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Tuesday
China opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required (8 hours) to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou. The government plans to build a grid of high-speed railways with four east-west lines and four north-south lines by 2020. Chinese churches have largely been isolated in the past because of distances. As travel becomes more convenient, we pray that churches will have more dialogue and interaction, and there will be more sharing of resources in terms of speakers and training.
Wednesday
The new Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway traverses through Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, covering the northern, central, and the Pearl River Delta economic zones. It is a great economic boost to cities along the route, especially Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou.Other than in Beijing, Christian churches are considered weak in all the cities along this new train route. We pray that God will bring revival to all the churches on this new route, especially in Wuhan and Changsha, where the hearts of people are hard and resistant to the Gospel.
Thursday
The number of China's floating population, those who have left their hometowns where they were registered and have a "hukou" and are now living unregistered, reached 230 million in 2011-- seventeen percent of the total population. We pray for wisdom and insight for the leaders of the churches in China so they know how to reach the migrant workers in the city more effectively. Many of the "floating" people have no one to care for them and are rejected and despised.
Friday
The average age of China's floating population is about 28 years. Those who are from villages and were born after 1980 account for about half of this number. The majority of these young people were born in the cities and do not know how to farm. Most likely they will never return to the villages. These young immigrants represent a huge harvest field but churches really do not understand how to reach them or reap the harvest. May the Lord have mercy on us and help us learn how to accept the younger generation, especially those who do not have a college education.
Saturday
It can be said that most of the floating population in China has settled down in the cities. More than thirty percent of them have lived in the city for more than five years and have worked there for more than four years. On the average they return to their home villages barely twice a year. It is utterly sad that once believers from the villages go to work in the cities, the vast majority of them stop attending church. We pray for them that they will hang on to their faith and that more of them will continue to pray and read the Word. Young rural believers need to be better equipped to face the world before they leave home.
Sunday
In China, seventy-two percent of the migrant families rent. They feel that affordability of housing and education for their children are the key factors deciding whether they can stay in the city where they work. Migrant families are by nature renters and after paying their rent and trying to fit into their new neighborhood, they have little strength to seek out a place of worship. We ask our Lord for grace for all of those believers who rent. May they have joy because they place their trust in God.
Monday
Less than thirty percent of migrant workers have joined the social insurance system (retirement, medical insurance, disability, unemployment, or maternity benefits) with their employers. Most pastors in the house churches have no benefits available to them. Their children cannot get into schools where they live because they do not have the proper residency papers. We pray for this utterly thorny issue so that pastors will be able to focus on their ministry and not give up.
China opened the world's longest high-speed rail line that more than halves the time required (8 hours) to travel from the country's capital in the north to Guangzhou. The government plans to build a grid of high-speed railways with four east-west lines and four north-south lines by 2020. Chinese churches have largely been isolated in the past because of distances. As travel becomes more convenient, we pray that churches will have more dialogue and interaction, and there will be more sharing of resources in terms of speakers and training.
Wednesday
The new Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway traverses through Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Changsha, Guangzhou, covering the northern, central, and the Pearl River Delta economic zones. It is a great economic boost to cities along the route, especially Beijing, Wuhan, Guangzhou.Other than in Beijing, Christian churches are considered weak in all the cities along this new train route. We pray that God will bring revival to all the churches on this new route, especially in Wuhan and Changsha, where the hearts of people are hard and resistant to the Gospel.
Thursday
The number of China's floating population, those who have left their hometowns where they were registered and have a "hukou" and are now living unregistered, reached 230 million in 2011-- seventeen percent of the total population. We pray for wisdom and insight for the leaders of the churches in China so they know how to reach the migrant workers in the city more effectively. Many of the "floating" people have no one to care for them and are rejected and despised.
Friday
The average age of China's floating population is about 28 years. Those who are from villages and were born after 1980 account for about half of this number. The majority of these young people were born in the cities and do not know how to farm. Most likely they will never return to the villages. These young immigrants represent a huge harvest field but churches really do not understand how to reach them or reap the harvest. May the Lord have mercy on us and help us learn how to accept the younger generation, especially those who do not have a college education.
