Day 23: Southeast Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Matthew 22:25-28 Southeast Asia is home to nearly 700 unreached people groups. In addition, six of these countries (the most violent of which is Myanmar) are on Open Doors’ World Watchlist of nations persecuting Christians. Christians and seekers of Christ face extreme pressure to conformContinue reading “Day 23: Southeast Asia”

Day 22: South Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening INDIA: On February 14, Hindu extremists in Kapena village blocked a Christian family from burying their son. All 30 believing families in this village have faced the locking of their church and violent pressure to renounce their faith. (Open Doors UK on X, February 19) Lord, please comfortContinue reading “Day 22: South Asia”

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”

Day 20: Central Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Several Christian families in this region are at “extreme risk of persecution and detention right now. Due to their public profession of faith in Christ, they are now forced to flee for their lives and the lives of their children. We are doing what we can. Due toContinue reading “Day 20: Central Asia”

Day 19: North Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: 1 John 4 Greek missionaries from the Byzantine Empire introduced Christianity to Kievan Rus in the 9th century. Now, the Russian Orthodox Church is the most prevalent religion of North Asia. Notable growth occurred among Protestants after World War I, when Russian prisoners came toContinue reading “Day 19: North Asia”

Day 18: Middle East

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 61:1-4 More than 3,000 years ago, the Hebrews settled in the area of today’s Israel, where King David ruled from Jerusalem, and where Jesus died and rose again. Acts 2 suggests those who heard the Gospel in their own languages at Pentecost would haveContinue reading “Day 18: Middle East”

Day 17: Asia

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Verses for contemplation: Isaiah 49:1-13 More than 5 billion people live on this massive continent, among them thousands of unreached people groups (UPGs). In fact, two countries in this region have populations of over a billion each: India, which also has a whopping 2,135 UPGs, and China, clockingContinue reading “Day 17: Asia”

Day 16: Southern Africa

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Persecuted Christians in African countries and other nations where Islamic extremists murder, rape and abduct those who do not follow Islam are asking for prayer for protection during the unrest caused by Khamenei’s downfall Saturday. Pray every heart caught up in the fight for Iran will know theContinue reading “Day 16: Southern Africa”

Day 15: East Africa

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Persecuted Christians in African countries and other nations where Islamic extremists murder, rape and abduct those who do not follow Islam are asking for prayer for protection during the unrest caused by Khamenei’s downfall Saturday. Pray every heart caught up in the fight for Iran will know theContinue reading “Day 15: East Africa”

Day 14: Central Africa

30 Days of Prayer for Global Awakening Persecuted Christians in African countries and other nations where Islamic extremists murder, rape and abduct those who do not follow Islam are asking for prayer for protection during the unrest caused by Khamenei’s downfall Saturday. Pray every heart caught up in the fight for Iran will know theContinue reading “Day 14: Central Africa”