March 14 : Volunteers on the Way. Each year it is necessary for many volunteer teams to come to Nepal in order to reach the millions who have never heard the Gospel. Please pray for ongoing plans that are being made for many different types of volunteer trips to this country. Pray for those whom the Lord leads to be part of a team to be obedient. Pray that those on the field will listen to God’s direction as to which places would be strategic in sharing the Gospel. Ask that the right kind of trips will be planned – e.g., medical, pastoral training, seed sowing, etc. – and that all the logistics will go smoothly.
March 15 : God At Work among Magar. Recently a worker met some great contacts who could provide an open door into the Magar people. One contact even knows the Magar language, which is virtually non-existent except in the hard-to-reach villages. Praise the Lord! Please pray that workers will continue to find Magar people in God’s strategic plan to share so “. . . that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).
March 16 : Blind Hear about Jesus. Thank you for your prayers for the two men who accepted Jesus as Lord in November. A worker writes: “The elderly new believer who is blind, and whose wife is unable to read, received from a national partner a solar-powered audio player containing the whole Bible. In this case, the recording is in the Nepali language, so the man and his wife can understand it. Last month, that national partner, my husband and I visited this couple’s home and had fellowship with them and several others from nearby villages. Some were new believers, and others were new listeners. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness to fulfill His Word and to answer our prayers!”
March 17 : Opportunities to Share. Washington, D.C., is a melting pot of cultures, languages and peoples. On Thursday, March 18, newly appointed and trained cross-cultural workers will spend the day in Washington, D.C., seeking opportunities to share the Gospel with people from different cultures. Some of those workers will be looking for South Asian peoples with whom they can share their testimonies, tracts and the Good News. Pray that each person going to the capital will have multiple “divine appointments” during the day, meeting people whom God brings to them just so that the lost can hear the name of Jesus spoken in love. Pray that many men, women and children will give their hearts to Christ on Thursday.
March 18 : Plantation Churches. Rahmaree house church is made up of six families. It is located on one of the many tea plantations of Sri Lanka. The harvest seems to be great in this area. Please pray that this group of new believers will share boldly and glorify Christ, and that as they do, many in this village will come to faith in Him. In this church, J is training up two leaders, S and S. Pray for these two men to walk daily with the Lord and, out of their love for Christ, to work diligently to serve Him.
March 19 : Woodcarver Shepherds Church. Please continue praying for J, the woodcarver in the village of Thamina who is helping to lead a house church. His children are being persecuted at school. Also pray for two teens who are being forced to follow Buddha and are not allowed to go to the house church. Please pray for their boldness as they share, and ask for open hearts and minds so that new believers will come.
March 20 : God’s Glory in the Mountains. There is a ministry project getting underway in the northern areas among the B people. A dormitory building for students who are studying in school far from their village home will be operated by a group of believers in the area. Please pray that this group will come together in one accord and will be able to take ownership of this project. They see themselves as the church and desire to grow more and more in the knowledge and grace of Christ. Pray for protection from the evil one, as he would like nothing more than to destroy this plan and this church. Pray that they will stand strong in the midst of every trial. May God’s glory truly cover this mountainous region of the world. (More information on how you can pray, including incredible pictures of Pakistan and her people, with specific verses to pray over them, are available on the website.) http://www.prayforpak.com/