PRAY IT FORWARD Wed Feb 18 Read Psalm 1 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Calvary Church Calvary Church (Senior Pastors: John & Valerie Malcolm, meets YMCA, TST) was founded more than 25 years ago. We are an International Church, who are locally engaged and globally minded with the mandate entrusted to us by our Lord Jesus Christ. Our vision is very simple, to Win the lost, Build them up (discipleship), Send (release people into their destinies). We are a church planting movement. By the grace of God we were able to plant many churches in Hong Kong and in the nations of the world. Our desire is to see this world won for Jesus. How do we do that? Reaching out to One person at a time, One family at a time, One Nation at a time! Thank you for praying for us: 1. Calvary Church will stay true to the call of God. 2. Favor & guidance in planting more churches booth locally & globally. 3. More Pastors & leaders to be raised up 4. Calvary Church will be more committed and dedicated for His Cause. 5. Resources: (venues for new churches & ministries, finances, manpower, etc) Thurs Feb 19 Read Psalm 8 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Kowloon International Baptist Church Kowloon International Baptist Church, Kowloon Tong (Senior Pastor, Dr. Harry Lucenay) was established next to the Hong Kong Baptist University in January, 1961. This English speaking congregation is the church home of people from over 30 nations. The congregation is involved in mission work throughout Asia. The church enjoys worship services which focus on biblical teaching, different music styles, and translation in Chinese languages. Today, we would ask you to join us as KIBC is praying for God’s guidance in the provision of space for the overflowing Bible studies and worship services. Fri Feb 20 Read Psalm 13 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: St John’s Cathedral and its daughter churches St John’s Cathedral and its daughter churches at St Stephen’s Stanley, Discovery Bay and Bethany, Pokfulam congregations are diverse and engaging with over 2500 people on a Sunday worshipping God at these Anglican Churches. Heavenly Father, we pray for St Johns Cathedral and its’ daughter churches in Pokfulam, Stanley and Discovery Bay that you may strengthen them as the body of Christ with the Holy Spirit, so that they have the mind of Christ amongst them and equip their disciples to serve with love the world you sent to save. May their ministry take the form of His cross as they proclaim His resurrection and look forward to His coming in glory. Amen Pray for the clergy and lay people as they discern how to engage in helping the poor in Hong Kong, and for all their outreach ministries. Pray for the clergy the Very Rev. Matthias Der, (the Dean), Rev. Nigel Gibson, Rev. Robert Martin, Rev. Will Newman, Rev. Des Cox, Rev. Dwight dela Torre, Rev. William Wai Ho, Rev. Peter Koon and all their honorary chaplains. Sat Feb 21 Read Psalm 15 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Joyful Harvest Fellowship (Located in Jordan, Senior Pastors David & Diana Liew) Joyful Harvest Fellowship (JHF) was founded 7 years ago. Currently, we have a balance mix of families, youths and children. Our focus is on worship, making disciples and disciple-makers. Two other JHF congregations with similar DNA and approach to ministry were planted outside of Hong kong. Prayer needs for all three churches include, 1) successful discipleship and mentoring; 2) achieving unity and maturity in the Spirit; 3) equipping and raising up leadership for future growth and transition Sun Feb 22 Read Psalm 121 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: O God of the desert places; we pray for those overcome by temptation, possessed by greed or selfishness, or who have become insensitive to the needs of others Mon Feb 23 Read Psalm 16 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: City Church International (Located in Kwun Tong Founding Pastors Rob & Glenda Rufus, Pastors: Ryan & Kylie Rufus) City Church International was started on the 4 June 2004 by Rob and Glenda Rufus. The first meeting was held in their home in Sai Kung with eighteen people in attendance. It met there for next three months growing steadily until the house became too small to hold everyone. CCI then moved into the Hi-Tech center in Kowloon Bay. There it continued to grow, reaching both local Chinese people and foreigners alike. The headphone translation system was first introduced there but in recent times we have moved to up front translation for the entire service as a means to reach more local Chinese people. After two years of being in the Hi-Tech center we decided to move again to a more central location that would serve us better. We relocated to Yau Ma Tei, to meet in a theatre in the YWCA main hall on Man Fuk Road. We are currently around 100-150 members made up of an equal amount of local Chinese people and foreigners. "To bring people to Jesus and membership in His family. To develop them into Christ-like maturity and equip them for their ministry in the church and their life mission in the world in order to magnify God's name” is the church’s mission Prayer points: We're going to multiple services this year. Adding a Saturday night service. Would appreciate prayer for that. Success for our Alpha courses we'll run this year. One starting in April and one starting in September. Both run for 10 weeks. For