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News from China and bordering countries of N. Korea, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan, Nepal and Mongolia. With a focus on the underground house churches of China.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2003 |
Today's Prayer Request from Pray For China
China sacked its health minister and Beijing's mayor after they reported an alarming spike in SARS deaths and cases in the capital, a tacit admission that officials had earlier hidden during the extent of the disease. They also canceled the weeklong May Day holiday to discourage people from traveling and further spreading the disease. Let us pray that God gives the Chinese authorities wisdom to decrease the painful experience that SARS brings to the Chinese population. Pray also for the churches in China that SARS will not affect their meetings and worships
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Global Prayer Digest, April 30, 2003
Mongolians of Mongolia
"Mongolian Buddhism had a great history, but 70 years of communism
has torn down everything," commented the Mongolian Buddhist monk
during an interview. When asked about the impact of Christian
missionaries, he replied, "Almost 70 percent of Mongolians are young
people, and concern has arisen that many of them will adopt
Christianity, because the missionaries make it attractive to them.
But I have observed strong feelings of Mongolian identity among the
young people."
Mongolia is a country of 2.5 million people, and it is experiencing a
number of problems that are throwing it into a crisis. These problems
include unemployment, poverty, inflation, an increased number of
street children surviving in deplorable conditions, and political
instability. Another increasing problem is alcoholism, which has
become the leading cause of death in men.
Over half of the people have rejected any religious affiliation.
Others are shamanist, Buddhist, or Muslim. About 18,000 identify as
Christians. This number is far greater than it was 10 years ago.
Pray that the Mongolian people will turn to Christ to guide them
through their multiple problems. Pray that they will trust Him as
their only source of truth, peace, and well being. Pray that the
Church will take hold among Mongolia's youth, bringing in a new era
of blessing.-PD
"Therefore I want you to know that God's salvation has been sent to
the Gentiles, and they will listen" Acts 28:28
The final scene of the book of Acts is a familiar one-Jewish leaders
arguing with Paul about who should receive God's blessings, Jews or
Greeks. We can picture Paul shaking his head and quoting Isaiah's
description of Israel's spiritual callousness (28:26-27). Paul's
audience had not listened to the prophets or to Jesus, and now they
rejected Paul as well. Paul wanted them to realize that their
hardness of heart was one reason for his focus on the Gentiles. The
book of Acts ends as it begins, with God's concern that the church
proclaim His salvation to all the nations.
Father, show Yourself strong on our behalf as we bear the name of
Jesus to the unreached peoples.
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