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Tuesday
"Will our young people admit they are Hong Kong people? Will they still love Hong Kong. We might be losing the entire generation of our young people!” A Hong Kong pastor said with great sadness in a protest. Overseas Chinese communities are also deeply divided over the recent events in Hong Kong. We pray that churches in Hong Kong will have a good testimony in the turmoil.
Wednesday
"Police should not treat hundreds of thousands of young people as enemies, and label them as cockroaches to be exterminated" ; "Young people can persist in their demands...But don't let hatred harden hearts and anger covers rational mind ." A Hong Kong pastor appealed. And, we also pray that the young Christians will not lose faith in their society and the government, but will see themselves more willing to transform the society by sharing the gospel.
Thursday
For more than three decades, China enforced its “one child” policy harshly, imposing fines and in some cases abortions and sterilizations. The government only relented in 2016 after experts anticipated the demographic issues that the country is now facing. The one-child generation are now grandparents themselves and they have the responsibility to help with caring for their grandchildren. We pray that believing grandparents will teach the little ones to know the Lord Jesus from an early age and show them the great love of God, even though the parents are no longer attending church.
Friday
Some proposals to increase the birth rate in China are to end financial penalties for babies born out of wedlock and lowering the legal age of marriage. Others would ban discrimination against mothers and mothers-to-be in the workplace and would expand or extend parental. Churches need to help young believers and couples who face the pressures of life to grow spiritually, even though many churches find themselves unable to do so. We pray that God will raise more resources and matured elders in the churches who can help the young couples and make Jesus Christ the head of their homes.
Saturday
Becoming pregnant during the beginning phase of their career is troublesome for many young Chinese women.. Nearly one third of the pregnant women changed jobs or never returned to work after giving birth. About half of the women say pregnancy negatively affects their career. Many parents of young women discourage their daughters from having more than one child because they will lose good jobs. We pray for younger sisters to have wisdom, to seek God's will and plan in their lives. May the Lord enables them to overcome difficulties, the stress of family and work and be filled with His joy.
Sunday
Virtually all families in China can now have two children, but the anticipated baby boom did not materialize. Births have dropped precipitously, falling by 12 percent in 2018. The trend has prompted dire warnings that China faces a graying population and a dwindling workforce in the decades ahead. With the newly imposed law churches cannot have children's Sunday School, churches there face a similar future. We must pray that Christian parents understand that it is their responsibility to raise up godly children for the Lord, and not be expecting other people or churches to do the teaching
Monday
In a conservative society like China’s, single mothers remain stigmatized, though perhaps less so than before. In many provinces, for example, a child can only receive a hukou , a residence permit if their parents’ marriage was registered. Churches in China are not very conservative and often, even condemning. We pray that all those who are brokenhearted or despised who are seeking forgiveness and love of Jesus, will find acceptance and compassion through His people.
"Will our young people admit they are Hong Kong people? Will they still love Hong Kong. We might be losing the entire generation of our young people!” A Hong Kong pastor said with great sadness in a protest. Overseas Chinese communities are also deeply divided over the recent events in Hong Kong. We pray that churches in Hong Kong will have a good testimony in the turmoil.
Wednesday
"Police should not treat hundreds of thousands of young people as enemies, and label them as cockroaches to be exterminated" ; "Young people can persist in their demands...But don't let hatred harden hearts and anger covers rational mind ." A Hong Kong pastor appealed. And, we also pray that the young Christians will not lose faith in their society and the government, but will see themselves more willing to transform the society by sharing the gospel.
Thursday
For more than three decades, China enforced its “one child” policy harshly, imposing fines and in some cases abortions and sterilizations. The government only relented in 2016 after experts anticipated the demographic issues that the country is now facing. The one-child generation are now grandparents themselves and they have the responsibility to help with caring for their grandchildren. We pray that believing grandparents will teach the little ones to know the Lord Jesus from an early age and show them the great love of God, even though the parents are no longer attending church.
