Category: South America

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

1. Pray for anyone who will sit on this curb today to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ, and accept the Friend Who sticks closer than a brother.
2. “Sierra” means “saw”, and refers to a mountain range with a serrated/jagged top. Translated, the town name means “Holy Cross of the Mountain”. Pray for five people living there to take their stand beneath the cross of Jesus today.
3. Pray for residents who have asthma to know the grace of God, which is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9-10).

2 Timothy 4:7-8

This post was originally published on November 20, 2021.

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

1. Pray for someone seeing these circular driveway stones today to also realize that God’s love is like a circle that has no endpoint.
2. Pray for residents in Quito of Quechuan descent to hear the gospel in their own language.
3. Pray for a person riding public transportation to see something out the bus window that the Holy Spirit can use to draw his/her heart toward the Savior.

John 12:32

This post was originally published on April 7, 2022.

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

1. Located in Willemstad, Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue opened in 1674, and is the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas. This photo is the cabinet where the Scripture is kept. Directly behind where the photographer stood in this view is a smaller platform where the person explaining the Scripture would be. Wooden pews line both sides of the synagogue, where the men and women would be seated separately. The layout of everything is the same as it was when Christ taught in a synagogue in Luke 4. An interesting feature about the above picture is that the floor is sand. The name of this synagogue includes the name Emanuel…God with us. Pray that the hearts of many who come there will be opened to Emanuel’s message.
2. Pray for visitors to the Curacao Ostrich Farm near Willemstad to see something there that points them to the Lord.
3. According to britannica.com, the two white stars on Curacao’s flag symbolize peace and happiness. Pray for someone in Willemstad to find true peace and happiness in Jesus today.

Psalm 102:25-28

This post was originally published on February 13, 2022.

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

1. It has been said that “the eyes are the window to the soul.” Pray for people looking out the pictured five windows today to realize that their Creator looks deep into their souls, and has manifested His great love for them through the gift of His Son.

2. Pasto has several nicknames: “Surprise City,” “Theological City,” and “Galeras’s Land” (name of a volcano). Pray for the Father to find many children in Pasto who worship Him in spirit and in truth.

3. One of the local delicacies is grilled whole guinea pig. Pray that a cook preparing that meal today would meet a believer who models Christ in word and deed.

Romans 10:17

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

1. On this clean street are several brightly painted businesses. Pray for a customer visiting the fishermen’s shop (far right) to himself be caught by a fisher of men for the Lord.

2. In the middle of the picture (with a glass front) is a pharmacy lab. Pray for people taking seizure medication prepared at this building to meet the Great Physician, Who will one day heal all diseases. Pray for them to trust Him in the meantime.

3. Next to the pharmacy is Radio Clinic, a dentist’s office. Pray that a Christian coming to this office for services will have strong teeth spiritually – able to chew the meat of the Word, and not just milk.

Isaiah 45:22

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

1. Pray for a family who will enjoy supper tonight at the pictured Pizza Hut to trust Jesus, that they may also one day enjoy supper together at His house.

2. Pray for a Christian kid who struggles with the concepts of mercy and penance to accept practically what he knows is true about God.

3. Near Copiapo in August of 2010, 33 miners were trapped 2,300 feet underground and 3 miles away from the copper mine’s entrance. Amazingly, they all survived for a record 69 days until being rescued. Pray that any of them who are still alive today will accept Jesus’ offer of eternal rescue.

Psalm 107:1-3

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Guatemala City.

1. The building next to the red car lies in disrepair, with hints of what used to be. Unfortunately, physical devastation is just one type of calamity a home can endure. As of 2018, Guatemala had the lowest divorce rate of any nation worldwide (statista.com). Pray for Christian families in Guatemala City to build their homes on the Word of God, that they may avoid spiritual devastation.

2. After a 1976 earthquake, Guatemalans became very receptive to the gospel. Today, the country’s average of Protestant adherents is 30%, as compared with the 6% average that other Central American nations have. Pray for the Lord to bless continuing evangelism and discipleship efforts.

3. With the metro area population well over 3 million people, Guatemala City is the largest city in Central America. However, when our Shepherd looks down at the city, He sees more than a mass of people – He looks into individual souls that need Him. Pray for someone your age to respond in faith today to the Spirit’s work in his / her heart.

Psalm 113:3

Thanks to my son for telling me facts about Guatemala that he learned in his high school geography class.

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

1. Roadside vendors like the one pictured above are common throughout Peru. It is currently summer in Peru, so pray for the salvation of an ice cream roadside vendor in Arequipa.

2. Pray for orphans in Arequipa to come to know the Father of the fatherless through the compassionate care of Christians.

3. Located near four impressive volcanoes, many of Arequipa’s buildings incorporate sillar, a white volcanic stone. For this reason the city has been nicknamed the “White City” (perurail.com). Pray that someone living in one of these sillar homes will also one day receive a white stone from Jesus, as described in Revelation 2:17.

Matthew 9:36-38

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

Psalm 98

Originally published May 31, 2021