MaryBeth Hall – Page 63 – Targeted Global Prayer

Nashville, USA

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

1. Continue to pray for the families and friends of the six people who lost their lives at Covenant School eight days ago. Pray for the Lord to comfort hearts as only He can.

2. Because of the uncertainties of life that the shooting underscores, pray for people who are wrestling with questions of eternal importance to Biblically make their peace with God.

3. Pray for the Lord to meet the spiritual needs of the shooter’s parents.

Mark 16:15

Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey

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

Pray for a worker in one of these buildings to look out the window and up at the sky today, and think about Who God is. Pray that God will then send a witness into that person’s life, and that faith will be the response.
Jesus sent a message to ancient Izmir (Smyrna) in Revelation 2:8-11. Pray for a Christian family to read those verses today, and be encouraged.
Pray for many Biblical churches to be started and strengthened in this city of 4.5 million people.

Revelation 1:17-18

This post was originally published on April 20, 2022.

Instanbul, Turkey

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

1. Pray that on this Palm Sunday, believers in Instanbul will worship the Lord, enjoy Christian fellowship, and see fruit from their labors of evangelism and discipleship.

2. Pray for Ali Yerlikaya, Instanbul’s governor, and his wife Hatice to hear a gospel presentation, and personally accept Jesus as their Savior.

3. Having 15 million people, Instanbul ranks first among Europe’s populous cities (wikipedia). In fact, almost 20% of the entire country’s population reside there. Pray that many, many Instanbulites will be born again into God’s kingdom, and grow to be mature believers who truly walk with Him.

Mark 16:15

Saturday Morning Recap

Psalm 63:3

“Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.”

Special Request: Pray for two TGP team members currently serving on a short-term cross-cultural trip.

1. Lubango, Angola: Pray for a gospel outreach to begin to the Ouivamo ethnic group.

2. Havana, Cuba: Pray that today more of the city’s VW Bug and Bicitaxi drivers will hear that Jesus loves them, understand how that love was demonstrated (John 3:16), and believe the Truth in repentance and faith.

3. Your Choice: Pray for at least one request that you remember from the cities featured this week:

Orongo, Easter Island (Chile)

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Dzhiland, Tajikistan

Dublin, Ireland

Thank you for praying!

Orongo, Easter Island (Chile)

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Easter Island.

1. Stone houses such as the one above are found at the top of a steep cliff in Orongo, and were once the location for yearly birdman cult ceremonies. When Christianity was introduced to the island, many left those customs for the Truth. Today, Orongo is a World Heritage site. Pray for visiting tourists to similarly be introduced to the Truth, that they may abandon their own attempts at creating meaning and purpose in exchange for the gospel.

2. Easter Island became a Chilean territory in 1888. Currently 5,000 people live on the island. The island’s name stems from the fact that it was first seen by a European explorer on Easter Sunday in 1722 (metmuseum.org). Pray that as Easter Sunday 2023 approaches, many salvation decisions will be made.

3. Pray for the Scripture to be widely available and read by many islanders.

Psalm 63:3

Dzhiland, Tajikistan

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

Pray for a guest in this hotel to meet the God Who is/has the answer to the deep questions of life with which his soul is wrestling.
Pray for the person responsible for cleaning the hotel’s floor rugs (the original 360° view of the above building shows a couple large rugs being aired on the front lawn) to discover and rejoice in the Savior Who cares about every detail of her life.
Tajikistan is home to many different types of birds. The Iskanderkulsky Nature Refuge is a notable bird habitat (Google Earth). Pray for someone bird watching there to learn some of Scripture’s beautiful truths/illustrations about birds.

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

This post was originally published on April 1, 2022.

Lubango, Angola

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

1. Pray for the person who hangs laundry out to line dry here to discover how to personally wear the robes of righteousness that Jesus offers freely to all who receive Him.

2. With close to a million people, Lubango is Angola’s second largest city (after the capital city of Luanda). Pray for an outreach to begin to the Ouivamo ethnic group (half African and half Cape Colony Dutch descent).

3. In 1923, the Mocamedes Railway connected Lubango to the coast. Pray for a train engineer in 2023 to board the “gospel train,” with his ticket marked “paid in full” by the Owner of that train.

Psalm 63:3

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Pray for anyone who will sit on this curb today to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ, and accept the Friend Who sticks closer than a brother.
“Sierra” means “saw”, and refers to a mountain range with a serrated/jagged top. Translated, the town name means “Holy Cross of the Mountain”. Pray for five people living there to take their stand beneath the cross of Jesus today.
Pray for residents who have asthma to know the grace of God, which is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

2 Timothy 4:7-8

This post was originally published on November 20, 2021.

Saturday Morning Recap

Psalm 113:3

From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD’s name is to be praised.

1. Mikkeli, Finland: Pray that if the people we prayed for earlier at the fast food restaurant haven’t accepted Jesus yet, that they would very soon.

2. Special Request Updates:

➡️ Thank the Lord for three new people who joined the TGP team this week!

➡️ Malachi (young MK in Brazil with E.coli): He is off all life support and dialysis, praise God! There will be months of recovery ahead as he works to overcome heart and kidney damage, but his ultimate prognosis is very good. Afternoon Update: He was released from the hospital and is at home!

➡️ Urgent medical needs for a faithful worker: After making it back home, surgery was deemed necessary and was successful!

➡️ Michael from Walmart: This is a new request for an unsaved worker going through a difficult time in life. A TGP team member was able to share with Michael what his name means (see yesterday’s post), as an encouragement that the Lord is the best One to help in hard times. Pray that God will put other believers in Michael’s life to further explain the gospel to him, and pray for him to receive Christ.

3. Your Choice:

Pray for at least one request that you remember from any of the other cities featured this week:

Mumbai, India

Nusa Tupe, Solomon Islands

Thimphu, Bhutan

Kigali, Rwanda

Thank you for praying!

Mikkeli, Finland

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

1. Pictured above is a burger and smoothie fast food restaurant. Pray for the next people who sit at the table above to hear and believe the gospel.

2. Mikkeli is named for the archangel Michael, whose name means “Who is like the Lord?” Pray for a resident of the city to come to that realization, and therefore give the Lord the pre-eminent position in his life that He deserves.

3. The average daily temperature high in Mikkeli for March is 33°. Pray for the person in town who has the coldest heart spiritually to be wonderfully changed by the power of God.

Psalm 113:3