Friday
Some proposals to increase the birth rate in China are to end financial penalties for babies born out of wedlock and lowering the legal age of marriage. Others would ban discrimination against mothers and mothers-to-be in the workplace and would expand or extend parental. Churches need to help young believers and couples who face the pressures of life to grow spiritually, even though many churches find themselves unable to do so. We pray that God will raise more resources and matured elders in the churches who can help the young couples and make Jesus Christ the head of their homes.
Saturday
Becoming pregnant during the beginning phase of their career is troublesome for many young Chinese women.. Nearly one third of the pregnant women changed jobs or never returned to work after giving birth. About half of the women say pregnancy negatively affects their career. Many parents of young women discourage their daughters from having more than one child because they will lose good jobs. We pray for younger sisters to have wisdom, to seek God's will and plan in their lives. May the Lord enables them to overcome difficulties, the stress of family and work and be filled with His joy.
Sunday
Virtually all families in China can now have two children, but the anticipated baby boom did not materialize. Births have dropped precipitously, falling by 12 percent in 2018. The trend has prompted dire warnings that China faces a graying population and a dwindling workforce in the decades ahead. With the newly imposed law churches cannot have children's Sunday School, churches there face a similar future. We must pray that Christian parents understand that it is their responsibility to raise up godly children for the Lord, and not be expecting other people or churches to do the teaching
Monday
In a conservative society like China’s, single mothers remain stigmatized, though perhaps less so than before. In many provinces, for example, a child can only receive a hukou , a residence permit if their parents’ marriage was registered. Churches in China are not very conservative and often, even condemning. We pray that all those who are brokenhearted or despised who are seeking forgiveness and love of Jesus, will find acceptance and compassion through His people.