our Integrate Groups (home groups). We'll be focusing on them more this year. Want to see more people attending, more leaders raised up, more groups started. Favour with landlord for when we renew our lease Tues Feb 24 Read Psalm 19 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Alliance International Church (Located in Hung Hom, Pastor Mike Rose) We are a diverse group of people from many different countries who gather together to celebrate God's grace in our lives. Because we have experienced that transforming grace, we desire to glorify God in everything -- all we are and all we do. Please pray with us as we seek to grow together as a community that welcomes all who are thirsty. While transition is a constant in Hong Kong, please pray that the body of believers at AIC would partner in the Gospel wherever God may lead us together and individually. Wed Feb 25 Read Psalm 20 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Shatin Anglican Church (Located in Shatin, Pastor Heewon Han) Shatin Church is an international, English-speaking Anglican church grounded in God's Word and enjoying contemporary worship at the heart of New Territories. Please pray for us as we seek to teach God's word faithfully, to grow as a loving community, to lead cross-centered worship and to reach those who don't yet know Jesus Christ. As the church undergoes changes in 2015, pray for us to be united around the gospel and to put aside our personal preferences so that Christ may be served. Pray also especially for our children and youth ministry that they would produce people who know and love Jesus throughout their lives Thurs Feb 26 Read Psalm 23 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Jesus in Mong Kong Church Easter 2015 will mark the 7th year of Pastor Ken Harley and his friends serving Jesus in Mongkok, Hong Kong. Pastor Ken sees JESUS ministering and encouraging people in Mongkok and Hong Kong-THEN WE MUST FOLLOW JESUS! Jesus in Mongkok was developed when Pastor Ken Harley saw a vision of Jesus in 2007 walking in Mongkok as a giant walking through Sai Yeung Choi Street. Pastor Ken then felt 'the call' to follow Jesus and serve, love and pray for people in the Mongkok area of Kowloon and throughout Hong Kong. Please pray for Pastor Ken, his family and friends that they will continue to share Jesus' love with the lost and needy in Mongkok and Hong Kong. Please pray for those in despair in Mongkok and throughout Hong Kong that they will meet Jesus, the Great Shepherd and they will rest in Him and experience His Healing, Love and Joy! Amen. Fri Feb 27 Read Psalm 24 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Faith Community Church (HK island Shouson Hill, Pastor Stephen Wong) We are a community of faith helping people to find God and make Him real in their lives, meeting on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Our church began around 20 years ago as a layman’s church—a church run by ordinary people seeking God together and studying His Word together; an evangelical, interdenominational community comprising the gifts, service, and participation of all. Prayers much appreciated for Faith Community Church: May God our Heavenly Father grant us the spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that we may know Him better (Eph 1:17). In this way, the church may grow in breadth in numbers, and depth in spiritual maturity. May the Lord Jesus empower the Ministry Teams be built up, to stand firm in one spirit, and contend as one man for the faith of the Gospel (Phil 1:27). In this way, we work together to fulfill FCC's mission to help people find God and make Him real in their lives. May the Holy Spirit our Counselor prompts us to have clean hands and pure hearts, and guide us into all truth, so that members, newcomers and visitors may experience God with conviction. Sat Feb 28 Read Psalm 27 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: International Christian Assembly (North Point, Senior Pastor Edmound Teo) ICA is a multi-national church that embraces all people, regardless of age, gender, class, countries, cultures and creed because JESUS love all people. We choose each other as friends and family; and we would struggle together to more perfectly love JESUS as a Community Pray for ICA to become more surrendered and poured out to Christ. Pray that ICA continues to be consistent in her walk with Christ with a devotional life and prayer that is steadfast. Pray that the ICA leadership exhibit godly Chris-like character and integrity in all of their relationships and dealings in life. Pray for ICA to have an increase of vitality, renewal and vision that is from God. Pray for ICA to have the willingness and ability to authentically confess and repent of any wrong doing and loss of spiritual passion Sun Mar 1 Read Psalm 127 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: God of hope, we pray for the leaders of the nations, for better relations between peoples: for good governance and responsible, wise leadership iin the region and every part of the world Mon Mar 2 Read Psalm 29 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Sky City Church Sky City Church (Wanchai) is an international church that was founded in 2010 by Ps Wayne and Melody Crook. At its core, Sky is enthusiastic about pioneering and communicating the Gospel by all means possible to our local and global community. Using innovation and creativity, Sky is continually