Category: Asia

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

Please use today’s prayer time to pray for the Samaritan s Purse staff who are in the process of taking a field hospital to Myanmar.

1. Pray for the process of transporting and setting up the field hospital to go smoothly / quickly, and for it to help many, many people.
2. Pray for Samaritan’s Purse personnel already on the ground in Myanmar and Thailand, for the Lord to meet their needs as they work to help others.
3. In 2022 alone, Samaritan’s Purse sent 22,000 Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes to Myanmar. OCC boxes include a gospel witness. Pray for everyone affected by the earthquake who has ever received an OCC shoebox to remember that gospel message, and believe.

For more information on relief efforts by Samaritan’s Purse, go to: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/article/deadly-earthquake-strikes-myanmar/?utm_source=Ggl&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=m_YGIR-B25V&utm_content=Myanmar-Earthquake&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwna6_BhCbARIsALId2Z0_GXeFldCyuDM6ehAJrnvob_jNN7rV3ISzWKld1-13sfsD6F4Dip4aAiG_EALw_wcB

1 Timothy 1:17

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

1. Yesterday a landslide occurred in this village. Currently, twenty-eight people are still missing. Pray for rescue workers to find all who are still alive.
2. Pray for those waiting to be rescued to have an opportunity to hear and believe the gospel, that they may be rescued from the second death.
3. Three hundred sixty people have been evacuated from Jinping. Pray for any of them who have previously had a gospel witness to remember what was shared, and respond in faith.

Luke 10:2

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Haid al-Jazil.

1. Pray for people enjoying this scenic overlook to consider the eternality and immutability of the Creator, and be receptive to His work in their lives.
2. There is a small store that sells old relics not far from the above photo. Pray for the man working there today to meet Jesus.
3. Haid al-Jazil is a very small village built on top of a huge boulder above the Wadi Dawan valley. Pray that this month, a teenage girl would hear how / have courage to build her life on the Rock of Ages.

Psalm 102:25-28

This post was originally published on February 16, 2022.

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

1. Jesus sent a message to the church in Sart (Sardis) in Revelation 3:1-6. Pray for a believer there today who is struggling. Pray for him to remember how he received Christ, be watchful, and strengthen what remains.
2. Pray for someone working in the pink building above to be gloriously redeemed.
3. Sart offers guided tours for those interested in its history. Pray for a tour guide to meet a Christian who will be an arrow pointing to the Ancient of Days.

2 Timothy 2:1-7

This post was originally published on April 24, 2022.

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

1. Jesus sent the church in Denizli (Laodicea) a message in Revelation 3:14-22. Pray for His church there today to be able to accurately assess their own spiritual condition, that they may enjoy genuine fellowship with Him.
2. Denizli is known today (as it has been for two millennia) for its textile industry. Pray that many workers in that trade will come to know Christ, that they may one day be among the saints clothed in white garments.
3. Pray for the Word of God to be widely available, read, and loved by the residents of Denizli.

2 Timothy 2:1-7

This post was originally published on April 26, 2022.

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

1. Pray for the police officers who use the above motorcycles to hear about Jesus Christ, and yield to the Spirit’s work in their hearts.
2. Balangir covers more than 2,500 square miles. Pray that three nationals will soon put saving-faith in Christ.
3. Pray that someone in Balangir who is wearing linen today will trust Christ, and one day wear white linen in heaven.

Psalm 46

This post was originally published on September 30, 2021.

John 8:32

This post was originally published on April 26, 2021.

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

1. The above photo is from Manger Square. The background building is the Mosque of Omar, which is across the square from the Church of the Nativity. Pray for visitors to the square to be gripped by the veracity and relevance of the Luke 2 record of the Christchild’s birth.
2. Pray for vendors in the square, such as the cotton candy salesman above, to see the Biblical events as more than just an opportunity to earn an income.
3. Pray for 3 worshippers at the mosque to see Jesus for Who He really is, and trust Him alone for salvation.

Luke 2:11

This post was previously published on December 24, 2021, and December 10, 2023.

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

1. Pray that someone working in the tall white buildings today will hear God’s truth of redemption, and embrace it.
2. Pray for a person born into a Muslim family who wants to become a Christian but is facing familial pressure not to do so. Pray for the Spirit’s work in his heart to be so strong that he will have courage to follow Christ.
3. Pray for financial provision for the work of printing Bibles in the Malay language, wisdom for the translators, and for Bibles to reach the hands of the people instead of being confiscated by the government.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

This post was originally published on July 22, 2022.