Dinner and a Prayer

March 23 – April 21 we will embark on a journey here at the Prayer Wall praying through every nation for every heart to awaken to God’s love. The dates for these 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening are especially significant because they coincide with Islamic Ramadan, when faithful Muslims will fast throughout the day to seek God, and then gather as a family at sunset to eat a special meal together.

As we pray for persecuted Christians to stand strong in the Lord and for their persecutors — most of whom are Muslims — to indeed encounter God, why not also fast sunrise to sunset, and then celebrate with a special family dinner each night? (See our So You Think You Can’t Fast page for suggestions and warnings.)

Even if you choose not to fast, the Dinner and a Prayer guide here in this post, at the bottom of our 30 Days of Prayer page or in the back of your 30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening, Volume 2 book is a great way to encourage meaningful family times and build understanding of different cultures and needs globally, especially the need for Christ.

Following are some ideas for daily family involvement, but please feel free to do whatever God is leading you to do during this month of intercession: (You can also skip this section and jump to today’s prayer.)

1. Invite family members to research countries or people groups of their choice in each of the regions of the world to discover interesting facts, but especially to look for barriers to the Gospel. Open Doors’ World Watchlist and Voice of the Martyrs’ Global Prayer Guide are excellent resources for this, as is Joshua Project’s list of unreached people groups in every nation.
2. Meanwhile, search out recipes on the internet and cook a themed dinner or even just one or two dishes that coincide with the prayer emphasis for that day. We will publish a suggested menu for each day’s theme, as well as maps, verses and prayer starters. But because some international dishes may call for something you don’t have in your cupboard, you might want to plan ahead. You can find menu suggestions now at the bottom of this post, or you can just look on the internet for something suited to your family’s palate.
3. During dinner each evening, invite family members who researched countries in the region of that day’s theme to share their findings. Point out those places on a map or globe, and talk together about hardships people face and barriers to the Gospel, such as language, culture, religion, oppressive governments, geographic isolation (mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.).
4. If you like, lay hands on those countries or that region and pray together for every heart to awaken to Christ’s love. Use the prayer starters given for that day and the research your family members have done to pray for both Christians and unbelievers in those places.

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For those who like to plan ahead …

