Pray for China (June 29-July 5, 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 29-July 5:
*Remember that today in China, thousands of pastors will continue to be detained/harassed/persecuted for faithfully leading their flocks. (Hebrews 13:3)*
Sun, June 29 - Pray for Yining City in Ili (E-Lee) Prefecture, a large hub for Chinese Muslims in NW Xinjiang Province of far west China: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yining
Xinjiang is so large it is paired for prayer with the six western US states of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, and Alaska: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/xinjiang/
Mon, June 30 - Pray for Doilungdeqen (Doy-lung-dey-chin, or, Valley of Bliss), a suburban district west of Lhasa, capital 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/Doilungd%C3%AAq%C3%AAn,_Lhasa
Tibet is appropriately paired with the mountainous states of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, (northern) Utah, and (northern) Colorado for prayer. For more details and to listen to my special Tibet podcast about (illegally) visiting Chamdo, visit: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/tibet/
Tue, July 1 - Pray for Susong County, the most populated district in southern Anhui Province's four-million strong Anqing City: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susong_County
Anhui is paired with Iowa for prayer. Learn more and listen to the Anhui podcast, Beheaded by Communists: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/anhui/
Wed, July 2 - Pray for Xinluo District in Longyan Prefecture in SE China's coastal Fujian Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinluo,_Longyan
Fujian is paired with South Carolina for prayer. For more info, and a special Fujian podcast: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/fujian/
Thu, July 3 - Pray for Zhenyuan County, the most populated in Qingyang Prefecture in the hills of east Gansu: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhenyuan_County,_Gansu
The local library made news for burning 65 unidentified “religious” books in 2019: https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinese-city-holds-book-burning-to-destroy-religious-materials-3169482
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/
Fri, July 4 - Pray for Yanqing District in the mountains of NW Beijing, home of the Great Wall and host to certain Olympic alpine events: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanqing,_Beijing
Beijing is paired with Washington D.C. (and neighboring Maryland counties) for prayer: https://prayforchina.us/index.php/maryland/
Sat, July 5 - Pray for Xingyi City in mountainous Qianxinan Minority Prefecture in south-central China’s Guizhou Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingyi,_Guizhou
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/
*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.