June Prayer Calendar

The June Prayer Calendar for the people of Yueyang, China is available for viewing and download. Please take a minute to download this month’s calendar and to print it out and post somewhere where you will be reminded daily to pray for the people of Yueyang!

The month of June in China begins with the celebration of  the “International Children’s Day“  (六一国际儿童节).

When the People’s Republic of China was first established in 1949, the government established a holiday for all primary schools on June 1.  Schools usually hold activities such as field trips to local parks or other free activities on Children’s Day to allow students to have fun.  On June 1, 2009 the day was made even more memorable, as many people remembered the children who died in the massive Sichuan earthquake just a year before.

For many people in America, having a “Mother’s Day” or a “Father’s Day” makes sense, but a day to celebrate “Children” seems strange (isn’t EVERY day children’s day?!)  In many ways, this is a great illustration of the cultural values that have evolved in a country with a one-child policy and every family having their own “little emperor” upon which all the hopes of a family reside.

Pray that families all across Yueyang will come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ during the month of June.  Ask that people would begin to shift their hope for the future away from unrealistic ambitions for their children and onto their Creator and Savior who can meet every need.

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