Category: Asia

This morning at church, our pastor (Adam Love, Grace Baptist Church) shared information about a brother in Christ. As TGP members, we daily pray for Christ to be known to the peoples of the world. Sometimes, that is all we can do. Other times, there are additional action steps that can be taken. This is one of those times. Please read the short summary below, and then follow the link below for more information.

Pictured above is Zhang Wen Shi, a deacon in a Chinese church along the Chinese – North Korean border. He was kidnapped and taken to North Korea in November of 2014, and has been incarcerated there ever since. Voice of the Martyrs is requesting that many people send this short, respectful message to the UN ambassador from North Korea: “We request the return of Zhang Wen Shi to China.”

Letters may be mailed to:

Kim Song, UN Ambassador

820 2nd Ave. RM 13b

New York, NY  10017

For more of Zwang Wen Shi’s story, follow this link:

https://www.prisoneralert.com/prisoners/272/zhang-wen-shi

Thank you for praying & writing!

Eight days ago the TGP city featured was Arvaikheer, Mongolia. It was the first time a city from Mongolia had been featured. The goal of TGP is to pray for cities in every country of the world, and although I thought this had been accomplished for the first time a couple years ago, I realized on May 8 that I had overlooked Mongolia unintentionally.

Two days ago I came across a 2023 edition of ABWE’s magazine, the Message. I was leafing through it to see if there were any articles I wanted to cut out and save, and the first article featured rural Mongolia, so it caught my attention due to the recent TGP feature.

“How can I know how to ask God for help?” one Mongolian girl questioned. The country as a whole is 98% unreached, and there is little access to the Bible. Two Americans and their national partners were visiting a town and holding a children’s summer outreach program along the riverbank. There are no known Christians in the town.

There is an app with a free audio Bible in the Mongolian language, so the workers were able to share that.

Today’s three requests will once again focus on Mongolia, but with specific needs mentioned in the article:

1.   Pray for the Word of God to be widely available to the people of Mongolia, both in its printed and audio forms.

2.   The development of a discipleship booklet is in progress, so pray for its successful completion and distribution.

3.   Pray for safety of believers, and for opportunities for fellowship with other Christians.

Matthew 22:37-38

To read the article in its entirety, email targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com.

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

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

1. The above photo was taken at the Mangrove Medokan Ayu, an outdoor tourist attraction in Surabaya. Pray that someone taking a similar photo this week by the above star will also hear about the Bright and Morning Star, and find redemption in Him.

2. Surabaya is a major city with its own Chinatown and Arab Quarter. Pray for one person from each of these two sections of the city to be saved today.

3. Tugu Pahlawan, or Heroes Monument, memorializes the 1945 battles for independence that occurred in Surabaya. Pray for every person in Surabaya who was born in 1945 to trust Christ as the only way to obtain spiritual freedom, and then grow in their walk with Him, that the number of heroes of faith may increase.

John 3:36

This post was originally published on July 27, 2023.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of the remote areas of Kyrgyzstan.

1. On the right side of the picture is a “little house on the prairie.” Several horses are grazing in the field, and the haze of distant mountains is visible in the background. Kyrgyzstan has many remote areas such as this, single dwellings away from any town or village. Pray for the light of the gospel to penetrate even these hard-to-get-to places.

2. Pray for someone working with horses in a remote area to hear about and follow the Horseman Who will one day ride down from the sky on a white horse to reign over all the earth.

3. Pray for distribution of the Kyrgyz Bible to increase, and be received with open hearts.

Psalm 67:1

This post was originally published on September 11, 2023.

1. Iran launched over 300 drones/missiles against Israel on Saturday night. Thankfully, most of those were intercepted. Five missiles hit the Nevatim Airbase, but damage was minimal. Pray for a pilot of one of the eight planes pictured above to think about the destination of his soul, and trust Jesus as the only way to the Father. Pray also for the international community to stand with Israel.

2.   Nevatim is an Israeli moshav, or an agricultural village, of a little over a thousand people. Farming members work together, but have more economic autonomy than those on a kibbutz. Pray for any believers among that thousand to be used by the Lord to bring someone else to Himself this year.

3.   The most serious injury from Iran’s attack was severe shrapnel injuries to a ten year old Bedouin girl. Pray for her to recover from those, and hear about / accept Jesus’ love.

2 Corinthians 4:5

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Krong Siem Reap.

1. This sculpture is reminiscent of Angkor Wat, an ancient temple complex that the Guinness Book of World Records states is “the largest religious structure in the world.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor_Wat)

Pray that both a person walking by this sculpture and a person walking by Angkor Wat today will meet Christians who introduce Jesus to them.

2. Many bridges cross the Siem Reap River. Pray for a driver crossing one of those today to have an opportunity to cross the only Bridge to eternal life, Jesus.

3. Pray for Cambodian discipleship materials to be available for new Christians.

Psalm 67:3

This post was originally published on September 25, 2023.

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

Psalm 122:1

“I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go into the house of the LORD.”

1.   Pray for every member of Asian congregations to be serving the Lord in one way or another, that the body of Christ may function as its Lord intends.

2.   In countries unfriendly toward the gospel, pray for the Father to grant protection to His children as they live and witness for Him, and provision of further discipleship resources and opportunities.

3.   Pray for the behind the scenes workers who prepare the Communion elements to be blessed with a renewed sense of the Savior’s love for them.

Thank you for praying!