Posts by John Peng
Request for prayer for Durban, South Africa
Dear Saints, The Church in Durban, South Africa, would like to open our situation in fellowship for the prayer of the Body. Since the week beginning July 5th, there has been ongoing unrest in our province and city. Things escalated over this past weekend with the burning of trucks on the national highway, followed by widespread looting and…
Read MoreReport and request for prayer on behalf of the churches in Indonesia
Dear saints in the churches in the United States: The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us of the frailty and uncertainty of our human existence, while at the same time affording us the opportunity to enter into the practical application of the reality of the Body of Christ. As of July 10, 2021, the number of…
Read MoreA Brief Report Concerning India
The second wave of the pandemic was much more severe in India than the first. The country was not prepared for it. As the first wave somewhat subsided, people, even the government, began to relax. Shops, cinemas, and other public venues were opened up, and people started to have large gatherings as before, which eventually…
Read MoreFirst Round of GTCA Virtual Tours
This weekend is the first round of virtual tours for five of the ten GTCA target cities: Cincinnati, Lexington, St. Louis, Minneapolis, and Pittsburg. The following weekend will be the tours for Charlotte, Memphis, Orlando, Columbia and Richmond. An overview of the local situation and needs in these localities will be presented, and visitors can…
Read MoreDay 77: Prayer to be equipped to fight against God’s enemy through pray-reading the Word
Pray that the saints would pray-read the Word in spirit in such a way that it becomes a weapon, a sword, within them, equipping them to defeat God’s enemy, slay the self, and build up the Body that the Lord may gain the victory (Eph. 6:17-18; cf. Heb. 4:12).
Read MoreDay 78: Prayer for the Lord to preserve and use the United States for the preparation of His bride
Pray that the Lord would continue to preserve the United States for the preparation of His bride and that the saints would bear their responsibility to live Christ, to have Christ as the reality, the real contents of the church life, so that the Body life may reach the reality of Romans 12 as the…
Read MoreDay 79: Prayer for the Lord to use the United States for the perfecting of the one new man
Pray that the Lord would use His recovery in the United States for the perfecting of the one new man that God intends to have in His economy (Eph. 4:22-24; Col. 3:10-11).
Read MoreDay 80: Prayer for the Lord to use the United States for the spreading of His recovery
Pray that the Lord would preserve the United States so that He may fully use this country for His recovery and for the spreading of His recovery (Matt. 24:14; Acts 1:8).
Read MoreDay 81: Prayer to break through the three layers of obstacles to the Lord’s recovery in the United States in order to gain the proper increase
Pray that the Lord would gain the proper increase for His recovery in the United States and that the saints would overcome the three blockades to the proper increase in this country—worldliness, the opposition, and the denominations—in order to gain people for the Lord’s recovery (1 John 2:15-16; Rom. 12:2; Acts 4:31; 1 Cor. 1:10).
Read MorePrayer to be Sober-Minded
Pray for the saints to be sober-minded, not being disturbed by fear and anxiety but rather guarded by the peace of God through their prayer (1 Pet. 1:13; Phil. 4:6-7).
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