Prayer List of February, 2004

1. Pray for CCYF's Gospel efforts and spiritual growth - To preach the Gospel and foster spiritual growth have always been CCYF's main objective. We pray that the Lord guide us and motivate us to achieve in both areas.
2. Pray for upcoming Gospel conference - Dr. Liang from Canada will be speaking on 3/13/04 in a gospel conference. We will send flyers to churches in New York. Let's pray that all churches can work together for the spread of gospel, and pray for our speaker and coworkers.
3. Pray for MCMCC - Please pray for the upcoming MCMCC retreat on 3/20, in which GraceSpring will be the coordinator. May the Lord grant wisdom and love to all who participate and bless the preparation work.
4. Pray for Brother Jianzhou's trip to China - This time brother Jianzhou may have the opportunity to meet with high ranking officials. We pray for His divine guidance. May the Lord greatly use brother Jianzhou to open up another gate for the spread of gospel.
5. Pray for sharing our belief - A new movie "The Passion for Christ" is coming out soon. This could be an opportunity to share our belief with our friends/families who have not yet known Christ. May the Spirit prepare the hearts of many.
6. Pray for next Chairperson - May the Lord move the heart of brother/sister who will take the initiative and responsibility to function as CCYF's next chairperson.
7. Pray for coworker's family - While brothers/sisters serve in church/fellowship, their families play a critical role in support. May the Lord greatly bless and strengthen each coworker's family.

   The following are excerpts from Pray for China email list:

8. Pray for Aids orphans and their salvation - In the AIDS ravaged villages in Henan, there are 2026 orphans. The provincial government decides to build one new school in every AIDS villages to provide free schooling for them. AIDS orphans are mostly adopted by their extended families, face severe social stigma. We pray for believers who will show the compassionate of Christ to them.
9. Pray for workers in rural churches - China now has the widest wealth gap between urban and rural citizens. The earning ratio is now 3 to 1. After the health and education expense, farmers expendable income is only 1/6 of the city. Nearly 3/4 of House churches are rural while TSPM is mostly urban. Let us pray for this disparity and the desperate situation of young church workers leaving for cities.
10. Pray for believer's marriage - UN says China faces 3 major hurdles, AIDS epidemic, environment and widening gender gap. Male to female births is nearly 5:4, which will destabilize the society in the coming decades. Female outnumbers male, 3:1 in churches. Finding a Christian mate is difficult. We remember those marriages which face great hurdle because of their spouse is not a believer.

        (Contributed by Lily Zhang)