“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:” Ecclesiastes 3:1

After much thought/prayer, I have decided to pause the daily Targeted Global Prayer posts. About 40 minutes goes into preparing each day’s city. At this point of my life, I need to use that time to focus on my relationship with God. I have sincerely appreciated each of you who has prayed for Jesus to be known to the peoples of the world. Please don’t stop praying. Think of one city a day you can pray for, and make up your own three requests. You can also revisit the TGP website, as all the previous posts will stay up. Lord willing, at the beginning of the new year, I will reevaluate re-instating new daily posts.

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

1. Pray that, whoever these two people are, they will one day walk beside the river of life in heaven, having gained citizenship there through trusting Jesus Christ for salvation.
2. Pray for believers across Russia to truly meet with God when they go to church today.
3. Pray for the Word of God to change a life in Yeniseysk today.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Stretching out at 3,395 miles, the Yellow River (Huanghe River) is the sixth longest river system in the world (google). Although there are many bridges that span the Yellow River, such as the one above, there is only one bridge that can cross the great divide between God and man. Pray for a driver using the above bridge today to also avail himself of the John 14:6 bridge.
2. Pray for a member of the Lanzhou People’s Congress to hear and accept the plan of salvation.
3. Pray for increased distribution of God’s Word among Lanzhou’s nearly four million residents.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray for the families living near the green-domed building to hear the gospel. Pray that at least one person who hears will believe in Jesus this year.
2. Last year, the population of Baetov was 10,682 (wikipedia). Pray for any Christians living there to be encouraged by one of their Father’s promises today.
3. Pray for Scripture to be available to those in Baetov who seek the Truth.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray for the person whose job includes changing the 20 outdoor light bulbs above to meet someone who will tell him about the Light of the World.
2. In 2020, Haima’s population was 10,093. Pray for a church to start / grow there.
3. Haitham bin Tarik has been Oman’s reigning sultan since January 11, 2020. Pray for the Lord to send a personal gospel witness to him, and for belief to be his response.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray that the Lord will bring a copy of His Word into the blue-roofed building this summer, and that it will be received and read with faith.
2. Turkistan is near the Syr Darya River. Pray for any believers who have been baptized there to be encouraged to live for Jesus all the days of their lives.
3. Pray for protection for all God’s children in Kazakhstan.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. This picture is from inside Shwedagon Pagoda, a Buddhist temple dating back to the sixth century. Pray for the photographer to find new life in Jesus Christ.
2. According to christianhistoryinstitute.org, Shwedagon Pagoda was the first thing to grab the attention of Adoniram Judson when he entered Yangon (then Rangoon). Years later after great hardship, Judson would give the people of Myanmar (Burma) the Word of God in their own language. Pray that today the Burmese Bible will once again change a life forever.
3. Pray for church leaders in Yangon to know how to best lead their people to follow the Lord in the midst of cultural opposition.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pakistan is the world’s fifth most populous nation, and has the second largest Muslim population (Google Earth). Pray that Jesus will rescue someone coming to study and pray in this room today.
2. Right now in Kohlu it’s 74° and cloudy. Pray for the person who records weather data in Kohlu to consider the identity of the God Who makes weather, and be open to finding out more about Who He is. Pray for the Lord to then bring an opportunity across his path whereby he might learn more.
3. In 2017, Kohlu’s population was 214,000. Wikipedia quotes the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on this fact: “Literacy rate in 2014-15 of population 10 years and older in the district stands at 32%, whereas for females it is only 12%.” Other statistics include the following:91% of schools are elementary only, >80% are without electricity, and 90% have no toilet. Pray that the girls who do know how to read will have an opportunity to read the Bible for themselves, and believe in the God Who cares (Genesis 16:13).

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. This service station, the Fiat Tagliero, is shaped like an airplane, and has an interesting history (see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_Tagliero_Building ). Pray that someone coming there today will meet Jesus as his personal Savior.
2. Pray for a student and teacher at the Red Sea Secondary School to meet the Master Teacher, and believe in Him for all that He is – God incarnate.
3. Pray for believers in Asmara to have opportunities to study the Bible, that they may rightly divide it and not be swayed by every wind of doctrine (2 Timothy 2:15, Ephesians 4:14-15).