Saturday
It can be said that most of the floating population in China has settled down in the cities. More than thirty percent of them have lived in the city for more than five years and have worked there for more than four years. On the average they return to their home villages barely twice a year. It is utterly sad that once believers from the villages go to work in the cities, the vast majority of them stop attending church. We pray for them that they will hang on to their faith and that more of them will continue to pray and read the Word. Young rural believers need to be better equipped to face the world before they leave home.
Sunday
In China, seventy-two percent of the migrant families rent. They feel that affordability of housing and education for their children are the key factors deciding whether they can stay in the city where they work. Migrant families are by nature renters and after paying their rent and trying to fit into their new neighborhood, they have little strength to seek out a place of worship. We ask our Lord for grace for all of those believers who rent. May they have joy because they place their trust in God.
Monday
Less than thirty percent of migrant workers have joined the social insurance system (retirement, medical insurance, disability, unemployment, or maternity benefits) with their employers. Most pastors in the house churches have no benefits available to them. Their children cannot get into schools where they live because they do not have the proper residency papers. We pray for this utterly thorny issue so that pastors will be able to focus on their ministry and not give up.
星期二
世界上運營里程最長的高速鐵路 — 京廣高鐵正式全線通車，由北京至廣州僅需8小時, 節省一半的通車時間。在「四縱四橫」高鐵網中將起到「骨幹」作用。中國教會之間過去因著地理上的距離造成相當的隔閡，求主使用現今交通的便利，幫助教會間有更多的對話與互動，也能在資源上彼此分享，例如講員和培訓資源的共享，讓主的愛與救恩湧流八方。
星期三
京廣高鐵由北京經石家莊、鄭州、武漢、長沙至廣州，覆蓋了中國華北、中部、中南、珠三角經濟區，尤其是北京、武漢、廣州等經濟中心，對沿線各地區經濟的拉動作用不言而喻。在京廣高鐵路線上，除了北京之外，以往沿途城市的教會都不太火熱。求主興旺這幾個大城市的教會，給他們有傳福音的負擔，特別在武漢，長沙，願神的靈在人心裡做鬆土的工作，使福音的種子能生根、發芽、成長。
星期四
