Pray for China (June 8-14, 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 8-14:
*“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 8 - Pray for Hebi (Huh-bee) City in the hills of Henan Province in central China. “Hebi” means “cranes resting on cliffs”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebi
“Henan” means “south of the river” and is paired with Kentucky & West Virginia for prayer. Here's my Henan podcast (and more): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/henan/
Mon, June 9 - Pray for Zhijiang (Jur-gee’ang) City, the largest in Yichang Prefecture in central China’s Hubei Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhijiang,_Hubei
I passed through Yichang in March of 2003, while criss-crossing Hubei Province. Read more: https://open.substack.com/pub/chinacall/p/how-to-lose-your-passport
Hubei is paired with Illinois for prayer. For more Hubei info (including a special podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/hubei/
Tue, June 10 - Pray for Liuyang (Leo-yong) City, the most populated district in Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liuyang
Hunan (literally: “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/
Wed, June 11 - Pray for Chongchuan District of Nantong, on the coast of eastern China’s Jiangsu Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongchuan,_Nantong
Jiangsu Province is paired with Tennessee for prayer. For more info (including a podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Jiangsu/
Thu, June 12 - Pray for Xiushui (She’o-shu’ee) County, the largest and most-populous division within Jiujiang Prefecture, which is a well-known port on the Yangtze River in far northern Jiangxi Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiushui_County
Jiangxi is paired with Georgia for prayer. For more about Jiangxi (incl. my podcast, where I discuss my first visit there in ‘02): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Jiangxi/
Fri, June 13 - Pray for Hunjiang (Hoon-gee’ong) District in Jilin Province’s Baishan (White Mountain) Prefecture, which is named after Changbai Mountain on the border with North Korea: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunjiang,_Baishan
I visited Baishan in the summer of ‘03, on a visit to the North Korea border, where I was arrested and interrogated for hours for taking “suspicious” pics of a border guard.
Jilin (“Lucky Forest”) is paired with all of New England for prayer. For more about Jilin (including my podcast): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/jilin/
Sat, June 14 - Pray for Haicheng City, the most populated in Anshan Prefecture in SE Liaoning Province: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haicheng,_Liaoning
The infamous Chinese (Manchu) warlord, General Zhang Zuolin, was born in Haicheng City: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhang_Zuolin
Liaoning is paired for prayer with NY, PA, NJ, & Delaware. For more Liaoning info (and my chat w Brent, who lived there): https://prayforchina.us/index.php/Liaoning/
*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.