Prayers for Those Suffering from Floods

At least 142 people died in floods and landslides in China in July, but August has brought yet more devastation. In Hebei, at least 29 people died during Typhoon Doksuri and others are still missing. At least 33 died in Beijing, where raging floodwaters carried people away. More than 12 have died in northeastern Jilin,Continue reading “Prayers for Those Suffering from Floods”

Headline Prayers for Awakening

As we continue in our prayers for nations devastated by war, let’s also lift up those suffering from this past week’s tragic events: SYRIA: A bomb exploded near a popular Shia Muslim pilgrimage site south of Damascus this week, killing at least six people and wounding more than 20. ECUADOR: The mayor of Manta diedContinue reading “Headline Prayers for Awakening”

Flooding in Korea, India and Beyond

At least 36 people are dead and others are still missing after heavy rains, landslides and flash floods hit South Korea over the weekend. Nearly 8,000 have been evacuated. Meanwhile, tornadoes ravaged areas of Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday. In Delhi schools have closed, as overflow much of the Yamuna River has placed much of theContinue reading “Flooding in Korea, India and Beyond”

Deadly Floods in Chongqing, China

At least 15 people have died and more than 10,000 are now displaced by flash floods in Chongqing, China. Zhenba County in Shaanxi Province also reported extensive flooding. More areas throughout the nation already reeling from a heat wave expect both soaring temperatures and heavy rainfall in coming days. China is home to over 1.4Continue reading “Deadly Floods in Chongqing, China”

China: Imprisoned Mom Boldly Shares Christ

Chinese officials arrested a mother for gathering together with other Christians to worship God after the government had forbidden their church to meet. In a jail cell with nine other women, she openly told stories of Jesus. The guards forbid her to “hold church,” but each time they moved her to another cell, she sharedContinue reading “China: Imprisoned Mom Boldly Shares Christ”

Day 21: East Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 55 The Silk Road opened the way in AD 645 for Nestorian Christians to arrive in China, where they sought converts until suppressed 150 years later. In the 16th century, Jesuits brought the next wave of Christian influence to China, while Portuguese Catholics arrivedContinue reading “Day 21: East Asia”

Hong Kong Pastor Released from China Prison

At the Prayer Wall, we’ve been praying for pastors in China and Hong Kong who have been imprisoned for their faith. This week, we praise the Lord for the release of Rev. Garry Pang Moon-yuen, a Hong Kong pastor who was imprisoned in China for seven months on a false conviction of sedition. He isContinue reading “Hong Kong Pastor Released from China Prison”

Covid Raging through China

Since China reversed its zero-Covid policy at the beginning of December, we have received numerous reports from within China of Christians suffering from the illness. It appears nearly the entire country has been affected. This is especially difficult for minority people groups and others in isolated villages who have no medical care available to them,Continue reading “Covid Raging through China”

China Fire and Anti-Government Protests

Protests erupted in cities throughout China this weekend after a video surfaced which seemed to indicate zero-Covid lockdown measures delayed firefighters from rescuing victims in Thursday’s fire. The blaze, which broke out in an apartment block in the mainly Uyghur Xinjiang Province, killed ten and injured nine. With increased government surveillance of its citizens andContinue reading “China Fire and Anti-Government Protests”

China in Our Prayers

Due to last week’s bus crash in Guizhou Province that killed 27 people, China’s zero-Covid measures, the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (October 16), persecution of Christians and Muslims, and many other reasons China has been in the news of late, let’s remember the people of that nation in prayer. Lord,Continue reading “China in Our Prayers”