This Week’s Prayer Guide

July 5 – This week we are praying for diaspora Chinese in Thailand. Most Chinese in Thailand are there for business, to retire, or their children’s education. Pray that Chinese from each of these groups will encounter others who wholeheartedly follow Christ.

July 6 – Bangkok has many international schools, so many Chinese go to Thailand for their children’s education. However, these families are transient, and tend to leave once children graduate high school. Pray for these families to become connected with and rooted in local Christian community.

July 7 – Many families in Thailand for their children’s schools can only afford to send one parent, while the other parent (usually the father) stays in China to work. There is a lot of financial stress, and the separation takes a toll on the marriage. Pray for God to work through this loneliness to help people see the belonging and community found in Jesus.

July 8 – The people of Thailand are outwardly warm and welcoming, but their hearts are resistant to the gospel. Less than 1 percent of Thai are Christian. Pray that Chinese Christians in Thailand will bee able to break through cross-cultural barriers and share Christ with their Thai neighbors.

July 9 – Pray for a Chinese church plant working near an international school near Bangkok. There are about 40 Chinese families in the area, few of whom are Christians. Pray for the Chinese seekers whose hearts are open to Jesus while they are in a foreign land.

July 10 – Many Chinese churches in Thailand are clustered around Christian schools. Pray for Chinese believers to plant churches in areas where there are not existing Mandarin-speaking congregations.

July 11 – Most Chinese in Thailand are not settling long-term, so ministry is very transient. Churches invest in believers or share with seekers, but the population is constantly changing as some people leave. Pray for churches to have stability among leadership teams, and to find long-term supporters as they serve a migrating population.