exploring new avenues through film and media, outreach events and ministry programs in order to connect people of all ages to Jesus. Sky currently has two services every Sunday; our 11:00am English service and a 6:00pm bilingual service that meets on the roof of one of Hong Kong’s most iconic buildings, Central Plaza. In the middle of 2015, our team plans to move to a larger office space that will meet our future administrative, ministry and film production needs. Please pray with us as we believe for God’s provision in this area Tues Mar 3 Read Psalm 32 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Kowloon Union Church Ministers: Rev Phyllis Wong; Rev Maggie Mathieson Kowloon Union Church (Website: www.kuc.hk) is an inter-denominational and ecumenical church. The church was established in 1924, with a reformed tradition. Our congregation is a very diverse community with members from different countries, nationalities, races, occupations and church denominations united as One through the Love of Christ. We embrace our diversities welcoming people of different traditions and cultures. We stand in solidarity with the oppressed, continuously striving for justice for all, upholding and speaking out for those whose voices are not heard. Above all we endeavor to bring and ‘LIVE’ the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayer requests: - Seek strength and guidance from God to serve the marginalized in our society such as the refugees and migrant workers. - That the church continues to be a blessing to the neighbourhood in and around Jordan opening her door and heart as we serve those in need. Wed Mar 4 Read Psalm 34 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Methodist International Church (Wanchai , Senior Pastor Howard Mellor) The Methodist International Church presently meets in SKH Tang Shiu Kin school while its building is being redeveloped. On Sunday seven congregations worship four languages through the day. Praise God that the congregations have moved well; that we are using the new space beneficially and that the staff team have grown together and in experience as we have done this. Thank God for committed lay leaders and an extraordinary staff team. Pray for : Wisdom in the decisions for the new building. Energy as we set up each week for our Sunday congregations. Guidance in using the present opportunities the school affords. Vision as we prepare for the ministry of MIC from 2017, and that we will be empowered and enabled by the Holy Spirit in this creative ministry Thurs Mar 5 Read Psalm 42/43 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Discovery Bay International Community Church (Discovery Bay, Pastor James Buckner) With an emphasis on children and youth services, we strive to be a Family Church. Our KIDS Church programme (2.5 years to 10 years) and our Teen Study (11 years plus) meets at the same time as our worship service. Our nursery care-givers are available for all our youngest attendees. We are a community Church! A community of Christ followers, who are grace dependent in fulfilling His Great Commission Please pray for DBICC as it reaches out to community of Discovery Bay. For Ps. James and theleadership, and for continued vision and direction. Pray also for unity with the Anglican, Catholic and Chinese churches in DB Pray Fri Mar 6 Read Psalm 46 Pray for: Vine Church (and/or download Bible.is app) (Wanchai, Senior Pastor Andrew Gardener) The Vine is a vibrant church community based in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong. We are both a local and international family, made up of people born and raised in Hong Kong and others who have moved here from other countries. Our pastors and leadership consider Hong Kong to be home and are committed to building the family of God and seeing His kingdom flourish in this amazing city and beyond Prayer points: We are releasing a new focus this year on growing big people, looking at spiritual maturity as discipleship. Please pray for us as we all seek to grow in our relationship with Christ. We are coming out of a four year building project. Please pray for the remaining 8.5m debt we are carrying, that God will meet every need we have this year. Pray for our staff and their families. That they would get the rest they need to do the work they are called to do. Pray for an ever increasing sense of Gods presence in our congregation. His presence is what we need most as we move forward in faith as a church Sat Mar 7 Read Psalm 51 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Authentic Worship Ministries Authentic Worship Ministries (Central) was found by God’s grace under the leadership of Rev. Laszlo Kincs. It started as a small local ministry, aim at bringing people to experience God and to encourage them to build an intimate personal relationship with God. AWM is well-known of its spontaneous worship singing the Word of God and the prophetic anointing in personal prayers and parable teaching. Specific Prayer needs: We thank God for His care and faithfulness throughout all these years. God has released a vision to us this year, to extend our tent to Kowloon side. We are currently seeking God for more details. Please keep us in prayers for our financial needs, as Authentic Worship doesn’t have a tithing system, we live by faith through love offerings. We believe in the impossible, as with God everything is possible. We are planning evangelical events this