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.
“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:
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.
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.
For the next seven weeks, every Sunday morning one category of church workers from a particular continent will be featured. Feel free to also pray for your own corresponding church workers by name as well.
1. 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 this week.
2. Pray for these men of God to be faithful to boldly proclaim the whole counsel of His Word, and not give in to societal peer pressure and the politically correct ideologies that permeate European culture.
3. Pray for European pastors to have and make time for their most important ministry: discipleship of their personal families. Pray also for pastors’ wives to love God with all their minds.
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.“
1. Pokrovsk, Ukraine: Just a few days ago, Russian missiles killed eleven people and injured ten more in the Ukrainian city Pokrovsk. Pray for firefighters who were involved in rescue efforts to themselves be rescued from the spiritual calamity that sins brings.
2. Kathmandu, Nepal: Pray for one of Kathmandu’s ambulance drivers who has seen a lot of hard things to meet the Father Who can heal hearts, and promises to one day make all things new (Rev. 21:4-5).
3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other cities featured this week:
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kathmandu.
1. Pray for one of Kathmandu’s ambulance drivers who has seen a lot of hard things to meet the Father Who can heal hearts, and promises to one day make all things new (Rev. 21:4-5).
2. Kathmandu was first named “Kantipur,” meaning “City of Glory.” Pray for the Lord to receive much glory from the way His children there live.
3. Mt. Everest is about 100 miles from Kathmandu. Pray for someone in the city who is planning to visit the Mt. Everest base camp to hear and believe the gospel.
Psalm 96:12-13
This post was originally published on July 7, 2023.
1. Just a few days ago Russian missiles killed eleven people and injured ten more in the Ukrainian city Pokrovsk. Pray for firefighters who were involved in rescue efforts to themselves be rescued from the spiritual calamity that sins brings.
2. Of the eleven people killed, five were children. Pray for grieving families to obtain the hope and strength that only God can give.
3. Pray for the salvation of a Russian soldier involved in the attack.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Jakarta.
1. Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia, and is located on Java (one of the country’s 17,000 islands). Indonesia lies between Asia and Australia, and therefore Jakarta has been molded by a mix of Asian, European, and Indian cultures. Pray for one Jakarta resident from each of those three ethnic backgrounds to be saved today.
2. Sunda Kelapa is a historic port in Jakarta, and has been influential in helping the city achieve prominence. It’s name means “Coconut of Sunda.” Currently, the port uses two-masted wooden sailing ships to provide freight service between Indonesian islands. Pray for the captain of one of these schooners to let Jesus be the captain of his life.
3. The “Golden Triangle of Jakarta” is where most of the city’s tallest skyscrapers and foreign embassies are located (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Triangle_of_Jakarta). Pray for someone who works in one of those skyscrapers to be given a clear presentation of the gospel, and believe.
John 3:36
This post was originally published on July 25, 2023.
