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May Prayer Calendar
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The May 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 beginning of May marks the “International Labor Day” celebration (国际劳动节) across China.
May Day is synonymous with International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labour movement. As a day of celebration the holiday has ancient origins, and it can relate to many customs that have survived into modern times. Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that in the Northern Hemisphere it falls approximately halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice.
Unlike previous years in which Chinese were given a full week off of work to celebrate, this year workers and students only get a ‘long weekend’ with Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off of work and school. Supposedly this is to ease the tremendous burden that would normally be caused by millions of people trying to return home to visit family, wives, husbands, children, parents.
It is very common for families to live apart as career ambitions take priority over family responsibility. With the May holiday cut so short this year, even more stress is placed on families that will not get a chance to be together when they otherwise would have. Please pray for hurting and struggling families in Yueyang. Ask that first and foremost, entire households would come to faith in Jesus Christ and then as that happens, that the priorities will shift away from materialism and will result in healthier and stronger families in our city.
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April Prayer Calendar
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The April 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 beginning of April marks the “Tomb Sweeping Day” holiday (清明节) in China.
For the Chinese, it is a day to remember and honor one’s ancestors at grave sites. Young and old pray before the ancestors, sweep the tombs and offer food, tea, wine, chopsticks, (joss) paper accessories, and/or libation to the ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese and especially farmers. Some people carry willow branches with them on Qingming, or put willow branches on their gates and/or front doors. They think that willow branches help ward off the evil ghosts that wander on Qingming. Also on Qingming, people go on family outings, start the spring plowing, sing, dance, and Qingming is a time where young couples start courting.
For Christians in Yueyang, holidays that involve ancestor worship and other animistic superstitions and practices present a difficult challenge. The pressure to show respect and love for one’s family without violating their Christian conviction to only worship the Most High God is intense. Please remember your brothers and sisters in Yueyang who are facing these challenges right now. Ask that this challenge might turn into an opportunity for the gospel to be proclaimed and for the Kingdom to grow!
If keeping track of the Pray4Yueyang blog is not very convenient for you, and you’d prefer to receive prayer updates delivered to your Email inbox, you can subscribe by giving us your Email address (use the box on the right hand column of this blog’s main page.) If you have any questions, just ask.
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March Prayer Calendar
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The March 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 Lottie Moon season is coming to a close and because of your generous and sacrificial giving to the 2008 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering many people in Yueyang will receive the HOPE of Christ in 2009. Thank You!
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Praying for Yueyang in 2009
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Happy New Year! We hope that you have experienced God’s blessings in an abundant way in 2008 and we pray that in 2009 you will know and follow God in new and exciting ways.
For those of you who have been praying with us for the people of Yueyang during 2008 (and earlier) we thank you for your faithfulness and commitment to seeing the lost of this mid-sized Chinese city come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ!
If you are new to this blog and our pray4yueyang resources, Welcome!
The January 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!
Because of your generous and sacrificial giving to the 2008 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering many people in Yueyang will receive the HOPE of Christ in 2009. Thank You!
(It’s not too late, if you have yet to give, we encourage Southern Baptists to give through their local churches, however you can use the link above to give online right now.)
If keeping track of the Pray4Yueyang blog is not very convenient for you, and you’d prefer to receive prayer updates delivered to your Email inbox, you can subscribe by giving us your Email address (use the box on the right hand column of this blog’s main page.) If you have any questions, just ask.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
December Prayer Calendar is Available
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The December 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!
Your prayers play a vital role in bringing the good news to the people of Yueyang and there is no way for us to express our gratitude to those of you who faithfully ‘stand in the gap’ for the people of Yueyang on a regular basis!
While the focus of this blog is to mobilize prayer, occasionally we will let you know about other ways you can be involved in bringing the Good News to those who need it desperately. One of those ways is by giving generously and obediently to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. (We encourage Southern Baptists to give through their local churches, however you can use the link above to give online right now.)
In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
If keeping track of the Pray4Yueyang blog is not very convenient for you, and you’d prefer to receive prayer updates delivered to your Email inbox, you can subscribe by giving us your Email address (use the box on the right hand column of this blog’s main page.) If you have any questions, just ask.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
November Prayer Calendar is Available
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The November 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!
November in Yueyang is usually cold and wet as winter is just starting to set in. Unlike the northern part of China, homes, offices and classrooms in China are usually NOT heated. The chill that can set in will cut you to the bone.
As you remember the people of Yueyang, China throughout the month of November, will you faithfully intercede on behalf of the lost who do not know Christ and who have never had a chance to hear the Good News explained in a way that they can understand?
Pray that the Holy Spirit will light a fire, in the middle of a cold and wet month, in the hearts of the people of Yueyang and that there will be an awesome response to the hope of the Gospel!
In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
If keeping track of the Pray4Yueyang blog is not very convenient for you, and you’d prefer to receive prayer updates delivered to your Email inbox, you can subscribe by giving us your Email address (use the box on the right hand column of this blog’s main page.) If you have any questions, just ask.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
September Prayer Calendar is Available
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The September calendar 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!
September marks the end of summer and the approach of autumn. Students of all ages are returning to school and as the weather begins to cool after a long, hot summer, being outside becomes much more comfortable.
Last month the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were successfully completed. There were many stories about a whole host of China topics in the mainstream media. We hope you took the opportunity to be especially mindful of Yueyang in your prayers every time China was brought to mind.
In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
If keeping track of the Pray4Yueyang blog is not very convenient for you, and you’d prefer to receive prayer updates delivered to your Email inbox, you can subscribe by giving us your Email address (use the box on the right hand column of this blog’s main page.) If you have any questions, just ask.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
August Prayer Calendar is available for download
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The August calendar 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!
August is a HUGE month for China as the 2008 Summer Olympics get started on August 8th (at 8pm)! The number “8″ represents wealth for Chinese…
Please be in prayer over the Olympics and everything that is happening in this country as a result.
This month, as many people from all over the world focus attention on China, we challenge Christians everywhere to spend some time in thought and prayer for the people of Yueyang, China.
In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
May Prayer Calendar is available for download
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The May calendar is available, have you downloaded it yet? 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!
As May arrives, so does the beginning of summer in Yueyang. This summer is unlike any other summer in China, why? Because in August the summer Olympics will be held in Beijing! Please be in prayer over the Olympics and everything that is happening in this country as a result.
This month we challenge Christians everywhere to spend some time in thought and prayer for the people of Yueyang. In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and in the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?
April Prayer Calendar is available for download
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The April calendar is available, have you downloaded it yet? 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!
As April arrives, so does warmer weather and the tell-tale signs that summer is right around the corner. This means that people will spend more time in the parks and streets, talking, laughing, playing games. This is a great time for Christians in Yueyang to spread their faith. But it’s not always easy, there are challenges. Will you support these Christians by faithfully praying for them during the month of April?
This month we challenge Christians everywhere to spend some time in thought and prayer for the people of Yueyang. In addition to the prayer requests found on this blog and in the prayer calendar, be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit as you spend a minute or two in prayer every day for the people of Yueyang.
Prayer makes a difference. Will you be involved?