Pray For China 為中國禱告

Tuesday
Nearly 90% of the households in Hangzhou have broadband Internet, the highest in China. In the nearby townships, almost every household have access to digital television. Many cities now enjoy the convenience and benefits of the information age. The availability of Christian websites and bookstores make up much of what was lacking in the past. Let us pray for all these resources and how they may benefit both believers and seekers.

Wednesday
Nearly 2.8 millions college freshmen enrolled this fall. The enrollment in private colleges was 1.34 millions and public colleges/universities was 1.47 millions. Getting into college is no longer considered difficult in China. More college students mean more opportunities and urgency for campus ministries. Let us pray for all the campus ministries, more churches catching the vision and more workers joining this great harvest.

Thursday
Many expecting parents will be giving birth to the so-called “golden piglet” babies this fall, because Chinese consider babies born in the year of the pig are auspicious. With such high expectation, the little ones will certainly be spoiled by their parents and grandparents. Let us pray particularly for all the babies born into Christian families this year, may the parents have the desire to raise their child to fear God.

Friday
Nearly 76.5% of Chinese grandparents live with their grandchildren and 88.9% of grandparents are involved in raising their grandchildren. Overall, almost half of the elderly Chinese are helping raising their grandchildren. Grandparents are an important part of early childhood education in China. There are many older believers in Chinese churches. We pray as they use their natural advantage to share their faith with their grandchildren and serving with younger generation in church.

Saturday
Traditional house churches are usually smaller in size than the Three-self churches. They meet in homes and few of them have full-time pastors. So they lack the formal instruction and organizational management we are accustomed to having in our churches. Let us pray for solid and abundant teaching of God’s Word among all the house churches. We remember, too, all the lay leaders in them. May the Lord grant them wisdom and integrity in leading and serving their churches.

Sunday
In the past 2 years, there have been more reported cases of mass confrontation with police. Angry residents have taken to the streets to protest injustices, illegal confiscation of private land or corruptions. Government has pressured the local officials to clean up their act and appealed for calm. We pray for all the congregations who are entangled in the process of saving their church property from demolition by developers and colluding officials.

Monday
Churches in China are leery of new comers because many have experienced the attack of cults. These false sheep appear to be pious, eager to serve in church but quickly steal sheep. They compromise church leaders with money and sexual temptation. We continue to pray for these fallen and wounded shepherds, may they find forgiveness and rediscover their callings. We pray for God’s protection on all the weak and susceptible flocks.

星期二
目前，杭州市的家庭寬頻普及率接近90%，為全國之冠。杭州市及周邊主要城鎮的數位電視普及率也達到100%。都市化的影響，讓中國許多城市得享資訊時代的便利，基督教網站和書局也空前的普及。我們求主使信徒都能善用資源，建立基督教資源網站、開辦基督教書室等，來幫助慕道友和信徒們學習真道、裝備生命，也樂於將福音傳給人。

星期三
中國今年註冊的大學新生超過280萬名。根據統計，私立大學約佔134萬名，公立大學佔147萬名，在中國上大學已不再是難事。愈來愈多的青年人進入大學，因此全力支援大學裡的福音事工，刻不容緩。讓我們為校園的福音事工禱告，求主使更多的教會、同工領受此異象，同心投入興旺校園的事工。

星期四
中國去年入秋以來，不少夫婦為抱「金豬寶寶」而懷孕，因為他們堅信「屬豬的寶寶最有福氣」。在這種期待下出生的孩子，難免會受到父母、祖父母的溺愛。讓我們特別為今年信徒家庭所生子女的屬靈前途來禱告，求神讓父母們立志教導孩子敬畏神。

星期五
調查顯示，中國祖父母與孫子同住者佔76.5%，參與撫育孫子者則高達88.9%。超過半數的中國老人負責帶養他們的孫子，隔代撫育成為孩童們早期教養的一大特點。目前老齡信徒是教會中非常重要的成員。求主使用所有年長的信徒，保守他們有健壯的身體和靈命，能與年輕信徒彼此配搭服侍，讓神家的事工更完備。

星期六
傳統家庭教會大多數屬於小型的教會，聚會地點與內容多半由弟兄姐妹安排與帶領，少數有全職傳道人牧養，內部更缺乏完善的組織架構和管理。讓我們來為所有的傳統家庭教會禱告，讓他們在神 的話語上都能得著供應，也為所有的教會領袖禱告，使他們心靈正直並且都有從天而來的智慧帶領教會。

星期日
近兩年來警民衝突事件不斷增加。公義得不到伸張，罪犯被包庇，民眾利益或私有財產被剝奪，個別執法機關濫用權力或貪腐等等，導致民衆憤起抗議。政府當局已向地方官員施壓，重申去貪除黑決心，以安撫民心。許多教會產業因官商合謀而遭摧毀，讓我們為所有捲入挽救教會產業行動的信徒們代禱。

星期一
許多中國教會因曾遭異端入侵，對新來者格外戒備。這些「假羊」外表敬虔、熱心事奉，爾後卻迅速奪走羊群，又以金錢及色誘令教會領袖妥協。讓我們持續為跌倒受傷的牧者禱告，願他們尋求主的赦免，重拾神對他們的呼召，勇於堵住破口。我們也求主親自保護所有軟弱容易落入迷惑的羊群，有分辨真道的智慧。