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Dr. Daylon Hicks Central Baptist Church 17017 Florida Boulevard Baton Rouge, LA 70819 Phone: 850.997.8861 Cell: 850.445.1378 E-mail: [email protected]
Dr. Daylon Hicks
Central Baptist Church17017 Florida BoulevardBaton Rouge, LA 70819
Phone: 850.997.8861Cell: 850.445.1378
E-mail: [email protected]
IntroductionThe problem we face in getting the gospel to the world hasbecome an overwhelming task. Our fathers, as well as we, have failed to heed the command of Jesus to pray for laborersto go into God’s harvest, Matt. 9:37-38. We must obey thatcommand now with earnestness and sincerity.
Our world now has near seven billion people of whom themajority live in “closed” countries. These countries areclosed to missionaries so that no matter how manymissionaries there are they will not be able to enter thesecountries as missionaries. And while we thank the Lord forthose who enter “closed” countries as “tent makers” so they will have the opportunity to present the gospel, their ministryis limited. They do not have the freedom to evangelizethrough methods others have in “open” countries.
We want to encourage you to pray three ways to fulfil Matt. 9:37-38
1. Pray for God to continue to call workers from our local churches.2. Pray for God to save and call expatriates (aliens) to take the gospel to their own people.3. For God to raise up laborers in “closed” countries to reach their own people.
We also want to challenge you to pray for each country in theworld each day. It’s possible that your influence on the worlcould exceed that of a missionary in a foreign land. Eternityalone will reveal the impact of faithful prayer worriers. It alsomakes possible that any saved person can have a real ministryin the gospel!!!
Bro. Daylon HicksLord of the Harvest MinistriesEzekiel 22:30
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Suggestions for PrayingOne of the most difficult responsibilities in the Christian lifis to pray consistently. Prayer, like a diet, is easy to start. The Word of God says a lot concerning prayer. “Pray withoutceasing,” 1 Thes. 5:17. That does not speak of an attitude of prayer, but rather of regularity. Don’t give up! Prayer is notan option. It is a command. “Prayer ye therefore the Lord of the harvest . . . …”
There different ways to pray for the world. Some take a countryeach day. May we suggest that anyone could easily pray forseveral countries each day. Some who are disabled, shut in, or retired could pray for each country of the world each day.
There are other considerations when planning your prayer. The deaf of the world live in another world than we do. They aremocked and harassed by people, especially children, all overthe world. There are groups of people who live within countrieswe refer to as ethnic groups. There are Gypsies in many countries of the world who need to be reached. There are Bible and tract printing ministries who need much prayer.
Most people spend their prayer time praying for the sick. That is a Bible command to pray for the sick and one another and we need to do that. However, we must not neglect the world and onlypray for the sick. The truth is, individuals in our churches know little of the world we are commanded to reach with the gospel. we should be students of geography: learn about the world weare responsible for.
The countries of the world are listed on the last three pages.
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AFRICAAlgeria
LybiaEgypt
Sudan
Ethiopia
DemocraticRepublic ofCongo
Angola
SouthAfrica
Namibia
MaliNiger
Chad
Zambia
Kenya
Mauritania
Nigeria
WesternSahara
Morocco
GambiaGuineaBissauGuineaSierra Leone
Burkina Faso
BeninTogo
Gabon
Congo
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
CentralAfrican
Republic
EquatorialGuinea
EritreaDjibouti
Somalia
RwandaBurundi
MozambiqueTanzania
Malawi
SwazilandZimbabwe
LesothoBotswana
Liberia Ghana
Senegal
Tunisia
Uganda
Madagascar
Cape VerdeIslands
Reunion
Mauritius
ComorosSechelles
Principe
Sao Tome
SouthSudan
ASI A
Japan
Russia
Mongolia
China
Kazakhstan
IndiaPhilippines
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Uzbekistan
KyrgyzstanTajikistan
Turkmenistan
North Korea
South Korea
Laos
NepalBhutan
Myanmar(Burma)
CambodiaBangladesh Vietnam
Thailand
AfghanistanPakistan
Sri LankaMaldives
MalaysiaSingapore
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CAR I BBEAN
Bahamas
Cuba
CaymanIslands
Jamaica
Turks & CaicosIslands
South America
DominicanRepublic
Haiti
Trinidad & Tobago
Puerto Rico(U.S.)
Florida
VirginIslands (U.S.)
British VirginIslands (U.K.)
Auguilla (U.K.)
St. Martin/Sint MaartenAntigua and Barbuda
GuadeloupeDominicaMartinique
BarbadosGrenada
St. LuciaSt. Vicent &Grenadines
St. Kitts& Nevis
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SOUTHAMER I CA
Brazil
Argentina
Mexico
Chile
Uraguay
FalklandIslands
Bolivia
PeruEquador
GuatemalaEl Salvador
NicaraguaCosta Rica
Belize
Columbia
GuyanaVenezuela
SurinameFrench Guiana
Paraguay
Honduras
Panama
Aruba(Neth.)
NetherlandsAntilles (Neth.)
Curacao Bonaire
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CENTRAL &
EUROPE
Russia
Spain
FranceUkraine
Poland
Iceland
Sweden FinlandNorway
EstoniaLatvia
RussiaBelarus
MoldovaRomaniaSerbiaBulgaria
Macedonia
Montenegro
IrelandUnited Kingdom
LuxemburgGermany
Switzerland
Belgium
Denmark
NorthernIreland (U.K.)
Netherlands
Portugal
Faeroe Islands
Czech Republic
AndorraLiechtenstein
ItalyAustria
SlovakiaSlovenia Greece
Crete AlbaniaCroatia
Sicily
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Hungry
Lithuania
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MI DDLE EAST
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Yemen
Turkey
Oman
Bahrain
Qatar
United ArabEmirates
CyprusLebanon
West bankIsrael
Jordan
Gaza
Syria
Kuwait
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NORTH AMER I CA
Canada
United States
Mexico
Greenland
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Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Austria Azerbaijan
Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus BelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundi
CambodiaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaChina (Taiwan)Colombia
ComorosCongo, Dem. RepublicCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzech Republic
DenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican Republic
EcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEthiopia
FijiFinlandFrance
GabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyana
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HaitiHondurasHungary
IcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyIvory Coast
JamaicaJapanJordan
KazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKorea, NorthKorea, SouthKuwaitKyrgyz Stan
LaosLatviaLebanonLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourg
MadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldives
MaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)
NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorway
Oman
PakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPoland
Qatar
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RomaniaRussiaRwanda
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSan Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth Africa
SpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandSyria
TajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and Tobago
TunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTuvalu
UgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistan
VanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnam
Yemen
ZambiaZimbabweSouth Sudan
