Category: Europe

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

1. The name “Tullywiggan” possibly means “hill of the quagmire.” (Wikipedia) Pray that five people in the village who are stuck in sin’s quagmire will look to Jesus today for deliverance.
2. Pray for home solar panel users to realize that they need spiritual power from the Son Who made the sun they depend on every day.
3. Pray for landscapers who tend the street flower beds (see above) to see God’s hand at work in their lives, and rejoice in His skill.

John 6:35

This post was originally published on October 12, 2021.

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

1.   Pray that the groundskeeper for this cemetery will consider his personal standing before the Lord, and be Biblically ready for eternity.

2.   Pray for a chef preparing food right now to meet the One Who freely offers eternal food (Isaiah 55:1-3).

3. On April 21, 2023, the city of Rome became 2,770 years old. Metropolitan Rome’s current population is 4,316,000. Pray for 2,770 of those people to be born again this summer.

Psalm 96:9

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

1. The hospital above is where 70% of Iceland’s children are born. It also provides prenatal chromosomal screening. Nationwide, only 1-2 Down’s Syndrome babies are born annually. Pray for mothers carrying Down’s Syndrome babies to have courage to keep their God-given children. Information from: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/down-syndrome-iceland/ 

2. According to gaytravel.com, the Reykjavik Gay Pride is the nation’s most popular festival. Pray that as people are preparing for that August event, the Holy Spirit will convict their hearts of sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8-11), thus drawing them to the only One Who fills empty hearts.

3. Pray for God to raise up a generation of people who know the Truth, and are free.

1 John 2:15-17

This post was originally published on July 4, 2021.

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

1. Notice the inlaid log in the restaurant island above. Pray for several of today’s patrons to be transformed by the gospel, “that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He might be glorified.” (Isaiah 61:3)
2. Rovaniemi is “the official hometown of Santa Claus” (according to Google). Pray for a local resident who sees God as a sort of heavenly Santa Claus to understand Scripture’s portrait of Who He really is and how He relates to mankind.
3. Though it came close to total destruction in WW2, today Rovaniemi is a modern city with many attractions. Pray for someone living there whose life is on the brink of destruction to escape ruin by turning to the Rescuer for salvation.

Colossians 1:16-18

This post was originally published on May 21, 2022.

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

1. Pray for a driver using this roundabout today who feels like life is spent running in circles to hear about the peace of God, and make his peace with God.

2. Not far from the above location is Deutsch Museum. It holds the impressive status of being the world’s largest science and technology museum. Over 50 fields of science are represented by 28,000 objects. Pray for a Christian student visiting the museum to use the Scriptures as a filter before believing everything he sees.

3. Pray for a candymaker in Munich to cherish the Book that is sweeter than all his confections.

Psalm 96:5

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

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

1. The Place de la Bastille marks where the Bastille once stood. There are no remains of the prison today. Pray for the Lord to hasten the day when there will be no remains of the sin that once held His children prisoners.
2. Pray for cafeteria workers at the University of Paris to personally apply Isaiah 55:1.
3. Pray for the shyest first grader in Paris to meet someone who will patiently demonstrate Jesus’ love to him / her.

2 Timothy 4:7-8

This post was originally published on November 17, 2021.

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

1. These trees line Ponce de Leon street in Seville. Ponce de Leon was the Spanish explorer who searched for the mythical Fountain of Youth in the New World. Pray for a current Spaniard in Seville who is seeking to stay young at all costs to meet the God Who offers eternal life in a glorified body in His very presence.

2. Many visitors come to Seville to attend flamenco and bullfighting events. Pray for both a performer and an attendee who have heard the true Easter message over the past weekend to put their personal faith in Jesus today.

3. Pray for a Christian motorcycle driver in Seville to be encouraged and strengthened in his walk with the Lord.

Psalm 107:15

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

1. Pray that on this Palm Sunday, believers in Instanbul will worship the Lord, enjoy Christian fellowship, and see fruit from their labors of evangelism and discipleship.

2. Pray for Ali Yerlikaya, Instanbul’s governor, and his wife Hatice to hear a gospel presentation, and personally accept Jesus as their Savior.

3. Having 15 million people, Instanbul ranks first among Europe’s populous cities (wikipedia). In fact, almost 20% of the entire country’s population reside there. Pray that many, many Instanbulites will be born again into God’s kingdom, and grow to be mature believers who truly walk with Him.

Mark 16:15

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

1. Above is an entrance to the city’s hippodrome. Pray that a teenage boy coming to watch the next race will see knowing God as a more lasting glory than winning a horse race.
2. American sandwich bologna has origins in Bologna, Italy. Pray for today’s bologna eaters across the world to remember any Scriptures they’ve heard, and respond Biblically.
3. Pray for seven people who plan to consume alcohol over this weekend to see the futility of that “escape” and turn to the One Who can make them free indeed.

Psalm 99

This post was originally published on October 6, 2021.