year, to reach out more souls for the Lord. Pray that God open doors for all the logistics and giving the right strategy. We have sent our first full-time missionary from HK to Europe. Pray for God's protection and wisdom, open doors to establish the Authentic Worship services in EU. Sun Mar 8 Read Psalm 130 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: Creator God, we give thanks for the beauty and order of the world. Create in us a respect for all people, a desire for sustainable living, sharing earth’s ample resources fairly for the benefit of all people Mon Mar 9 Read Psalm 53 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Church of All Nations Church of All Nations is located in Repulse Bay (pastor: Joel Schweie) on the campus of Hong Kong International School. In worship, Christ comes to us through his word and sacrament and sends us out in service to the community. Please pray for the people of Church of All Nations as they spend a time of rediscovery in how to serve the community. We pray together the words of Psalm 67: “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face to shine upon us, that Your way may be known on earth, Your saving power among all nations. Tues Mar 10 Read Psalm 61 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: The Chinese Churches of Hong Kong Today is a special day, as we join hands with the city’s 1200+ Chinese churches and pray for them. Pray that the Lord will show the international church members how best we can ‘wash the feet’ and serve our Chinese brothers and sisters. Pray for their leaders and for every member of their congregations. Pray for unity in their churches and amongst churches and denomination, that they would be an effective witness in a largely Chinese-speaking city. Pray for evangelistic zeal and a renewed heart for justice in our city. Pray for Chinese churches known to you personally and those in your neighbourhood. Pray for your work colleagues who may be part of a Chinese congregation. Please especially pray for our brother Curtis Jones, who has been working to integrate international and Chinese churches through Every Home for Christ and for Yan Oi Christian Church where he regularly preaches and has 5 branches with a total membership of close to 1000 Wed Mar 11 Read Psalm 66 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Community Church of Hong Kong (Sheung Wan, Senior Pastor Steven Gaultney) Community Church is an international and English speaking community of faith located in Sheung Wan. We ask for prayers that we would continue to learn and grow in our key focus areas of worshipping God, serving the World and living in Community. We are praying more than ever that 2015 would be a "Year of Living Prayerfully" for all of us, and that we might have a heightened passion to 'go out' - out of our four walls, out of our comfort zones, out into the world that our God so loves. The Lord has especially laid on our hearts to seek new ways to 'bless Sheung Wan' and to grow in our justice ministries. We treasure the prayers of 'the Church in Hong Kong' for us Thurs Mar 12 Read Psalm 67 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Resurrection Church (Sai Kung, Pastor Peter Hurricks) Formed by an international community comprised of varying life and religious stories, we have welcomed all to join our services for the last 30 years in Sai Kung and Clear Water Bay. We are an English speaking, family friendly church and our morning service will always have something for children of all ages. Do stay for a coffee or tea after the service if you can. The heart of our congregation is our warm community. Together, we are God’s family who have come from many different parts of the world and many different churches. Everyone is welcome to come along and we always look forward to meeting new people. Some of us have been followers of Jesus for many years and some of us have only just begun. What strengthens our community is our love for Jesus as the One who died for our sins and our desire to become more like Him. Officially, Resurrection Church is part of the Anglican Church of Hong Kong and the world wide body of Christians. Please pray for Ps Peter and his leadership team. For continued outreach into the Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay areas, and for plans and financial provision for a new worship centre. Pray for the youth work under Ps Philip Hawken Fri Mar 13 Read Psalm 73 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: International Baptist Church (Wong Chuk Hang, Aberdeen Interim Pastor Will Pritchard) International Baptist Church (IBC) exist to glorify God as one caring community of disciples. We are called by God to establish and unite caring communities within IBC, Hong Kong, and beyond which are rooted in the Word of God, the love of Christ, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, transformational discipleship, prayer and worship. Please pray that IBC, as a community of disciples, be rooted in Christ Jesus and His mission to the world. Pray that her leaders, ministry, and every member of IBC be rooted in Christ and His mission Sat Mar 14 Read Psalm 77 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: The Bridge Church, Tung Chung Pastor Chris Robershaw T he B r i d g e C h u r c h i s a f a m i l y o f b e l i e ve r s c e l e b ra t i ng t he l o r d s hi p o f J e s us C h r i s t w o r s hi p i ng G o d w i t h p ra c t i c a l l o ve a nd c a r e , b y s e r vi ng o ne a no t h e r a nd o ur c o m m uni t y, l e d b y t he H o l y S p i r i t a nd b ui l t o n t he Wo r d o f G o d 1) This year at The Bridge Church we are going through the entire Bible in 31 weeks. Please pray that The Bridge will delight in God’s Word and be a Bible-saturated church. 