Prayer List of January, 2004

1. Brother Steve Su is married - Praise the Lord! Brother Steve Su (who is currently working in Beijing) is recently married to Sister Zheng Mei. May his family be a blessing to all others! Also please pray for single brothers/sisters in the fellowship for finding his/her other half in Christ.
2. Urgent prayer for Sister Wendy Wong's father - Some of us knew sister Wendy through Sisters Retreat. She just emailed us that doctor shows her father has liver failure and it's likely that he might not live more than six months. Please urgently pray that the Lord sustain Wendy's father in spirit and body, and to bless her family to with strength and patience to go through.
3. Brother Joseph's exam and job search - Please pray for Brother Joseph for upcoming NY Bar Exam to be held on Feb. 24 and 25 (Ash Wednesday), and for finding a new job
4. Pray for brother JinCheng's career - Please pray the Lord leads brother Jin Cheng for a new career.
5. Pray for more coworkers and new comers - Pray that the Lord use CCYF more as an instrument to preach Gospel; pray that HE lead more coworker and new comers to join our group.

   The following are excerpts from Pray for China email list:

6. Pray for leaders in China and Taiwan - On New Year£§s Day, Chairman Hu Jing Tao repeated the commitment of "Peaceful Unification, One country, Two Systems,£˘ as 100,000 marched peacefully in Hong Kong and demanded more room for democracy. We pray again for the leaders, for wisdom and divine guidance. We remember the many churches on the 2 islands that will participate in the coming Purpose Driven Life campaign.
7. Pray for workers in China - 80% of city construction workers, Ming Gong, are farmers. They number 38 millions. The Government said that many are owed back-wages and unable to return home for Chinese New Year (Jan 22nd). We pray for churches in villages as they reach out to those who will return home for the coming 2 weeks holidays.
8. Pray for b/s in missionary fields - In the past weeks, several thousands students attended various mission conferences in North America that were focused on the need of churches in China. Many dedicated themselves to serve in the mission field and will return to China. Let us pray for these new fruits and especially for the one hundred Mainland Chinese attending seminaries abroad.
9. Pray for education system in China - Illegal fees like forced donations and desk-and-chair fees are rampant. 20% of schools overcharge a total of 21.4 billion yuan (US$2.6 billion), in recent inspection of 60,000 schools in 20 provinces. We will continue praying for the Sunday School's need. It is not legal and the shortage for properly trained teachers is desperate.

        (Contributed by Lily Zhang)