Prayer Request 5/29-6/4

Tuesday
Young couples 25-28 years old are buying the most homes in China. Typically, they are accompanied by their parents to make the purchase. The one-child policy means that two sets of parents can help buy the house which is usually beyond the means of the young people themselves. This financial dependency creates a lot of pressure when a young couple reveals to their parents that they have accepted Jesus. We remember all the believers whose parents oppose their faith and even threaten to cut off financial support.

Wednesday
Of the 80,000 Chinese who became citizens of the USA in 2005, 65,000 were from Mainland China. During that same period American families adopted 8000 Chinese baby girls. The number of American families with Chinese babies is increasing and some are attending Chinese churches for the benefit of their children. Let us pray for the spiritual growth of the English ministry in the Chinese churches.

Thursday
In rural China many marriages are still arranged or the couple is introduced through a "mai ren"--usually a lady who knows both families. In the cities, marriage introduction services are a booming business for people from high-income busy professionals to men with few assets. Since many believers come to Christ after their marriage, they face tremendous differences in values and priorities with their spouses. Some even have to discontinue service in the churches. Let us pray for all whose spouses are not believers yet that they will be patient and be good witnesses.

Friday
In China, millions leave their spouses to go work in the cities but many of those marriages do not survive the separation. In Henan where people routinely go to the cities for better-paying jobs, sixty to seventy per cent of the divorces involve those people. Many church workers and believers are separated from their spouses for long periods of time with devastating results. Let us pray for the guarding of the hearts of all who are physically separated from their families because of work or ministries.

Saturday
Studies show that women in Hong Kong and Taiwan have a better education than their counterparts in inland China but they lag behind in terms of political and socio-economic influence. In the Three Self Churches, ordained women make up twenty-four percent of the ministers. Let us pray especially for these female leaders in the church--for their walk with the Lord, physical strength, and their weekly sermons.

Sunday
An old saying in Jiangxi Province goes, "Parents favor the youngest son but the grandparents favor the oldest grandson." Apparently the One-child Policy has eliminated this century-old practice but Chinese farmers and people in ethnic minorities often have several children and blatant favoritism is common. Many believers were victims of parental favoritism and struggle now to appreciate the unconditional love of the Heavenly Father. Let us pray for all believers who harbor doubts of God's love and His amazing grace.

Monday
The emergence of mega bookstore chains throughout China, Taiwan and Hong Kong has revolutionized publishing and also the lifestyle of readers. An abundance of titles covering all subjects and soothing ambience have created a new generation of readers. On the other hand, Christian publishing has languished as Christian readership drops, despite bourgeoning numbers of titles (mostly translated). Let us pray for all who are involved in Christian writing and publishing, since few of them are able to generate sufficient profit to expand.

星期二
北京購房的中堅力量是25至28嵗的年輕夫婦。通常年輕人並無此購買力，最典型的情況是小兩口帶著父母一起看房。由於都是獨生子女，雙方父母都會願意幫孩子購買或供養房子。許多年輕夫婦在經濟上都要依靠父母，所以若他們信了主，要告知為信主的父母時，可能會遭受反對和經濟封鎖的壓力。讓我們為這些年輕信徒禱告。

星期三
2005年有80,000名華裔成爲美國公民，其中65,000人來自中國。同時也有8,000中國女棄嬰被美國家庭收留。收養中國嬰孩的美國家庭逐年增加，一些家庭更爲了讓他們的中國孩子能健全成長、受教，而參加當地的華人教會。讓我們為華人教會在英文和中文事工的平衡發展代禱。

星期四
在農村，許多人是通過媒人介紹和相親而成婚的，但現在城市則有專為忙碌單身貴族拉紅線的婚姻介紹所，是一個極賺錢新興行業。有許多信徒是在結婚後才信主，使得他們與配偶的價值觀不同，有些甚至因此衝突而停止上教會。讓我們為所有配偶仍然未信主的信徒禱告，求神幫助他們有堅固的信仰，同時有信心和耐心，以美好的見證帶領配偶一起同心奔走天路，承受永生的福樂。

