Prayer Request 7/5- 7/11

Tuesday
Nearly half of the children in China grow up cared for by grandparents. In Shanghai nearly sixty percent of those who are six years old or under are reared by their grandparents since both parents work away from home and this saves them money. Many children get to talk to their parents only once a week over the telephone. Parenting is difficult at best. Let us remember all the Christian parents whose children must be reared by their grandparents.

Wednesday
The AIDS epidemic is the worst in Yunnan province (28,000 cases) of any place in China. The leading causes are drug abuse and prostitution. In minority villages using intravenous drugs is rampant among young males. The government allows a limited amount of assistance from foreign medical experts to help with the HIV crisis. Let us pray for those who share the Gospel of Christ to those who are infected with HIV.

Thursday
The unique fragrance and taste of "Thai Rice" makes it highly sought after and causes it to get the highest prices on the market. Chinese counterfeits that use inferior local rice sprayed with perfume and sells at half the price of the genuine rice has flooded most cities. "Buy it Cheap" even thought it is not real is a part of the Chinese mentality. Let us pray solemnly for the millions of believers who have been "cheated" into cults in the past decade .

Friday
China Catholics consecrated a 42 year-old bishop of Shanghai with the nod from the Vatican. While many regard an elderly bishop, Joseph Fan as the true bishop. It was said, after Fan’s death, Vatican will not recognize his successor and Chinese Catholics will be united then. In times of uncertainty and transition of the old to the young, let us pray for faithful finish among all the elderly ministers of God .

Saturday
The capital city, Beijing, with a population of 14 million expects to have five million cars by 2020. For this city that was once packed with bicycles, now a day, daily traffic congestion and delay are the norm. Pastors in Beijing report that the present most common reason for not attending church is traffic delay and congestion. Let us pray especially for the heart and desire to worship God in all believers.

Sunday
You might ask, "Whatever happened to all the provincial leaders?" One-sixth of Anhui province's party leadership (18 people) was removed because of corruption and graft. The government admits corruption is rampant among its ranks. Anhui has a large group of believers and several of the largest groups of house churches. Let us pray for the welfare of believers, especially for the purity and integrity of church leaders .

Monday
Government experts say that China can easily afford a 12-year government-sponsored mandatory education. Workers in house churches tend to have a limited education. Nearly all the teachers involved in training praise the desire of their students to learn but high school education is more often the exception than the norm. God uses the simple to confound the wise. Let us remember all the church workers and their weekly preparation process in teaching their flock .


星期二
由於父母雙雙外出工作，並為了節省開銷，中國近五成孩子是由祖父母輩“撫養大軍”教養長大。目前上海0-6歲的孩子中有50-60%由祖輩教育。兒童們只能每週末和父母說說電話，親子關係互動相當困難。孩童是耶和華所恩賜的產業，讓我們在禱告中記念家中有”留守兒童”的信徒們，願意對神世上所交付的忠心。

星期三
據專家估計，雲南省累計愛滋病感染者2萬8千多人，但實際感染者總數可能遠大於此，是愛滋病病情最嚴重的省份之一。少數民族的村落裡，男性注射毒品的情況猖獗，以致愛滋感染情況惡劣。目前政府允許部份外國醫療專家進入參與防治HIV，讓我們為那些因福音緣故深入病患群的肢體迫切禱告，求主親自保護並賜福他們。

星期四
市場上走俏的進口“泰國香米”因產地特殊的地質散發出自然香味，不少不肖米商將國產米甚至劣質米用香檬精和油攪拌來摻混圖利。即使知道可能非正品卻以撿到便宜或，是許多同胞的思考模式，讓我們嚴肅地為過去十年來有上千萬信徒遭到假教師不實的誤導來禱告，求主的真理光照眾人，賜悟性有分辨稗草的智慧。

星期五
中國天主教會為42歲的邢文之神父舉行上海教區輔理主教就職的祝聖儀式。此項任命是經中、梵雙方協商産生．年事已高的現任地下主教范忠良過世後，教廷將不再強行任命主教以重修中、梵關係。目前是新舊交替的時期，教會內存在著許多不確定的因素，讓我們為所有忠心服事主的老一代神僕感謝神，並為新一代同工來禱告。

星期六
首都北京的1,400萬人口擁有235萬輛車，預估在2020年會增至500萬輛。這個曾經擠滿自行車的大都會，現今汽車雍塞成患，每日塞車、延誤行程成為常態。據北京地區的牧師表示，行車困難和遲到是許多會友不願參加聚會的主要理由。我們求主幫助祂兒女們有饑渴慕義的心，願意忍受交通駕駛的不便到教會敬拜神，享受團契生活。

星期日
安徽省總共有105個縣（區）委書記的職位，有18個貪汙瀆職，受查處的書記占總數的1/6強。縣委書記一職成爲腐敗的“重災區。”專家認為主要是上級的監督太遠，同級的監督太弱。 安徽境內有很多主內的肢體，讓我們為信徒的福利禱告，求主看顧與供應。也求主特別保守教會領袖持守聖潔、以得勝的生活見証建造信徒，榮耀主名。

星期一
政府專家認為國家財力狀況足以承擔延長12年義務教育的經費。目前中國的教育經費投入約占GDP的3%，低於世界5%的平均值。許多農村教會的信徒知識水平不高，但眾人熱心追求真理。在神面前，`1 聰明的反為愚昧，神往往撿選願意單純信靠他的人，讓我們記念農村中的同工和他們的羊群，願神豐盛靈糧時時的充滿。