Category: South America

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

1. Pray for people who wait today for a bus in the gray enclosure to accept Christ.
2. Pray for a Christian to give a gas station attendant a gospel tract, and for the attendant to read/understand/believe/grow.
3. Pray for churches to be planted in Republiek that will shine God’s light until He returns.

Psalm 24

This post was originally published on January 30, 2022.

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

1. Pray for Christians in Neuquen who happen to be loading vehicles today to also load good things from the Word of God into their hearts and lives.
2. Neuquen is a market center for fruit selling (britannica.com). Pray that a farmer bringing in fruit from the surrounding countryside to sell will meet a Christian who exhibits the fruit of the Spirit, and because of that decide to trust Christ himself.
3. The city of Neuquen is also the capital of the Province of Neuquen. Pray for the salvation / discipleship of its governor and senators: Omar, Oscar, Silvia, and Lucila.

Revelation 1:17-18

This post was originally published on April 18, 2022. The current governor and senators are Omar, Marcelo, Nanci, Lucila, and Horatio.

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

1.   2 Corinthians 2:14-16 says that Christians are to be a sweet savour of Christ (both to the Father and to other people), diffusing the knowledge of God wherever we are. Although we are not sufficient for this on our own, the verses also say that “God always causes us to triumph in Christ.” Pray that believers in Manaus today will have lives that waft the perfume of Jesus across the consciousness of all those with whom they interact.

2. With a population of over 2,220,000, Maunas is a great harvestfield of souls. Pray for individuals who are ready to accept the gospel to have an opportunity this week to do so.

3. Manaus is the jumping off point to the Amazon Rainforest, and is home to the scientific National Institute of Amazonian Research. Pray for a secretary at the institute to meet Jesus.

Psalm 119:54

This post was originally published on October 24, 2023.

Lago Argentino is a glacier fed lake, with some runoff water from the Andes Mountains.  The lake’s teal color is from “glacial milk,” mineral sediment suspended in the glacial meltwater. Lago Argentino is Argentina’s largest freshwater lake, and contributes tourism and fishing to the area’s economy.

1.   Pray for a visitor to Los Glaciares National Park to see the Creator’s majesty in the views he enjoys, and then recognize the Creator’s right to reign in his own life as well.

2.   Many believers around the world have been baptized in lakes or rivers, picturing the salvation that has become the defining moment of their lives. Pray for any Argentine Christians who need to follow the Lord in believer’s baptism to do so.

3.   Near Lago Argentino is the town El Calafate, sometimes called by the same name as the lake. Both of the top two World Altitude Gliding Records were set near El Calafate, in 2006 and 2018. Pray for someone living there who has previously heard but not accepted the gospel to do so today, that one day that person may soar even higher than the highest gliding record to live with God in His heaven.

Revelation 22:1,17

1.   From heaven to the Old Testament to the New Testament to today, music has been an integral part of the worship of our great God. Pray for church musicians in all 12 South American countries (and also France’s overseas territory) to be filled with the Spirit as they minister to the Lord and edify believers through their voices and instruments.

2.   Pray for a Brazilian church guitar player who has been going through hard times to have the comfort of a song from the Lord in his heart today.

3.   Pray for children who love singing about Jesus to always stay that way, worshipping their Father in spirit and in truth.

Psalm 122:1

   The Amazon River discharges more water than any other river on earth, enough to fill 83 Olympic size swimming pools every second. It is also a close rival to the Nile for being the longest river in the world.

   Here are some stats on the people who live in the Amazon River basin:

* 47 million people (wwf.org.uk)

* 300 languages (wwf.org.uk)

* 385 indigenous people groups (nasa.gov)

* 100 tribes who have not had contact with the rest of the world (pbs.org)

1.   Pray for the gospel to reach 3 of those 100 tribes this year.

2.   Pray for Baptist missionaries working in the Amazon River basin to see a great harvest of souls, and much progress in discipleship endeavors.

3.  Pray for a boy living in Vila do Maquira to hear about / accept Jesus’ love, and be called to preach the Word of God.

Revelation 22:1,17

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

1. Clorinda has many dirt roads with potholes and muddy patches. Pray for the next driver whose vehicle gets stuck in such a spot to get “unstuck” quickly, and also be spiritually able to personally testify of the truth of Psalm 40:1-3.

2. Clorinda is located on Argentina’s border with Paraguay. Pray for someone who frequently crosses between the two countries to hear the gospel and be born again, and have opportunities for continuing discipleship.

3. The woman of John 4 was an outcast among outcasts, but Jesus reached out to her with compassion. Pray for the most ostracized person in Clorinda to meet the Savior Who has promised to never cast out anyone who comes to Him.

Psalm 96:12-13

This post was originally published on July 3, 2023.

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

1. Pray for drivers of fire department water trucks in Lelydorp today, such as of the rig pictured above, to personally know/trust the Rescuer from Hell’s fires.
2. Pray that anyone sitting today at the patio table / chairs above will meet a Christian exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit, and be drawn to Christ.
3. Pray for Lelydorp residents who will be eating coconuts today to discover the sweet milk of the Word of God.

I Thessalonians 4:13-18

This post was originally published on November 3, 2021.

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

1. Pray for people using this heart shaped pond (there’s a footbridge across it with an arch where flowering vines might grow) to consider the greatest exhibition of love ever demonstrated, as described in John 3:16.
2. It is currently summer in Peru, so pray for someone playing soccer in Rioja today to begin a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
3. Pray for the most needy child in Rioja to daily know the compassionate provision of our God in all areas, and be able to call Him “Father.”

1 Peter 5:7

This post was originally published on January 17, 2022.