Category: Asia

1.   This Buddha statue is on its own island in Hussain Sagar Lake. It is mounted atop a large water fountain. Pray that someone visiting the island will hear and believe what the Bible says about finding true peace and answers to suffering.

2.   “Snow World” is an amusement park on the shore of that same lake that opened for business twenty years ago. Pray for its owner to come to Christ.

3.   The city of Hyderabad is a main hub for India’s technology industry. Pray for an IT professional there to come across a Christian website that explains the gospel, and genuinely consider / accept the Truth.

John 6:35

This post was originally published on April 1, 2024.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kamalganj Upazila.

1. This picture is right outside the Bhanugach Railway Station. It appears that the vehicles are for transporting passengers and luggage to and from the trains, and it is interesting that they do not have doors. Pray for the eight drivers of the two cars in the foreground, the five green cars in the background, and the yellow semi truck to have an opportunity to believe the gospel this year.
2. Kamalganj Upazila is a sub-district of the Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh. The 2011 census reported 259,130 people in Kamalganj, with only an estimated 2,099 people adhering to any form of Christianity. Pray for this number to increase!
3. Pray for a maid at the ritzy Grand Sultan Tea Resort & Golf establishment to meet and love Jesus, thus securing a reservation at His eternal home that far surpasses the grandeur of any earthly resort.

2 Corinthians 4:7

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

TGP’s April 1 post highlighted the devastating March 28 Myanmar earthquake. Today’s post is an update on what Christians are doing on the ground to extend Christ’s love to the spiritually and physically needy. Please continue to pray for the people of Myanmar!

Read Franklin Graham’s update here:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/franklin-graham/may25/

1. Pray for Christian relief workers to be filled with the Spirit as they minister.
2. Pray for the people of Myanmar to have the basic needs of food and shelter met.
3. Pray for the Lord to use the earthquake to draw the attention of Myanmar’s people to their need for salvation, and for many to believe the gospel.

Zechariah 4:6

Here is a summary from the Times of Israel* headlines regarding Israel’s current wildfire condition:

“Prime Minister says 18 arrested so far on suspicion of arson tied to Jerusalem-area wildfires.
5,000 acres of land destroyed, 6 areas still ablaze as all evacuated residents allowed to return.  Muted Independence Day celebrations underway. Firefighting planes on the way from overseas.”

1. Pray for God to send favorable weather conditions to aid firefighting efforts.
2. Pray for the fires to be stopped, and any future arsonist plans to be frustrated.
3. Pray for the Lord to use this situation to bring many people’s thoughts to eternity and salvation, and for many to accept the gospel. Pray for Christians in Israel to have the Lord’s protection, and effective witnessing opportunities.

Romans 10:13-15

*https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-may-01-2025/

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

1. Pray for these two people to meet the Bread of Life, Who satisfies the soul as nothing else can.
2. There are currently high tensions between India and Pakistan. Pray for Pakistani families in Barmer to have an opportunity to believe the gospel.
3. Wikipedia states that in 2011, only 30% of females in Barmer were literate. The city’s total population that year was 100,051. Only 0.42 of 1% of those people espoused any religion other than Hinduism, Jainism, or Islam. What a need there is for the gospel to penetrate Barmer with the truth of God’s redemption and hope! Pray for the Lord to bring at least a portion of Scripture to every woman / girl who can read, and for them to understand and believe His Word.

Romans 10:13-15

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

1.   The above picture is from the center of a roundabout in Arvaikheer. Pray for someone who will drive around it today to hear the gospel and believe.

2.   Sandwiched between Russia and China, Mongolia has a population of only 3.3 million people. Buddhism and “no religion” make up the dominant national belief systems, with only 42,900 people espousing any type of Christianity. Pray for God’s hand to be on His children and their endeavors to share His Word.

3.   Pray for a person in Arvaikheer who has the same vision level as you do (20/20, 20/70, etc.) to see the same spiritual truth that you have seen.

Acts 1:8

This post was originally published on May 8, 2024.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kfar Nahum.

1. One night on this very sea, Jesus Christ walked through a storm to reach His beleaguered friends. “What was over their heads was under His feet.”* Pray for a current believer living in this “village of comfort”** to know the abiding strength and comfort that Jesus Christ still brings to His friends today.
2. On this Good Friday, pray for three Jewish teenagers in Kfar Nahum to accept the finished work of the Messiah on their behalf.
3. Pray for the most secular-minded business owner in Kfar Nahum to hear and heed the beckoning of the Master, as Matthew the tax collector did two millennia ago.

Psalm 118:21-26

* original source of this quote unknown

** original meaning of the city name

This post was previously published on April 15, 2022, and April 7, 2023.

Special Note: April 20 is the day that the monthly salvation prayer list for specific lost individuals will be emailed. If you would like to receive this list of names to pray for, or add to it, please email targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com. if you currently receive the list and have any updates or additions, please do the same by April 19.

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

1. Pray for a driver who traverses the red patch of pavement today to also get on the “narrow road that leads to life” spiritually.

2. Pray for one of Gimcheon’s residents who does not have hope for the year ahead, and even life itself – that the gospel of Jesus Christ will forever change his condition.

3. Located in almost South Korea’s exact geographical center, Gimcheon is on the main transportation route leading from Seoul to Busan. The city is famous for Jikjisa Temple, built in 418. Pray for a family that has been connected to Korean Buddhism for centuries to know the only Way, Truth, and Life, with many family members coming to the Father by Him.

2 Corinthians 4:6

This post was originally published on January 2, 2024.

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