Prayer Request 2/10 - 2/16

TuesdayChina has announced that she will end the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners. Chinese people do not believe in organ donation because of their traditional belief that our parents give us everything--our bodies and hair and to honor them, we will never hurt our body. We pray for faith for the many young believers who face resistance or opposition from their unbelieving parents. May the Lord enable them to live out the life of Jesus Christ and be able to win their parents over to him through their good and kind testimony.
Wednesday
Organ donation designation on the driver’s license is not well accepted because Chinese consider it a bad luck. Even if people are prepared to donate, there are fears that their body parts may be traded for profit and end up on the black market. The Lord helps us to appreciate the real meaning of “our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit”, so we will all avoid all sins and seek to keep our bodies sanctified.
Thursday
In China, there are only about 1500 voluntary organ donations with 10,000 procedures performed for about 300,000 people who need an organ transplant each year. We pray for God's grace and mercy for believers who are in need of an organ transplant and their family members who are their caretakers. May they experience His vivid presence daily as they suffer physically,
Friday
Of every million people in China only 0.6 have signed up to donate their organs when they die. To plug the shortfall, the country has relied overwhelmingly on organs from prisoners on death row. Many pastors there emphasize "denial" and "sacrifice" in their sermons. We pray that we all will truly appreciate the heart of Jesus and use these words not merely as buzzwords but will be willing to help other believers who are in need.
Saturday
The government in China has a website to make it easier to become an organ donor but few young people are willing to discuss it with their families and commit to do it. Surveys have indicated that financial incentives such as payment of funeral and medical bills might help. Often Christians do good deeds with conditions or benefits attached. We ask the Lord to help churches to be successful in leading people to Jesus but also to show the love of Jesus unconditionally in their outreach efforts.
Sunday
The churches in China emphasize the need for a woman to get married and start a family and many of the sisters in the church are pressured by their families to get married. In order to find a believer for a husband some of them have to date and marry those who are five to ten year younger than they are. There are always issues and problems with dating and marriage when the women are older in Chinese society. We pray for wisdom for the pastors who are counseling these couples. We ask, too, for divine wisdom for all pastors as they minister to young believers.
Monday
Some factors which contribute to young people turning to Christianity are: distrust for society as a whole, being an only child, the highly-competitive job market, an excessive information overload, and a broken family. We believe God has a beautiful plan for college students who come to know Him and we pray that all of the churches in China will see how critical it is to reach college students now.

星期二
從2015年起中國將「停止」使用死囚器官。「身體髮膚，受之父母，不敢毀傷，孝之始也。」是中國人傳統孝敬父母的觀念，器官捐贈容易與損毀身體和不孝聯想在一起。不少年輕信徒在屬靈追求上要面對未信父母的阻力，甚至反對；求主加添他們的信心，能活出基督的樣式，以溫柔和美好見證，贏得父母的贊同。
星期三
中國人向來喜歡圖吉利，忌諱與死亡有關聯的事物，連選車牌號、樓層標示都是避開4，更別說領駕照前先註明萬一車禍死亡的身後事了。既使有意願捐赠遺體器官，也有顧慮至終會淪落於黑市被不肖者盗賣謀利。求主幫助我們銘記身體是聖靈的殿，要分別聖，遠避淫亂的事，竭力追求並持守聖潔。
星期四
中國每年僅有1,500名器官捐贈者。但令人吃驚的是，每年卻至少實施了1萬個器官移植手術。再者，每年都會增加30萬名需要器官移植的病人。我們特別為那些患染重病，正在等候移植的信徒禱告。求主的憐憫和恩典臨到他們以及其家人，在肉身的病痛中每天都能親身經歷神信實不變的慈愛與安慰。
星期五
中國人一向忌諱捐贈器官，每千萬人中只有六千人願意在死後捐器，過去政府使用死囚的器官來增加器官移植的供應量。耶穌的身體是為我們而捨的，教會教導「捨己」和「全然擺上」，我們禱告弟兄姊妹們都是 感恩主的赦罪救贖，體會上帝的心腸，而不是僅僅喊著口號，卻不願真心付出行動。
星期六
中國政府設有一個鼓勵年青人捐贈器官的網站，讓民眾更容易成為器官捐贈者，可惜乏人問津成效不彰；而有心人亦不敢與父母坦白溝通這類事情。有人認為，或許某些獎勵、贊助葬禮或醫療費用可以成為另一種推動力。信徒幫助人是否也附帶條件或為得著某些好處？求主幫助教會在進入參與社區時，不但能領人歸主，也能無條件地分享神的愛。
星期日
中國教會信徒的婚戀常面臨「女大男小」的困擾。很多愛主的「大齡」姊妹因為弟兄太少的緣故還未出嫁。在家人壓力之下，有些「大齡」姊妹與比自己小五到十歲的弟兄談戀愛和結婚。但這些「姐弟戀」常會面臨意想不到的困難，例如別人異樣的目光、外型的匹配、身心靈的契合等等，求主賜智慧給牧者來牧養適婚年齡的信徒，以及輔導這類情侶和夫婦。
星期一
不信任的社會、一胎化的獨生子女、強大的市場競爭、過度的訊息量、離異的家庭等等，都是促成中國這一代年輕人對信仰十分渴望的因素。我們相信神在這一代的大學生身上有祂美好的旨意，求主讓眾教會能看見他們一定要為主得到這一代大學生靈魂的迫切性。