星期五
有上百萬中國民工離開配偶往城裏討生活，許多婚姻在聚少離多的情況下宣告破裂。河南省涉及外出打工者離婚的案例佔案件總數的六至七成。許多教會工人和信徒也因工作與配偶長期分離，他們同樣面對許多婚姻問題。讓我們為這些因事工緣故長期離家在外的信徒禱告，求神保守他們的心懷意念。

星期六
調查顯示，臺灣與香港婦女雖然在平均教育程度上高於中國內地婦女，但在重要的政治、經濟和社會領域所佔的位置平均比例卻遠不及中國。三自教會中，按立的女牧師佔了傳道人的24%。我們特別為這些姊妹們禱告，為她們身心靈的健壯、每週的講道以及每日與神同行來向神仰望。

星期日
中國江西贛南有句俗諺「爸媽疼滿子（最小的兒子），爺奶疼長孫」。一胎化政策看似解決了問題，但事實上農村並不受此限制，大家庭裏，偏心的現象尤其普遍。很多信徒成長在這類被偏愛或不被疼愛的大家庭裏，掙紮於「神真會無條件愛他們？」的困擾中，很難體會與接受神全然的慈愛，讓我們在禱告中特別記念這些渴慕真愛的農村信徒。

星期一
大型的連鎖書局幾乎遍佈中港臺，革新的環境設計和出版改變了讀者的生活習慣，多元的主題以及類別更吸引了許多新興讀者、提升閲讀風氣。相反的，基督教出版和閲讀風氣卻每況愈下。大多數基督教文字出版者無法”獲利”來作進一步發展。讓我們為文字出版事工禱告，也求神幫助信徒重視閲讀來尋求更深認識神。

Prayer Request 5/22 -- 5/28

Tuesday
In China business entertainment always means a lot of hard liquor and lavish meals. To curtail abuse of business entertainment, party officials propose to crack down by requiring receipts and imposing limits to the expenditures. Let us pray for all believers who in their line of work must attend such entertainment since business deals are always closed during such meals. We pray for their walk with the Lord, a keen sense of family and integrity that pleases God.

Wednesday
According to an official survey, a third of urban "one child" youth believe extra-marital affairs and premarital sex and "all right". College students cohabitating off campus and even in the dorm is accepted as the norm. Again, we pray urgently for the important student ministries near every college in China. We also remember the many new converts who struggle to live out Biblical purity and cut their ties from the past.

Thursday
Overseas returnees (hai gui), literally those who return to China after studying abroad, are making a significant contribution in governmental administration as well as in business. Many return with the sole purpose of starting churches and form vibrant house churches among college students and other returnees. Their familiarity with the culture makes it easier to start ministry. Let us remember all the churches involving the hai gui.

Friday
In 2006 among the recipients of national awards for technology and science achievement who are making a tremendous contribution to Chinese technological advancement, the majority are overseas returnee scholars (hai gui). An estimated ten percent of the returnees are Christians. We thank the Lord for this new crop of believers in China. May the Lord use them to make a great impact in the churches, society, and changing the perception that Christianity is not the religion of just peasants.

Saturday
China’s population, the world's largest, grew by almost 7 million people last year. China holds 20 percent of the world's population. Chinese men born after the 1970s have found it difficult to find a spouse, as many more baby boys were born than girls since the 1980s. Are China’s churches catching up with this continuing population growth and attracting more young people? Let us remember all the believers who are younger than 30 years; pray for their spiritual growth and willingness to serve under the leadership of those who are much older .

Sunday
A government directive said that China needs to raise the standard of quality for the police force. Only 16.5 percent of policemen have a college degree. Some say the police function basically as: "One third work hard, one third follow, and one third stand watching." The perception of police in the cities is changing from one that greatly feared them to one of despising them because of corruption. We pray for integrity and favor from God to all those who work in the Public Security and Religious Affair Bureaus at various levels .

Monday
Being a party member is absolutely critical in one's political advancement in China. There is still a minority of "non-party-talents" in various levels of the government but being a Christian openly is not advisable for those who seek political appointment. Many officials have accepted Jesus or become sympathetic to Christianity in their visit abroad. We uplift such sincere believers who remain "secret followers" and pray for the Holy Spirit to enlighten their personal Bible reading and strengthen their walk with Him .

