pray for visa approval for believers seeking to enter/re-enter the country.
Pray for advancement of the gospel in the midst of persecution.

2 Corinthians 4:5-7

This post was originally published on October 18, 2021.

Quang Ngai, Vietnam

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Quang Ngai.

1. Pray that every motorcyclist who crosses this intersection today will have an opportunity to hear the gospel before the end of the year.

2. Not far off the coast of Quang Ngai is the island of Ly Son, used long ago by the Cham people as a stopping off point in their shipping industry. Fresh water could be drawn for ships from the Xo La well, which is still in use today. Pray that the manager of that well will meet the Savior Who visited Jacob’s well long ago to save a Samaritan woman.

3. English is not commonly used in Quang Ngai. However, pray for any Christians who speak English to come across printed / audiovisual materials that will aid them in their walk with Christ.

Psalm 67:4

This post was originally published on October 2, 2023.

Dassa-Zoume, Benin

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Dassa-Zoume.

1. Beninese nationals consider Dassa-Zoume to be “the nerve center of occultism” (imdb.com). Pray for someone actively working to promote that dark bondage to be gloriously saved and enter God’s kingdom of truth and light.

2. Pray for the photographer and the two people in the picture to hear about Jesus today, and ask Him to be their Lord and Savior.

3. Dassa’s claim to fame is a cave where an image of Mary is said to have appeared in 1954, and is now a destination for a Catholic pilgrimage honoring her. Pray for someone caught up in seeking a tangible religious experience not to neglect the convicting work of the Holy Spirit in his soul to depend on Christ’s merit alone for right standing before God.

1 Peter 3:15-16

This post was originally published on August 6, 2023.

Reynosa, Mexico

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

Pray for workers in this factory to have an opportunity to accept the gospel in 2022.
Reynosa has a reputation of being a high-crime border town. Pray for the Lord to give local leaders wisdom to solve some of the issues, and, most importantly, that hearts would be changed through salvation.
There are several non-government organizations offering assistance for migrant families in Reynosa. Pray for protection for their workers, and, if any of them are Biblically based, that the Lord would especially bless their efforts.

Revelation 4:11

This post was originally published on January 9, 2022.