Prayer Ruquest 12/16-12/22

Tuesday
An express passenger train which operates at 200 km/hr connecting Wenzhou to Fuzhou (literally connecting the Yangtze and Pearl River Deltas) is nearly completed. Taking this train will be faster than taking a plane and will connect some of the spiritually most vibrant cities which will have an enormous impact on church development. Let us pray specifically for churches in the prosperous cities of Shanghai, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Fuzhou, and Xiamen that they will become a greater blessing to many of the weak and poor churches in China.

Wednesday
As the economy roars into a chilling winter, job prospects for college graduates turn bleak. It is even a desirable option to become a civil servant now. With only a mere 13,500 positions available, 700,000 people recently took the official examination for a government job. As the number of college graduates has increased, starting salaries have steadily decreased. Let us pray for the Christian college students that their faith in God will sustain them as they study and direct their lives after their graduation.

Thursday
According to survey, 60% of rural Chinese teenagers consider extramarital affair is normal part of family lives. Among the migrant workers, those who left the families in the villages to work in the cities, 3/4 of them watch pornography. Extra-marital affairs and marrying unbelievers are huge issues facing rural believers' families. Marital discord as a result of finance is another one. Rural churches lack the resource to help and train their believers. Let us pray for comfort and help for all these hurting and wounded families.

Friday
The government promised it will make possible 100 "handicapped friendly" cities across China by 2010. China has only legally allowed seeing-eye dogs for the blind in April 2008. China has only recently improved the civil rights of handicapped citizens. The vast majority of Chinese churches are not handicapped-accessible. Let us pray for the health, physical and spiritual alike, of all the handicapped, those who are stroke victims and those who are blind. We also remember the labor of their family members.

Saturday
As tens of millions of laborers return to their village homes after being laid off in the factories, many have no land to cultivate at all. It will be a long winter as they literally sit at home and have little do. Invariably, family tension and marital problems will skyrocket. Many rural believers' families are strained because adults have been working in the city so much and their children are literally neglected. Let us pray that this will be a window of opportunity for families to rebuild relationships and experience personal spiritual revival.

Sunday
A blockbuster Taiwanese movie "Cape, No 7" has received approval and will be released in China. Although it has no political content the question is whether the Mainland audience will appreciate the movie which is in the Taiwanese dialect and full of Taiwanese flavor and humor . There are many differences in mentality, taste and culture depending on which side of the Strait one is visiting. Let us pray for churches on both sides for the removal of a sense of superiority and a spirit of humility that they may learn from each other.

Monday
To stimulate the island's economy, the government of Taiwan will issue a $120.US voucher to every citizen. In Beijing, the government of the city has announced that it will subsidize any employer who hires an unemployed individual. The global economic downturn is hitting the region hard because it is very dependent on exports. Let us pray for the financial need of churches and the work of the Kingdom, as well as for those believers who are struggling financially.


星期二
溫福鐵路（溫州－福州）是大陸即將完工的快速鐵路，是第一條鏈接長珠兩三角的客運專線。每小時200公里的行駛速度，搭乘列車將比乘飛機更快捷。這條鐵路也將沿海幾個非常有活力的城市連接，對教會事工的發展將產生重大的影響。 讓我們為上海、寧波、溫州、福州及廈門等繁榮城巿的教會禱告，求主幫助他們有效運用這種便利，成為神施恩的管道，為資源困匱、缺乏牧人的內地教會帶來祝福。

星期三
中國就業市場已進入寒冬，然而愈來愈多的大學生將要畢業，公務員的職位就成為大家追捧的金飯碗。最近國家公務員考試有77萬多考生，爭取僅僅1.35萬個名額，錄取率連2%都不到。近年隨著大學畢業生的數量大增，起薪點也節節下調。讓我們為基督徒大學生禱告，求主保守他們對神的信心，順服神在自己人生的引領。又求主幫助他們在畢業後繼續聚會，參與服侍，持守對神的忠誠。

星期四
一份調查指出6成農村青年認為婚外情是正常的，獨自離家到城市謀生的農民工，四分之三看黃片。婚外情及與非信徒結婚是目前農村信徒家庭面對的重要挑戰。此外，家庭經濟的壓力也容易令信徒夫婦關係緊張。很多教會雖意識到教導有關婚姻的真理的重要性，無奈資源缺乏。讓我們求主醫治並安慰眾多受傷害的信徒家庭，同時也為矯正和修復他們破裂的關係來禱告。

星期五
中國政府承諾2010年前建成一百個「無障礙城市」方便殘障人士. 直到2008年四月，盲人攜帶導盲犬出入公共場所，才獲得法律保障。殘疾人事業是中國人權事業的亮點。 絕大多數的中國教會設施對殘疾人士極不方便。我們為所有殘疾的信徒禱告，求主給他們身心靈的健康， 不論是中風的，失明的，殘缺的都有足夠的恩典。讓我們也紀念照顧他們的家人的辛勞。

星期六
因著珠、長三角及沿海一些企業紛紛倒閉，導致大批農民工被裁，年關未至就提前返鄉。許多農民工家中已無地可耕種，又遇寒冬比較閑空，就增加許多夫妻不合的機會。許多農村信徒的家庭，因著過去家長分頭出外打工，忽略了家人關系的培養，尤其是親子之間如同陌生人一般。我們求神藉這段大人返家共處的時光成為家庭的祝福，全家重新修補彼此間的感情，信徒也享有靈命復興的寶貴經歷。

星期日
臺灣賣座電影《海角七號》已通過大陸電影局審核，將在大陸上映。這部影片沒有政治色彩，但「臺味濃厚」，片中充滿地方俚語及臺式幽默，能否為大陸觀眾接受仍屬未知。海峽兩岸人民的思維、口味和文化都大有不同。讓我們也為海峽兩岸的教會禱告，求神除卻雙方彼此的優越感，賜下謙卑合一的靈，能夠互相學習，互相補足。

星期一
為刺激低靡的經濟，臺灣政府將發放給每位人民約120美元的消費券，北京市政府則將補貼招用失業者的企業。全球經濟蕭條對這些依賴外貿的區域造成極大的打擊。讓我們為眾教會以及天國事工的需要禱告，同時也為面對經濟困難的信徒，能有力量渡過難關來禱告。