2) Pray that God will shape The Bridge to be a church that is thankful to Jesus and for Jesus. May His worth and work captivate our hearts, minds, and wills. 3) Please pray that God will strengthen The Bridge in the gospel. Pray that we will be drawn deeper into Christ. And that we will become more and more impressed with Him. That we will grow in the gospel and walk in a manner worthy of it. 4) The Bridge would like to be a church that prizes and pursues holiness. Pray that God will strengthen our burden, commitment, and endurance to strive daily after holiness. 5) There is such a loving, happy unity in the Trinity. Please pray that The Bridge Church will feel this joy. That we will be united in and through the Trinity so that we might be united together, as a church, in love Sun Mar 15 Read Psalm 131 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: Glorious Lord, may our sanctuaries be a home for the weary, shelters for the fearful and places of healing and forgiveness. May the light of your love and mercy shine on those who are spiritually hungry Mon Mar 16 Read Psalm 79 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Every Nation Church Every Nation is a worldwide family of churches and ministries that exist to establish Christ Centered, Spirit Empowered, Socially Responsible churches and Campus Ministries in Every Nation. Every Nation Hong Kong is a multicultural church in Kowloon that honours God and advances His Kingdom by loving people and reaching nations. We are currently holding our Sunday services in Tsim Sha Tsui and we also have a campus ministry in Lingnan University in Tuen Mun. Please pray for the following: Stand with us as we believe for a new church venue. We hope to be a blessing to the community where God will be planting us. Please pray with us that God will add more HK locals to our congregation and that we will have the wisdom and creativity to reach out to them. Pray with us as we will be having our Foundation for Victory (Discipleship) Class on March 8, 15, 22 and 29 where every disciple will be established in biblical truth Tues Mar 17 Read Psalm 81 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Ambassador International Church Admiralty, Pastor John Percival We are an independent Evangelical church seeking to serve the English-speaking community in Hong Kong. Our emphasis is on worshipping God, hearing from his Word and helping people follow Jesus. We are a growing and lively church from many different backgrounds and nationalities. Ambassador International Church meets at the Conrad Hotel in Admiralty, and has a vision to help others follow Christ. Give thanks for the provision of new church offices during 2014 which has allowed new initiatives including a mother and toddlers group. We are also thankful for a high degree of unity as a church and for many dedicated church members who are involved in serving. Please pray that we would remain faithful to God and his Word and that we might see more fruit, especially in evangelism. Please pray for future developments including the search for an Associate Pastor and guidance in the matter of church venue/ multiple services Wed Mar 18 Read Psalm 84 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: St Stephen’s (Hang Fook Vineyard) St Stephen’s Society exists to preach the gospel, reach the poor and see people set free through faith in Jesus Christ. Our heart is to go to the ends of the earth to make disciples. Jackie Pullinger came from England to Hong Kong over 40 years ago. She started sharing the love of Jesus Christ with gangsters and the poor in the Kowloon Walled City. She began to see them set free from drug addiction and start new lives. Today, many of the people who met Jesus and came off drugs in Hong Kong have gone to other countries in Asia to share what Jesus has done. We are still dealing with all kinds of addictions. We have several homes where those with such problems can come, meet Jesus, be set free and healed, and learn what it is to follow Him. Our heart is not that they stay and live with us, but that once they have tasted of His sweetness, they will go to the ends of the earth to share what they have tasted. So now, we have those who have gone out from here, live in the poorest countries of Asia and the Indian Subcontinent and share the Gospel with those who have not yet heard Please pray for the Lord’s continued blessing on Jackie and her team at St Stephen’s Society and its bilingual services at its Vineyard services Thur Mar 19 Read Psalm 85 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: St Andrew’s Church (Kowloon, Vicar John Menear. Assistant Vicar Dale Hanson) We are an evangelical, Anglican, international church firmly grounded in God's Word and enjoying contemporary worship, with services for both English and Putonghua speakers. We are on one of the busiest streets in the heart of Kowloon - 138 Nathan Road. – with four English services at 8:30am, 9:45am, 11:30am, and 5pm or our Putonghua Service at 2pm. St Andrew's belongs to the Anglican (Sheng Kung Hui) Province of Hong Kong and is in the Diocese of Western