Category: Europe

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

1. Alcochete is a port city of 20,000 people with no evangelical church. An American family and a Brazilian family are teaming up to start a church there. Pray for the Lord to use them to establish a church that will continue until His return.
2. Pray for many residents of this apartment complex to come to faith in Christ.
3. Pray for those who love the untameable vastness of the sea to know the God in Whose hand it resides. (Isaiah 40:12)

John 12:46

This post was originally published on July 18, 2021. The church planting effort described in the first prayer request was from missionaries visiting my church who were working to raise support to go. Unfortunately, I do not remember their names, so I do not know if they made it to Alcochete. An internet search does not show a new church there. Pray for the Lord to bless the two families mentioned, and for a church to indeed start in Alcochete.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Cluj-Napoca.

1. Pray for the child who owns this scooter to receive eternal life, and have many discipleship opportunities to grow in faith.

2. Jesus said in John 4:23 that the Father is seeking people who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Pray for Him to find many such worshippers in Cluj-Napoca.

3. Romanian, English, French, and Italian can often be heard in the populous city of Cluj-Napoca. Pray for the resident who speaks the most languages to also be Biblically literate and heaven bound.

Revelation 3:8

This post was originally published on January 25, 2024.

Pray for the Lord to send workers to the harvestfield of El Camino.

1. El Camino is a famous European pilgrimage path leading to the alleged burial site of the bones of James (the first martyr of the early curch). Over 400,000 people registered their pilgrimage on El Camino in 2024. Pray for a Biblical church in rural Spain to establish a gospel outreach to pilgrims, who choose to walk for reasons including everything from recreation to spirituality.
2. Pictured above is a photo from this morning’s travel post by author Sean Dietrich, well into the El Camino pilgrimage he and his wife are walking. Based on his past words about Jesus, he unfortunately does not believe in the exclusive truth of John 14:6. Pray for that to change.
3. Pray for a child in rural Spain to trust Jesus as Savior today.

Zechariah 4:6

1. Pray for anyone who may bicycle along this road today to ponder and act upon the claims that Jesus Christ made while on earth.

2. Pray that, as they enter adulthood this year, 21 year olds in Magliano will let God be the Guide of their lives.

3. Pray for effective one-on-one discipleship of new believers to occur.

John 8:32

This post was originally published on April 28, 2021, and was chosen because it is the location where the author’s grandad was injured in WW2.

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

1. Durres is a port city on the Adriatic Sea. Pray for the captains of these two ferry boats to personally meet the Captain Who rules the wind and waves.
2. The largest Roman amphitheater ever built in the Balkans is in Durres. It once seated 20,000 people. That is 16.4% of the city’s current population. Pray that, before the Lord’s return, 20,000 people in Durres will become disciples of Jesus Christ.
3. According to theculturetrip.com, Durres is one of Albania’s “liveliest” towns, with “vibrant nightlife.” Pray for someone today being drawn toward indulgent sensuality to heed the pull of God toward the best pursuits.

Ephesians 6:10-18

This post was originally published on December 26, 2021.

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

1. Above is the Nehaj Fortress, whose name means “don’t care.” Built in the sixteenth century by the Uskoks, the name was given as a reassurance to the townspeople of Senj that they did not have to worry about the security of the fortress, because the Uskoks would never let it be captured. Pray for the Lord to encourage a Christian in Senj today with the truth that His kingdom is eternally unshakable, beyond what any earthly army could ever claim.

2. The Nehaj Fortress is now a museum. Pray for someone who will walk this brick path today to also begin walking the straight and narrow road to the Celestial City.

3. Senj has a population of around ten thousand people. A basic internet search does not produce the names of any Baptist (or baptistic type in doctrine) churches in the city. Pray for this to change.

Romans 10:17

This post was previously published on January 30, 2023, and January 19, 2024. An internet search this morning of churches in Senj still does not show any evangelical congregations. Pray for this to change in 2025.

1. Pray for someone walking across this bridge today who attended church yesterday to reflect on the Easter message, and trust the only Bridge to the Father / heaven.
2. Londonderry is next to the River Foyle, and often experiences foggy conditions resulting in low visibility. Pray for a person in a spiritual fog to see the clarity that God’s Word offers for life and eternity, and turn to that in faith.
3. Pray for the newest Christian in Londonderry to receive sustained opportunities for discipleship and growth in a good local church.

I Chronicles 4:10

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

1. Pictured above is “The Call,” literally meaning “Narrow Street.” It was the place where the Jewish community of medieval Barcelona lived, and was able to maintain their traditions. There are currently about 3,500 Jewish residents in Barcelona, the most living in any of Spain’s cities. Pray for one of those 3,500 to receive Jesus as his/her personal Messiah today.

2. Pray that a soccer player in the Barcelona Football Club will meet a Christian who explains what’s even better than scoring a winning goal: receiving God’s free gift of eternal life through Christ.

3. Pray that Christians across Barcelona will grow in their faith as they spend time in church today.

Psalm 96:4

This post was originally published on May 7, 2023.

1.   Pray for a highway construction worker to meet He Who is the only Road to the Father.

2.   Pray for an electrician to meet the Light of the World.

3.   Pray for a plumber to become connected to the only source of Living Water.

Revelation 7:9-10

This post was originally published on July 22, 2024. There was no picture that day.