7 Days of Prayer: Sunday, 7 September 2025

By Justin Long

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9/7. We pray for Sudan, where disasters pile upon disasters. The RSF, holding Darfur and western Sudan, has declared its own government. Aid vehicles are denied entrance to their territory, and often attacked. In starving El Fasher, civilians are forced to pay the RSF for permission to leave, while young men risk execution if they try to escape. The weight of hunger, displacement, and lawlessness presses down on ordinary people who have little strength left. Pray:
for provision in famine, “He gives food to the hungry” (Psalm 146:7).
for oppressors to be stopped, “Break the arm of the wicked” (Psalm 10:15).
for the innocent trapped in war, “Rescue the weak and the needy” (Psalm 82:4).
for rulers and militias alike to know, “Dominion belongs to the Lord” (Psalm 22:28).
for the spread of the Good News even in crisis, “The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light” (Matthew 4:16).

9/8. We pray for Gaza. “There could be peace, there could be peace”–but there is no peace. “There could be a plan, there could be a plan”–but there is no plan. “Trial balloons” are being floated by the USA, Israel, the Palestinians, the Europeans, and lots of amateur advocates both inside and outside the region. The problems are easy to count but seemingly impossible to solve, so the war and the violence push forward, and aid is intermittent, and mothers and children continue to suffer on the ground. Pray:
for the protection of children, “Let the little children come to me” (Mark 10:14).
for peace to replace cycles of revenge, “Blessed are the peacemakers” (Matthew 5:9).
for leaders to seek justice, “Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees” (Isaiah 10:1).
for clan rivalries not to harden into warlordism, “Put away the pointing of the finger… then your light shall rise” (Isaiah 58:9–10).
for the witness of Christ-followers in the land, “We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20).

9/9. We pray for Kenya’s refugees, especially in Kakuma. More than 800,000 people live in camps, many from Somalia, South Sudan, and DR Congo. Now, rations are being cut and deliveries delayed, leaving families with almost nothing. Mothers choose between feeding one child and starving another. Aid workers struggle with limited supplies, yet the need only grows. These camps, meant as temporary havens, are becoming long-term homes of despair—and yet also places where the Gospel can shine.
for daily bread, “Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11).
for workers serving in exhaustion, “Let us not grow weary of doing good” (Galatians 6:9).
for children not to despair, “He will gather the lambs in his arms” (Isaiah 40:11).
for the spread of the Gospel in the camps, “Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy” (Psalm 126:5).

9/10. We pray for the young mothers of DR Congo. Violence and poverty have made early pregnancy almost the norm—by 18, nearly a third of girls are already mothers, many through assault. Schools often expel them (Continent), marking them as outcasts, while boys face no consequence. Here, where wounds run deep, the witness of the Gospel must mean dignity restored, justice done, and healing embraced.
for justice in education, “Let justice roll down like waters” (Amos 5:24).
for protection of the vulnerable, “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows” (Psalm 68:5).
for healing from trauma, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds” (Psalm 147:3).
for the Gospel to be good news to the oppressed, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me… to proclaim liberty to the captives” (Luke 4:18).

9/11. We pray for Nigeria’s mothers in the north. Conflict has shut down hospitals, blocked roads, and driven doctors away. Aid groups have pulled back. In some regions, giving birth is more dangerous than facing armed militants. Nigeria now has the highest maternal death toll in the world. Here, where pregnancy itself can mean peril, we ask God to protect life and bring hope:
for safe births, “You knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13).
for preservation of mothers’ lives, “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10).
for courage and strength for midwives, “Blessed is the one who considers the poor!” (Psalm 41:1).
for God’s mercy to flow, “As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you” (Isaiah 66:13).
for believers to renew aid and medical assistance.

9/12. We pray about the rising influence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s shaping of a “non-American world order.” The SCO, gathering China, Russia, Central Asian states, and now expanded with others, presents itself as an alternative pole of power. It offers economic ties, security agreements, and digital infrastructure in vast regions where hundreds of millions remain unreached. For many governments, this means less pressure for religious freedom, more tools for surveillance, and tighter state control. Yet God is not bound by blocs or alliances. The same roads, wires, and partnerships that carry control can also carry the Gospel. Pray:
for rulers to remember, “kingship belongs to the Lord” (Psalm 22:28).
for believers under authoritarian pressure, “The Lord watches over the sojourners” (Psalm 146:9).
for Gospel witness to spread through trade routes and new infrastructure, “Their voice goes out through all the earth” (Psalm 19:4).
for seekers in Central and South Asia to find Christ, “Seek me and live” (Amos 5:4).
for God to raise up laborers into these hard places, “Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers”(Matthew 9:38).

9/13. We pray for Somalia, where Islam is woven into clan, culture, and state. Visible Christianity has been erased, conversion treated as treason, and public congregations suppressed. Yet tens of thousands of secret believers endure, and a vast diaspora carries seeds of faith abroad. Somalia is growing fast—its youth, media-savvy and urbanizing, may one day turn in unexpected ways. The soil looks hard, but God has planted His remnant.
for households and clans to turn, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household” (Acts 16:31).
for the urban youth to seek truth, “Remember your Creator in the days of your youth” (Ecclesiastes 12:1).
for courage for secret believers, “Be strong and courageous… for the Lord your God is with you” (Joshua 1:9).
for the diaspora to bear witness, “Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went” (Acts 8:4).
for Somalis to join the redeemed, “A great multitude from every nation… standing before the throne” (Revelation 7:9).

Where do these prayer requests come from? This is a weekly guide to beseeching (δέομαι/deomai, Matthew 9) the Lord of the Harvest for the unreached peoples and places of the world. It is based on the events listed in my Weekly Roundup, as well as on information received from disciple-making movements and other sources around the world. If you’re interested in my Weekly Roundup (out each Friday), you can see a sample and sign up for it here.

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