This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.
1. Manchester, United Kingdom: Samaritan’s Purse has sent crisis chaplains to Manchester. Pray for the Lord to give them wisdom and boldness in their endeavors, and for saving faith to be the response of those to whom they seek to minister.
2. Antigua, Guatemala: Pray for the Word of God to be widely circulated in Antigua.
3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:
Rte. 4, near the Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route
He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.” Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!
1. Charlie Kirk Gospel Opportunity – Pray for the the Holy Spirit to continue bringing the gospel to the attention of the millions of people who watched last Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk, and for national regeneration and revival to occur.
2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Yesterday’s wide scale walkout at the UN is truly a sad commentary on the world’s attitude toward Israel.
3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:
Shin-ohashi-dori Ave
Hamariku Gardens
Rte. 15 & Rte. 304 (subway station)
Rte. 15, near the Kyobashi Daikongashi Hospitality Garden
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (NKJV)
1. Pray for the Lord to bring a Japanese person across the paths of every TGP member during our virtual prayer walk in Tokyo. Pray for us to each have an opportunity to witness to that person, even if it is only to say, “Jesus loves you.”
An interesting and humorous story occurred two days ago. My son and I were speaking with a bank teller when two Japanese people – an older woman and girl maybe 11 or 12 years old – came into the bank and did a transaction with another teller less than ten feet away from us. I wanted to run over and say how excited I was to see them and why! However, they finished their transaction quickly and left. Given the nature of the circumstances, it didn’t work out to for us to talk to them (it was a little funny to mentally picture what would have happened if I would have done that, down to the details of the little bulldog with them who made noise the entire time they were in the bank). The good news is that they must live somewhere in the proximity of our village of 1,790 people, so hopefully our paths will cross again in a manner which would facilitate at least a simple witness.
All that to say, let’s keep praying and be on the lookout. 🙂 It would be really special if the Lord gave us opportunities to witness to Japanese people in America while we are praying for those in Tokyo. Feel free to send in any stories of how God may answer this prayer in your life.
2. Pray for the Lord to meet whatever today’s needs are in the lives / ministry of missionaries Bill and Becky Petite.
3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed [literally, do not turn your gaze away]; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
1. Dodoma, Tanzania: Pray for students at the Kizota Primary School who enjoy math to hear about the God Who never changes, and is more dependable than the absolute value of numbers.
2. Oradea, Romania: Pray for a post-abortion mom in Oradea to find forgiveness and spiritual healing at the foot of the cross.
3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:
Today marks the end of TGP’s summer series featuring prayer requests drawn from different hobbies. Thank you to all who submitted their personal hobbies for inclusion!
The following interest areas have been featured:
Nature Walking
Reading & Listening to Audiobooks
Card Making
Weaving
Gardening
Writing Fiction
Knitting
Fishing
Quilling
Fast Draw
Cooking
Modeling
Collecting
Embroidery
Singing
1. If you enjoy a hobby that is not on the list above, pray for someone else in the world today who enjoys the same activity to meet Jesus.
2. Pick any activity from the list, and pray for the Lord to use Christians who enjoy that activity to be a light for Him to their fellow hobbyists who do not know Him.
3. When God created the world, He did so ex nihilo – out of nothing. Part of being made in His image is the fact that humans enjoy creating things out of the raw materials He has provided. All of the activities above illustrate that principle. Thank God for sharing this aspect of His personhood with us.
These tasty and attractive breakfast roll-ups were a practical and heartfelt gift from a Colorado TGP team member and her daughters.
Cooking is a hobby that turns the necessity of eating into a delightful art. God has created a myriad of foods, and the possibilities of combining ingredients in different ways and techniques are limitless. Putting an appetizing and wholesome meal on the table is the starting point for great family conversations / bonding during meal time, as well as a way to extend the love of God to one’s own family and beyond.
1. Pray for God to give you an opportunity to share something about Jesus the next time you are in a grocery store.
2. The greatest banquet of all time will take place at the Marriage Supper of the Lamb. Thank God for His amazing hospitality that invites all to come!
3. Just as we must have food to survive physically, so Jesus is the Bread of Life on which our souls depend. Indeed, He has said that “…Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Pray for a professional chef who does not know Christ to realize the value of Him as the Bread of Life, and treasure His words as more important than necessary food (Job 23:12).
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
1. Fishing: Pray for the Master Fisherman to bless the efforts of His churches around the world to be fishers of men.
2. Fast Draw: The US National Fast Draw Championship wil be held in Oroville, California, on October 3-5, 2025. Pray for someone preparing for that event to come to know Jesus, and learn to handle His weapon well.
3. Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:
Fast Draw (aka Quick Draw) is a hobby enjoyed by a Vermont TGP team member. Fast Draw is a safe, enjoyable hobby / competition that involves speed in drawing a handgun and accuracy in hitting the target. Participants choose aliases such as Colorado Circuit Rider, Northwoods Nell, Johnny Lightning, Old Leatherneck Lynn, or Texas Pete.
Because the Bible compares itself to a weapon (a sword), the two elements of Fast Draw – speed and accuracy – are also important to Christians. Just as with a cowboy in the Old West (the paradigm for Fast Draw), a first century Roman soldier’s life could depend on his deft agility in wielding his weapon. In describing the armor of God, Paul admonished all believers to take up “the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” Hebrews 5:12-14 describes that ideally the longer people have been Christians, they will “…by reason of use [of the Scriptures] have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Jesus illustrated this by His immediate response to temptation; quoting Scripture that hit the bull’s eye of truth. One of the Holy Spirit’s great gifts to God’s children is that He brings verses to our minds that we have previously read / memorized.
1. The US National Fast Draw Championship wil be held in Oroville, California, on October 3-5, 2025. Pray for someone preparing for that event to come to know Jesus, and learn to handle His weapon well.
2. Pray for believers in your family to make/maintain the habit of spending time in God’s Word, “rightly dividing the Word of truth” (2 Tim. 2:15).
3. Some Fast Draw aliases aren’t the greatest: Dirty Harry, Hard Hearted Hannah, Snake Oil, or Evil E. The Christian’s real life enemy satan often tries to distort Scripture for his evil purposes. Pray for young men in churches today to exhibit the description of 1 John 2:14 – “…you are strong, and the Word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the wicked one.”
Photo from 5-18-2013 from a New York TGP team member. This catfish was the first fish his son ever caught.
Fishing is a hobby that offers several benefits: outdoor relaxation, time with family, and a source of food. One study tracked a record number of 57.7 million Americans ages six and older who went fishing in 2023.*
Fishing is another hobby found in Scripture. Mark 1:16-20 records the story of Jesus calling two sets of fishermen brothers to be His disciples. He gave them the intriguing call to “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” Their response was immediate obedience. That call echoes through the centuries to all His disciples.
Another parallel between fishing and discipleship is the high percentage of participants who begin early in life. The following data from the study referenced above is very interesting: “These numbers…underscore the critical importance of introducing fishing at a young age…Eighty-seven percent of current fishing participants fished before the age of 12…”* Most people who fish have early memories of doing so as a child with an older family member. The same is true in the spiritual realm. After research, George Barna found that “the probability of accepting Christ is highest among kids under 14.”** This is not to minimize older age salvations, just to highlight the importance of beginning discipleship at an early age. Just as fishing doesn’t just happen without someone being intentional, so it is with discipleship.
1. Choose any country, and pray for a family who lives there and is planning to go fishing this weekend to grow in their relationships with God and each other.
2. Pray for Christian parents and grandparents to be intentional about discipling the children in their families.
3. Pray for the Master Fisherman to bless the efforts of His churches around the world to be fishers of men.
