Southern Asia

Latest prayer points

WorldShare

March 2020

Programmes to break free from bonded labour

The mission of WorldShare’s ministry partner ChrisFon is to ‘Share the love of God through community development’. Their team engages in poverty-alleviation programmes in Pakistan, particularly with those in bonded labour, a form of slavery where people work for extremely low wages to pay off generational debts. Recently, ChrisFon gave sixteen families sewing machines and is providing the women with cutting and stitching lessons. Praise God that after just a few months of learning, they have been able to start sewing independently. This means they will not only be saving money they would have spent on buying clothes, but they can also earn money by sewing for other people. Please pray that this project would continue to bring hope, sustainability and dignity to those who have been struggling for generations.

World Outreach International

Bangladesh

March 2020

Bangladeshi converts face hardship for Jesus

When Bangladeshis begin following Jesus, they know their lives will be a struggle. Pray for the converts who face the threat of divorce or loss of custody of their children if their faith is discovered. Some believers are expelled from their villages while others have seen their homes and churches burned down. Pray that they will have joy and perseverance in these times. Pray that God will continue to be the light through the body of the church and that God's love and peace will fill and unite the body of Christ that they will be filled with a passion to share the Good News with the lost.

IFES

Sri Lanka

March 2020

Sinhalese students encouraged in their faith

The Fellowship of Christian University Students (FOCUS) Sri Lanka have noted over the last few years that most Christian leaders are from English or Tamil speaking communities, not from the majority Sinhala-speaking community. Give thanks for FOCUS efforts to encourage students from this community to grow and develop in their faith and to take on leadership responsibility, including a conference in October last year. Pray that the students who have been equipped will pass this desire to serve on to others, who will catch the vision for reaching their community for Christ.

The Leprosy Mission International

India

March 2020

End discrimination against people affected by leprosy

For many years The Leprosy Mission have prayed for an end to discrimination against people affected by leprosy. It is encouraged by the success of work in India through the efforts of various teams to repeal over 100 outdated laws. Give thanks for the amendment to a law from 1949, preventing people affected by leprosy from attending school and college, or even taking out library books! Continue to pray that all remaining laws will be repealed so that people affected by leprosy can enjoy the same rights as everyone else.

WEC International

Bangladesh

January 2020

the Shaikh people of Bangladesh

The Shaikh are the majority Bengali speakers in Bangladesh and are also found in India and Nepal. Please pray for a breakthrough among this Muslim people group, and for God to reveal himself to them.

Pray for Shaikh believers: that they will be witnesses to their communities and have opportunities to speak about the gospel. Pray that they will be faithful and obedient in living for God and that, because of this, they will bear fruit for his kingdom.

Pray that the gospel will be made more accessible to the Shaikh. Pray for outreach opportunities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. And pray that the gospel will be communicated in a way that is easily understood, leading many to salvation.

Please pray for any Shaikh believers who are imprisoned for sharing their beliefs. Pray that the Lord will protect them while they are in prison and that, by their actions and words, they will be witnesses to those around them. Pray for the conversion of those working in the prisons: that God will work salvation in the midst of difficult circumstances.

“The problem in the nation is not the lack of harvest but of harvesters,” says a Christian worker among the Shaikh. There is great spiritual darkness and a need for workers and prayer partners to help reach the Shaikh, particularly in Bangladesh. Pray for more workers to join in these efforts.

Much prayer is needed for Shaikh families and communities to embrace the good news of Jesus Christ. Many labourers are needed to sow God’s word among people and households of peace, so that God’s truth will spread throughout families and communities. Please pray that the Spirit of God will accomplish this.

Pray that, as the Shaikh read the Qur’an, they will be drawn to Jesus the Messiah ('Isa al-Masih') and to the Bible. Pray for a revelation of Christ that they cannot explain away, and that many will turn to Jesus and be saved, as a result.

Pray for work among Bangladeshi communities in the UK. Pray that the Lord will raise up Shaikh believers to share the good news with their own people group. And pray for networking between those working with the Shaikh in the UK and those in Bangladesh.

There are large populations of Shaikh in India and Pakistan. Pray for discernment and leadership in considering how to reach these people, and for empowerment for those who are committed to sharing the gospel in those nations.

You are here

Southern Asia