October 7-9: International Prayer & Fast
VISION for this year’s international prayer & fast:
For this prayer & fast, the Lord highlighted Isaiah 51:1-16, which begins with a clear connection to this year’s Word of the Lord (Multigenerational Family on Mission):
“Look to the rock from which you were cut
and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
look to Abraham, your father,
and to Sarah, who gave you birth.
When I called him he was only one man,
and I blessed him and made him many.”
We are believing for the “ones” who love Jesus to become many in every place. This Isaiah 51 passage is filled with expectation of the ways God wants to move, and with an invitation for Him to “Awake!”
We have provided a short prayer for each day of the fast, as well as longer prayers for the nations (end of page). Feel free to use these in your prayer times each day! Also, please see attached fasting guide for practicals and best practices.
My righteousness draws near speedily,
My salvation is on the way,
and My arm will bring justice to the nations.
—Isaiah 51:5
Day 1: Pray for Our Teams in the Nations
For our international church-planters, ask God to put His words in their mouths and cover them with the shadow of His hand. (Isaiah 51:16)
Day 2: Pray for the Church in the Nations
Pray that local believers in the nations will share the gospel boldly and that every isolated individual and family will be blessed and multiplied into many. (Isaiah 51:2-3)
Day 3: Pray for the Lost in the Nations
Pray that people of every background who don’t know Jesus will hear God’s word, listen to His instruction, and receive His righteousness and salvation. (Isaiah 51:4-5)
Prayers for the Nations (Awakened by Isaiah 51:1-16)
CENTRAL ASIA
O Lord, we cry out to you on behalf of Central Asia. Awake, arm of the Lord! Bring Your righteous justice to replace corruption at every level of society. Cause salvation to multiply despite strong leaders who openly oppose Your name. May believers, though few, live such righteous lives that others long to know Jesus. Just as Your Church spread across these lands in the first centuries, we ask: Restore Your Bride as in generations of old!
SOUTHEAST ASIA BUDDHISTS
Father, now is the time for the Buddhist world to see the mighty arm of Your salvation and receive comfort. We ask that laborers be sent into every harvest field of Southeast Asia and that each “one” be multiplied into many. Let everlasting joy and gladness crown the redeemed as You multiply salvation in these harvest fields.
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
Lord, You are our foundational rock, and we proclaim the unity of the brethren under Christ. We celebrate the beautiful and diverse tribes of Africa and pray that they will give preference to one another as brothers and sisters in Christ. Unite Your Church under one King, and display their love for one another to the lost as a place to find family.
MIDDLE EAST
Jesus, let Your justice become a light to nations in the Middle East. May those in bondage experience Your righteousness drawing near, may they know that Your salvation is on the way, and may they be filled with hope as they look to You. Strengthen laborers and local believers with Your everlasting joy. We are expectant for songs of joy and gladness to the Lord to ring out all throughout the Middle East as multi-generational families turn to You!
SOUTH ASIA
During this Hindu festival season, pour out Your power in South Asia, send dreams and visions, and reveal Yourself to the lost. Lord, restore strength and hope within believers and continue unifying Your Church. Mobilize, equip, and call believers to each of the Unreached People Groups in these nations. Thank you, Jesus, that Your righteousness draws near and Your salvation has gone out to South Asia.
LATIN AMERICA
Father, cause your Church in Latin America to wake up in power. Let them “listen to You” in this hour and know that nothing is impossible for You. Increase their faith that You can transform their nations, their wastelands, into Eden. Start a movement of intercession for Latin America. Turn their hearts to trust You alone. Send Your salvation!
NORTH AFRICA
Lord, transform the desert lands of North Africa into gardens through the Living Water of Jesus Christ. Mark Your people with joy and gladness, bringing refreshment to laborers as they remember Your goodness. Deliver local believers from the fear of man, emboldening their witness and unifying the Body. Take solitary believers and “make them many” as You did with Abraham, that Your Church will grow rapidly.
EAST ASIA + RUSSIA
Lord, make the seeds planted in East Asia and Russia by earlier generations bear fruit a hundred-fold. May the people’s eyes miraculously be opened to see the Great Light that shines in the darkness. God of the Harvest, send out laborers as this new generation accepts the gospel so that the older generations will also be saved. Let this next year usher in an unprecedented revival in this part of the world.
SOUTHEAST ASIA MUSLIMS + AUSTRALIA
O Lord, remind our brothers and sisters in this region, especially those who face persecution and meet in secret, that they are the ones who cherish Your law in their hearts and know right from wrong. Strengthen them and help them not to fear those who insult and scorn them. Lord, You’ve promised that Your salvation will be from generation to generation—let us see it in these nations!
EUROPE
God, we ask that the peoples of Europe will pursue righteousness and seek the Lord! Make them remember the rock from which they were cut and the quarry from which they were hewn. Thank you, Jesus, that salvation is on its way for Europe. And we pray specifically that whole families will be saved in Jesus’ name!