Pray for China (April 5-11, 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 is my podcast for April 5, 2025
And here are the unique Chinese places to pray for from April 5-11, 2025:
Sat, Apr 5 - Pray for Duyun City, the most populated in Qiannan “Buyei & Miao” Prefecture in SE Guizhou Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duyun
We spent a night in Duyun on a cross China road trip about 10 years ago. Also, friends of friends had their missionary biz in Duyun stolen by the authorities.
Guizhou is paired with Missouri for prayer. Here's the Guizhou podcast (and more)... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guizhou/
*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)*
Sun, Apr 6 - Pray for Fengrun (Fung-roon) District in Tangshan City, Hebei Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fengrun,_Tangshan
Hebei (“Huh-bay”) is paired with both Wisconsin and Michigan for prayer. Here's my Hebei podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hebei/
Mon, Apr 7 - Pray for Zhaodong City, the most populated in Suihua Prefecture, NW of Harbin City, the capital of Heilongjiang: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhaodong
Zhaodong was the scene of China's deadliest mass shooting, killing 34 in 1995.
Heilongjiang, the northernmost prefecture in China, is paired with both Minnesota and the UP of Michigan for prayer. Here's my Heilongjiang podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/heilongjiang/
Tue, Apr 8 - Pray for Luohe (“Loo’ah-huh”) City along the Yellow River in heavily populated Henan Province. We drove through Luohe on a road trip home from Beijing in 2007: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luohe
“Henan” (lit. “south of the river”) is paired with Kentucky and West Virginia for prayer. Here's my Henan podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/henan/
Wed, Apr 9 - Pray for Xiangzhou (She’ong-joe) District in Xiangyang (formerly Xiangfan) Prefecture, Hubei, one of my favorite regions from my 2003 China adventures: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangzhou,_Xiangyang
Hubei is matched with Illinois for prayer. Here's more Hubei info (incl. my podcast):
https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hubei/
Thu, Apr 10 - Pray for Leiyang City, the most populated in Hengyang Prefecture, Hunan: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiyang
Hunan (lit. “south of the lake”) is paired with both Indiana and Ohio for prayer. For more about Hunan (incl. my podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hunan/
Fri, Apr 11 - Pray for Pizhou City in Xuzhou Prefecture on the northern border of eastern China's Jiangsu Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizhou
Jiangsu Province is paired with Tennessee for prayer For more info (incl. my podcast):
https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Jiangsu/
*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.