Pray for China (April 12-18, 2025)
Systematically and Strategically Interceding for All of China
Here is the next in the (not quite) weekly series, sharing which prefectures/cities to pray for in China each day. Included in each daily introduction are links to more resources about the city and province to which it belongs. Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) to see more pics of each day’s target city.
*Scroll to the bottom for my explanation of how I decide which cities to pray for daily.
Finally, each week I record the China Compass podcast in which (among other things) I talk through the locations targeted for prayer that week, sharing any specific thoughts or stories that come to mind.
Here are the unique Chinese places to pray for from April 12-18, 2025:
Sat, Apr 12 - Pray for Nanchang County, within Nanchang City, the capital of SE China's Jiangxi Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanchang_County
Jiangxi is paired with Georgia for prayer. For more about Jiangxi (incl. my podcast, where I discuss my first visit there in ‘02): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Jiangxi/
Sun, Apr 13 - Pray for Yanji City in Jilin Province’s Yanbian Prefecture, a hub of cross border trade between China and NK: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanji
Jilin (“Lucky Forest”) is paired with all of New England for prayer. For more about Jilin (incl. my podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/jilin/
*Just your friendly reminder that today in China, thousands of pastors will be (have been!) detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Heb. 13:3)*
Mon, Apr 14 - Pray for Tiexi District, the most populated in Shenyang, the capital city of NE China's Liaoning Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiexi,_Shenyang
Liaoning is paired for prayer with New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware. For more about Liaoning (& my podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Liaoning/
Tue, Apr 15 - Pray for Tongren (aka, Rebgong) on the Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province's Huangnan Prefecture: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongren,_Qinghai
We passed through Tongren dozens (hundreds?) of times over the years, and planted many Gospel seeds, but I can't recall ever actually staying overnight.
Qinghai (“Cheeng-high”) is paired with southern CO, west TX, and NM for prayer. To listen to the Qinghai podcast and more: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/qinghai/
Wed, Apr 16 - Pray for Hantai District, the urban core of Shaanxi Province's Hanzhong City: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hantai_District
Shaanxi is paired with Kansas for prayer. For more info, incl. my chat with Dr. Claud, where we discuss Shaanxi more in depth: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/shaanxi/
Thu, Apr 17 - Pray for Weihai Prefecture on the coast of Shandong Province, one of eastern China's most important port cities: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihai
Shandong ("Mountain East"), on China's east coast, is paired w Virginia for prayer. For more info, including my special Eric Liddell podcast (Scotland to Shandong on Chariots of Fire), visit prayforchina.us/index.php/shandong/
Also, don’t miss this list of stories about the Shandong martyrs:
https://www.asiaharvest.org/china-resources/shandong/1900-protestant-martyrs-in-shandong
Fri, Apr 18 - Pray for Luzhou District, the largest in Changzhi, an important region in Shanxi Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzhou_District,_Changzhi
Shanxi (“west of the mountains”) is paired with Nebraska for prayer. For more info, including the Shanxi podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/shanxi/
*Beginning in early 2024, I began working through each of China’s 31 provinces/regions once per month (on shorter months I skip a smaller, less-populated province), highlighting one new place per day, starting with the most populated in each province. More than a year later, I continue working my way down through each province’s prefecture/city list by population (greatest to least). The goal is to eventually pray for every prefecture, city, and county in China, the vast majority which the average western Christian has never even heard of.