PRayer Request 8/9--8/15

Tuesday
“China naked”? Google offers free satellite pictures of China, in resolution down to one meter. Government complains that this is tantamount to espionage. Details of many Chinese cities can be seen online. More than half of Chinese believers still meet secretly. Our Lord hears the prayers of those in chambers as well in open. Let us remember all who could not meet and worship freely in open.

Wednesday
Large-scale riots have become common in China. Recently an automobile accident in Chizhou, Anhui turned ugly with people fighting with police and cars being burned. Mass gatherings on the street are forbidden and quickly dispersed. Last year, however, a group was able to hold an open-air evangelistic meeting without interference. Let us pray for more such bold moves by the believers and churches.

Thursday
Local media will be forbidden to allot their channels or jointly produce radio and television content with foreign organizations beginning July, 2005. Such restriction will dim any hope of in-China airing of Christian programs produced overseas.We pray for the days that radio and TV in China will carry Christian programming, and Chinese citizens can tune in for Christian music and preaching.

Friday
Guangzhou leads the nation of China with 110,000 registered drug abusers (nearly one-seventh of all of China). The provincial government admits that this is a serious problem because it is also a major conduit of narcotic traffic.In Hong Kong across from Guangzhou there are several successful Christian ministries involving drug rehabilitation. Let us pray as they extend their ministries and expertise into China.

Saturday
“Honesty does not pay.” Say 90% of middle school students, aged from 12 to 16 in Chongqing. If there was an illegal factory in the neighborhood, 50% of these students will not report it to the police. Are the Chinese youth become just as pragmatic as their parents? Let us agai n pray for all the youth who have believing parents, for their relationship with God and Daniel-like non-compromising attitude.

Sunday
The “new minggong” – the new generation of 18 – 25 years old rural youth who seek work in the cities. They have more education, expect more pay and leisure in life, but have much less endurance for hard work. As nearly all the young people flocking to cities, what is remained in rural churches are elderly and their grandchildren. We need to pray for the “decline” in the vitality of rural churches.

Monday
“A shortage of worker in the Pearl River Delta?” Many companies have to pay more to attract worker, in recent months, 800 or more, instead of 700 is the going rate. While factories pays are higher, the wages of rural churches have stagnated. Rural believers have not been challenged to give and church workers also rely on side-jobs to make ends meet. Let us pray for the financial independence and cheerful giving of rural churches.

星期二
「看透全中國？」著名網路搜尋引擎Google推出全球動態衛星影像地圖『Google Earth』，只要輸入城市名，輕按滑鼠搜尋，包括中南海等國家領導人的辦公地點及北京全貌，都清楚地呈現衛星影像。眾兒女禱告的主，不拘透過何種形式都能達到神施恩的寶座。讓我們為能有這項特權感恩，也在禱告中記念還不能自由聚會和公開敬拜讚美的肢體。

星期三
大規模暴動在國內愈來愈常見。近來安徽省池州市發生因車主打傷人的交通事故糾紛，致使群衆燒砸車輛、毆打民警，超市被哄搶一空。現場經公安強力疏散，迅速平息。感謝神，去年有一大型福音聚會順利在此舉行，沒有受到干擾。讓我們繼續為眾教會和信徒們願意積極傳揚福音、見証榮耀的主來禱告。

星期四
中國政府從今年七月起禁止地方的傳媒機構分租頻道給外國組織或共同製作廣播電視內容。此項法規將大大削減海外製作的福音性節目在國內播出的機會。在神沒有難成的事，讓我們禱告國內的廣播電視可以帶出神救恩信息的日子早臨，也求主預備人心能藉著詩歌聖樂和信息的傳揚，認識並轉向那公義、慈愛的父神。

星期五
據統計中國吸毒者近80萬人，廣東省就有11萬多人，占全國總數的1/7，是吸毒人數最多的省份，也是全國毒情最嚴重的省份之一。目前廣東不但成爲跨境和國內販毒的通道，也是制販冰毒、搖頭丸等苯丙胺類毒品的重點地區。鄰近的香港有許多有關戒毒的福音事工，成效很好。讓我們為此歸榮耀給神之外，也為類似的治療戒毒事工能延伸到大陸，嘉惠更多同胞來禱告。

星期六
「老實人吃虧，不老實得實惠」九成年齡在12至16歲的重慶中學生表示。如果說謊能帶來好處，七成的學生願意說謊。如家旁有地下僞劣食品加工廠，五成學生不會去揭發。六成的小學生在公交車上不會主動爲老、弱、病、殘讓座；近九成小學生不會主動去幫助和安慰同學。中國青少年是否就是家長自己的影子？讓我們再次為信徒下一代與神的關係禱告，幫助他們有像但以理般不向世俗妥協的心志。

星期日
現今農民工群體的主流是18歲到25歲的外出務工青年，與父輩不同的是這些在計劃生育政策下出生、成長的“新生代民工”特徵爲“三高一低”：受教育程度高，職業期望值高，物質和精神享受要求高，工作耐受力低。農村人口大批流到都市，留守在農村教會的只有老人和孫子女，讓我們為農村教會呈「下降」趨勢禱告，求主堅固農村信徒的信心，為主站穩崗位。

星期一
「珠三角出現民工荒？」實情在廣東出700元錢以下工資的廠子招不到人，而800元錢以上的廠子就有好多人排隊應聘。在工人要求提高和國際訂單的壓力下，工廠全面引入SA8000國際勞工標準，企業成本爲此增加了30%。一般農村信徒尚未有接受「給」的挑戰，而牧者必需依賴零工收入來維生，大大影響農村教會的成長。求主幫助農村教會財務的獨立，也感動眾肢體能樂於奉獻，使神的家富足有餘。