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The last prayer in the Bible is “Come, Lord Jesus” (Revelation 22:20). Peter tells us that we should be “waiting for and hastening the coming of the day of God” (2 Peter 3:12 ESV). How better can we do it than by praying for the fulfilment of Genesis 12:3, Revelation 7:9-10 and Matthew 24:14? Pray […]

Window on the World, and its predecessors, You Can Change the World and You Too Can Change The World had a beautiful impact on children and families, serving to challenge and stimulate them to pray for the world. A new version of Window on the World was published in 2018. Pray that, as a result, […]

Other language editions of Operation World resources. Current OW content exists in more than 10 languages, with work underway in several more. A number of these languages have little by way of prayer resources. Pray that these editions may be used by God to give a missions vision to growing churches around the world and […]

Political changes in the world occur so rapidly that the names of leaders have generally not been included in the text for individual countries. Yet these leaders need prayer, as the Scriptures exhort us (1 Samuel 12:23, 1 Timothy 2:1-4). As pressures on world leaders increase, so do the uncertainties and dangers in the 21st […]

Bible distribution in the early days depended on missionaries, or colporteurs selling or giving Scriptures, often at the risk of their lives. In many countries the Bible was banned and copies had to be smuggled in. This went on until recently and continues even today in some countries, especially in Asia and the Middle East. […]

The whole Word of God. Due to limited personnel and financial resources, priority was given to New Testament translations twenty to thirty years ago. According to WBT, today just under 10% of the world’s languages have completed Bibles. Over 600 of the world’s 7000 or so spoken languages have full translations of the Bible, while […]

The following prayer content comes courtesy of Jennifer Tunehag. Compassionate men and women have created businesses that offer a future and a hope to people who need a means to support themselves. Vocational training and the development of businesses which embrace God’s purposes – and the women and men He has created – are key […]

The following prayer content comes courtesy of Dr. David Phillips (R.I.P.) Refugee status. Whether one is received and treated as a refugee depends on the appropriate agencies of the country he or she enters, especially if one’s entry was illegal. Some countries are tolerant; others imprison the refugee until either asylum is proven and granted […]

Uzbek believers continue to increase despite great opposition. The prospect of retribution from three sides – the government, local Muslim leaders and the community (family and neighbours) – has not halted growth. There are now probably more than 10,000 Uzbek believers, where there were possibly none only a generation ago. But much prayer is still […]

Ethnic minority churches are the growing edge of US evangelicalism today. This is predominantly an urban phenomenon, but 10% of US counties now have racial and ethnic minorities as the majority. Points for prayer: Asian Church growth is pronounced. Dynamic networks of congregations are springing up among the 7,000-plus Asian churches. Korean churches number 4,000. […]