(is-tan-BULL) - David is a young Turkish man who has been earnestly seeking spiritual truth. He has been attending church and recently finished going through an evangelism study with an older believer. Though he often seems ready to follow Jesus, he is wrestling with what it would truly cost to become His disciple. Please pray that God will grant David genuine, confident faith and the willingness to deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Christ. Ask the Lord to bless his study of the Book of Acts, giving him a heart for evangelism and discipleship among Turks and others in Istanbul. Pray for God to guide him as he counts the cost and steps into the life God intends for him.
centralasianpeoples@protonmail.com
Pray that believers living in central Taiwan will cultivate deep friendships with their Buddhist neighbors, ministering to them, knowing and meeting needs in the name of Christ. Pray they will share the good news of Jesus with neighbors, coworkers, and casual acquaintances. Ask God to burden the hearts of believers to engage lost people with the gospel, and open the hearts of those who do not know Him. Pray for entire communities and apartment complexes to be filled with new, growing followers of Christ, including entire families.
pray4APAC@imb.org
Please pray for the many communities across The Northern Plateau where Chinese New Year celebrations will be taking place. Even the most remote regions are influenced by Chinese culture. Ask that the joy and traditions of the season to open hearts to the message of Christ. May He use this time to draw people to Himself and reveal the hope found in the gospel. Please pray that Chinese believers will be bold in sharing their faith!
pray4APAC@imb.org
Please pray that lost people in one province in Nepal, which is 89.5% Hindu and 9.3% Buddhist, will find freedom in Christ. Pray that there will be local harvest workers for this province, especially among the Brahmin and Chhetri peoples.
(joh-HAHN-is-burg) - Tumelo has studied 35 Bible stories in the past year. She has also been sending Bible verses to her nieces in the country of Lesotho and telling them how God uses the verses in her life. Over the holidays, Tumelo was able to take Sesotho-language Bibles to her three nieces and also keep one for herself; until now, she's never had a Bible in her own language. She also took children's workbooks that use Bible stories to teach literacy in her language. She is excited to teach her nieces about the Bible! Please pray that Tumelo will have more opportunities to share God's Word with her family, and pray for them to see how God's Word is true in her life. Pray that they will believe and respond to what God says. "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12 ESV).
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Aisha began questioning Islam, the faith of her parents. She searched religions on the internet but rejected Christianity because of what she had heard from Muslim leaders. Eventually, she accepted the truth that God sent His Son, Jesus, to pay the price for her sins. She repented and became a faithful follower of Christ. Once her parents heard about this, they beat her and threw her out on the street. A church helped place her in the home of a woman who discipled Aisha. During this time, she met Hassan, who had also left Islam to follow Jesus as his Savior. They wanted to get married but decided to wait because Aisha was still a teenager. Aisha returned home to try to reconcile with her family but, once again, found herself out on the street. She called Hassan and told him her dilemma. They decided to get married immediately. Now, they share the gospel with others and serve as leaders in house groups of believers from a Muslim background. Give thanks to God for saving Aisha and Hassan! Thank Him for emboldening and enabling them to witness to other Muslims. Pray for more Muslims to believe and follow Jesus.
"Dear Loving Heavenly Father, we thank You for sending Your Son to earth to save us from our sins and to restore the broken relationship we had with You. We pray for the many people in the City of Salt and Light who have no idea who Jesus is. We pray that 2026 will be noted for many gospel conversations, leading to them to repentance and faith in the perfect Lamb of God. Please bring this about for Your glory, In Jesus' name we pray, amen."
pray4APAC@imb.org
(ahn-GEE-kah) - The Angika-speaking Bania people are a caste of tradesmen who practice Hinduism. Give thanks to God that in recent months, some mature believers have been able to train Christians in nearby cities and villages where the Bania live. There is even one known believer from this people group! Pray that more Bania will come to faith in Christ as believers faithfully engage them with the gospel.
angikapeoples@proton.me
Some new missionaries will begin training this month to arrive on the mission field later in the year. Please pray for their family, preparations, logistics, and ability to learn all that is needed. And intercede also for local believers in the place where they are going to be set apart by the Holy Spirit, affirmed by the church, and sent out in the authority of Jesus to do God's work in that vast region. "While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.' Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off" (Acts 13:2-3 ESV).
