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In January of 2025, TGP began facilitating a new way to increase prayer for specific lost individuals. A monthly email was sent to any team members who asked to receive it. The list contained first names of people whom team members had previously reached out to with the gospel. This PDF file could then be printed and placed in a visible location (inside a kitchen cabinet, for example), so that whenever the paper was seen, a name or two could be prayed for. Updates and additional names could be submitted anytime to be included in the next monthly list.

Many of the people on our list have been on the hearts of team members for years. Faithful prayer over the long haul is important. Because of this, in September TGP changed the frequency of how often the salvation list is sent to be once a quarter.

December 20 is when any team members who want to receive the quarterly email will get it. If you want to get it, simply reply to this email with your name/email address and the first names of lost individuals that you would like to add for prayer. (Those who have previously gotten the monthly lists do not need to reply, and any names you submitted will remain on the list.)

Please send any questions to targetedglobalprayer@gmail.com

Thank you for considering this opportunity!

John 8:12

Concerns:

1. Mass shooting yesterday in Australia against a Hanukkah celebration:

Hanukkah is the festival of lights. Pray for a Jewish family who was at Bondi Beach during the shooting to put saving faith in the Light of the World that cannot be overcome by darkness (John 1:4-5, 8:12).

2. Megaquake alert in Japan:

Because of continuing off-shore seismic activity, concerns regarding a potential megaquake are very real. Pray for the salvation of a seismologist working for the Japan Meteorological Agency.

3. Because we prayed before:

Last winter, TGP hosted a virtual prayer walk through 71 miles of New York City. Currently, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is preparing to take office on January 1, 2026. Many of his policies and plans run counter to traditional American and Christian values. Pray for Christians in NYC to remember the prayer of Acts 4:29, and likewise receive boldness to continue speaking the Word of God (v. 31).

Praises:

1. Many attended Saturday’s Christmas party for inner city children in Boston, Massachusetts. There were a few professions of faith in Christ!

2. Despite challenges, churches around the world continue to proclaim the gospel this Christmas season.

3. God is always on His throne! (Psalm 2)

John 8:12

Psalm 47:2

“For the Lord Most High is awesome;
He is a great King over all the earth.”

1. Kevin Rideout: Pray for the release of this American missionary pilot who was kidnapped in Niger on October 21. Although no updates are currently available, God knows every detail of the situation. Pray for the Lord to meet Kevin’s needs today.

2. Boston Christmas Party for Inner City Children: This event is today! Pray for many people to come to know Christ through this evangelistic outreach.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from the other locations featured this week:

Belmopan, Belize

Route 305 (Tokyo, Japan)

Intersection of Route 305 & Route 413 (Tokyo, Japan)

Intersection of Route 413 & Kitasaka (Tokyo, Japan)

Shibuya Crossing (Tokyo, Japan)

Thank you for praying, and thank you for being part of TGP’s now-completed virtual prayer walk for Tokyo, Japan!

Because of last week’s Thanksgiving break from school, I did not log treadmill walking time last Wednesday through Friday, so there’s not a new Tokyo prayer walk location for today. Lord willing, tomorrow that will resume.

However, I wanted to share a song with you all that relates to why TGP exists. Yesterday this song came across my YouTube playlist, and really caught my attention because at church we have been going through Revelation in our adult Sunday School class, and have been in chapter five the last couple weeks. That chapter is the basis for the song “Is He Worthy?”, which concludes with a resounding “He Is!”

Jesus is worthy of everything. Any sacrifices made to spread His gospel are swallowed up in the vastness of His eternal glory. Let us rejoice to be loved by such a great God, and to be the recipients of His promise to one day see Him in His full splendor.

Please follow this link to listen to “Is He Worthy?”

https://youtu.be/g4aPrt35X6g?si=Yac7_fwVpJo_5Nl1

Revelation 5

As today marks the official beginning of the Christmas season, let us pause to pray for the many church Christmas outreaches around the world planned for the next month.

1. Pray for your church to be a light in your community over the coming weeks, and that the Lord would bring at least one person to faith in Him through that witness.

