Category: Oceania/Antarctica

Psalm 139:7-11

“Where can I go from Your Spirit? or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell [Sheol], behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. If I say, ‘Surely the darkness shall fall on me,’ even the night shall be light about me.”

Jeremiah 23:24

“‘Can anyone hide himself in secret places, so I shall not see him?’ says the LORD; do I not fill heaven and earth?’ says the LORD.”

God’s omnipresence is cause for great reassurance to His children. He does not change. He exhibits lovingkindness. He is sovereign. And this God is the One Who has promised to be with us always, to never leave or forsake us. He is with us.

God’s omnipresence can be observed in two ways. As He told Jeremiah, He is everywhere, filling heaven and earth. This is the scope of His omnipresence; there is nowhere we can go that He is not there. He also forever indwells each of His children by the Holy Spirit: “And I [Jesus] will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever – the Spirit of truth…you know Him, for He dwells with you, and will be in you.” (John 14:16-17). He is at once in each of the redeemed, in a more wonderful way than anyone else could ever be with us. We are never alone. He is Who He is, and by His omnipresence He graciously extends the gift of Himself to us in indescribably wonderful and inexhaustible ways. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!

1.   Pray for a worker at the Blue Palau Gift Shop to hear about God’s omnipresence, and come to know that in a personal way through receiving the gift of salvation.

2.   Because of their companionship and loyalty, dogs are often considered to be “man’s best friend.” Pray for the Lord to work again in the life of a person who has interacted with the pictured dog, that he/she may meet Him Who truly is man’s best friend.

3.   Pray that on this Lord’s Day every Christian in Koror will rejoice in and thank the Lord for His omnipresence.

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

1. Pray that many people in Lenakel would be hungry for the Word of God, and eager to gather whenever they have a chance to hear it proclaimed.

2. Vanuatu is a country in Oceania comprised of about eighty islands. On the island of Tanna, Lenakel is a major port city. Pray for a sailor coming into port there to follow the examples of other sailors who have believed in Jehovah as the only God (Jonah 1:16, John Newton, etc.).

3. Pray for a surgeon at the Lenakel Hospital to personally meet the Great Physician, and be changed forever.

Psalm 107:15

This post was originally published on April 13, 2023.

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

1. Micronesia is a group of 600 islands and about 550,000 people. Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach every island and family.

2. Pray for staff at the Chinese embassy in Palikir to accept the gospel, that they may one day take it home to their nation.

3. Pray for students at the College of Micronesia to meet genuine Christians who reach out to them with the love of Christ.

1 John 2:15-17

This post was originally published on July 2, 2021.

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

1. The Bible repeatedly declares that our God is omniscient. Because He knows everything, He knows who each person is that left a footprint in the sand pictured above. Pray for the Holy Spirit to again draw every one of their hearts to long to truly know God.

2. Pray for any Christian employees at the Poum nickel mine to have a Biblical church to attend, and in which to grow spiritually.

3. Pray for a science teacher in Poum’s boarding middle school to embrace the veracity of Scripture’s account of creation, and be willing to stand up for that truth.

Psalm 78:4

This post was originally published on August 25, 2023.

This post was originally published on April 17, 2021.

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

1. Pray for the architect who designed the teal butterfly shaped building above to personally experience new life in Christ by way of the cross.

2. Pray for Bethshan Baptist Church to be continually effective in the areas of Biblical worship, fellowship, evangelism and discipleship.

3. Pray for a worker in Popondetta’s rubber manufacturing industry to hear and believe the gospel.

Psalm 96:2

This post was originally published on April 25, 2023.

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.