_____________________Monday, March 05, 2007__________________
hi ECFers, yesterday was the last day of chinese new year. its also "yuan xiao jie", the chinese Valendines' day. hope you guys had a great time!
Here is my final posting on praying for chinese populated places.
CHINA
Location: East Asia
Population: 1262556787
Literacy rate: 81.5%
Government: Communist state
Income per person: US$860 p.a.
Official Language: Mandarin Chinese
Other languages: 470 in total
13 Biblical translations
13 NT
Major religions: Non-religious/atheist: (49.6%)
Chinese (28.5%)
Buddhist(8.4%)
**The official religion of the communist state is atheism; all other religions are repressed and closely monitored
Prayer points:
- Buddhist missionaries in Taiwan and Japan activity supported the growth of Buddhism on the mainland, often using large monetary gifts to help reopen and expand the influence of temples and other pilgrimage sites. Pray for God to touch their hearts and to add His church daily
-Compared to Buddhism, Christianity usually is considered a "foreign religion" by Chinese; pray that Chinese believers can show how their faith encourages the best in traditional culture (family, social harmony etc)
-The secret police of the Communist government continue to pose a threat to the HOuse churhc movement, raiding and informing. Pray for boldness, protection and safety of the church
-The educational system in China supports the atheistic viewpoints of the government, leaving the Children of the nationed misinformed. In addition, it is illegal to witness to anyone under the age of 18. Pray for open doors of ministry to the nation's children.
-The church has a great need for trained leaders among thier congregations. Pray for rapid multiplication of strong godly leaders.
This is all for China. Lets reach out to our friends here in Hall as well..... =)