Each week I share short profiles about which places to pray for in China each day. Included in each introduction are links to more resources about the city and province to which it belongs. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) to receive reminders each day.
*Scroll to the bottom for my explanation of how I decide which cities to pray for daily.
Also, on the China Compass podcast I usually try to mention the unique places targeted for prayer that week, along with any helpful information or stories that come to mind.
Here is my latest podcast episode...
Pastor Cao’s Petition + Adopting Chinese Pastors (Prison Pulpit #96)
Continue reading to see all the Chinese places to pray for all this coming week:
Mon, Aug 24 - Pray for Xianxia New Village in Shanghai’s Changning District: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changning,_Shanghai#Subdistricts_and_towns
Shanghai is paired with New York City (not the entire state) for prayer. For more info, and my Shanghai podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/shanghai/
Tue, Aug 25 - Pray for Yining County in Ili Prefecture in far west China’s Xinjiang Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yining_County
Xinjiang is so large it is paired for prayer with six western US states: Washington, Cali, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, and Alaska: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/xinjiang/
Wed, Aug 26 - Pray for Huairou Town in northern Beijing’s Huairou (Who-eye’row) District, not far south of the Great Wall: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huairou_Town
Beijing is paired w/ Washington D.C. (and surrounding Maryland counties) for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/maryland/
Thu, Aug 27 - Pray for Jalaid Banner (County) in Hinggan Prefecture of northeast China’s Inner Mongolia Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalaid_Banner
Inner Mongolia is paired with the Dakotas for prayer and features in this podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Inner-Mongolia/
Fri, Aug 28 - Pray for “Old Town” in Litong District of Wuzhong Prefecture, Ningxia Province, in north central China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litong,_Wuzhong
Ningxia is paired with western Missouri for prayer. For my MO podcast and mo info: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/ningxia/
Sat, Aug 29 - Pray for Tianmu Town in Beichen District of Tianjin Municipality: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianmu,_Tianjin
Tianjin, just east of Beijing, is paired with Maryland for prayer. For more info, incl. a podcast about the many martyrs of Tianjin: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/tianjin/
*Remember that today in China, thousands of pastors will be detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Heb. 13:3)*
Sun, Aug 30 - Pray for Taishan City in Jiangmen Prefecture in Guangdong Province, just NW of Macau: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taishan,_Guangdong
Tropical Guangdong is paired with Florida for prayer. For more info + Guangdong podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guangdong/
Mon, Aug 31 - Pray for Tunchang County, a landlocked district in the middle of south China’s tropical Hainan Island: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunchang_County
China’s only truly tropical province, Hainan is aptly paired with Hawaii for prayer. Learn more and listen to my (sad) podcast about Hainan’s polygamous “missionary”: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hainan/
*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 two years 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.