Prayer Reminder

When praying (earlier this month) for people groups with whom The Alliance in Canada is working, we prayed for the Minnan people. That is another name for the people to whom we are ministering.

Worldwide there is a population of 58,258,000 Minnan, with Taiwan being home to 13,497,000. The religion of the majority of Minnan is a mix of Taoism, Buddhism, folk religion, and ancestor worship.

Although it is reported that globally up to 3.7% of the population of Minnan people are Christian believers, the percentage in the community where we work is much lower. In fact, it likely is less than 1%.

The county in which we live has more than 100 temples listed, and our own town website lists 17 notable temples in our small town. These numbers do not include the many unregistered temples which will cause the above statistics to more than double.

Isaiah 42:8 was the verse chosen for the day that we prayed for the Minnan people. I wrote it on a card and carried it in my pocket last week. The card is now well crumpled, but it succeeded in reminding me to keep praying for the Minnan people among whom we live.

Could you create a reminder that will help you to pray for the Minnan people multiple times this week?

Praise and Prayer

• February 28 is Peace Memorial Day in Taiwan. It is a time to remember injustices of the past and commit ourselves to promoting peaceful existence. Please pray that there will be opportunities to talk with people about the peace offered by Christ.
• We have been praying that people will believe in Christ and that some will come to our church to worship. Yesterday, one of the students from camp came to Sunday School. Another student who has not attended for a long time requested her mother to bring her. May God prompt more children to desire to learn about Jesus, and bring their families to attend with them.
• Please pray spiritual protection over the ladies from our church who are praying and doing visitation in Baozhong.