On Monday, TGP team members prayed for someone in the French Quarter of New Orleans to except God’s gift of salvation this week. The Lord answered that prayer, and Monday evening nine people trusted Him as Savior! This is a great example of our Father’s using many of His children to further His kingdom. He coordinates our various efforts of sowing and watering gospel seeds, loving people, praying, and harvesting. Let us continue to seize whatever opportunities we have to make Jesus known to the peoples of the world. Thank you for being part of Targeted Global Prayer!
Author: MaryBeth Hall
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Joao Pessoa.
- People the world over enjoy days by the seaside. Pray for three individuals at this beach today to be able to relax as they hear the rhythmic surf meeting the shore, and think about God when they see the vastness of His ocean (Psalm 46:10).
- Joao Pessoa’s Cape Branco Lighthouse is the most easterly point in Brazil. Pray for the lighthouse keeper there to himself see the Light of the World, and be rescued from the perils of sin/unbelief.
- One of the city’s industries is the manufacturing of seaweed products. Pray for an engineer in that field to love the Lord with all his mind.
Ecclesiastes 3:14
This post was originally published on February 28, 2022.
New Orleans, USA
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New Orleans.
1. A major gathering of pastors is being held at this Louisiana convention center June 11-14. Pray that all policy decisions made will be in line with clear Scriptural doctrine.
2. Pray for someone in the French Quarter to hear about and accept Jesus this week.
3. Pray for a jazz musician whose life circumstances are filled with the blues to meet the “God Who always leads us always in triumph in Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:14).
Psalm 96:9
Rome, Italy
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Rome.
1. Pray that the groundskeeper for this cemetery will consider his personal standing before the Lord, and be Biblically ready for eternity.
2. Pray for a chef preparing food right now to meet the One Who freely offers eternal food (Isaiah 55:1-3).
3. On April 21, 2023, the city of Rome became 2,770 years old. Metropolitan Rome’s current population is 4,316,000. Pray for 2,770 of those people to be born again this summer.
Psalm 96:9
Saturday Morning Recap
Psalm 96:8
“Give unto the LORD the glory due unto His name: bring an offering, and come into His courts.”
1. Changsha, China: Pray for many copies of the Word of God to be distributed, read, and believed.
2. Mandalay, Myanmar: Pray for Myanmar nationals who are studying abroad to accept Christ, and return to their country with a contagious joy.
3. Your Choice: Please pray for at least one request that you remember from any of the other cities featured this week:
Rovaniemi, Finland
Reykjavik, Iceland
Salama, Guatemala
Mwadingusha, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Thank you for praying!
Changsha, China
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Changsha.
- Pray for someone passing this pagoda to look up into the sky and see the glory of God, believe in His eternal power and Godhead (Romans 1:20), and then meet someone who can explain how God can be known through Jesus Christ (John 1:14, 14:6).
- Pray for many copies of the Word of God to be distributed in Changsha.
- Pray for Christians in Changsha to have wisdom regarding where / when / to whom they should vocally witness.
Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9
This post was originally published on July 11, 2022.
Mwadingusha, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Mwadingusha.
- Though likely not a baptismal photo, the above picture makes one think of that ordinance. Pray for a new believer in Mwadingusha to understand baptism, and follow the Lord in that act of obedience / public testimony.
- Near the town is Lake Tshangalele, which harnesses hydroelectricity to smelt copper in Likasi. The lake also supports 2,000 fishermen (wikipedia). Pray for workers deriving their livelihood from both occupations to have changed lives, as described in John 10:10.
- Pray for patients with heart conditions at the Hospital of Mwadingusha to know the care of the Great Physician.
Psalm 102:25-28
This post was originally published on February 15, 2022.
Salama, Guatemala
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Salama.
- Pray that the person who set up these figures will come to know Jesus as his or her personal Savior.
- Pray for a car salesman in Salama to not miss the deal of a lifetime – trading a broken heart of sin for the perfect righteousness of Christ.
- Pray for someone who is very lonely to meet the Friend Who sticks closer than a brother.
John 14:6
This post was originally published on May 23, 2022.
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Reykjavik.
1. The hospital above is where 70% of Iceland’s children are born. It also provides prenatal chromosomal screening. Nationwide, only 1-2 Down’s Syndrome babies are born annually. Pray for mothers carrying Down’s Syndrome babies to have courage to keep their God-given children. Information from: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/down-syndrome-iceland/
2. According to gaytravel.com, the Reykjavik Gay Pride is the nation’s most popular festival. Pray that as people are preparing for that August event, the Holy Spirit will convict their hearts of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-11), thus drawing them to the only One Who fills empty hearts.
3. Pray for God to raise up a generation of people who know the Truth, and are free.
1 John 2:15-17
This post was originally published on July 4, 2021.
Rovaniemi, Finland
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Rovaniemi.
- Notice the inlaid log in the restaurant island above. Pray for several of today’s patrons to be transformed by the gospel, “that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:3)
- Rovaniemi is “the official hometown of Santa Claus” (according to Google). Pray for a local resident who sees God as a sort of heavenly Santa Claus to understand Scripture’s portrait of Who He really is and how He relates to mankind.
- Though it came close to total destruction in WW2, today Rovaniemi is a modern city with many attractions. Pray for someone living there whose life is on the brink of destruction to escape ruin by turning to the Rescuer for salvation.
Colossians 1:16-18
This post was originally published on May 21, 2022.