Pray for China (April 26-May 2, 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’s this week’s episode that dropped on April 26.
Here are the unique Chinese places to pray for from April 26-May 2, 2025:
Sat, Apr 26 - Pray for Xixiangtang District in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xixiangtang,_Nanning
The Guangxi Podcast- Mountain Chief: I Don't Want Your Jesus… https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/47
Guangxi is paired with both Mississippi and Alabama for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guangxi/
*Just a reminder that this Easter in China, thousands of pastors will be (have been!) detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Hebrews 13:3)*
Sun, Apr 27 - Pray for Hondlon District in Baotou, the largest city in western Inner Mongolia region in northern China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hondlon_District
Inner Mongolia is paired with the Dakotas for prayer and features in this podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Inner-Mongolia/
Mon, Apr 28 - Pray for Tongxin in Wuzhong Prefecture, a Muslim-majority county right in the heart (let the Chinese reader understand) of Ningxia Region in north-central China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongxin_County
Ningxia is paired with the western ⅓ of Missouri for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/ningxia/
I’ve traveled extensively in Ningxia, including Tongxin, and share a few stories in this podcast: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/audio/podcasts/30293/episodes/11
Tue, Apr 29 - Pray for Yarkand County in far west China's Kashgar Prefecture (Xinjiang Province), home to a mostly rural Uyghur population: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarkant_County
I spent time in Kashgar back in 2015, exploring and distributing Uyghur tracts. Read or listen more on substack/podcast: https://chinacall.substack.com/p/aksu-to-okinawa
Xinjiang Pod: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/podcasts/30293/episodes/7
Xinjiang is paired for prayer with six western States (CA, OR, WA, NV, AZ, AK): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/xinjiang/
Wed, Apr 30 - Pray for Namling County in Xigaze Prefecture in the center of the Tibetan “Autonomous” Region. Casual visits to this region by non-Chinese are forbidden and the vast majority have never heard the Gospel: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namling_County
Tibet is paired with Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, northern Utah, and northern Colorado for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/tibet/
Thu, May 1 - Pray for Shushan, the most populated district in Anhui Province's capital, Hefei: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shushan,_Hefei
Anhui is paired with Iowa for prayer. Learn more and listen to the Anhui podcast, Beheaded by Communists: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/anhui/
Fri, May 2 - Pray for Xianyou County, the most populated within Putian Prefecture in SE China's coastal Fujian Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xianyou_County
Fujian and South Carolina are paired for prayer. For my Fujian podcast and more: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/
*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.