MaryBeth Hall – Page 38 – Targeted Global Prayer

Sunday Series: Oceanian Discipleship / Sunday School Teachers

1. Oceania includes Australia, New Zealand, and numerous island nations / territories in the South Pacific. TGP also includes in this category prayers for the relatively small transient Antarctic population due to its geographical proximity to Oceania. Pray for discipleship and Sunday School teachers in these countries to have practical goals toward helping their class members memorize passages of Scripture. The Word of God is the best thing a teacher can instill in the hearts of students of any age.

2. Discipleship / Sunday School teachers teacher are sub-shepherds of the church at large, carrying out a pastoral type ministry in the lives of their students. Pray for these leaders to themselves have people who minister to, encourage, and challenge them.

3. Pray for genuine spiritual growth to occur in the lives of many small group attendees this week.

Psalm 122:1

Saturday Morning Recap

Revelation 3:8

“I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name.”

1. Cluj-Napoka, Romania: Pray for the person who speaks the most languages in Cluj-Napoka to also be Biblically literate and heaven bound.

2. Bir Anzerane, Western Sahara: Pray that if a Christian has been seeking to do a work for God in Western Sahara, that the Father would open doors to make that a reality.

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

Swindon, England

Clorinda, Argentina

Skun, Cambodia

North American Church Custodians

Thank you for praying!

Swindon, England

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

1. Pictured above is Swindon’s Magic Roundabout, consisting of five small roundabouts joined together. According to Wikipedia, “In 2009, it was voted the fourth-scariest junction in England.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_(Swindon)). Pray for a driver on the Magic Roundabout today who feels like life parallels that exhausting schematic to see that following the Maker’s instructions is the only way off the endless cycle of activity without destination.

2. Swindon has several museums, including the Museum of Computing and the Museum of the Great Western Railway. Pray for one worker at each of these two places to realize that he personally must interact with Jesus Christ, and enter that relationship today.

3. Pray for someone living in Swindon who shares your birthday to also learn how to have a spiritual birthday, and be born into God’s family.

2 Corinthians 4:3-7

This post was originally published on March 7, 2023.

Bir Anzerane, Western Sahara

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Bir Anzerane.

1. Western Sahara is a territory on Africa’s Atlantic coast whose occupation and control is disputed by Morocco and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. The population is close to 600,000, which is a density of about 6 people per square mile. Nowhere in Western Sahara gets more than 2 inches of rain a year. Pray for people whose souls are as parched as the dry ground to have an opportunity to receive the Living Water, that their spiritual thirst may be quenched.

2. Pray for the gospel to transform the lives of the people at the pictured complex.

3. Pray that if a Christian has been seeking to do a work for God in Western Sahara, that the Father would open doors to make that a reality.

Revelation 3:8

SKUN, CAMBODIA

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

1. Pray for Jesus to shine into the lives of the motorcycle drivers who will use this road today.

2. Skun is known locally as “Spiderville” because of its inescapable 8-legged population. Pray for God’s protection from spider bites, and that residents will recognize His providential hand.

3. Pray for first-year schoolteachers in Skun to meet and come to love the Master Teacher.

1 John 2:15-17

This post was originally published on July 4, 2021.

Clorinda, Argentina

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

1. Clorinda has many dirt roads with potholes and muddy patches. Pray for the next driver whose vehicle gets stuck in such a spot to get “unstuck” quickly, and also be spiritually able to personally testify of the truth of Psalm 40:1-3.

2. Clorinda is located on Argentina’s border with Paraguay. Pray for someone who frequently crosses between the two countries to hear the gospel and be born again, and have opportunities for continuing discipleship.

3. The woman of John 4 was an outcast among outcasts, but Jesus reached out to her with compassion. Pray for the most ostracized person in Clorinda to meet the Savior Who has promised to never cast out anyone who comes to Him.

Psalm 96:12-13

This post was originally published on July 3, 2023.

Sunday Series: North American Church Custodians

1. Pray for the people responsible for the upkeep and cleanliness of God’s houses of worship in North America. Pray that they themselves will have a clean heart before God.

2. The average custodian age (of both secular and religious facilities) is 48. Pray for a child to tell the church custodian “thank you!” today.

3. Pray for a visitor to a Bible preaching church in every North American country to feel welcomed and valued by, among other things, the way the church facilities are kept in order.

Psalm 122:1

Saturday Morning Recap

Revelation 21:5

“Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”

1. Charleston, USA: Pray for every person named “Charlie” in Charleston, WV, to receive God’s gift of salvation.

2. European Pastors: Planting and maintaining churches in Europe can often be difficult because of the callousness of people’s hearts toward religion in general. Pray for pastors to walk with God and be encouraged in Him as they lead their congregations.

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

Senj, Croatia

True Blue, Grenada

Omoka Village, Cook Islands

Thank you for praying!

Omoka Village, Cook Islands

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Omoka Village.

1. Omoka Village is on the Penrhyn Atoll, one of the fifteen islands that form the Cook Islands. Omoka Village has between 100 – 200 residents, and is the larger of Penrhyn’s two settlements. Pray for the salvation of the next person who enters the Penrhyn Island Council building.

2. Pray for a young man in Omoka Village to be saved and discipled, and one day start a Biblical church there.

3. Pray for a worker at the Penrhyn Hospital, located in Omoka Village, to meet the Great Physician and be made new from the inside out (2 Cor. 5:17).

Psalm 96:7

This post was originally published on May 30, 2023.

True Blue, Grenada

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of True Blue.

Pray for each person ordering a meal from this fast food restaurant today to hear about the free food of Isaiah 55:1-2.
True Blue is on an island nicknamed “Spice Isle” because of its many nutmeg plantations. Pray for a plantation worker with a disability to hear about / receive the compassion of Christ.
Pray for Christians to exhibit “true blue” loyalty to the Word of God.

John 17:3

This post was originally published on March 22, 2022.