May 2024 Prayer Points

27 LINGTOU BAPTIST RETREAT CENTER. Praise God for how He stirs His people to gain a passion for His glorious global purposes. Ask Him to continue to use Lingtou, a Baptist retreat center, to advance the gospel, and ignite a passion in the Taiwanese church for His glory among the nations.

28 NEXT GENERATION. Students and mentors spend lots of time practicing ministry together in the 1-2-3 Next Generation program. Pray for them to be transparent and honest as they love unconditionally, forgive willingly, and follow Jesus together.

29 LUKANG, TAIWAN. In Central and South America, churches and missionaries are eager to receive volunteers from churches in the United States. Pray for more of these partnerships that open doors for sharing the gospel and engaging Southern Baptist churches deeper in missions.

30 TAIWAN. Students and mentors spend lots of time practicing ministry together in the 1-2-3 Next Generation program. Pray for them to be transparent and honest as they love unconditionally, forgive willingly, and follow Jesus together.

May 2024 Prayer Points

20 TAIWAN. As Taiwan presses forward to plant new churches, they will need help. Pray for people to see how they fit into the bigger picture of this goal and be willing to use their talents to further God’s kingdom.

21 NEXT GENERATION. As Taiwanese Christians go on cross-cultural trips, pray that they will model healthy missions and show cultural sensitivity to the host culture. Ask God to give them grace in understanding new languages and cultures.

22 TAIWAN. Missionaries serving in Taiwan have answered God’s call, giving their lives for the gospel. Pray for them as they seek to support the local church, understand and adapt to their host culture, and abide in Christ.

23 TAIWAN. Praise God for the joy the gospel brings in the lives of those who have been transformed by Him. Pray for renewed fervor and joy for all believers in Taiwan.

24 LUKANG, TAIWAN. Pray encouragement for Pastor Wang and his family along with other members of Lukang Baptist Church in Taiwan. Pray that the church will stay focused on prayer and sharing the transforming hope of the gospel with others in Lukang.

25 NEXT GENERATION. Many students approach a crossroads as they near graduation from 1-2-3 Next Generation. Ask God to give them wisdom as they seek His will for their lives and the next steps that He has prepared for them.

26 TAIWAN. Pray for Taiwanese pastors and their wives who are nearing retirement. Thank God for their faithful leadership. Pray that God will lead them in continuing to invest in believers around them even when they are no longer serving in their former roles.

May 2024 Prayer Points

13 NEXT GENERATION. Pray that mentors will encourage and be an example to 1-2-3 Next Generation students as they go out together and boldly share the gospel. Pray for them to find open hearts to share the gospel with.

14 LUKANG, TAIWAN. Praise God for what He is doing in Lukang, Taiwan. The church there is encouraged to see spiritual fruit such as salvation and discipleship. Pray that many more will come to Christ and that God will receive all the glory. May revival come to those in spiritual darkness.

15 TAIWAN. Pray Matthew 9:35-38 for the church in Taiwan to send more laborers into the harvest. May they see the need for laborers among unreached peoples and places and commit to sending more workers.

16 NEXT GENERATION. Four times a year volunteers go to Taiwan and teach a theological education class that impact students’ lives as they prepare to serve the church and share the gospel. Pray for teachers to go and invest in the lives of the 1-2-3 Next Generation students.

17 TAIWAN. Most of the church work often falls to the pastor, which can be wearying. Pray for co-workers to be identified, trained, and empowered to help. Pray that more Taiwanese Christians will lead by teaching Bible study, leading small groups, or heading up evangelism efforts.

18 LUKANG, TAIWAN. Pray for Jeff, a Taiwanese believer, and his family. Ask that his wife and children will fully grasp the gospel as they attend weekly Bible studies. Pray that truth will penetrate the hearts of his parents, who sell idols in a shop that Jeff’s grandfather opened years ago.

19 TAIWAN. Pray for Taiwanese churches to excel in making disciples. Pray that believers will hunger to know and obey the Bible and be willing to share what they know with the lost around them. May the excitement of sharing Christ deepen their understanding of their faith.

May 2024 Prayer Points

6 LUKANG, TAIWAN. After church members in Lukang, Taiwan attended an evangelism training, they eagerly shared the gospel with many people. Six new believers came to faith. Pray the Holy Spirit will ground them in the faith, and they will in turn share the good news with others.

7 TAIWAN. Pray for Taiwan’s missionaries who have finished a term and are waiting for visas to return to the field. They are busy connecting and sharing while they are home, but their hearts long to be back on the mission field where the workers are extremely few.

8 TAIWAN. Several IMB teams have welcomed Global Missionary Partners (GMPs) from Taiwan. Pray for these relationships to be mutually beneficial and to greatly help in expanding God’s kingdom throughout the world.

9 NEXT GENERATION. Partnership is essential in seeing the nations come to Christ. Pray for good cooperation and unity between local churches and the 1-2-3 Next Generation program so that many in Taiwan and around the world will know and treasure Christ.

10 TAIWAN. Taiwan churches have a goal to send 200 short term teams in 2024, increase church membership by 10%, baptize 1,000 people soon, and to continue in planting 100 churches in 10 years. Join them in praying for God’s direction and blessing. May He be glorified!

11 LUKANG, TAIWAN. Pray for the people of Lukang, Taiwan who seek prosperity from the sea goddess, Mazu. Pray that God would reveal to them that Mazu is a false god and that He is the one who gives good gifts and is their provider and sustainer.

12 TAIWAN. Huayu International Missions is the sending entity for Taiwan Baptists. Formed in 2020, it is still growing and maturing, and in need of more resources and people to commit to serving. May God provide for them and use this collaboration to send long-term missionaries.

May 2024 Prayer Points

“Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”(Matthew 9:38 ESV)

1 TAIWAN. May the church in Taiwan come together for a common cause in the Great Commission, unified in the Revelation 7:9 (ESV) vision of “After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.”

2 TAIWAN. Praise God for Taiwan missionaries who have already returned home from a 2-year term and are now working in local churches that are without a pastor. Pray that they will help instill a heart for missions in these small churches.

3 NEXT GENERATION. As mature church leaders in Taiwan near retirement, the next generation lacks those trained and ready to step up and lead. Ask God to call young people to enroll in 1-2-3 Next Generation programs to spend two years growing and maturing as church leaders for His glory.

4 LINGTOU BAPTIST RETREAT CENTER. Lingtou, a Baptist retreat center, is in significant need of revitalization after years of neglect and decline. Ask the Lord to provide the necessary resources to remodel the space so that it can continue being used for His kingdom purposes.

5 TAIWAN. Several Taiwanese missionaries attended Taiwan’s 2023 Woman’s Missionary Union (WMU) annual meeting. What a blessing it was to see the commitment from the WMU to support them in giving and in praying. Pray that God will continue blessing the WMU and this collaboration.