1. Pray for someone who will stand on this street corner today to become a Christian.
2. Pray that if any believers happen to be in the striped building above, they will yield to the Spirit’s work in their lives to make them more like the Son for the glory of the Father.
3. Nicknamed South Africa’s “Mother City,” Cape Town is the country’s legislative capital and oldest city. It has also born the names “Cape of Storms” and “Cape of Good Hope.” Pray that someone experiencing stormy times in life will know the truly good hope found in Jesus Christ.
2 Corinthians 4:18
This post was originally published on April 30, 2024.
3. Earth’s second largest freshwater lake by surface area
Forty million people (and growing quickly every year) live in the drainage basin of Lake Victoria, from the countries of Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, and Uganda. The lake is the source of the Nile River. David Livingston was one of several British explorers in the 1800’s who worked to confirm or deny this fact when it was still in question.
1. This picture is from a park along the coastline of Mwanza, a Tanzanian town famous for its granite rock. Pray for the next person who steps on the pictured rocks to find a sure footing for life by placing faith in Christ alone.
2. Just as the Nile’s source was a topic of debate and much exploration, the source of true happiness and significant meaning in life is also. Pray for a Ugandan worker at one of Lake Victoria’s many resorts to personally find the answer to this vital quest.
3. Harvesting 2,000,000,000 pounds of fish annually, the lake provides the world’s biggest freshwater fish supply. * Pray for Christians among the 200,000 workers in that industry to walk in the Spirit today.
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 this century to board the “gospel train,” with his ticket marked “paid in full” by the Owner of that train.
Psalm 63:3
This post was originally published on March 28, 2023.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kimberley.
Photo from Google Earth
1. Notice the tops of the pictured fence bars, designed to discourage would-be prowlers. Unfortunately, Kimberley has very high levels of both property and violent crimes. Residential theft is often linked to someone who knows the family. Pray for the Lord to save a thief this month out of the dominion of the biggest thief (John 10:10).
2. Kimberley is known for its historical diamond mines, including a deep, hand-dug one named “Big Hole.” Pray for a worker at the Kimberley Mine Museum to discover the greatest treasure of all: “the exceeding riches of His grace” (Eph. 2:7).
3. Pray for someone in Kimberley whose name is the same as your middle name to come to be known by the same most important moniker you have: Christian.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Assamakka.
Assamakka is a small desert town in the north of Niger, and the only official crossing point between the two countries of Niger and Algeria (wikipedia). Pray for someone making that border crossing today to also make the border crossing from being under the domain of sin into the Son’s kingdom of light.
The temperature today in Assamakka will reach 89°. Pray for 89 people there to hear the message of the gospel before the end of the year.
Pray for a camel owner in Assamakka to hear one of the stories in the Bible that mentions camels, and be intrigued to find out more about the God of the Bible.
John 17:17
This post was originally published on March 14, 2022. Today’s high temperature is 77°.In deciding what location to repost today, Assamakka stood out because of our prayers for Kevin Rideout. His last known location (obtained from his cell phone data an hour after he was kidnapped) was about 53 miles north of Niamey (Niger’s capital). Assamakka is northeast of that location, and only God knows if he has been there in the last three months. Hebrews 13:3 tells us not to forget those who are suffering for Christ.We must continue to pray for the entire situation.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfieldof Saint Pierre.
Pray for the gardener tending the above flowerbed to meet the Master Gardener Who created the wonders of photosynthesis.
The ocean can be seen in the background of the above picture, and Saint Pierre has 400 sites for fishing/pleasure boats. Pray for a set of brothers who fish together to become brothers in Christ, and fish for men.
Reunion is owned by France, and is due east of Madagascar. Saint Pierre’s mayor, Michel Fontaine, is serving from 2020-2026. Pray for his / his family’s salvation.
Psalm 24
This post was originally published on February 1, 2022.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Bobo-Dioulasso.
Pray for this mosque to become a seedbed for the gospel of Jesus Christ, and pray for protection for new believers.
Burkina Faso means “land of honest men.” Pray for this statement to characterize families who walk with Jesus.
Burkina Faso has a high illiteracy rate, but literacy rates are rising. Pray for students learning to read to be enthralled with the greatest Book of all time.
John 14:1-6
This post was originally published on January 5, 2022.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Bissau.
Pray for truck drivers of this German based freight company to hear a Christian song on the radio along their route that will stick with them.
Guinea-Bissau is known for its wildlife, including salt-water hippos. Pray for workers at the Orango Islands National Park to recognize the genius of the Designer of the hippos, and want to know Him more.
Bissau is the country’s capital, so pray for its government leaders to exercise integrity today in their decisions, seeking the enablement of the only truly holy and just Lord to do so.
Revelation 4:11
This post was originally published on January 12, 2022.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Antsirabe.
Pray for the gardener who works at this location to hear about the one true God who planted the first garden.
Antsirabe has hot springs and is a “spa town” (Wikipedia). Pray for God to give resiliency to people at spas today taking a break from the pressures of life.
Pray for the city’s rickshaw drivers to meet the One Who can carry their burdens free of charge.
John 4:23
This post was originally published on December 9, 2021.
This update was posted by Temple Baptist Church at 7:30 Christmas Eve morning:
And they’re off on their last 8 hour flight! They are thankful for seats, but it means it’ll be a tight ride. No extra room to move around.
Pray for continued strength and energy for the adults and pray for calmness for the kids. They should arrive back in VA around 2:30 this afternoon.
Once they get back home, pray for Matt and the boys as they settle in. Pray for good rest and for healing for Matt. Pray for them as they adjust to life without their sweet wife and mommy. Pray for wisdom for Matt as he figures out when to return to Uganda and what his ministry will look like now.
Pray for Alan and Elena Sutphen as they continue the ministry in Uganda. They are traveling back to Soroti for church and then will be traveling to Kampala, the capital, to finish the paperwork for arrangements for Savannah. Pray for strength, energy, safety, and wisdom.
Thank you all for your prayers so far. They have felt the prayers carrying them through these last few days. We know they would appreciate continued prayers.