Kowloon. Main prayer concerns for St. Andrew's is we complete the Life Centre in a way that honours God and blesses the community; we pray for financial provision and that our construction company will be aware of the miracles! Pray too for God to be at work in all the changes we face as we move into life centre and build deeper and wider links with the community through the 2020 Vision Fri Mar 20 Read Psalm 86 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Watermark Community Church (Cyberport, Teaching Pastor Tobin Miller) We live in a world where we often, if we are honest, end up glorifying and exalting ourselves more than our Lord. Watermark Community Church is entering its 5th year, on the western side of Hong Kong Island. We thank God, that thus far, He has given us Cyberport, in Pokfulam, to meet at. Pray that He would continue to provide a place of worship for our growing congregation. As a young church, we would ask you to pray that we would not lose focus on why we exist as a church family… “We exist for the glory of the Lord and to be used by Him to reach out to those not in church this Sunday.” This last year God has allowed us to be a part of training up church pastors and planters and to see new churches and a seminary started in Asia, as well as several events in Hong Kong, reaching out to many not yet in church. Our prayer is that the Lord would continue to open up doors and hearts for the Gospel message to penetrate, and that we would be faithful to take these opportunities to glorify Him alone Sat Mar 21 Read Psalm 90 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Union Church (Kennedy Road, Senior Pastor Greg Anderson) We are a friendly, English speaking, interdenominational church, established in Hong Kong since 1844 and our mission is "making mature followers in all nations for Jesus Christ through our united lifestyle, witness and mission". If you join us in any of our Worship Services or other activities, we hope that you will sense something of God’s presence and also something of the love and friendship of God’s people here Pray for the redevelopment plans for 22a Kennedy Road. For wisdom, and discernment for its leadership. For Pastors Greg, Michelle and Matthew as they faithfully preach God’s Word and for the church’s pioneering work with Alpha for the past 20 years. We rejoice at the diverse natuture of the four Sunday congregation , and pray for continuing unity and vision as the church approaches its exciting, but challenging new season, Sun Mar 22 Read Psalm 133 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: Missioning God, may we bring others to know you, in knowing you to love you, in loving you to serve you, for with you is perfect freedom Mon Mar 23 Read Psalm 91 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Canvas Church (Shatin, Pastor Brad Dutton) Canvas Church exists to reach, grow, and release God's masterpieces. In His letter to to the church in Ephesus, Missionary/Church Planter/Changed Man/Apostle Paul writes: "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Oneness and Peace in Christ" -Eph 2:10 We believe God has an amazing story to tell through your life. We believe we are all the canvas on which God paints His masterpiece. We see ourselves less as the destination in your spiritual journey, and more a bridge helping to link you with the God of the Universe who wants to reveal His great plans to you. Please pray for: That we would continue to be faithful to the vision God has given us of reaching, growing, and releasing people. Stronger and stronger unity within our fellowship. That the world around us would know we are God's children by our love for one another That we would be ever-seeking more and more opportunities to serve and bless our community of Shatin Tues Mar 24 Read Psalm 95 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Evangelical Community Church, Kowloon Evangelical Community Church (Kowloon, Senior Pastor, Randall Young) has been reaching people with Christ's love and God's Word for over 26 years. Meeting at the YMCA in Tsim Sha Tsui, ECC is a multicultural community that nurtures and trains Hong Kong people to reach others with the gospel, in order to witness the explosive, transformational movements of God here and in specific epicenters around the world. Its reason for existence is simple: to cultivate ambassadors. Please pray for revival, that God will pour out His Holy Spirit. Please pray that this will result in God's extraordinary power and presence, unity and holiness among believers in and outside of ECC, and the spread of the gospel to the 90% of Hong Kong who don't follow Jesus. Wed Mar 25 Read Psalm 98 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Saddleback Church (Kowloon City, Pastor Stephen Lee) Saddleback Church in USA is starting to celebrate its 35th Anniversary on March 2015. May God continuously blesses Saddleback Church to accomplish the Great Commandment and Great Commission in a deeper and greater way. Saddleback Church Hong Kong has been planted since October 2013, under God's grace, the church is growing miraculously. We have a lot of new believers and non-believers in our church (probably around 40%), may God raises up more leaders to shepherd those flocks, and bring them to grow maturity in this spiritual family. Saddleback Church Hong Kong is running an Annual Campaign "What on earth am I here for?" in February and March, almost the