星期二
「我們年青一代還會不會再承認他們是香港人？他們還會不會愛香港這個地方？我們會失去整代年輕人。」一位香港牧師面對近日香港年青人抗議行動時痛心地說。海外華人社區對香港發生的事件有不同的看法，甚至彼此對立。我們為香港的教會禱告，能在混亂中，有清心靠主，仰望神的帶領，活出美好的見證。
星期三
「警察，不可以將數十萬的年輕人當成敵人，標籤他們為蟑螂來消滅。」「年輕人可以堅持訴求。。。，但不要讓仇恨在心裡植根，讓憤怒掩蓋理智。」一位香港牧者呼籲。我們也為年輕的信徒禱告，不對社會或政府失去信心，而是在這人心躁動的日子裡，把握機會分享信仰。
星期四
中國人口專家預期「二胎政策」一實施，生育率就會顯著提高，甚至有人擔心提高過快。然而自2016年實施以來，實際統計顯示，比最低估計的還低得多。有人把中國的獨生子女稱為「小皇帝」，集全家寵愛於一身，還任性霸道，沒有生活自理能力。求主幫助信徒父母(祖父母) 能引領子女(孫兒女) 來到主面前，從小明白聖經，敬畏神，又明白主的大愛。
星期五
中國正面臨人口危機，有種種提案，例如結束對非婚生子女的經濟處罰、降低法定結婚年齡、禁止在工作場所歧視母親和孕婦，並擴大父親陪產假範圍等等。求主幫助教會能指引年輕信徒夫婦如何面對生活的壓力，經營婚姻與教養子女，以致在生活上見證神兒女與別不同的生命。求主興起更多資源，並資深的屬靈長輩有主的恩典成為年輕人的榜樣。
星期六
對於很多中國女性而言，在事業上升期懷孕意味著苦心經營的一切都要推倒重來。大約有三份一女性在生育後換工作或者沒有回歸職場，將近五成女性因為生育錯過職業機會。許多父母也不鼓勵女兒多生，因為她們會因懷孕而失去好工作。我們為年輕姊妹禱告，求神賜她們智慧，尋求神在她們生命中的旨意和計劃，也能勝任各樣職位的要求與壓力，滿有屬天的喜樂。
星期日
自開放二胎後，雖然幾乎所有家庭都可以生育兩個孩子，但預期的嬰兒潮不僅沒有實現，反而過去兩年的出生率急劇下降(2018年下降了12%)。這趨勢敲起警鐘 — 中國未來將面臨人口老齡化和勞動力不斷減少的局面。教會也反映社會現象，尤其現今政府限制不能有主日學的教導之後，教會亦出現斷層。我們再次為信徒家長禱告，求神幫助他們明白教養兒女是他們的責任，神把孩子託付他們管理和教導，而不是隨其自然或是指望教會
星期一
雖然現今中國社會風氣已開放不少，但單親媽媽仍然受到歧視，儘管可能比以前少了。在許多省份，孩子只有在父母結婚登記後才能獲得居住許可，即戶口。中國教會向來保守，縱使是特殊情況，也難以例外看待。求神施恩給失望及被社會鄙視的人禱告，願他(她)們能因著信徒的接納和憐憫，尋找到主耶穌的赦罪的愛。
「我們年青一代還會不會再承認他們是香港人？他們還會不會愛香港這個地方？我們會失去整代年輕人。」一位香港牧師面對近日香港年青人抗議行動時痛心地說。海外華人社區對香港發生的事件有不同的看法，甚至彼此對立。我們為香港的教會禱告，能在混亂中，有清心靠主，仰望神的帶領，活出美好的見證。
星期三
「警察，不可以將數十萬的年輕人當成敵人，標籤他們為蟑螂來消滅。」「年輕人可以堅持訴求。。。，但不要讓仇恨在心裡植根，讓憤怒掩蓋理智。」一位香港牧者呼籲。我們也為年輕的信徒禱告，不對社會或政府失去信心，而是在這人心躁動的日子裡，把握機會分享信仰。
星期四
中國人口專家預期「二胎政策」一實施，生育率就會顯著提高，甚至有人擔心提高過快。然而自2016年實施以來，實際統計顯示，比最低估計的還低得多。有人把中國的獨生子女稱為「小皇帝」，集全家寵愛於一身，還任性霸道，沒有生活自理能力。求主幫助信徒父母(祖父母) 能引領子女(孫兒女) 來到主面前，從小明白聖經，敬畏神，又明白主的大愛。
星期五
中國正面臨人口危機，有種種提案，例如結束對非婚生子女的經濟處罰、降低法定結婚年齡、禁止在工作場所歧視母親和孕婦，並擴大父親陪產假範圍等等。求主幫助教會能指引年輕信徒夫婦如何面對生活的壓力，經營婚姻與教養子女，以致在生活上見證神兒女與別不同的生命。求主興起更多資源，並資深的屬靈長輩有主的恩典成為年輕人的榜樣。
星期六
對於很多中國女性而言，在事業上升期懷孕意味著苦心經營的一切都要推倒重來。大約有三份一女性在生育後換工作或者沒有回歸職場，將近五成女性因為生育錯過職業機會。許多父母也不鼓勵女兒多生，因為她們會因懷孕而失去好工作。我們為年輕姊妹禱告，求神賜她們智慧，尋求神在她們生命中的旨意和計劃，也能勝任各樣職位的要求與壓力，滿有屬天的喜樂。
星期日
自開放二胎後，雖然幾乎所有家庭都可以生育兩個孩子，但預期的嬰兒潮不僅沒有實現，反而過去兩年的出生率急劇下降(2018年下降了12%)。這趨勢敲起警鐘 — 中國未來將面臨人口老齡化和勞動力不斷減少的局面。教會也反映社會現象，尤其現今政府限制不能有主日學的教導之後，教會亦出現斷層。我們再次為信徒家長禱告，求神幫助他們明白教養兒女是他們的責任，神把孩子託付他們管理和教導，而不是隨其自然或是指望教會
星期一
雖然現今中國社會風氣已開放不少，但單親媽媽仍然受到歧視，儘管可能比以前少了。在許多省份，孩子只有在父母結婚登記後才能獲得居住許可，即戶口。中國教會向來保守，縱使是特殊情況，也難以例外看待。求神施恩給失望及被社會鄙視的人禱告，願他(她)們能因著信徒的接納和憐憫，尋找到主耶穌的赦罪的愛。
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