Prayer Prompts
December 2 2024
Pray for Salma
My husband and I are potato farmers. My village in Gansu is not fancy or modern. We do not often have outside visitors, but I still remember one day several years ago. I had an interesting conversation with a visitor. She asked about Dongxiang and about Islam, and then told me how she prays because of what Ersa (Jesus) did. Though we believe differently, I was happy to talk with her, and I hope that someday I may see her again.
| Primary Language | Dong Xiang |
| People Cluster | Chinese-Hui |
| Primary Religion | Islam – Sunni |
| Countries | China |
| Population | 795,000 |
| % Christian | Less than 2% |
| Bible Available | No |
| J-Film | No |
| Gospel Recordings | Yes |
| Progress of the Gospel | Engaged yet Unreached |
“Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” Isaiah 7:14
God, just as you gave a sign to the Jews of how to recognize the Messiah, will you send dreams to the Dong Xiang that they would recognize Jesus when they hear about Him. May the Dong Xiang find the limited gospel recordings and learn the truth of Jesus, God with us.
“But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?” 2 Corinthians 2:14-16
Pray that the Dong Xiang people recognize the Christians that pass through their villages and learn from them the way of Jesus.
Pray for the Dong Xiang people to experience the work of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
Pray for the farmers of the Dong Xiang to connect with the teachings of Jesus as He tells farming stories.