entire church members are being joined the small group, may God blesses those small group leaders/hosts to shepherd their members and help them to define their "CALLING" from God. Saddleback Church Hong Kong is organizing a major Community outreach project named "PEACE BOX CAMPAIGN" before and during Easter holiday, may the Holy Spirit protects everyone involved in this project, and to raise more peacemakers in the project. There will be thousands of PEACE BOXES to be passed out to the under-privileged families during Easter holiday, may the HOPE and LOVE from God quenches the poor families during Easter, and let them knowing the resurrection of Jesus Christ is the answer to their future Thur Mar 26 Read Psalm 100 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Lighthouse Ministries Church (Jordan, Pastors Rene Lusier and Jennifer Nolin) Lighthouse Ministries International Church is a friendly, multi-cultural, multi-lingual church family right in the heart of Tsimshatsui. Now in our 23rdyear, we continue to build on the foundations of solid Bible teaching, missions outreach, and God-honoring worship. We believe Lighthouse should be a place where everyone is welcome because God so loved the world…. Pray with us this year as we: Focus on developing new leaders Set our goal to establish and help build two pioneer churches in the Philippines Expand our youth ministry Fri Mar 27 Read Psalm 103 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Solomon’s Porch Church (Central/Sheung Wan, Senior Pastor Samuel Song) We at Solomon’s Porch envision a church where miracles happen and worshippers gather with one heart to praise and glorify God in all that they do. We are an English speaking, international ministry with 25 different nationalities and connections to the Indonesian ministry Fe Be and the Hong Kong Korean Church. Our goal is to have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ and experience Father God through the ministry of the Holy Spirit; to be a Christ-like disciple by experiencing transformation and to be discipled and transformed to be like Jesus and to gather as a community to reach out to the world and proclaim the Good News. Prayer points: To first and foremost love God with all our heart mind and soul, where all ministry and serving will flow. Shema Yisrael! Words and meditations of our hearts be pleasing to God. Become faithful & active disciples of Jesus and live out God's call in our areas of influence. To be salt and light. Church transitions as we are changing in demographics and growing in size (congregation & staff) Our role as a church in HK. Continue to discover and walk out our specific calling to bless the city outside of our church walls. Finish 2015 well and strong with our theme Word & Power. SP would be a cancer-free zone! Sat Mar 28 Read Psalm 104 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Hong Kong City Church (Wanchai, Pastor Stephen Negus) Hong Kong City Church is a community of ordinary people who desire to follow Jesus by obeying the Word of God and walking daily in the leading of the Holy Spirit, so that people in our spheres of influence may be introduced to an intimate relationship with God, grow in their identity in Christ, and learn how to influence others for God’s Kingdom. Prayer Requests: For believers in Hong Kong to continue to grow in their hunger and desire for a For the kingdom of God to be manifest in Hong Kong as it is in heaven. For the Lord to bring the right people at the right time to our congregations so that we will continue to grow and be able to accomplish His will in Hong Kong, China, Asia, and to the ends of the earth Sun Mar 29 Palm Sunday Read Psalm 134 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: O Christ the humble King, we welcome you into our city! Bring peace and wisdom to our affairs. Establish your justice on our streets. Let your rule begin in our hearts and homes Mon Mar 30 Read Psalm 135 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Island ECC Church (Quarry Bay, Senior Pastor Brett Hilliard) Island ECC is a dynamic English-speaking international church seeking to have maximum impact in Hong Kong through the life changing message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have no denominational ties, and are committed to maintaining doctrinal purity, while being culturally relevant Prayer: Pray for future direction as we investigate permanent sites. Pray for the expansion of our 4th service starting on Easter. Pray for effective ministry among poor, orphans, and prisoners. Tues Mar 31 Read Psalm 136 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: C3 Hong Kong Church (Yau Ma Tei, Pastors Wayne & Mary Simpson) We are a contemporary English speaking international church offering simultaneous Cantonese & Mandarin translation, with 20 different nationalities represented. Everyone is welcome and included. It doesn’t matter if you are young or older, single or married, or where you are on your spiritual journey. We are here to love you, accept you and introduce you to the unending grace of Jesus Christ. C3 Church Hong Kong is part of the C3 Global movement of churches (est. 1980). We have a global view and perspective. We know who we are and where we’re going. Jesus said, "I will build my church" - the one Kingdom that will endure and has endured is the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. Our true north is the salvation of those who do