2. Pray for our team member Julie Andrews, who is currently in Boston, Massachusetts, to help her sister and brother-in-law’s church with their annual Christmas party for inner city kids. Pray for the Lord to bless that outreach and touch many lives.

3. Pray that God will once again this year touch your soul with the wonder of the very first Christmas.

Psalm 103:1

From deadly fires in Hong Kong to an attack on US National Guardsmen near the White House to flooding in Thailand and Indonesia to a coup taking over the government in Guinea-Bissau, many parts of the world are in turmoil today. In light of these events, added to other personal difficulties some may be facing, the question might be raised whether it’s appropriate and meaningful at all for Americans to eat turkey and celebrate Thanksgiving today.

The answer can be summarized by Psalm 103:19,22 – “The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And His kingdom rules over all.
Bless the Lord, all His works,
In all places of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul!”

In comparison to God’s eternal rule, current world events are nothing. He is, always has been, and always shall be on the throne. In addition to His omnipotence, He is always graciously benevolent to us (Psalm 103:17). It is therefore highly appropriate and deeply meaningful to celebrate Thanksgiving with a full heart of gratitude to our God.

For today’s TGP prayer time, please follow this link to listen to Ron Hamilton’s “The Praise Song.” It’s less than two minutes long, but very powerful. As a personal testimony, I have found that singing it out loud is very effective in re-focusing on the Lord.

https://youtu.be/o4Wem9FkbOo?si=FPR9Vm-EcEtDeAgT

Happy Thanksgiving to each of you! Psalm 103

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me.

1. Deaflympics: Continue to pray for the Deaflympics being held November 15-26 in Tokyo, Japan. The connections our TGP team members have to this event are really special! First, Julie Andrews sent in the heads up about the event. After yesterday’s post, Cheryl Howe let me know that her friend Emily (from Chattanooga, Tennessee) is playing tennis in the Deaflympics. Go, Emily!

The Lord is working to reach people! Last night I saw an update from the missionaries Julie told me about, and yesterday they led a former Buddhist to Christ. Let’s keep praying daily for the Lord to bring many people to Himself while they are in Tokyo for the Deaflympics, and provide avenues for further discipleship when they return to their various home countries.

2. Kevin Rideout: Hebrews 13:3 tells us to, “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them—those who are mistreated—since you yourselves are in the body also.” Pray today for grace, strength, hope, and peace for Kevin Rideout, and for his soon release.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request that you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:

National Route 20 (Tokyo, Japan)

Juniso Dori Ave. (Tokyo, Japan)

Koen Dori (Tokyo, Japan)

Crown Point, Trinidad and Tobago

Thank you for praying!

Luke 9:26

For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.

1. Kevin Rideout: Continue to pray for the safety of Kevin Rideout, a missionary pilot kidnapped in Niger on October 21. The US State Department continues to work toward his release.

2. Hurricane Melissa: Pray for people whose lives have been devastated by the destruction of this hurricane. Pray for the Lord to meet their needs on every level.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week:

Haradh, United Arab Emirates

Umm Salal Muhammad, Qatar

Mekomeseng, Equatorial Guinea

Metropolitan Expressway Route 5 (Tokyo, Japan)

Kanda Aqueduct Remains (Tokyo, Japan)

Thank you for praying!

Luke 9:25

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

1. Kevin Rideout: Continue to pray for the safety / release of the Baptist missionary pilot Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped in Niger on October 21. Pray for the salvation of his captors, peace for his family, and God to be glorified. 

2. Direct witness: Continue praying that you will meet a Japanese person and have an opportunity to witness for Jesus to that individual. Pray also for boldness to witness to contacts of any ethnicity whom God has already brought into your life.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week:

Bunkyo City (Tokyo)

Denmyoji Temple (Tokyo)

Rte. 434, near the Koraku Park Junior Baseball Field (Tokyo)

Bangkok, Thailand

Santiago, Chile

Thank you for praying!

Please pray for Kevin Rideout, a missionary pilot in Niger who was taken from his home by three armed jihadists on October 21. Niger is a country infamous for persecution against Christians. Pray that wherever Kevin is right now, he will continually sense the presence of the Lord. Pray for his family during this time, and for God to be glorified on all fronts.