星期二
中國每年用在公務接待的酒水餐飲上的花費相當龐大，交際應酬一向意味著大碗喝酒、大塊吃肉。有官員提議改革公務接待法規，推行實名制以節約財政開支。中國人喜歡在餐廳酒店談生意，許多信徒也常需要因公出席種種商業應酬。讓我們為他們禱告，求神保守他們常存清潔正直的心，不為燈紅酒綠所惑，行為舉止討神喜悅，與神同行。

星期三
根據一項官方調查顯示：三分之一都市「一胎化」政策下成長的青年能接受婚外情，認同婚前性行爲，甚至把它當作好事。男女大學生在校外，甚至在宿舍裡同居，漸被接受為習以為常的現象。讓我們再次迫切記念校園學生事工。也為掙紮於擺脫舊生活和捆綁的初信者禱告，求主藉著聖靈和弟兄姐妹的守望來幫助他們活出屬神的新生命。

星期四
學成返國的「海歸」人士大多數都是社會的菁英。國際化的學歷背景和在海外涉足高科技領域的技術優勢，成爲人才市場的「新寵」。他們無論服務於政府部門或私人企業界，都有卓越的貢獻。有許多海歸基督徒抱著異象和使命回國，背景相仿使他們較容易向其他海歸或大學生傳福音。讓我們為海歸聚集的教會禱告，求主大大使用他們。

星期五
2006年國家科技獎獲獎人員中，「海歸」佔有很大的比例。而海歸中估計大約有10%是基督徒。我們為教會能添加這批生力軍感謝神，求神大大建造、裝備他們，藉他們為所有教會和社區帶來活力，改變一般人對基督教三多——女人多、老人多、和農民多的刻板印象。

星期六
中國是世界人口最多的國家，占世界人口的20%，去年又增加了7百萬。而由於80年代以後出生的人口，男比女多得多，70年後出生的男性現在已開始面臨擇偶的困難。中國教會發展要如何跟得上人口的成長率，同時吸引更多年輕人呢？讓我們為所有少於30歲的信徒們禱告，求主保守引領他們的靈命更增長、願意向神委身和順服年長者的帶領。

星期日
一位政法部官員表示:中國需要繼續提高政法部隊的素質水準。大學以上學歷的警務人員只佔16.5%。地方上出現「三分之一的人能幹，三分之一的人跟著幹，三分之一的人站著看」的說法。因爲貪腐現象普遍，城市人對公安的態度從懼怕變成現在的鄙視。讓我們為所有公職人員能夠正直來禱告，求神特別恩待從事公安或宗教事務的信徒，能遵行神公義憐恤人的心意，得神與人的喜悅。

星期一
一直以來，要在政壇上發展，成爲共產黨員是必備條件，雖然近來「黨外人才」隊伍在任就公職上取得不錯的成績，但參政者仍須避忌公開其基督教信仰。許多中國官員私底下接受了救恩，或到國外訪問時對基督教產生了興趣。我們爲這些耶穌的「地下」追求者或跟隨者禱告。求聖靈在他們個人的讀經禱告中光照他們，並堅定他們跟從神的心志。

Prayer Request 5/15 -- 5/21

Tuesday
Wenzhou, Zhejiang is famous for having 2000 plus churches in its 6-county vicinity, where house churches comprises the majority. Here, churches are divided into districts and pastored by preachers who preach from church to church. We thank the Lord for this unique growth in Wenzhou. Let us remember all the preachers there, mostly male, for diligence in their preaching, passion for studying the Word of God and desire to shepherd .

Wednesday
While many churches in China lack preacher, it is common that one preacher covers many churches. The designated preacher often will conduct the Communion when he or she is available. With such a lack of full time church workers, there is practically no meaningful follow up, caring or fellowship beyond the Sunday services. Let us lift up all the churches and those who serve as the contact in all the churches without a pastor .

Thursday
Which cities in China have the “personal feel”? Surprisingly, Lhasa in Tibet, Nanning in Guangxi and Changchun in Jilin are the top three. All these cities are considered “distant” from East China where most of the jobs are created. Lhasa has been hard soil for Christian workers, but we should not give up the work of the Gospel in Tibet despite many limitations and restrictions. Let us uplift churches in Nanning with prayers, as this is a poor province and has struggling churches .

