30 Days for the Zhuang (Prayer Guide) - Mekong Springboard Mission

DAY 26: Key Opportunities: Short-term Teams”How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And howcan they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how canthey hear without someone preaching to them?“Romans 10:14Report from a recent short-term team in Guangxi:”Everywhere we went, we realized that many people we met had neverheard of the gospel before. It was quite unbelievable. Some had heard thename of Jesus, but they didn’t know who he was and what he had donefor them. To me, it is very sad... Romans 10:14 became very real to me. There were no churches in allthe places we visited. The nearest one could be found only in another city far away from where we were.This shocked us. Another major discovery was that the people we came in contact with were generally openin their hearts and receptive to God. They were searching for God. Many worshiped their ancestors, andhad placed red banners over their homes, both to ward off evil spirits and to attract blessings. In spite ofthis, they didn’t really profess any personal religious belief.“We thank God that during our six-day trip we saw a total of forty-one conversions. We give all the gloryto Him. I am sure that the angels in heaven are rejoicing with us for each precious soul saved. I left Chinathis time with a big burden in my heart. We have only managed to reach out to a few villages and toucheda handful of households in this trip. There are still so many households left untouched, and many have yetto hear the gospel.“Short-term teams have a wide variety of ministry areas. Westerners often teach English and lead Zhuangstudents to know the Lord while studying at large schools. Prayer-walking teams help to break the spiritualbonds of evil that blind the eyes of the Zhuang. Distribution teams carry packets of evangelistic materialsin Zhuang dialects to remote villages. Ethnic Chinese teams are able to do direct evangelism in villagesand rural townships. All of these short-term teams help to extend the knowledge of Christ far beyond whatlocal workers are able to do.Pray:• That more people would respond to the need for teams in Guangxi Province.• That the hearts of students would be open to the gospel as English teachers witness to them.• That more ethnic Chinese teams would be called out to do direct evangelism in rural areas.• That the Lord would protect the teams as they proclaim the gospel.• For more backpacking and mountain-biking teams to distribute Zhuang gospel materials in remote areas.