2011年，中國的城鎮人口比重超過50%，流動人口規模達到歷史新高，總量已接近2.3億，佔全國總人口的17%。這些流動人口離鄉背井，在新城市裡沒有固定的戶口，也無人關切他們生活上、精神上各方面的需要。很多教會對外來的工人漠不關心，甚至排斥。求主賜給教會領袖有從神而來的愛心和異象，並用諸般智慧向各地農民工傳福音，將更多神的羊群領回。
星期五
中國流動人口的平均年齡約為28歲，「80後」新生代農民工佔近一半。新生代農村戶籍流動人口，大多數是在城市成長的，基本上不懂農業生產，他們不大可能返鄉務農。年輕的農民工是一個極大的禾場，可惜許多教會不明白也不熟悉他們的思維和生活方式，致使未能有效地向他們分享福音。求主指引我們，能看見他們的需要，也禱告教會以更開放的態度去接納年輕人，特別是那些沒有大學學歷的新一代。
星期六
當前中國流動人口，在流入地生活和就業都日趨穩定。超過三成的流動人口在流入地生活時間超過5年，從事目前工作的平均時間接近4年，平均每年回老家不足2次。大多數農村教會的信徒到城市打工之後，就與自己的母會脫了節，也不再去新的教會，非常可惜。讓我們為離鄉就業的信徒禱告，求主堅固他們的信心，愛慕主的心也不減退，能常常把握親近主的時間。我們也為農村教會能有效裝備即將出外打工的信徒祈求。
星期日
72%的流動人口家庭通過租房居住。住房條件和子女教育是流動人口能否在城鎮穩定生活的重要因素。租賃房子是流動人口的大事，辛苦賺錢繳房租，適應新的社區，尋找新的教會，都是租房族信徒所面對的挑戰。求主恩待沒有房子的信徒，教導他們如何憑信而活，在世過寄居的生活，並且能常常仰望主而得著屬天的喜樂。
星期一
現時就業流動人口在流入地參加「五險一金」的比重均不超過30%。「五險一金」就是養老保險、醫療保險、工傷保險、失業保險、生育保險和住房公積金 。大部份家庭教會的傳道人都沒有「五險一金」的福利，他們的孩子沒有戶口，升學是最大的難題。求主施恩憐憫，幫助那些為主擺上一切的僕人們，也看顧他們雖經艱難試煉，仍然能堅忍地向標竿前行，為主作成美好的善工。
世界上運營里程最長的高速鐵路 — 京廣高鐵正式全線通車，由北京至廣州僅需8小時, 節省一半的通車時間。在「四縱四橫」高鐵網中將起到「骨幹」作用。中國教會之間過去因著地理上的距離造成相當的隔閡，求主使用現今交通的便利，幫助教會間有更多的對話與互動，也能在資源上彼此分享，例如講員和培訓資源的共享，讓主的愛與救恩湧流八方。
星期三
京廣高鐵由北京經石家莊、鄭州、武漢、長沙至廣州，覆蓋了中國華北、中部、中南、珠三角經濟區，尤其是北京、武漢、廣州等經濟中心，對沿線各地區經濟的拉動作用不言而喻。在京廣高鐵路線上，除了北京之外，以往沿途城市的教會都不太火熱。求主興旺這幾個大城市的教會，給他們有傳福音的負擔，特別在武漢，長沙，願神的靈在人心裡做鬆土的工作，使福音的種子能生根、發芽、成長。
星期四
2011年，中國的城鎮人口比重超過50%，流動人口規模達到歷史新高，總量已接近2.3億，佔全國總人口的17%。這些流動人口離鄉背井，在新城市裡沒有固定的戶口，也無人關切他們生活上、精神上各方面的需要。很多教會對外來的工人漠不關心，甚至排斥。求主賜給教會領袖有從神而來的愛心和異象，並用諸般智慧向各地農民工傳福音，將更多神的羊群領回。
星期五
中國流動人口的平均年齡約為28歲，「80後」新生代農民工佔近一半。新生代農村戶籍流動人口，大多數是在城市成長的，基本上不懂農業生產，他們不大可能返鄉務農。年輕的農民工是一個極大的禾場，可惜許多教會不明白也不熟悉他們的思維和生活方式，致使未能有效地向他們分享福音。求主指引我們，能看見他們的需要，也禱告教會以更開放的態度去接納年輕人，特別是那些沒有大學學歷的新一代。
星期六
當前中國流動人口，在流入地生活和就業都日趨穩定。超過三成的流動人口在流入地生活時間超過5年，從事目前工作的平均時間接近4年，平均每年回老家不足2次。大多數農村教會的信徒到城市打工之後，就與自己的母會脫了節，也不再去新的教會，非常可惜。讓我們為離鄉就業的信徒禱告，求主堅固他們的信心，愛慕主的心也不減退，能常常把握親近主的時間。我們也為農村教會能有效裝備即將出外打工的信徒祈求。
星期日
72%的流動人口家庭通過租房居住。住房條件和子女教育是流動人口能否在城鎮穩定生活的重要因素。租賃房子是流動人口的大事，辛苦賺錢繳房租，適應新的社區，尋找新的教會，都是租房族信徒所面對的挑戰。求主恩待沒有房子的信徒，教導他們如何憑信而活，在世過寄居的生活，並且能常常仰望主而得著屬天的喜樂。
星期一
現時就業流動人口在流入地參加「五險一金」的比重均不超過30%。「五險一金」就是養老保險、醫療保險、工傷保險、失業保險、生育保險和住房公積金 。大部份家庭教會的傳道人都沒有「五險一金」的福利，他們的孩子沒有戶口，升學是最大的難題。求主施恩憐憫，幫助那些為主擺上一切的僕人們，也看顧他們雖經艱難試煉，仍然能堅忍地向標竿前行，為主作成美好的善工。
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