Friday
People from Wenzhou are the Chinese Marco Polos, doing every kind of business in every corner of the globe, from mining in North Korea, to buying leather in Africa, to selling liquor in Iraq to soldiers, to exporting shrimp in Iceland. About 2 million Wenzhou people have left their homes in search of riches. Many of them are Christians and some are tent makers in setting up churches in the most unlikely places. Let us pray for this unique approach to missions and all the churches started abroad .

Saturday
One in three Chinese students studying abroad will return to China. The booming economy at home provides employment opportunities, especially for those who studied in Europe where local employment is nearly non-existent and immigration is difficult. Since most students will return to China, Chinese student ministries in Europe prove to be of great promise. The students there are also open to the gospel. Let us pray for the great need for student workers, discipleship of students, and the spiritual lives of the many who have returned to China .

Sunday
Unlike many other businesspeople in China who became rich overnight, almost all the Wenzhou people built up their wealth from nothing and amassed their fortune through years of hard work. Wenzhou believers have started many churches where they conduct their business. They have courageously reached out to the migrant workers, and sometimes are the only churches actively doing evangelism. Let us remember all these Wenzhou-related churches .

Monday
“Where do the Wenzhou people get their money to invest?” is a question many ask. The person who needs the capital will invite his friends or relatives to dinner and will start a “hui,” a private, personal lending association. In three months time, he will need to start to repay them one by one with a predetermined interest. Wenzhou churches tend to be very tight-knit too and ran by patriarchal figures. Let us pray for their young believers and leaders, who often feel stifled because their voices are not heard .

星期二
浙江溫州以教會多而聞名，在六縣之內就有2千多間教會。大部分是家庭教會，分爲牧區來管理以及調派傳道人到各堂點講道。感謝神的恩典，溫州教會的增長特別強盛。這裡的傳道人大部分是弟兄，有許多是帶職事奉，而且在各處會堂辛苦奔波。讓我們在禱告中記念這裡的傳道人，持續在服事上忠心不怠、在神的話語上努力學習、熱忱的牧養群羊。

星期三
中國教會欠缺牧者，一位傳道人牧養多間教會的情形非常普遍。許多教會只在有傳道人來到時才能領聖餐。在缺少全職傳道人的情況下，教會很難做好跟進或關懷信徒和慕道友的工作。我們求神興起教會信徒領袖，也用禱告托住他們，在沒有傳道人時能為神忠心的照管教會裡內外大小的需要。

星期四
中國哪些地方的人情味最濃呢？根據一項抽樣調查，奪標勝出的是西藏的拉薩、廣西的南寧和吉林的長春。這三個城市的共同點都是遠離繁華、經濟進步的華東。西藏拉薩是福音硬土，在這裡傳福音受到許多約束和限制。讓我們不放棄西藏的福音工作，求神幫助在此鬆土，讓祂的工人不氣餒；同時也用禱告托住貧困掙紮的南寧教會，求主供應並復興他們。

星期五
溫州人猶如中國的馬可波羅，在世界各地的各行各業都有他們的足跡。從開發朝鮮煤礦，買賣非洲皮革，銷售伊拉克美軍用酒，到出口冰島蝦，溫州人處處都能覓出商機。據估離鄉到海外淘金的溫州人大約有2百萬。其中也有許多溫州基督徒務商的主要目的是到福音的不毛之地設立教會。讓我們在禱告中記念這些熱忱的福音使者和特殊的福音管道。

星期六
中國近年經濟發達，就業機會提高，近20年間派赴海外深造的留學生有三分之一已學成歸國。留學歐洲的學生，由於當地移民不易，加上工作機會近零，大部分都會回國。海外留學生一般對福音持較開放態度。可以預期歐洲的學生事工能隨著海歸們回國而在中國延伸。讓我們為歐洲需要更多學生工作者來禱告。也為學生們信主後的栽培和成長，以及回國後的靈命進深禱告。

星期日
溫州商人大多白手起家，經過多年的辛勤耕耘才致富，不同於國內的暴發戶。許多溫州信徒願意把自己做生意的地方闢作爲教會，也勇於在各地向民工傳福音。這些溫州教會常是地方上最積極推動傳福音的引擎。讓我們為這些兄姊妹及其事工感恩，也求主記念他們的擺上，親自引領並保守聖工的拓展。

