30 DAYS OF PRAYER

"Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working." (James 5:16)

December 1973. The first general assembly of a new denomination yet to be named. An overture that its forming committee over world missions would encourage the denomination to pray for world missions:

Whereas the central task of the Church is summarized in the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ, Matthew 28:18–20, therefore, be it resolved that the First General Assembly of the continuing Presbyterian Church request its Committee on Mission to the World:

To designate a day of their selection as a day or prayer and fasting for the world mission of the Church, and,
To provide appropriate material for promotion of such a day.

For 50 years, MTW has continued this annual assignment with great joy and expectation for how the Lord will answer.

And for 50 years the churches in the PCA and their congregants have faithfully prayed. This year, will you join in a tradition as old as the PCA itself and pray for world missions?

This prayer calendar is intended to be used during the month of November but can also be used throughout the year. It is designed to help guide your church in prayer for our missionaries and ministries.

1*

Pray for the Lord to change the hearts of unbelievers in the Arab region who are studying the Scriptures for the first time.

2*

Pray for revival in Germany—for the Spirit to inflame hearts and light up the darkness, that people would walk closely with God.

3*

Pray the Lord would raise up new workers for Central Asia, including team leaders for three capital cities, for English teachers, and for mentors for young pastors.

4

Pray for the new church planting effort in El Salvador.

5*

International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: Pray for believers around the world who are persecuted for their faith. Ask God to give them perseverance, protection, and boldness.

6

Pray for RUF Global campus ministry to thrive at Makrere University in Kampala, Uganda.

7*

Pray for pastors who are fleeing jihadist areas and connecting with MTW’s Timothy House ministry in West Africa.

8

Pray for Christ Bible Institute (Nagoya, Japan) as they develop resources to support weary, overworked pastors, weighed down by exhaustion and burnout. Pray for refreshment and gospel rest.

9

Pray that new people from Muslim backgrounds would join existing small groups of believers and that these would grow into churches.

10*

Pray for the continuing ministry of the 10 Presbyterian churches in Ukraine and that the war with Russia would end.

11*

Pray that the Lord would call 25–30-year-olds interested in learning multiple languages to work among unreached people groups.

12*

Pray for the current work of the Casa Josefina in Cusco, Peru, as they care for 20 abandoned babies in the orphanage.

13

Pray for new missionaries preparing to serve in restricted-access countries around the world that the Lord would use them mightily.

14

Pray for bi-vocational opportunities for pastors in rural churches in Southern Africa who minister in dire economic conditions.

15*

Give thanks for all that God is doing in the Muslim world to draw people to Christ. Pray that He would continue to call new workers to this work.

16

Pray as we seek to begin an international school for the children of migrant workers and refugees residing in South Korea.

17

Pray for Muslims coming to faith in Christ across Europe. Pray that they would be discipled and find a church home.

18

Jean Calvin seminary in France is facing challenges; pray for new students and that courses would not have to be canceled due to low enrollment.

19

Pray for the church planting activity among the unreached Wolof people.

20

Our MKs often endure unseen grief and painful transition. Pray that they may also experience the gospel's comfort and calling.

21

For discipleship and development of young leaders in the Middle East and North Africa, that they would become pastors of small groups of believers.

22

Pray that a new church plant in Kigali, Rwanda, will thrive.

23

Pray for God to raise up laborers to go into the harvest in the Arabic speaking world.

24*

Australasia: Pray for the vast region covering Australia, New Zealand, and many South Pacific Island nations, for gospel power and purity.

25*

Pray for Muslims who are investigating the truths of Christ in the Bible to come to the conclusion that He is God.

26*

France: Pray for church planting efforts in both Paris and Toulouse. May these churches grow in number and exalt Jesus.

27*

For the gospel of grace to outshine teaching on works and human efforts as the source of growth in Christ. Pray that it shine brightly across the Muslim world.

28

Pray for the ongoing growth of Iglesia Presbiteriana Gracia Soberana in Tegucigalpa and formation of the national Presbyterian denomination in Honduras.

29

Pray that those laboring for the sake of the gospel across the Arab world would find spiritual joy and rest.

30

Pray for MTW Thailand as they plant a new church in southern Bangkok.

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