Prayer Requer 3/1 - 3/7

Tuesday
China agrees to eliminate all cigarette advertising in 5 years and impose strong warning message on packaging. Among the top 100 Chinese companies, 35 are tobacco related and is the number one contributor to tax revenue. One in 3 Chinese is a smoker. Smoking-cessation program is nearly unheard of and offering cigarettes is a social norm. Let us pray for the millions of believers and even church leaders who struggle with this addiction..

Wednesday
600,000 Chinese tourists will visit Paris this year, a 50% increase. Average Chinese tourist spends 6900 yuan (850USD), more than the American, a close second behind the typical Japanese tourist. During the Spring Festival, 10% more tourists and tourists-related spending are seen domestically. Let us pray that prosperity will not bloat the spiritual hunger and close the window of evangelism. We too pray for fruits for ministries passing out tracts to Chinese tourists abroad .

Thursday
The government in a move to “create a safer environment for young people” shut down 12,575 illegal Internet bars, 2,861 dance clubs, and 3,434 video halls in 2004. Recently, rounds of prosecution had cleaned up much on-line pornography. Among the ninety-four million Internet users, twenty million are gamers. Sadly, there is really no strategy to reach these mostly young and educated Internet users for Christ. Let us pray for more Christian Chinese content to be available on the Internet. .

Friday
Before 1998 blood used in hospitals was bought instead of donated which led to rampant blood sales and infectious diseases. Blood sales are still common in large cities like Shanghai, Tianjin and Beijing, but the government says this will stop in three years. Jesus gave His blood on the cross for all of us. We pray that all those who are ill and require blood transfusions will know the power of His cleansing blood in their lives. We also remember the millions with HIV and their families and pray that someone will share Jesus with them..

Saturday
The European Tour will be played in Hainan this March. The sponsor believes that “Golf can change its image there from a rich man’s sport to a sport that all Chinese people can play.” Hainan on its southernmost tips has become the “Hawaii” of China overflowing with both vacationers and prostitutes. It is also the home in Asia of many overseas Chinese. Let us pray for the believers, churches, and ministries of these returning Christians on this big island..

Sunday
Before 1949 there were many hospitals in China run by churches but now only a handful remain. Lingqu hospital in Shangdong is run by an all-Christian staff and charges only 700 RMB (90USD) for cataract surgery. There are Christian hospitals all over Taiwan. Many of them are modern and have strong Christian chaplain departments that share the love of God with patients and their families. Let us remember all the fruit that these ministries bear.

Monday
In terms of female suicide, China ranks an infamous second in the world with 14 suicides per 100,000 (behind Sri Lanka). There are few programs for prevention of suicide or even crisis intervention in the cities and they are practically non-existent in rural areas. Wide availability of insecticides contributes to the high death rate. Unfortunately the village churches and even believers do not have the resources for suicide prevention. Let us pray not only for a reverse of the suicide trend among village women but that the church feels its call to help remedy this ill..

星期二
2002年度中國納稅百大企業排行榜上，有35家烟草公司，爲中國稅收的一大來源。中國簽署的《烟草控制框架公約》上周正式生效，意味著在5年內，中國政府要廣泛禁止所有的烟草廣告、促銷和贊助。國內每三個人中就有一名吸菸，而男性吸菸者又是女性的兩倍。讓我們為願意戒煙者來禱告，尤其是主內的肢體，求神賜給他們力量與信心來擺脫煙癮的纏累。

星期三
浪漫與時尚之都 - 巴黎，有越來越多的中國遊客的身影。今年估計至少將有60萬中國人至巴黎旅遊，平均每位遊客在法國的消費約人民幣6,900元，已超過美國人，僅次於日本人排在第二位。我們盼望國人富裕後，舒適的生活不致取代心底真正的需要，成為福音傳遞的纏纍．也為在世界各地向中國觀光客發單張傳福音的事工代導，願神藉這樣的事奉，讓更多人歸向祂．

星期四
爲了替年輕人“製造更安全良好的環境”，政府在2004年共關閉了非法網吧12575家、非法歌舞廳2861家、非法游戲6200家、非法錄像3434家。近來執法單位的積極行動，清除了大量色情網站。在九千四百萬網民當中，有兩千萬是沈迷於網路對戰遊戲。現在似乎尚無良策將這群教育水平高又年輕的族群帶到耶穌面前。讓我們禱告在網路上能有更多質量上乘的中文福音內容或遊戲，為主嬴得這批年輕人。

星期五
雖然國內血液主要的來源仍來自賣血者，但政府表示 “無償獻血”的形式將在三年內普及至全國各大醫院．1998年前，社會上沒有“無償獻血”的觀念，賣血者便成為主要的血液供給來源，但血液品質參差不齊，為許多傳染病的溫床．讓我們為需要輸血治病的同胞來禱告，祈求他們有一天也能得到主耶穌永生的寶血．也為國內無數的愛滋病患及其家庭代禱，願神興起有負擔的肢體能將永生的盼望傳給們．

星期六
一場舉世矚目的國際體育盛事 - 歐洲職業高爾夫巡迴賽將於三月初在海南島登場．
色情和觀光常被世人與海南島聯想在一起，當地政府努力藉著各式的宣傳與促銷，試圖扭轉世人對海南島過去的不良印象．地處最南端的海南島素以中國的夏威夷著稱，也是許多海外華人的故鄉。讓我們為海南島上的教會來禱告，願神堅固他們的信心，不受社會不良風俗及其他異端邪說的影響，在社會中作光作鹽．

星期日
西方宣教士過去在中國各地建立了許多醫院，然而物換星移，今天內地的基督教醫院是屈指可數．山東有一所基督教醫院，標榜高水平的服務，低廉的價格．其眼科和牙科，更是全國數一數二，一次白內障手術只需七百人民幣（90美金）．在臺灣也有許多早年宣教士建立的醫院，不但醫療水平高，且有堅強的院牧同工陣容來關懷病人，與家屬分享福音．讓我們在禱告中求神記念他們的服侍，保守他們所結的屬靈果實．

星期一
中國僅次于斯里蘭卡，是全球女性自殺率第二高的國家，不但城市中對防範自殺或協助危機處理的資源稀少，在農村中有需要的求助者更是求告無門．每十萬名中國女性中，有十四人選擇以自殺結束自己的性命，隨手可得的農藥是自殺成功的一大幫兇．很可惜的自殺者仍未將各地的教會視為一個尋求幫助的對象，求主感動更多肢體對自殺問題有負擔和行動，防範自殺於未然，積極宣揚真理，讓生命能真正擁有屬天的喜樂、平安與盼望。