星期一
溫州人創業通常借助「做會」，即依靠同鄉親友關係建立的經濟互助互信融資網，籌借資金，並按規矩在3個月後開始一一償還。溫州教會也有類似的緊密關係，並由一些長老負責管理。這也造成很多年輕信徒和領袖覺得老一輩的長老聽不見他們的心聲，處處受約束。讓我們特別為溫州教會信徒們的溝通和合一禱告，也求神保守第二代信徒在靈命上的成長。

Prayer Request 5/8 -- 5/14

Tuesday
Many young people from Muslim ethnic minorities attend colleges in Xian and the government provides scholarships for those who show promise academically. Since this is often the first time they have been removed from Muslim influence in their entire lives, we pray for all Muslim students who attend Bible studies on campus and even those converted to Christianity who now face disapproval from their families and communities .

Wednesday
Six of every one hundred Chinese has some sort of handicap. In a society where competition for a job is fierce, a handicapped person as a rule has little chance to get meaningful employment so sadly, begging has become the "job" of choice for many of them. Most of the handicapped are kept hidden and are not seen out on the street. As Christ ministered to the lame and blind, let us pray for those who minister to the handicapped .

Thursday
In spite of the great variety of magazines in China from the ultra-glossy fashion ones to those with esoteric titles, there is only one Christian magazine called "Tien Fong" and it is available only through the mail. In the early 1950's there were 140 Christian magazines in China. Let us pray for the printing and distributing of more Christian magazines and literature which often contain the most current information many who do not have the Internet can get. May the Lord use them to build up and encourage all of the readers .

Friday
In a survey of the residents of Shanghai, only one percent wanted to be a laborer due to the low wages and lack of respect they saw. This comes as a slap on the Communist Party which was founded on the labor movement. Sadly, there are also few people who want to be workers for God due to low pay and parental pressure on their only child. Let us pray for God's help in the ever-increasing shortage of church workers in China .

Saturday
Advertising jingles are meant to be catchy and easy to remember. Unfortunately such terms as "Painless abortion", "Forget it, I will not share!", and "I'll enjoy it myself" have become very popular even among elementary school children. What does the church offer to catch the hearts of this generation of young people? Let us pray for all those who are in the process of preparing Christian curriculum, books, films, and websites intended for youth and children .

Sunday
As the architect of modern China, Deng called for a "cat that catches mice" but in retrospect we see that China did not have enough "good cats". Instead rampant corruption has created many, many "fat cats" at all levels of the government. In the past ten years we have also seen the dangerous decline of rural churches as people go into the cities for better lives. Let us pray for the church in China as she faces this great shift of population and continues her growth in this time of prosperity .

Monday
The key element of Den Xiaoping's master plan for economic reform was to "let some people get rich first" and, indeed a tidal wave of people did go into business and made great profit killing the patriotic, country-first doctrine Mao had promoted for decades. Deng regretted his greatest error that "the society lacks political education". Let us pray for the entire generation of believers who grew up in good times and are strangers to the sacrifice of the previous generation of believers. May they be strong in the Word of God and bring revival to the church .

星期二
許多回族青年到西安讀大學，政府提供成績優秀的學生獎助學金。雖離鄉別井，卻脫離了文化束縛和宗教壓力，福音信主機會比濃厚回教環境的家鄉容易些，信主後也成了把福音傳給族人的管道。但他們回鄉後往往會面臨遭受家庭和族人的反對和壓力。我們為他們能回應神的愛而信主感謝，更懇求神親自堅固保守他們，在孤立的時候能夠得到祂自己的支持和鼓勵。

星期三
據有關資料報告中國社會裡殘疾人佔全國人口百分之六。在工作競爭激烈的社會裏，殘疾者很難爭得符合個人專長和意願的工作機會來自力謀生。行乞似乎是唯一可以選擇的「行業」。而大部分殘疾人只能隱藏在家中。主耶穌當年傳道時經常幫助殘疾人，施恩憐憫他們。讓我們為殘疾事工禱告，求神幫助同工以基督的心為心，流露出神的愛。

