More than 70 have died, several hundred were injured, and more than two dozen are still missing after Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Luding, Sichuan Province, China. Heavy rain and landslides are also expected this week in that region.
As the Chinese battle increased surveillance, persecution, Covid lockdowns, and tension with other countries, let’s pray today for this vast country on the list of most dangerous places for Christians, home to more than 1.4 billion people and 443 people groups still unreached with the Gospel.
Lord, please protect and rescue those who are trapped, comfort those who mourn and heal those who are wounded. Let them feel You near. Speak to them in ways they will know it is You, and draw them into Your arms of love. Father, Sichuan has endured so many hardships of late. That province is still recovering from other earthquakes in recent years. So many people live in fear, not knowing of Your love and salvation. High mountains, restrictions against sharing Christ, persecution, illiteracy, pressures of family, culture and more have built barriers against the gospel. Please, Lord, tear those barriers down. Push through the darkness with Your light. March Your angel armies into Sichuan and all of China and awaken every heart to You. Give every person of every tribe and language a deep hunger for You, and then reveal Yourself to them in such a way that they can clearly see Your invitation to intimacy. So many have lost businesses, loved ones and more due to the floods, lockdowns and other trials of late. O God, please have mercy. Deliver them from evil. Reach into every home and heart and SPEAK in such a way the cloud of darkness that has covered minds and hearts is lifted and chains to sin and idols are broken, so they can clearly see You as You truly are: Healer, Comforter, God of Love and Compassion, Pursuer of Hearts, Prince of Peace, Savior. Lay out before them the path to Your Kingdom, and give them courage to step on into Your free gift of abundant life. Bring people to faith and grow Your church like never before in Sichuan and all throughout China. Topple every way the enemy has set out to kill, steal, oppress and destroy, and offer Life and salvation to the lost. John 10:10, 14:6. Cast out fear with Your perfect love, and save this province and nation, Lord. In the holy name of Jesus.
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