not know Jesus Christ. That is our primary purpose. We will continue to plant churches all over the world so God can be found and lives transformed for eternity. Our vision is that by the year 2020, we will see 1,000 C3 Churches in cities all over the world. We currently have over 350 congregations in major cities around the world that are bright, modern, passionate and relevant. - Pray for God's provision and power to serve disadvantaged communities within Kowloon more effectively, namely youth poverty and the elderly - Pray for our outreach into China to start/serve 100 churches by 2020 - Pray for a covering of health and wellbeing over the people at c3 church Wed Apr 1 Read Psalm 138 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Tai Po AOG Church AOG Tai Po Church (English) is a pioneering church in the New Territories of HK. Since the establishment of our English speaking worship service, God has been faithful to bring us people from all walks of life and all kinds of backgrounds coming together to build a foundation of love and trust and care in order for us to complement one another through his kingdom transformation in our own lives and in the service of His people. Our church is encouragingly growing into a multinational community of believers, and we are dedicated in empowering all members for the work of the Lord’s service. Our MISSION: Reach People, Growing Disciples, Building God's Family, Expanding His Kingdom Prayer needs: Wisdom and Lord’s guidance for pastors and the ministry team in caring and building a godly community in NT. Ministers to have strong family lives and be in good health as they serve. Strong finances for both local and global mission expansion. Need for dedicated volunteers/missionaries partners for overall expansion of different ministries in church(media,children,hospitality and etc.) and reaching the lost in the frontier north west of NT as there been a greater migration of different ethnic groups in recent years. This year- to start Campus ministry to Chinese University, fellowship groups in Indonesian and Mandarin. The Lord to send us partners with similar heart and vision to pioneer Thur Apr 2 Maundy Thursday Read Psalm 118 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church The German-Speaking Evangelical-Lutheran Congregation in Hong Kong was founded in 1965 by German Speaking business men and the Evangelical Church in Germany. It serves the German speaking community in Hong Kong as a place of worship rest and fellowship far away from home. This year is a year of joy and also well as uncertainty for the congregation: Joy because the congregation will celebrate its 50th anniversary in May. Its is with thanks that we look back on the five decades of guidance and blessing that we have received from our heavenly father. The uncertainty is linked to personal changes which will happen this year. After 10 years of serving at the Lutheran Theological Seminary as well as in the German Congregation, Rev. Dr. Hanns Hoerschelmann and his family will move back to Germany. His wife and he have been called by their home-church to serve as directors of the Mission Society - Mission One World. The congregation is in the proses of re-electing a new pastor. Please pray for guidance from God as well as wise leadership. Friday Apr 3 Good Friday Read Psalm 22 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Island City Church We are a multicultural, interdenominational English Cantonese speaking church that meets regularly in the heart of Hong Kong. We have an extraordinary mission – to truly know and enjoy the Living God! Along with millions of others across this great nation, we believe that there is no greater hope for turning the world right-side up than the transforming power of God’s love Island City Church began in 1995 in Lan Kwai Fong as an expat church but over the last 20 years has developed into a fellowship that is home to International & local Chinese alike. Our prayer needs include the number of young people that have been joining the church that we can see them discipled as well as for us to continue to integrate the International and Chinese cultures into the life of Island City Church Sat Apr 4 Read Psalm 143 (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray for: Lifehouse International Church Lifehouse International Church Hong Kong is young and dynamic international church located in the heart of Mong Kok (Pastor Richard Welsh). We have 3 weekly services, all of which are bilingual in English and Cantonese. Currently our church is around 85% locals with a mixture of internationals making up the remaining 15%. We are currently seeing around 200 people coming to weekly church services with around 140 in small groups. We are part of the wider Lifehouse Global movement under Ps Rod Plummer based in Japan. We belong to the ACC (Australian Christian Churches). Currently our biggest needs are related to finance. Our church is growing, but its a young church with people still starting out in their careers. We are believing for a breakthrough in finance this year as the church continues to grow and move forward. Sun Mar 29 Easter Sunday Read Psalm 150 Psalm of Ascent (and/or download Bible.is app) Pray: Glorious Lord, we praise you this day for your risen life. Come to us with your transforming presence, that we who believe in you may know, your promise of eternal life and lead others to know you, the Risen Lord