星期四
當今市面上有形形色色的雜誌發行，而中國基督教刊物則從50年代初的一百四十多份縮減至只剩《天風》一家，而且只能內部發售-即郵購，不能在市場上自由販售。在網路上雖有許多基督教文字和資料，但不會上網的人卻無法接觸到。求神為這項極大的需要開路，且興起基督教文字著作出版事工，讓更多雜誌和書籍獲准發售，使更多人受益。

星期五
根據一項人才就業意向調查，由於工作累、工資薄和社會地位低，上海僅有1%的人願意做工人。這對以工人起家的共產黨似是一大諷刺。可惜基督徒也不例外，教會工作待遇也不好，加上父母反對，很少人願意做神的工人。讓我們爲中國教會同工短缺的問題禱告，求神篩選忠心、合用的僕人服事，供應聖工的需要。

星期六
廣告業爲了標新立異捕捉人心，促銷產品，近年來出現許多意識不良的廣告語，如「無痛人流」，「和別人分享，想都別想」，「要爽由自己」等，輕易成了「獨一代」孩童們的口頭語。反觀教會能用什麽來吸引現在的孩子呢？求主賜青少年和兒童工作者豐富的思維和不斷創新的概念，能為追求新鮮的年輕人和孩子提供和設計具吸引力和影響力的教材、書籍及網站。

星期日
鄧小平除了著名的「好貓」論，還有一句「一部分的人先富」也曾是時尚口號。時至今日，我們看到因爲貪腐，中國會捉老鼠的「好貓」很少，反倒有許多「肥貓」。這十年來，受經濟蓬勃富華的刺激，農村教會受到人口向城市移動極大的影響，教會人數遽減。讓我們為教會質與量的發展禱告，求神引領保守。

星期一
當年鄧小平主張「讓部分人先富」的經濟政策，掀起了一場經商大潮。中國人自「毛時代」以來養成的高度政治熱情迅速退燒，取而代之的是致富的夢想。後來，鄧小平卻遺憾「整個社會缺乏政治教育」。讓我們為出生於太平年代、不曾親見先輩們為信仰犧牲的這一代年輕人禱告。求神幫助他們在神話語上更深紮根，並能為教會帶來復興。

Prayer Request 5/1 -- 5/7

Tuesday
Itinerary preachers are common in China, they preach in various meeting places (points) in the large system of churches (plain). They provide the only "trained" speaker for a local congregation. Most of them have limited training and are often known to travel with a personal collection of no more than 7 sermons. Let us uplift all the traveling preachers, for spiritual renewal, new insights into Word of God and protection from temptation and attack of the evil one .

Wednesday
Shanghai leads China in being a convenient city, but surprisingly Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia, is the runner up. Ningxia has a large number of Hui people who are Muslim. The only university there hosts the only Islam Study Center. Sharing the Gospel to the Chinese Muslim is difficult and also dangerous. Muslims tend to live in tight neighborhoods and distinguish themselves with their clothing. Let us remember all those who are involved in this, particularly the few churches in Ningxia .

Thursday
Residents of Hangzhou, Haikou, Chengdu, Kunming and Shanghai are most likely to express their desire to stay in their cities. But, most parents will want their children to settle in Beijing and Shanghai. All these cities are the key centers for China churches. All have large, open churches and very strong house churches. We lift up the two cities in the west, Chengdu and Kunming in particular, as they have special outreaches among the Tibetans and other ethnic minorities .

Friday
With the pressure to have a boy under the one-child policy, many illegal techniques are used to select male-sex during pregnancy. Chinese men born after the 1970s have found it difficult to find a spouse, as many more baby boys were born than girls since the 1980s. In contrast, China’s churches consist of an overwhelming majority of women--nearly 70%. We thank the Lord for the serving of the sisters, but we need to pray for the strengthening of male believers, since many believing husbands tend to be inactive and uninvolved in the church .

Saturday
China is also known as the "bicycle kingdom," home to a world-record 470 million bicycles; one in 3 persons own one. But, 1% of bicycles are stolen every year and everyone must face the annoyance of becoming a victim of theft. Church meeting places have many bicycles parked in front. While the police may not bother, someone must guard the bicycles to deter thefts. Let us pray for safety, freedom from disturbances, thefts and neighbors’ complaints of all churches, especially the house churches .

