Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Ghazni.
The picture above contains a dramatic contrast between the impressive mosque on the right and the poverty on the left. Pray for a person in Ghazni struggling to put food on the table to meet and love the Provider of all needs.
Pray for Christianity to flourish in Ghazni, and for the Lord to protect His children there.
Pray for Jesus to bless someone in Ghazni who wants to make a difference for Him.
Luke 1:37
This post was originally published on June 24, 2022.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Salem.
Photo from Google Earth
1. This picture was likely taken three years ago. Pray for the two pictured ladies, that wherever they are today, the Lord will send a gospel witness into their lives and give them an opportunity to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior.
2. Turning the camera around in a 360° street view of this location reveals a couple dozen motorcycles. In India, you have to be at least 18 years old to get a driver’s license for a geared motorcycle. Pray for the the person who has most recently started driving who will use his motorcycle on this road today to also receive a clear gospel presentation before the end of the year, and believe.
3. The religious beliefs of Salem’s approximately 1.4 million residents fall into these categories:
89.79% Hindu
7.48% Muslim
2.36% Christian (mostly Catholic)
0.37% other groups
Another 1 million+ people live in the Salem metro area, with similar religious belief statistics. Increasing government restrictions and Hindu nationalism in India have made it difficult for missionaries to enter and work there. Pray for Christians who have a desire to teach the Bible and proclaim Christ in Salem to see God open the doors for them to do so.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Windy Gap.
Pray for someone working in the beachfront buildings (middle right of picture) to have a clear gospel witness, and to respond in obedience to the Savior’s beckoning.
Pray for someone driving along the Windy Gap highway to feel the Spirit’s working in his / her heart, and be born again (John 3:8).
Pray for an adult who enjoys studying history to have eyes opened to the fact that “His story” can be traced through mankind’s saga, and for that adult to believe the historically reliable Word of God.
John 17:17
This post was originally published on March 15, 2022.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Viqueque.
The above picture is a broken sidewalk drainage grate. Interestingly, it appears that there is a fern leaf growing in the lower right hand corner, and a light-colored plant growing in the upper right corner. Pray for two people walking along the sidewalk today to see beauty in God’s unexpected work in their lives.
Pray that everyone in Viqueque who eats Sedaap noodles (like Ramen noodles) today will also sense the Spirit’s work in his/her heart, and yield to the Lord.
Viqueque has a high rate of childhood malnutrition. There is also a high rate of adult cigarette/alcohol use. Pray for the salvation of parents, and for a trickle down effect of that to be for the Lord to give them wisdom in how to best provide for the needs of their children.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
This post was originally published on December 19, 2021.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.
Photos from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
1. Our prayer walk reaches its conclusion at the world’s busiest intersection. Over 2.4 million pedestrians use this intersection daily! Each light change can see up to 3,000 people crossing the streets. Pray for an architect and an airline pilot who have used this major crossing to come to know and walk with the One who made the skies and has the best blueprint for living.
2. Japan continues to be under the megaquake alert status. Continue to pray for the Lord to keep convicting the hearts of those who have heard the gospel before and rejected it.
3. For our last Tokyo virtual prayer walk request, please note the pictures below, and join Jesus in the prayer He prayed for lost multitudes: “But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’” (Matthew 9:36-38)
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.
Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
1. The pictured business on the corner of today’s major intersection stop has the following words printed on the glass of both stories: “Going Beyond the Ordinary.” Pray that an employee there will go beyond the ordinary human way of living, and respond in faith to the Spirit’s pull toward the extraordinary possibility of a dynamic personal relationship with the one true God.
2. Near our location is the Carpe Diem Jiu-Jitsu School. Carpe Diem is Latin for “seize the day.” Pray for a student there who is anxious about the possibility of an impending megaquake (see yesterday’s post) to seize this current day of life to its fullest by trusting Jesus, and thus preparing for eternity.
3. Jesus’ post-resurrection seaside conversation with Peter could be summarized this way: “Don’t worry about your past, don’t worry about your future, don’t worry about other people; follow Me.” (John 21) Pray for all Christians who pass through the intersection of Route 413 and Kitasaka today to live out these instructions as well.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.
Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
1. Monday evening (morning in the USA) a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Japan, with 51 reported injuries. For people in the vicinity of an earthquake that strong, it is impossible to stand upright because of the intense shaking. The earthquake occurred about 400 miles from Tokyo. but was strongly felt in Tokyo. Pray for those who were injured to find ultimate refuge in the God of Psalm 46, Who is infinitely more stable than the shifting earth over which humans have no control.
2. Currently, Japanese authorities have issued a high level megaquake warning, urging people along Japan’s 800 mile long Pacific coast to prepare evacuation plans should the need arise. Because of the catastrophic damage that would happen if such a megaquake / resulting tsunami occurred, this is the highest alert level possible, and remains in place for at least a week. The center-of-picture vending machine is in an underground subway stop. Pray for someone who will soon be purchasing food from this machine, and is very worried about the safety of even using the subway system, to hear the gospel, believe, and know God’s peace.
3. Pray for unbelieving relatives of Christians in Tokyo who have heard the gospel before from their relatives, and have rejected it, to have the truth brought to their minds again today by the Holy Spirit, and this time, to believe. We are praying for people who could be on the very brink of their eternity.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.
Photo from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app.
1. Faith Dental Salon is located on the third floor of the center building. Pray for a dental hygienist working there to hear the gospel and believe, thus beginning a life of faith that will outlast the world itself.
2. Jesus said that the Father seeks people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth (John 4:23). Nicodemus demonstrated those qualities when he purchased an extremely large amount of myrhh and aloes for Jesus’ burial (far above the normal poundage used in burials). It is estimated that the cost of those spices was around 80+ years’ worth of wages, thereby demonstrating overwhelming honor to the Savior. Pray for Christians in Tokyo and around the world to love Jesus with that wholehearted kind of devotion today and every day.
3. To get a driver’s license in Japan, a person must be eighteen years old. Pray for a student driver in Tokyo who will be driving this month for the first time on the very busy Route 305 to enter a relationship with the Lord that makes the realization of such promises as Psalm 121:8 possible.
Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.
Photos from the Conqueror Virtual Challenges app
1. Today’s pictures are from the vantage point of where a pedestrian bridge crosses a divided highway (Route 413) that cuts through Yoyogi Park. The lower picture is zoomed in on the closest pedestrian from the top picture, because otherwise the little girl bending down would be missed. Pray for a family in Tokyo with children who feel habitually overlooked by / not important to their parents, that both they and their parents will hear that Jesus loves them, and receive the salvation He offers. Pray that the family dynamics will then reflect God’s ideals.
2. Pray for a vendor under the red and white tents to become a lifelong follower of Christ.
3. In the background (right side) is a tall building. Pray that anyone working there who has previously heard the gospel will be reminded of it once again today, and obey the Spirit’s convicting work.
