Category: Asia

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

1. Pray for people attending this church to realize that salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, and can never be earned.
2. Armenia was formerly controlled by the USSR. Pray for someone living in Martuni who still struggles with things that happened under that regime to find healing and hope in the God Who brings beauty from ashes.
3. Martuni’s average weather temperature high in February is 32°. Pray for the Lord to provide heat for a family struggling financially, and warm their hearts with His love.

Psalm 24

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

1. Pray for five workers in the oil and gas wells near Haradh to have / take an opportunity to hear the gospel.
2. Pray for someone seeing his shadow today (in a similar manner as above) to also mentally see the shadow of the cross intersecting his life, and turn to accept it full on.
3. Pray for a blind lady in Haradh to experience the love of Jesus and receive spiritual sight.

Revelation 4:11

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Al Khaluf.

1. Pray for today’s visitors to this beach area known as “Sugar Dunes” to think about the God Who thinks about them more times than there are grains of sand.
2. Pray for a boat engine repairman to yield to the Master Who can repair any broken life.
3. Pray for a teenage girl who feels that her future is hopeless to meet the Father Who promised hope and a future to another group of people in Jeremiah 29:11-13.

Ephesians 6 10-18

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

1. 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 white flower 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.
2. 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.
3. 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

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

1. Kharanaq is a 4,500 year old city whose name means “place of the birth of the sun.” In 2006, there were 433 people (133 families) living in the New Town section. The Old Town – seen above – was deserted years ago after a drought. Only a few older people stayed in Old Town, hanging onto their homes. Pray for the Lord to send the Truth to them.
2. Pray for a Christian tourist to visit Kharanaq, and for the Lord to open the door for meaningful gospel conversations with teenagers there.
3. Pray for the Everlasting Father to be glorified this Christmas season.

Luke 1:37

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

1. Pray for today’s shoppers at the above store to hear about the God Who wants to be their Abba, Father, and accept His offer.
2. Maiden’s Tower is a famous landmark in Baku, with much interesting speculation regarding its history. Pray for the next teenage girl visiting the tower to trust Christ as her Savior.
3. Pray for drivers of white cars to respond to the Holy Spirit’s conviction concerning sin, righteousness, and judgement (John 16:8-11), that their hearts may be white as snow (Isaiah 1:18).

John 4:23

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

1. Pray for families who have recently moved to Mary searching for a better life to hear about the One Who came to give abundant life.
2. Near the town is the archaeological site Merv, once a major stop on the Silk Road trade route. Pray for archaeologists there to personally reflect on temporal versus eternal values, and choose wisely.
3. Pray for anyone named Joseph living in Mary to begin a relationship with Jesus this Christmas season.

Romans 15:13

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Umm Salal Muhammed.

1. “Saif” is an Arabic word meaning “sword or scimitar.” Pray for every man entering the Saif Gents Saloon (a barber shop) this week to have an opportunity to accept the gospel of Jesus Christ.
2. Pray for the owner of the Narjas Trading & Maintenence shop to trade his sin for the righteousness of Christ.
3. Umm Salal Muhammed has many farms and wells. Pray for five ladies drawing water from wells today to meet the Master Who once sat by a well because He loved a Samaritan woman (John 4).

Romans 15:13

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

1. Pray for the artist who painted the mural on the red building, that he and his family would know the beautiful work of God painted in their lives.
2. By now, construction on the above apartment complex is probably finished. Pray for the Lord to send a Christian to reach out to families who live there.
3. The name Zarafshan refers to gold, and the city is Uzbekistan’s gold capital. Pray for someone today to obtain a residency reservation in that City whose appearance is as pure gold.

Ephesians 3:14-19

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

1. Pray for roadside vendors to meet the Master Who freely gives what no one else can.
2. A port explosion in 2020 killed 218 people in Beirut. Pray for relatives still grieving the loss of loved ones to discover the hope that Jesus offers to all who trust Him.
3. Pray for Scripture to be readily available to all who yearn for truth.

2 Timothy 4:7-8