Our partners at Release International sent out a unique
“prayer-a-day” for the month of August. This has something you can pray for
China for every day in August. I encourage you print this out and use these
prayers each day. You can start any day you like. It will only take a few
minutes, and imagine how you can impact the world by bringing China before our
all-powerful God.
Here are the prayers for Day 27 through Day 31.
Day 27
Some
house church leaders are misinterpreting the Bible and leaving their families
behind to serve the Lord. They want to respond to China’s urgent need for Christian
ministers – but they may pay a heavy personal price: family breakdown. Pray
that church leaders in China will find the right balance between family
priorities and spreading the good news.
Day 28
Cai Zhuohua, a house church pastor from Beijing, was jailed between 2004
and 2007 for distributing Bibles for free in poor areas where people could not
access Bibles or could not afford them. The Chinese government recently held an
exhibition in the US to try to prove that China not only has sufficient Bibles
but is a major exporter of them. Pray that God will provide sufficient Bibles
to meet the needs of believers in China.
Day 29
Jiang Zongxiu, 34, was beaten to death in 2004 for carrying Scriptures: she
left behind an eight-year-old son. Her family is still waiting for justice:
Jiang’s body has not been returned to her family and her attackers have not
been punished. Pray that Jiang’s family will be comforted by the love of Christ
and will see justice done.
Day 30
Despite its recent economic downturn, China is the world’s fastest-growing
economy – a position which carries considerable political clout. Pray that,
while much of the international community courts this emerging superpower,
nations of influence will continue to put pressure on Beijing to clean up its
human rights record in the future.
Day 31
The Beijing Olympics have inspired churches and believers all over the
world to pray for China. Pray that this prayer campaign will gather momentum
and that the Lord will bring revival to the nation of China.
Source: China Aid Association.
Keep on praying for breakthrough in China!
