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Wednesday
Leaders in the Communist Party are alarmed by the spread of heterodox religious beliefs despite repeated government crackdowns. There have been repeated campaigns to eradicate spiritual and religious groups deemed to be cults that foster crime, coercion, and political defiance. Naïve believers are often attracted to the cults because they are fervent in sharing and caring for people. We pray that churches will be extra diligent in protecting their sheep and that they will teach believers how to discern cults and defend their faith.
Thursday
Some cults spread widely in rural China because emptiness of heart and peasant Christians have little foundation of faith. Cults appeal to the poor Christians by providing hope to the impoverished farmers, and some even provide financial assistance to its followers. Many rural believers fell victim to cults because they know little of what they believe and there is a dearth of well-qualified church leader who can discern orthodoxy. We must pray for all the believers trapped in cults, the Lord lead them out of their captivity, and be free again in the Truth.
Friday
Churches in Hong Kong have always help out churches inside China before the island was returned to China in 1997. Some pastors say, Hong Kong churches have not really advanced in their understanding of China churches since then. We pray for Hong Kong churches as partners with church in the Mainland, with their humble servant attitude, not as superior but rather as equal, creating a model of mutual trust and learning with the Mainland church leaders.
Saturday
Linxia is known as "China's small Mecca,", a city of two millions, mostly Hui Muslims and Han Chinese. The city boasts a hundred plus mosques, the most in China, and received many Muslim pilgrims every year. Dongxiang is a group of fanatical Muslims, some evangelical researchers think they are Chinese territory of one of the largest unreached people. We thank God for the some missionaries being sent out by few churches in China. We pray that we should not discount tens of million Muslims in the northwest China, because they are the Judea and Samaria of China churches.
Sunday
Lhasa has been a spiritual fortress of extreme anti-Christianity. Yet, there are encouraging developments in recent years and even some Tibetan believers worshipping among the Han Chinese house churches. Praise God! Some workers have moved there and tried very hard in sharing the Gospel with those who are open and willing. We pray for the local believers and pastors, and the unreached souls in this spiritual darkened land.
Monday
There are a small numbers of Han Chinese churches in existence even in cities with Muslims as majority population. But, these believers lived in fear because their Muslim neighbors are very resistant to the Gospel. We pray for courage for these believers to share the life-changing good news of Jesus Christ to their neighbors. We ask God for believers who love the Lord so much and willing to move to northwest China where there are so many Muslims.
星期二
“全能神教會”（前東方閃電）是異端中最引起政府注意的，因為它宣揚在世界末日，將有一個與“大紅龍”的爭戰，“全能神教會”認為大紅龍”指的是共產黨。 從前異端在農村相當普遍，但是近來，異端邪教已經進入城市。 我們為被異端攪擾和搶奪的教會代禱，願神的憐憫臨到他們，引領他們回到主的懷抱。
星期三
儘管官方一再打擊，異端信仰仍在擴散。政府多次消除被認定是邪教，因其助長犯罪、強迫人信教，還鼓勵挑戰政治。無知的信徒，常被異端的親切與傳教的熱心吸引。求主保守眾教會，警醒看守羊群，極力教導信徒如何辨別異端，能為自己的信仰辯護。
星期四
異端在農村中的興盛是因為人心的虛空，信徒沒有提供足夠真理的教導。 異端的教導不僅為那些在貧窮中掙扎的農村信徒帶來盼望，甚至也提供政府所沒有做到的生活保障體系。農村家庭教會因為缺少受裝備的帶領者，信徒往往被這些異端迷惑。我們為陷入異端的信徒祈求，求神引領他們走出迷惑，能再次得著真理和自由。
星期五
香港教會向來致力幫助中國教會的發展，特別是97回歸後，但是有些牧者形容香港教會對中國教會的了解「仍然停留在八、九十年代」。求主幫助香港教會成為中國教會的夥伴，有謙卑服侍的心態，不是高高在上而同行互勉的同工，並與內地教會負責人一同按主心意尋求互相融合的模式。
星期六
西北的甘肅省臨夏回族自治州素以「中國的小麥加」著稱，居民約有兩百多萬，大部份都是回族穆斯林和漢人。臨夏有一百多座清真寺，居全國之冠，每年都有很多穆斯林來到這個城市朝聖。求主幫助我們不忘記在中國上千萬的穆斯林同胞求其是大西北地區，因為這就是中國教會的猶太全地和撒瑪利亞。
星期日
拉薩是反對基督教的精神堡壘，感謝神，近年卻有令人鼓舞的發展，目前已有少數西藏族加入小型的家庭教會。不少家庭教會的傳道同工遷入拉薩，願意把握每一個機會和願意聽的人分享福音，我們為當地的信徒和傳道人禱告。求主的靈魂預備人心悔改信基督。
星期一
在穆斯林族群佔優勢的城市中，還存在著一些漢人的教會。但由於穆斯林非常排斥福音，使得當地的弟兄姊妹心生畏懼，而無法向伊斯蘭教徒傳講耶穌。求主加添智慧給信徒，能想盡辦法跟周遭迷失的羊分享能夠改變人生命的福音。我們為神在教會興起有愛主、願意前往中國西北的信徒。
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