Pray for China (June 1-7, 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 (usually near the end) I talk through the locations targeted for prayer that week, sharing any thoughts or stories that come to mind. Here are the unique places to pray for from June 1-7, 2025:
*I was deported seven years ago today! “Remember” that today in China, thousands of pastors continue to be detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Hebrews 13:3)*
Sun, June 1 - Pray for Yongqiao, the most populated district in Anhui Province's four-million strong Suzhou City: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yongqiao,_Suzhou
Anhui is paired with Iowa for prayer. Learn more and listen to the Anhui podcast, Beheaded by Communists: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/anhui/
Mon, June 2 - Pray for Yanping District in northern Nanping City in SE China's coastal Fujian Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanping,_Nanping
Fujian and South Carolina are paired for prayer. For my Fujian podcast and more: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/
Tue, June 3 - Pray for Wudu District, the heart of Longnan Prefecture deep in the mountains of south Gansu Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wudu,_Longnan
Gansu is paired for prayer with its sister state, Oklahoma: www.Pray4Gansu.com (For even more Gansu info... https://prayforchina.us/index.php/gansu/)
Wed, June 4 - Pray for Huairou (Hu’eye-row) District in northern Beijing, home to many popular sections of the Great Wall, and also known as the Beijing “oxygen bar” due to its 69% forest cover: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huairou,_Beijing
Here's an interview I did last year about the Tiananmen Square massacre: https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/tabs/the-pub/videos/30786
Beijing is paired with Washington D.C. (and neighboring Maryland counties) for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/maryland/
Thu, June 5 - Pray for Panzhou City in mountainous Liupanshui Prefecture in south-central China’s Guizhou Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzhou
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/
Fri, June 6 - Pray for Xindu (Sheen-doo) District in Xingtai City (Hebei Province), the province immediately south of Beijing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xindu,_Xingtai
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/
Sat, June 7 - Pray for Ranghulu District in Daqing Prefecture in far NE China’s Heilongjiang (Black Dragon River) Province, a place I only heard of for the first time preparing this prayer profile: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranghulu_District
Heilongjiang (Black Dragon River), the northernmost prefecture in China, is paired with both Minnesota and the UP of Michigan for prayer. Check out my Black Dragon River 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.