30 Days Menu Suggestions:

1. My Own Heart: Cook your family’s favorite dishes.
2. Home Country: Serve favorite dishes from your home country.
3. The Church: Have your children ask your pastor (or other minister) what his favorite meal is, and prepare that for dinner tonight.
4. Persecuted Church: Pick one or more countries where Christians are persecuted, and search out recipes online to cook for dinner. Menu ideas: Indian chicken curry, gorraasa (Sudanese flatbread), Persian eggplant dip (kashk-e-bademjan), sheer korma (Pakistani pudding)
5. Unreached Peoples: Do you know missionaries working with an unreached people group? Cook a recipe from that people group for dinner. You can also go to JoshuaProject.net and click on one of the countries on their world map. Look for the red dots. Then search the internet for recipes by those people groups. Menu suggestions: Yemen Carrot Rice, kutabi (Azerbaijani Savory Pancakes Filled with Greens and Herbs), Balinese grilled coconut and turmeric chicken, Bedouin tea, zalobiya (fried Kurdish pastry)
6. Europe: Menu suggestions: Svickova beef sirloin with cream sauce (Czechia), blitva (Croatian greens and potatoes), French crepes
7. Western Europe: Search the internet to choose recipes to cook for dinner from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Switzerland, and/or United Kingdom. Menu suggestions: croûte savoyarde (cheese toast, France), shepherd’s pie, German creamed spinach, Belgian chocolate
8. Southern Europe: Search the internet to choose recipes to cook for dinner from Albania, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, and/or Spain. Menu suggestions: tapas, spaghetti and meat sauce, briam (Greek roasted vegetables), Serbian no-bake sand cake (pijesak torta)
9. Northern Europe: Search the internet to choose recipes to cook for dinner from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and/or Sweden. Menu suggestions: Swedish meatballs, Norwegian potato lefse, Danish red cabbage, Finnish blueberry pie
10. Eastern Europe: Search the internet to choose recipes from Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and/or Ukraine. You can also have your children research some of these countries to find the barriers to the Gospel, and then share those together with the family for prayer. Menu suggestions: Hungarian goulash, Estonian rye bread, Polish vegetable salad, yabluchnyk (Ukrainian apple cake)
11. Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from African countries. Menu suggestions: maharagwe (bean soup), bariis iskukaris (spiced Somali rice), Malawian sweet potato soup, malva pudding (South Africa)
12. Northern Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Sudan, and/or South Sudan. Menu suggestions: Moroccan chicken tagine, Egyptian koshari, rougag (Tunisian flatbread), makroud el louse (Algerian almond cookies)
13. Western Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and/or Togo. Menu suggestions: benachin or jollof (Gambian rice), agege (Nigerian bread), peanut butter stew (Mali and Ivory Coast), West African lime cake
14. Central Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and/or São Tomé and Príncipe. Menu suggestions: Muamba chicken (DRC and Angola), kanda (Central African meatballs with pumpkin seeds), peanut and squash soup (Chad), akwadu (Equatorial Guinea fried bananas)
15. East Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania, and/or Uganda. Menu suggestions: chapati bread, spriss (layered fruit juices), Kenyan pilau (spiced rice), Madagascar chicken, Mozambique vegetable stew, Ugandan pineapple nut bread
16. Southern Africa: Search the internet to choose recipes from Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini, Namibia, Zambia and/or Zimbabwe. Menu suggestions: bobotie (South African ground beef curry), Zambian beans (with tomatoes, onions, and green bell pepper), Namibian spinach stew, sweet potato cookies with lemon glaze (Zimbabwe)
17. Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from Asian countries. Menu suggestions: mujadara (Jordanian rice and lentils), Armenian stuffed eggplant, stir-fried chicken and broccoli (China), Indonesian sweet sticky rice
18. Middle East: Search the internet to choose recipes from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, and/or Bahrain. Menu suggestions: hummus and pita bread (Israel), chicken kabsa (Saudi Arabia), imam bayildi (Turkish stuffed eggplant), qabili palau (Afghanistan), gozinaki (Georgian nuts and honey)
19. North Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from Russia. Menu suggestions: Russian borscht, Russian black bread, Russian tea cakes
20. Central Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and/or Afghanistan. Menu suggestions: fatir bread and qurutob (Tajikistan), Afghani chicken (aarthi), dimlama (Uzbekistani harvest stew), Turkman rice pudding
21. East Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from China, Taiwan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, North Korea, and/or Japan. Menu suggestions: Stir-fried chicken and broccoli, Korean corn cheese, potato korokke (Japan), Taiwanese pineapple shortcake
22. South Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and/or Sri Lanka. Menu suggestions: kwati dal (Nepal), Indian curry, Tibetan tingmo bread, Sri Lankan watalappan (cardamom spiced coconut custard)
23. Southeast Asia: Search the internet to choose recipes from Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei, Singapore, and/or Timor-Leste. Menu suggestions: Thai red curry chicken, Vietnamese stir-fried mixed vegetables, nasi lemak (Malaysian coconut milk rice), Filipino taisan cake
24. Oceania: Search the internet to choose recipes from Australia, Cook Islands, New Zealand, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, American Samoa, Solomon Islands, Wallis and Futuna, Tonga, Tokelau, and/or Tuvalu. Menu suggestions: Fijian coconut fish, Australian Shrimp on the Barbie, New Zealand kiwi bread, kaukau (Papua New Guinea sweet potatoes), coconut caramel bread (Samoan fa’ausi)
25. America: Choose your favorite recipes from the Americas and Caribbean. Menu suggestions: arroz con pollo (chicken and rice), Nicaraguan ayote en miel (squash/pumpkin in honey)
26. North America: Search the internet for recipes from the USA, Canada, Bermuda and Greenland. Menu suggestions: Canadian poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds), Bermuda green bean salad, barbecue chicken or burgers (US), chef’s dream cake (Greenland)
27. Central America: Search the internet to choose recipes from Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and/or Panama. Menu suggestions: enchiladas (Mexico), Honduran ceviche salad, tres leches cake
28. South America: Search the internet to choose recipes from Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru, and/or Ecuador. Menu suggestions: Colombian arepas, stuffed zucchini (Uruguayan zapallitos rellenos), Brazilian churrasco steak, flan
29. Caribbean: Search the internet to choose recipes from Dominican Republic, St. Vincent/Grenadines, Cayman Islands, Cuba, St. Kitts/Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua/Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Trinidad/Tobago, Grenada, Haiti, and/or Jamaica. Menu suggestions: Trinidadian Curry Chicken, pigeon peas and rice (Bahamas), fried sweet plantains
30. The World: Cook your family’s favorite international recipes for dinner.

Today’s Prayer:

Lord, we ask You for an awakening all across this nation and the world. May every heart, home, nation, tribe, and heart hunger to know You as the One True God. For those who have never heard Your name, Jesus, make Your name known now. Meet them in their dreams. Bring Christians across their path to show them love. Get up in their face, so close they can see the never-ending flame in Your eyes burning with boundless love. Invade their space. Let them feel You there with them, closer than their skin. Be their Safe Place, where they can lay down all their anxious fears and rest in the safety of fear of the Lord. Tear down every idol. Shake the things this world has stood upon. And speak, Lord, so loudly there will be no doubt in anyone’s mind that You alone are God and You alone are Good. Psalm 29 says Your voice is “powerful.” It breaks the nations, and shakes the earth. Show Yourself strong. Let no one say Your arm is too short to save. Reach into every corner to heal those who are hurting, restore what has been lost, and save those who have not yet believed. Strengthen Your church. Give us courage to stand in the face of persecution. Bring the downfall of evil governments, and open the way for peace, especially in the lives of those who have only known abuse, oppression and war. Teach us how to pray for our neighbors, both near and far. And bring forth a mighty revival all across this earth. Tear down every wall that has been set up against You. Set captive hearts free. And usher in a new era of openness to the Gospel like never before. Meet every heart right where they are. Flood them with Your truth, grace, and love, so they will know without a doubt that You are the One they’ve been looking for. May they fall to their knees in worship, receive Your salvation, and follow You alone. In Your name. Amen.

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