Category: South America

Malachi 3:6

“For I am the LORD, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”

Hebrews 13:8

“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”

The immutability of God means that His character does not change. He will always be Who He is. This attribute is the most stabilizing truth in the world. Because He will not change, His Word will not change. His children can therefore bank absolutely everything on Who the Scripture declares Him to be.  Praise our Lord for His wonderful immutability!

1. There are about 200,000 Jewish residents in Buenos Aires. This makes the city home to Latin America’s largest Jewish community. As of March this year, 200 Holocaust survivors live in Argentina. Thank God that because of His immutability, there will always be Jewish people. Also because of His immutability, we know that He is still “not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” Therefore, pray that He will once again today stir the heart of every Jewish person in Buenos Aires to turn to Jesus Christ as the only hope of salvation, and that many would respond in obedience.

2.   Pray or someone who works in the lighted building (in the foreground of the picture above) to think about the consistent laws of nature – tides, gravity, seedtime/harvest, day/night, etc. – and through that be drawn to the Creator Who does not change.

3.   Pray for the Holy Spirit to encourage every Christian in Buenos Aires with the stability of His immutability in relation to such promises as “I am with you always… I will never leave you nor forsake you.”

1.   Pray for a mechanic at this business to become a Christian.

2.   Campo Grande is a city in central Brazil with close to a million residents. People from around the world have immigrated there, including many from Okinawa, Japan. Pray for one of these residents to hear the gospel in his heart language of Japanese, and believe it.

3.   Pray for the recovery of a missionary family in south Brazil who have been sick with the mosquito borne illness of dengue.

Matthew 7:7-8

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

1. Pray for both a worker and a patron of this bakery to partake of the Bread of Life.

2. “Sanwich de Miga” is a popular party sandwich purchased often in Argentina. Pray that the next customer who orders Sanwich de Miga from this bakery will hear about the most magnificent celebration a person can attend, and accept the Savior’s invitation/provision to join Him at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

3. Pray for the truths of the hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” to cause deep awe and admiration in the heart of a Christian in Cordoba today.

1 Corinthians 15:54-58

This post was originally published on February 17, 2023.

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

1. Pray for every seven year old living in the Felicity Apartments to hear, understand, and accept the plan of salvation.
2. Pray for anyone in Success with a birthday today to also be born again, that he / she may enter the kingdom of heaven.
3. Pray for a person living in the Felicity Estates to attain true spiritual success, as defined in Joshua 1:8.

Galatians 6:9-10

This post was originally published on May 10, 2022.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Loma Plata.

1.   The T-shaped building is a school. Pray for the salvation of five students who attend there.

2.   Loma Plata was founded by Canadian Mennonites in 1927. It is located in a geographically harsh region of Paraguay. German is very commonly spoken in Loma Plata, in addition to Spanish. Pray for a German speaker to know and enjoy the gift of God’s grace.

3.   Across the street from the school is a library, and a block away is a museum of the town’s history. There are approximately 5500 people living in Loma Plata. The town turns 97 this year, so pray for any residents in their 90s to have (and take advantage of) an opportunity to accept the gospel in 2024.

Acts 1:8

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.

   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