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. In Ezekiel 22:30, the Lord looked for a man to stand in the gap for Israel, but He found no one. Pray that there will be Christians in Tripoli who will stand for the Lord and intercede for His mercy in the lives of their family members and countrymen.
2. According to wikipedia, most Christians in Libya are foreigners working in the country, rather than Libyan nationals. Less than 1% of Libyans are Protestants, and there is no Bible in the Libyan Arabic language, a variation of Arabic spoken by 6 million people in the country. Pray for these sobering statistics to change.
3. Pray for Christian families in Libya currently expecting children to be able to bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, that those children may be ardent disciples of Jesus Christ from an early age.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray that someone working in the tall white buildings today will hear God’s truth of redemption, and embrace it.
2. Pray for a person born into a Muslim family who wants to become a Christian but is facing familial pressure not to do so. Pray for the Spirit’s work in his heart to be so strong that he will have courage to follow Christ.
3. Pray for financial provision for the work of printing Bibles in the Malay language, wisdom for the translators, and for Bibles to reach the hands of the people instead of being confiscated by the government.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray for Christians who feel like what they are trying to do for God is as fruitless as this picture to be encouraged that faithfulness is what counts with the Lord.
2. There is a substantial gold deposit in Daugyztau and the surrounding desert. Pray for a geologist who has studied its location / history to personally echo the truth of Psalm 119:72.
3. Pray for Uzbekistan’s leaders to enact laws which will be favorable toward religious freedom.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of San Cristobal de las Casas.

1. In October of 2020, 33 evangelical Protestants were thrown out of a neighborhood in San Cristobal de las Casas, because they were not Catholics (state.gov). Pray for those people, wherever they are today, to continue growing in their walk with the Lord.
2. Pray for a child who will be in the pictured courtyard today to meet someone who can explain the love of Jesus to him / her, and for faith to be the response.
3. Pray for someone reading from the Bible today to accept it as the final authority for knowing God, not merely as an equal with any other religious tradition or human book / directive.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray for our Father to remind any of His children who may be on this road today that “the strength of the hills is His also.” (Psalm 95:4)
2. According to britannica.com, “Tajikistan is among the countries with the greatest potential for hydroelectric power in the world.” Pray for many nationals to know “the power of God unto salvation” (Romans 1:16), given by the same Creator Who blessed their country with natural resources.
3. Pray for the Tajik Bible to reach a home today that has never before had a copy of the very words of God.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Ho Chi Minh City.

1. Pray for the Lord to look down with compassion on this city of nine million people, once again interjecting Himself into their lives and drawing them to salvation.
2. Pray for increased distribution of the Scripture among city residents.
3. Pray for a Christian working at a restaurant to meet another believer today, and for both of them to be encouraged by the Lord’s goodness.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield the Al-Kharj.

1. Pray for Christians in Al-Kharj to be encouraged as they seek to be lights for the Savior in a dark place.
2. Pray that someone passing under this street sign today will encounter a gospel witness, and believe.
3. Pray that the Lord will make ways for Bible distribution to occur among Al-Kharj’s 425,300 residents (worldpopulationreview.com). Thank Him that He will preserve His Word, and that it will not return void, but will accomplish His purposes (Isaiah 55:10-11).

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Port Harcourt.

1. Pray for the salvation of someone who regularly uses the skywalk above.
2. Over the past eighteen months, Nigeria has had an average of a Christian* being killed every two hours (opendoorsusa.org, *the term “Christian” refers to any church). Pray for family members struggling to move forward because of the loss of lived ones.
3. Pray for one of an unsaved soldier to meet Jesus, and have true joy.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

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

1. Pray for someone in the green roofed building today to hear about Jesus for the first time, and accept His salvation.
2. According to opendoors.org, Somalia ranks third (after Afghanistan and North Korea) for an extreme level of religious persecution. Pray for Christians living there to be encouraged to persevere in living for Christ by the truths of 2 Corinthians 4:6-18.
3. Pray for the Lord’s protection and provision for Somali pastors and their families.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Ma’an.

1. Pray that someone walking on this red carpet today will also “happen” to receive a copy of God’s Word, and come to love the Savior.
2. In 2020, there were an estimated 196,200 Christians among Jordan’s 10,900,000 people (https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/jordan/). Pray for this 1.8% to be encouraged in their walk with the Lord today.
3. Pray for the children of Christian parents to follow the Truth as well, instead of conforming to societal pressure to reject Jesus.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Kuala Belait.

1. Pray for five people who receive mail that has passed through this building to also receive a copy of the greatest letter of all time: God’s Word to man. Pray for the illumination of the Spirit to guide their reading, and for faith to be their response.
2. Pray for the church in Kuala Belait to grow, both numerically and in Christlikeness.
3. In Brunei it is illegal for Christians to proselytize. Pray for believers to have daily wisdom for how to obey the higher mandate of the Great Commission.

Hebrews 13:3, 2 Timothy 2:9