Prayer Request 12/4 - 12/10

Tuesday
China is urbanizing at a rapid pace. In 2000 nearly two-thirds of its residents lived in the countryside. Today fewer than half do. Yet, Uighurs and Tibetans feel left out of China’s economic boom; ethnic discrimination is not helping. These two ethnic groups are perhaps the most difficult in terms of evangelism. We pray that churches will not give up in sharing the Gospel with them, starting with repentance of our own ethnic pride that Han Chinese are hardworking and they are not striving and trustworthy.
Wednesday
Uighurs and Tibetans are staying on their farms, often because discrimination against them makes it difficult to find work in cities. As ethnic discontent grows, so too does the discrimination, creating a vicious cycle. We pray for binding of the power of Satan, so the true light of Jesus Christ will come upon these two ethnic groups, and many more Uighurs and Tibetans will come to know Jesus as their personal Savior.
Thursday
Some Tibetans prefer to stay in the fields but many feel excluded rom the benefits enjoyed by ethnic Han Chinese who make up more than ninety percent of China's population.We pray for those who serve among Tibetans and Uighurs and face fierce spiritual battles, persecution, loneliness, and fatigue. May the Lord strengthen their faith and add steadfastness, patience, and God's abiding love for im and His people.
Friday
There has been far less violence in Tibet than Xingjiang, but separatism in the region is no less a headache for China’s leaders. There are more than six million Tibetans in Tibet and four neighboring provinces. The proportion of farmers is nearly eighty percent. We pray that some of the well-educated Tibetans will become Christians first and share Jesus with their own people. There are some Tibetan churches outside of Tibet, we pray that they will be revived and be passionate about sharing Jesus with their own people.
Saturday
Neither Uighurs nor Tibetans enjoy ready access to the job market that has drawn tens of millions of Han to cities in recent years. They are unwelcome, and they know it. It can be said that Tibetans and Uighurs live in spiritual darkness and are most resistant to the Gospel. We pray more urgently for them so the salvation of Jesus will soon come to them.
Sunday
Part of the problem of Uighurs and Tibetans in being unable to fit in with Han Chinese is the languages. Uighurs and Tibetans brought up in the countryside and often have a very poor grasp of Mandarin, the official language of the land. There are so few Han Christians who really understand the culture and language of Uighurs and Tibetans. We pray for those who are seriously learning the language skills and are preparing more spiritual content in the languages of ethnic minorities.
Monday
The effort by the Chinese government to promote Mandarin in schools has encountered resistance in some ethnic regions where it is seen as an attempt to suppress native culture. In southern Xinjiang, where most Uighurs, many schools do not teach Mandarin at all. We pray for the easing of ethnic tension and antagonism toward Han Chinese in this vast region of China. Chinese churches cannot effectively do mission work outside of China, if they continue to ignore sharing the Gospel in their own backyard, in Xingjiang.


星期二
近年來中國城市化發展迅速，2000年時，約三份二的總人口仍生活在農村地區，至今已降至二份一。然而，在中國經濟發展起飛的同時，維族人和藏族人卻倍感冷落，遭受歧視。維族和藏族是福音的硬土，我們為眾教會不放棄與他們分享福音禱告。求主先叫我們悔改，除去我們自身的優越感，不要論斷他人懶惰和不可靠，並生出歧視之心。
星期三
少數民族多數抵制城市化的時代潮流，且在城市中難找到工作，大多數人寧願留守家鄉務農。隨着民族不滿情緒日益加深，種族歧視也愈演愈烈，更加劇了這種惡性循環。懇求神捆綁從撒但而來的黑暗勢力，讓基督的真光臨到這兩個大族群，使更多回民和藏民早日歸主。
星期四
雖然好些藏民甘於務農，但絶大多數藏民認為自己遭到了排斥，以致無緣享受與漢族人（約佔中國90%的人口）同樣的好處。為在藏民和新疆作工的肢體禱告，他們面對激烈的屬靈爭戰，逼迫、孤單、身體疲勞等攻擊，切切記念他們因信心所做的工夫，因愛心所受的勞苦，因盼望我們主耶穌基督所存的忍耐。(帖前1:3)
星期五
雖然相比於新疆，西藏較少有攻擊事件發生，但該地區的分裂主義一直令官方十分頭疼。西藏及其四個鄰省約有超過六萬藏民，其中農民佔人口約百分之八十。 求主繼續施恩給那些擁有高學歷的藏民，讓他們先接受福音，再以他們的影響力去帶領其他藏族人歸主；也求主加力西藏以外的藏民教會，能在本族中見證主名。
星期六
維族人和藏族人在城市找工作遠比漢族人困難，他們深知自己不受歡迎，無法獲得與漢人相同的對待。藏族及穆斯林都是世界上生活在靈裡最黑暗之處的族群，亦是最難以改變的民族，求主提醒我們要更多為他們禱告，使他們早日認識主，離開黑暗走向光明。
星期日
對於少數民族而言，語言不通是他們與外界融合的一大問題。中國的官方語言是普通話，而疆民和藏民生活在農村地區，普通話表達能力相當有限。真正懂得維族和藏族的文化及語言的基督徒寥寥無幾，現時有些漢族信徒正努力學習，請記念他們的福音事工，也求主預備更多少數民族語言的屬靈資源。
星期一
雖然政府一直致力在校園推廣普通話，但一些地區卻抵制這樣的做法，認為推廣普通話是對當地文化的打壓。在疆民主要聚居的南疆地區，許多學校不教授普通話。我們為在新疆的民族緊張關係禱告，求主挪去累積的敵對仇恨。若中國教會不能學習在新疆國土上分享福音，在海外亦難以有效地宣教。