Global Prayer Digest

Prayer Requests: • Pray that nominal Christians throughout Italy would gain a true understanding of the gospel and a meaningful relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. • Pray for Italians enslaved by tradition or disillusioned with church structures to encounter the living Christ. • Pray for the power of God to be revealed and to set free those lost in the darkness of occult, pagan, and new age practices. More details and daily prayer items can be found at: www.GlobalPrayerDigest.org

Andrew Diprose an evangelical Christian worker in Italy is interviewed by Pete Stover on the April 2019 Global Prayer Digest Podcast. The printed edition of Global Prayer Digest will cover every unreached people group in Italy listed by the Joshua Project, a Christian research organization which determines which people groups are termed unreached. We are also going to pray for the Punjabi Sikhs, since workers say that they are a key people group in Italy right now. Our key Bible portions will be from … you guessed it … Romans. There are plenty of verses in that rich book to use as prayer fuel for those who have not made Jesus their lord. In fact, we can use some of them in future issues since there are too many good verses to pray through in one month. Online, please visit: www.GlobalPrayerDigest.org

Prayer points for Malaysia: • Pray for a softening of the hearts of Malay Muslims to the blessings of Jesus Christ. • Pray for the Lord to thrust out workers to Malay Muslims no matter where they live. • Pray for an unstoppable church planting movement among Malay Muslims. Read the Malaysia Profile

In this 37-minute Global Prayer Digest podcast, Pete Stover interviews Brian Newton, an active retired worker in Malaysia and among Malays. Global Prayer Digest is focusing this month on the country of Malaysia. Newton helps us understand a bit more about Malaysia, its people, how God is moving there, and how we can pray. Newton served as a missionary among non-Malays in Malaysia from 1975-1986 and then re-located to the U.S. to work among the diaspora and university students. In 1992, Newton was burdened to reach Malays outside of Malaysia having been engaged in a prayer movement for those peoples. Newton brings more than four decades of experience and insight on Malaysia and prayer for this country in Southeast Asia to our discussion and concludes the interview with four specific areas of prayer.

Prayer points for Chad: Pray for Chad's Muslims: • Pray for the Lord to impress on Chadian Muslims that they need a savior who is holy and righteous. • Pray for them to have spiritual hunger that will lead them to Jesus Christ. • Pray for their elders and other leaders to understand and embrace the glory and holiness of Jesus. • Pray for a church-planting movement to flourish among Chad's unreached Muslim communities. • Pray for efforts to reach each of Chad's unreached, unengaged people groups with the gospel of peace. • Pray that as Muslim people groups follow Christ, that they will be transformed into His glorious likeness. Pray for Chad's Believers: • Pray for a spiritual revival among Chad's believers that will result in them declaring His greatness among others. • Pray for believers to lovingly reach their Muslim neighbors in places where the two groups meet, like in the towns and villages of Chad's south. • Pray for followers of Christ to be willing to reach the nomadic Muslim people groups no matter what it takes. • It will probably take believers who are willing to risk martyrdom to reach Chad's unreached communities. Pray for the Lord to raise up such people who will give up their lives for the sake of Christ. Pray for Chad's Needs: • Pray for peace in this nation that has been wracked by insurgencies and war at the expense of much needed infrastructure projects. • Pray that as the United States gives military aid to Chad that they won't neglect to help them build roads, schools, and medical facilities. • Pray for Chad to find exportable resources that will raise their level of wealth and provide jobs for many. • Pray for the Lord to raise up servant-leaders to replace anyone who is using their political position for personal gain. Read the Chad Profile

Prayer points for Somalia: 1—Pray for a firm foundation of faith in the living Christ that can turn Somalia around. 2—Pray for God to raise up Ezras and Nehemiahs for Somalia. 3—Pray that Somalis will swallow their pride and work together for the common good. Read the Somalia Profile

Yemen needs unity! However, the "unity" that they have had in the past will at best delay more fighting. Without repentance before a holy God and a willingness on the part of the strong to take care of the needs of the weak the problems will surface again in a couple of years. Let us not forget that Yemen is a land where Islam has dominated for centuries. But we worship the God of the impossible! This episode begins a new format that will include interviews with experts and prayers by intercessors.

Pray that the Odh people may come to Christ. Pray that their persecutors will understand that forced conversion is worthless. Pray that Odh believers will be used of God to bring hardened Muslims to the throne of grace.

Pray that the national church will support their own pastors and missionaries so that the small Bavari church can stand on its own without outside funds.

Pray for many Punjabi believers to receive a Macedonian call to reach the lost nations of Pakistan.

Pray for a movement to Christ among the Jogi people that will result in many being discipled in His ways.

Pray that Bagri children will grow up as disciples of Christ who will in turn disciple others in how to follow Him. Pray that they will understand that Jesus truly is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

How can one understand God’s word if it is not in a language they can understand? Bible translation is one of the main things Satan opposes. Among the people groups in this prayer guide, translation has begun in only five or six of the larger language groups. Pray that with modern technology Bibles will soon be accurately translated in each of the languages of Pakistan’s minority peoples.

Thank the Lord for what He is doing among young Hindu background believers!

Pray for God to protect missionaries and national missionaries who go to the Gagra people. Pray for a strong prayer covering for all workers in Pakistan.

There may be about 25 Sansi people who have come to faith in Christ. Pray that this small flock of God's sheep will grow into a disciple-making movement among the Sansi people.

The Jaislmiri Marwari Bhils are among the neediest of all peoples. Pray for the Lord to raise Christians to spread the gospel.

Pray that the few Balmiki believers will shine the light of the Holy Spirit in such a way that others will be eager to be discipled. Pray for a disciple-making movement to thrive in the Balmiki community.

The Tharadari Kohli tribe that numbers approximately 30,000 with about 200 believers. Pray for thousands to hear of His mercy, and give Him their hearts, like the man described above. Pray for them to be discipled by those who love the merciful Lord.

At present there are about 1,000 Kachi Kohli believers out of a tribe of about 50,000. Thank the Lord for these new members of the heavenly family! Pray for them to be used by God to disciple people from other people groups with the truth.