Prayer Fuel

August 1-15, We’re focusing six days on each of the five megacities of influence—Jerusalem, Mekkah, Tehran, Varanasi, and Beijing—with an emphasis on House of Prayer intercession.

Field Team Daily Prayer Request:

Eternal King, we join with “Ava” today, praying with her network of women from Tehran and throughout the nation in underground houses of prayer. Your love is unstoppable, and your mercy is never-ending. Your heart is to touch every woman in this nation with Your love, and we pray with Ava for Your will to be done. 

Like the prophet in Daniel 9:3, we set our “face toward the Lord God to make our request by prayer and supplications.” We unite our hearts with “Ava,” pleading with You to reach past every religious practice and extend Your forgiving grace through Jesus. May every woman hear and see the love of Jesus! In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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110 Cities July Focus: West & Central Africa

City of the Day: IBADAN, Nigeria

Learn more about the City:

Nigeria is a country located on the western coast of Africa. Nigeria has a diverse geography, ranging from arid to humid equatorial climates. However, Nigeria’s most diverse feature is its people. Hundreds of languages are spoken in the country, and there are an estimated 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria. South Nigeria is the most economically developed part of Nigeria as the country’s major industrial centers, and natural resources are concentrated in the region.

In the arid north, Jesus followers live their lives under the constant threat of attack from Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group. Persecution in Nigeria has been brutally violent in recent years as extremists aim to rid Nigeria of all Christians. In addition to terrorism, Nigeria is dealing with many social challenges, from food shortages to abandoned children.

Despite being Africa’s wealthiest, most populous nation, more than half of the country lives below the poverty line. Northern Nigeria suffers the world’s third-highest level of chronic undernutrition among children. Ibadan, the capital city of the Oyo state, is located on seven large hills about 100 miles from the Atlantic coast. It is one of the most populated cities in the country, where most families are vulnerable to poverty. Nationwide systemic deterioration such as this poses a significant challenge for the country’s central government but a tremendous opportunity for the Nigerian church to advance the Kingdom of God through words, works, and wonders.

Unreached/Frontier People Groups Focus Today:

• Yerwa Kanuri
• Toroobe Fulani
• Fulani, Nigerian
• Kanuri, Yerwa
• Fulani, Adamawa