There is an increasing crisis of child abandonment among tribal people groups and other local people in one city. Please pray that this will lead to a faithful response from the church. May children be cared for, loved, and even legally adopted into Jesus-believing homes. Pray that addictions and wicked superstitions will end among families. Intercede for just and honest judicial processes for all involved.

(JAH-vuh) - "Heavenly Father, please ignite a fire in your Church body. Use your Church to reach the Javanese people. For those who know you deeply, inspire a lifestyle of abiding in Jesus. Foster a culture of repentance, unity, and spirit-filled boldness within your people. Amen."

(car-NAH-tuh-kuh) - In the Coffee Corridor region and the coastal area of South Karnataka, India, dwell many tribal people groups that are unengaged and unreached with the gospel. A handful of these groups have not been located and are not known by pastors in these areas. Over the next couple of months, some believers will be heading out to these areas with the goal of locating these people groups. Pray for direction as they go, and ask the Lord to open the way to these peoples, as some of these groups are protected by the authorities. Pray that they will be able to have conversation with these groups and be able to share the gospel with them.

Pray alongside a missionary in Eastern Taiwan: "Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. From beginning to end, You are God. Teach us to realize the brevity of life so that we may grow in wisdom. Satisfy us every morning with Your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Let us, Your servants, see You work again; let our children see Your glory. Please show us Your approval and make our efforts successful. You are the eternal God, who was, and is and is to come. Please use us to teach those in East Taiwan about the fleetingness of this life and the hope of the gospel. I pray that they will receive this good news with joy. As believers there rejoice in You, show them Your power. As they serve You, as they reflect Your glory here, please bring success to their efforts (Psalm 90:12, 14, 16-17)."

The Taiwan Baptist Mission and Chinese Baptist Convention of Taiwan will jointly hold a 3-day mission conference in central Taiwan next week. The focus will be on international and domestic missions and unreached people groups (UPGs) throughout Asia. This includes the Hakka people and Taiwan's 13 migrant UPGs from all over Asia. Pray for churches, pastors, and missionaries who attend to have a burden and a united vision to reach the lost. Pray for churches to lead out in sending missionaries. Pray that churches throughout Taiwan will grow in excitement to send and participate in missions. May God's kingdom expand exponentially this year!