Sunday
It is said that people from Guangdong and Wenzhou are the best businessmen in China. But, even the Wenzhou businessmen have proven too tough to beat because they can cut cost and squeeze out any competition by bringing in their relatives. Many churches in China have links to their mother churches in Wenzhou, receiving financial support as well as the training of church workers. Let us pray for strong growth, solid teaching, and passion for missions in all of the Wenzhou-related churches .

Monday
Even with booming economy, competition for jobs is fierce and is expected to intensify, with projections that another 10 million people will join the ranks of the urban jobless by 2010. Many college graduates know that, inevitably, graduation means unemployment. For those college students who accepted Jesus but failed to land a job, it is very trying on their new found faith. Let us pray for the watering and growth of thousands of these new seedlings, as they learn to trust that God is good and faithful to them .

星期二
許多中國地區的教會漸漸形成以地域行政區為單位（牧區）。主日訊息的供應以牧區為單位，調遣其數量有限「受過講臺訓練」的傳道人到各個堂點講道。其實，許多傳道人受的教育不高，往往發生僅以七篇講章就能走遍牧區的現象。讓我們為這些傳道人禱告，求神引領他們更新靈命，常從神的話語得到新的亮光，並保守他們不落入惡者的試探和攻擊。

星期三
根據一項調查，上海的生活便利程度領先中國其他城市，黃河上游的銀川市出乎意料的高居第二。銀川市是寧夏省的首府，人口中有27%信奉伊斯蘭教的回族，這裡也有全國唯一設有伊斯蘭經學院。向中國的回教徒傳福音既困難且危險。回教徒傾向於群居於同一鄰裏社區，以獨特的衣著、信仰習俗和其他人區隔開來。讓我們特別為寧夏少數參與回宣事工的教會禱告。

星期四
從去留意願看，杭州、海口、成都、昆明、上海的居民願意留在自己的城市的比例最高。從全國範圍看，人們最希望自己的子女遷入北京和上海。這些對人們最具吸引力的主要大城市，也有大型的公開教會以及很強的家庭教會。其中位處西部的成都和昆明兩城市也是向西藏藏民和其他少數民族傳播福音的據點。我們特別在禱告中求主保守、引領聖工的拓展。

星期五
中國在「一胎化政策」下，人們用盡方法選擇生個兒子，1980年後出生的嬰孩男多女寡，估計70年代以後出生的男性將會很難找到配偶。相反的，教會裏女信徒人數高達70%。我們為這些姐妹願意忠心服事而感謝主。同時，我們需要為許多家庭中的弟兄們都不活躍、甚至不參與教會活動來禱告，求主大大加強男信徒對神的信心和熱心。

星期六
中國號稱“腳踏車王國”，擁有4.7億腳踏車，相當於每三人中就有一台。而每年卻有1%腳踏車失竊 ，令車主感到十分煩惱。教會聚會處門口常停放許多腳踏車，即便公安不會干 擾，卻需要有人看守以防被偷。讓我們為所有教會，特別是家庭教會禱告，求神常常保守他們的安全、不受盜賊和鄰舍的投訴攪擾。

星期日
中國有一種説法：溫州人和廣東人最會做生意。尤其溫州人特別精打細算，善於削價和帶進親友以排擠競爭對手，來開拓甚至壟斷市場。許多中國教會與溫州的教會都有一定程度的連繫，比如受到溫州教會在人力或經濟上的支援。求神記念溫州教會為主擺上的熱心，也為那些受資助的教會能有更強壯的成長、更有力的教導和傳福音的熱忱來禱告。

星期一
雖然最近中國的經濟仍在熱化，國內工作競爭卻越發劇烈。預計到2010年，將有1千萬人加入都市失業行列。許多大學生也意識到畢業等於失業。對於在大學接受主的畢業生，找不到工作對他們稚嫩的信心將會是一大考驗。讓我們為許許多多在大學中信主的年輕信徒禱告，求主讓信心的種籽在他們心中不斷得到澆灌成長，以至對神信心堅固，能耐風浪。