Prayer Request 9/12 - 9/18

Tuesday
In China, students are already immersed in classes and textbooks promoting loyalty to the Communist Party as the bedrock value. A new Communist Party directive now demands that students must be more patriotic and be totally devoted to the Party. Education in China is totally atheistic. We pray for all children from Christian homes, so they will not lose their faith in any stage of their education.
Wednesday
In China, the new “patriotic education” will be taught in each stage and aspect of schooling, through textbooks, student assessments, museum visits and the internet which is the chief source of information for many young Chinese. Students in China are constantly evaluated for their patriotic behavior and Christian students face tremendous pressure to conform and not have any religious belief. ​ We pray for young people from Christian families, that they will have boldness and trust in God as Daniel and his friends did.
Thursday
In China, all college students receive instruction to “always follow the party” thoroughly. They are also taught the dangers of speaking negatively of the history of the Party, the nation, revolution, reform, the opening up, as well as of vilifying ​the ​Party’s heroic figures. College years are the very first time most Chinese students come in contact with Christian groups. We pray for student ministries and the fruits they bear, as the school officials are clamping down on Bible study groups and Christian teachers leading them.
Friday
Students in China have been indoctrinated that the Communist Party is the sole engine of progress in modern Chinese history, rescuing China from humiliating subjugation to foreigners and restoring China to a position of respect and power on the global stage. Many students start living in school during junior high years and only return home a couple of weekends monthly. We pray for the parent-child relationship for believers. May the Lord impress on believers the importance of praying for the spiritual health of their children, and not merely their academic studies.
Saturday
Since 1989, when students led the protest that occupied Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Party leaders have made a priority of inoculating them against any liberal values. ​Evangelism among college students is always in the gray area of laws and many students are pressured not to attend services or to inform the officials about them. We pray for the safety of those who lead and the students who attend the services. May the Lord give them great faith and help them to be fruitful in their ministry.​
Sunday
By the end of 2014, almost 1.7 million Chinese students were studying abroad, many of them in Australia, Britain, Canada and the United States. Over 300,000 Chinese students are in the United States. ​We praise God for the many who have come to know Jesus as they study abroad. May​ the Lord strengthen their faith, help them to continue to grow, and even find a Christian mate. Above all, we pray they will also share their faith with their friends and families back home.
Monday
Of the million or so kindergarten teachers and aides across China, only about 60,000 (6 %) are male. Retention of male teachers is a serious challenge because male teachers complain that they are lonely, disrespected and considered to have little career ambition. ​We praise God for all who are involved in teaching the ​little ones in the churches, especially the brothers. May the Lord raise up more of them and may they see the importance of teaching the young ones to know Jesus and not be providing only babysitting so adults can worship in peace.


星期二
在學校課程和教材中，其基本價值是對共產黨的民族主義式忠誠。一項新指示，要求教育者必須培養中國學生更加忠黨愛國。中國教育是無神論的。我們為來自基督徒家庭的孩子禱告，願主在每個教育的階段裡都保守他們不失去信仰。
星期三
中國教育部要求教師們將「愛國主義教育」融入到每個教育階段裡，如課本、學生評價、博物館參觀和互聯網中等等。互聯網是中國許多年輕人的主要信息來源。中國的學生隨時都要有愛國的表現，信徒的孩子在這樣的氛圍下，必定面臨極大的壓力，衝擊其信仰。求主賜他們有像但以理和三朋友一樣的勇氣和信心。
星期四
教育部文件要求高等院校要更徹底地教導學生「永遠跟黨走」，「講清楚否定黨史、國史、革命史和改革開放史以及詆毀英雄人物的危害性」。大學是許說人第一次接觸基督信仰的時候。現時許多院校已開始禁止校園的查經班和團契。我們在禱告中記念各處的大學生福音事工和他們所結的果子。
星期五
中國各級學校透過種種方法，直接或間接教導學生：共產黨是中國現代史上唯一的進步力量，結束了喪權辱國的歷史，讓中國重新在全球舞台上獲得了尊重和權利。許多學生在初中階段就在學校寄宿，一個月只回家一、兩個週末。我們為信徒的親子關係禱告，求主幫助家長們能重視孩子的靈命成長，而不僅僅是學業成績。
星期六
自從89年學生在天安門廣場的抗議活動後，防止學生受自由思想的價值觀影響，已被當局視為當務之急。在中國向大學生傳福音是法律的灰色地帶。近來校方頻頻施壓，不許可學生參加聚會，或是要向校方通報。我們為帶領查經班的弟兄姊妹和參加者的安全禱告，求神保守他們，厚賜他們信心靈巧像蛇，馴良像鴿，仍能結實豐碩。
星期日
據中國教育部統計，截至2014年底，有近170萬中國學生在國外留學，其中很多在澳洲、英國、加拿大和美國，其中在美國留學的中國學生也有30萬之多。感謝主，不少出國的學生有幸信了主耶穌！求主堅定他們的信心，幫助他們尋到靈命長進之路，也有屬靈同伴和主內的伴侶，並能將福音與他們的朋友及國內的家人分享。
星期一
中國有約100萬名幼兒園教師或教學助理，其中男性只佔6%，約6萬名。在中國，留住男教師是一項巨大的挑戰，很多男教育者抱怨自己感到孤單和不獲尊重。我們為所有參與教導教會第二代的弟兄姊妹感恩，特別是弟兄們。但願神興起更多弟兄，看見引領孩童到主面前的重要性，是幫助孩子從小認識神的建設工程，而不僅僅是把兒童事工看做主日大人聚會時的權宜托兒服務。