Tuesday
Today Olympic sports have come to symbolize the destiny and pride of the people of China and everyone is concerned about how many gold medals she will earn. Thousands of athletes trained for the Olympics but once they retire there are few cushy positions like coaching left for them. Since there are few retirement plans awaiting church workers in China, they are usually supported by their children. Let us pray for good health and good spirits for all the retired pastors and believers.
Wednesday
At the age of twenty-one nearly 80% of the people in China have had premarital sex. Young people in rural areas engage in sex earlier than those in the city and the number of young girls who seek abortions has increased alarmingly. Many children in the villages of China are left in the care of relatives and have minimal supervision while their parents work in the cities. Chinese parents tend to be mum in talking about sexual matters with their children and churches typically avoid it altogether. Let us commit all the young Chinese believers to God's protection.
Thursday
The involvement of Christians in the aftermath of the earthquake demonstrated a few facts about charitable work in China. Open sharing and distribution of gospel tracts are prohibited and were immediately shut down. It is difficult and can even be offensive to try to explain "the love of the almighty God" to those who have just suffered severe losses and are in extreme agony and misery. Let us pray for all the Christians committed to reconstruction in Sichuan, and for that matter, all the Christian ministries whose intentions are to help their clients know Jesus. We should be faithful in both sowing seed and in the harvesting of the fruit.
Friday
The earthquake relief effort has drawn together resources on an unprecedented scale from all sorts of organizations and individuals. This is the first time Chinese Christians got to fulfill their share of social involvement. Motivated by the love of God, Christian doctors, nurses, professors, teachers, artists, businessmen, engineers, workers, and farmers have come together from all over and given selflessly of their time, money, and labor to serve those who have lost their families and homes. This has been something never before seen in the history of the Chinese church and it is a magnificent testimony indeed! We praise God and ask that this may be a new beginning rather than just an aberration.
Saturday
In 1960, C. K. Yang was the first Chinese to win an Olympic silver medal. Later in his life, Yang, an aboriginal from Taiwan, retured to his hometown, Taitung, and became a "ji tong", a shaman, a spirt-possessed person in his own temple.We lift up to God the hundreds of aboriginal churches in Taiwan that serve among people who have a high rate of alcoholism, adultery and many who are in the dark bondage of spirit worship.
Sunday
Smoke from burning coal is the major source of pollution in China. The chief cause of pollution in Beijing, a steel factory, was moved a hundred kilometers away until after the Olympics. Over a million cars will also be taken of the streets there to ease traffic in one of the most congested cities in the world. Beijing has a new kind of church composed mostly of intellectuals who put great emphasis on prayer, missions, training, and social issues. They also like to engage in theological debates. Let us pray for all of the churches in Beijing, for their passion for the Word and their witness to all of China.
Monday
There are twice as many Chinese restaurants in the United States today as there were fifteen years ago. In New York City alone there are 2,300 of them and with the rising cost of food, it is very difficult to make a profit. Many of the people who work in these restaurants are illegal but that is a place for Chinese people to find work. Let us pray for those who are reaching out to these workers.
星期二
北京奧運會已經成為國家命運的象徵，民族的榮辱被繫於金牌的數量。數千名運動員接受嚴格的訓練為是在奧運會中奪得獎牌，但運動員往往退役之後要獲得教練職位的工作，已不像過去那麽容易了。中國的傳道人也沒有什麽退休計劃可言，通常退休後就只能靠孩子供養。讓我們為所有退休傳道牧師和信徒，身心靈的健康和需要禱告，求主常保守他們，賜他們平安和喜樂直到見主面。
星期三
目前中國二十一嵗的年輕人中，約八成有過婚前性行爲。由於父母在城裏工作，許多孩子交由親人照顧，乏人監督。農村地區青少年有婚前性行爲年齡更低，而且比例更高，少女墮胎比率同步激增。 通常華人父母不習慣與子女談論性課題，教會更是盡量避而不談。求神親自保守年輕信徒，叫他們敏感及順服於聖靈的叮嚀和提醒。
星期四
基督徒參與地震後的賑災行動中凸現了中國慈善工作的一些現實：嚴禁分享福音或有關的信息。甚至連向正陷於失去至親和家園的極度悲痛中的災民解釋，什麽是“偉大神的愛”也屬違法。讓我們為參與四川協助地震後重建工作，爲當中意欲助人認識耶穌的同工代禱。因爲我們既要殷勤播種，也要忠心收割，無論種或收，與主同行。
星期五
四川賑災行動，匯集了各方個人和團體以及資源，涉及之廣可謂空前。。神的愛促使基督徒醫生、護士、教授、教師、藝術家、商人、工程師、工人、農民聚在一起，共同無私地為同時家園和親友者出錢出力，這是在中國教會史無前例，也是締造歷史的偉大見證。我們向神獻上感謝與讚美。也禱告這是中國基督徒走入社會的開始，不是僅此一次。
星期六
在1960年，臺灣原住民楊傳廣為中國人取得第一面奧運獎牌的田徑選手，從運動員教練生涯退休後，回台東家鄉蓋廟，成爲乩童。 我們為在臺灣數以百計的原住民教會禱告。因爲在原住民當中，酗酒和姦淫問題嚴重，許許多多生命在精靈敬拜的黑暗轄制中。
星期日
煤炭是中國的主要污染源之一，位居40年北京的首鋼公司己遷到100多公里之外，減緩了北京市空氣的汙染。北京奧運期間估計將有超過一百萬車輛停駛，以期紓緩交通和減少汙染。近來北京興起了一種新型態的教會，成員多數是知識分子，他們主要看重禱告，宣教使命，培訓，以及社會課題，也喜歡參與神學辯論。讓我們在禱告中記念北京的教會，求神激勵他們，使他們熱愛神的話語，並熱衷於向全中國傳福音做見證。
星期一
美國的中餐館數量比15年前多了兩倍，單在紐約市就有2300 間。餐館是華人在美國比較容易找到工作的地方，是很多沒有身分者的首選。由于食材等材料成本頻頻漲價，餐館的經營都格外的艱難。讓我們在禱告中記念餐福同工，能不斷有機會向餐館的工人傳福音，帶領人歸主並裝備他們成為門徒。
