Pray for China (Dec 1-7, 2025)
Systematically and Strategically Interceding for All of China
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.
Continue reading for the Chinese places to pray for this week, from Dec 1-7, 2025:
Mon, Dec 1 - Pray for Huaiyuan County, the most populated (one million!) in Anhui Province’s Bengbu Prefecture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huaiyuan_County
Anhui is paired with Iowa for prayer. Learn more & listen to the Anhui podcast about John & Betty Stam: Beheaded by Communists: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/anhui/
Tue, Dec 2 - Pray for Jimei District in Xiamen City on the coast of SE China’s Fujian Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimei,_Xiamen
Xiamen is home to one of China’s earliest and most well-known modern universities. In Malaysia, we live right behind Xiamen University’s Kuala Lumpur campus.
Fujian is paired with South Carolina for prayer. For more info, & a Fujian podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/
Wed, Dec 3 - Pray for Ganzhou District, the primary urban center of Zhangye Prefecture in the neck of NW Gansu, just south of the sprawling Gobi Desert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganzhou,_Zhangye
I am thankful for all the times I visited Ganzhou over the years, and for my buddy “Dan” who faithfully served there alone for many years.
Gansu is paired for prayer with its sister state, Oklahoma: www.Pray4Gansu.com
For even more detailed Gansu info: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/gansu/
Thu, Dec 4 - Pray for Teng County in Wuzhou Prefecture of southern China’s Guangxi Province, another “small”, unheard of county with over a million inhabitants! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teng_County
Guangxi is paired with Mississippi and Alabama for prayer. For more info, and my podcast “Chief: I Don’t Want Your Jesus”: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guangxi/
Fri, Dec 5 - Pray for Liping County in Qiandongnan Prefecture of Guizhou Province, home to many Miao & Dong tribespeople: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liping_County
Guizhou is paired with the eastern 2/3 of Missouri for prayer. Check out my special Guizhou podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/guizhou/
Sat, Dec 6 - Pray for Xinhua District in Hebei Province’s capital, Shijiazhuang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinhua,_Shijiazhuang
Xinhua means “New China” and is also the name of China’s national bookstore chain.
Hebei (“Huh-bay”) Province is paired with both Wisconsin and Michigan for prayer. Check out my Hebei podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hebei/
*Remember that today in China, thousands of pastors will continue to be detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Hebrews 13:3)*
Sun, Dec 7 - Pray for Tieli (Rail Power) City in Yichun Prefecture of Black Dragon River Province: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tieli
I spent a day and ten minutes in Tieli twice, both times via local “Rail Power”. Also, zoom in on Google Maps to find out what’s on the local dinner menu :-/
Heilongjiang (Black Dragon River), China’s northernmost province, is paired with both Minnesota and the UP of Michigan for prayer. Check out the podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/heilongjiang/
*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.