Category: Oceania/Antarctica

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Mount Maunganul.

1. Pray for a construction worker doing remodeling work in Mount Maunganul to realize his personal need for remodeling by the Master Builder.

2. Mount Maunganul is the headquarters of Conqueror Virtual Challenges, a program available worldwide to help people become more physically active. Pray for the Lord to bless the efforts of participating Christians, who are striving to be physically fit that they may serve Him longer.

3. Pray for a paddle boarder in Pilot Bay Beach to trust in the God Who is even more vast and wonderful than the oceans.

Psalm 96:9

This post was originally published on June 13, 2023.

Lake Vostok is 2.5 miles under Antarctica’s surface, and may contain layers of both fresh and salt water. Russian scientists at Vostok Station drilled for 20 years before reaching the lake in 2012.

1.   About 30 Russian scientists live in Vostok Station in Antarctica’s summer, but only 15 during winter months. Pray for a Christian to be in the next group transferring in, and that at least 2 other people will trust Christ during his/her tenure at Vostok Station.

2.   It is commonly thought that Lake Vostok has been buried for 14 million years. Pray for a team member in Russia who receives and interprets data regarding the lake to genuinely consider the truth in relation to how the lake’s history is dated. Pray that this consideration will be the first step in turning to the light of truth as revealed in the Word of God.

3.   Vostok Lake lies beneath the Pole of Cold, where earth’s coldest naturally occurring temperature was recorded. However, geothermal heating keeps the lake’s water liquid. Pray for Christians around the world who face a spiritually cold climate to themselves remain warm-hearted to the things of God. This can occur because of the Spirit’s work below the surface.

Revelation 22:1,17

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

1. Pray for the last family who sat at this picnic table to know and rejoice in the love of Christ.
2. The Flagstaff Point Lighthouse is a fully automated lighthouse that assists ships sailing into Port Kembia. It flashes a white light for 4.5 seconds, then a red light (warning of reefs/headlands) for 3.6 seconds (lighthouses.org.au). Pray for a local resident to see the Light of the World illuminating the safe way to sail into eternity’s port.
3. A “Gongster” is a person from Wollongong. Pray for a Gongster who has visited the city’s Buddhist temple Nan Tien and is comparing Buddhism’s teachings to the claims of Christ to choose the only way, truth, and life.

John 14:6

This post was originally published on May 22, 2022.

1. Oceania includes Australia, New Zealand, and numerous island nations / territories in the South Pacific. TGP also includes in this category prayers for the relatively small transient Antarctic population due to its geographical proximity to Oceania. Pray for discipleship and Sunday School teachers in these countries to have practical goals toward helping their class members memorize passages of Scripture. The Word of God is the best thing a teacher can instill in the hearts of students of any age.

2. Discipleship / Sunday School teachers teacher are sub-shepherds of the church at large, carrying out a pastoral type ministry in the lives of their students. Pray for these leaders to themselves have people who minister to, encourage, and challenge them.

3. Pray for genuine spiritual growth to occur in the lives of many small group attendees this week.

Psalm 122:1

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Omoka Village.

1.  Omoka Village is on the Penrhyn Atoll, one of the fifteen islands that form the Cook Islands. Omoka Village has between 100 – 200 residents, and is the larger of Penrhyn’s two settlements. Pray for the salvation of the next person who enters the Penrhyn Island Council building.

2.   Pray for a young man in Omoka Village to be saved and discipled, and one day start a Biblical church there.

3.   Pray for a worker at the Penrhyn Hospital, located in Omoka Village, to meet the Great Physician and be made new from the inside out (2 Cor. 5:17).

Psalm 96:7

This post was originally published on May 30, 2023.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of James Ross Island.

1. James Ross Island is part of an archepelogo that extends closer to South America than any other part of Antarctica. Mendel Polar Station, owned and operated by the Czech Republic, is on the island. Pray for each person currently at the research station (around 20) to have an opportunity to accept Christ.

2. Pray for the salvation of the ship captain who will be transporting the station staff back home around the end of summer (mid-March).

3. At almost a mile high, Mount Haddington is the highest point on the island. Pray for the next person attempting to climb Mount Haddington to think again about any previous gospel witness received, and respond in faith.

Isaiah 45:22

This post was originally published on January 25, 2023.

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

1. Pray for people who will sit at these tables today, that when they think about / discuss recent global events, the Lord will interject Himself into their thoughts and draw them to Himself.
2. Pray for any Christians who may work in the two tall buildings in the background to be bold in witnessing for Jesus.
3. Pray for landscape workers who mow the grassy area above to meet the One Who made everything from grass to them personally.

Acts 1:7-8

This post was originally published on August 18, 2021.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Daly Waters.

1. This general store sells a bit of everything. Pray for the craftsman who built the barrel rocking chair to come to know the most creative Craftsman of all time.
2. On this Thanksgiving Day, pray for any Americans in Daly Waters to consider the Giver of all good things, and be truly grateful to Him.
3. Hanging from the ceiling on another wall of the store above are dozens of t-shirts for sale. Pray for anyone owning one of those to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 3:14-19

This post was originally published on November 25, 2021.

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

1. The above photo is part of a 360° view of Col d’Amos, a hill near Ouegoa. Pray for the salvation of the photographer whose shadow can be seen.
2. Bananas are a major income source for Ouegoa. They are picked and stored in ripening rooms before being sent to another part of the country. (newcaledonia.travel). Pray for a worker in that industry to meet the Master Who supplies his livelihood.
3. New Caledonia is a French territory. Pray for the next group of people traveling from France to the South Pacific island to include a Christian who can witness to his traveling companions.

Psalm 102:25-28

This post was originally published on February 18, 2022.