一﹑本週經文Scriptures: 帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:16-18 1 Thessalonians
16 要常常喜樂， 17 不住地禱告， 18 凡事謝恩；因為這是 神在基督耶穌裡向你們所定的旨意。
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
二﹑禱告事項 Prayer Items:
- 為尼日禱告：非洲的尼日曾經一度不同宗教能和平共存，但近年來穆斯林對基督徒有愈來愈大的敵意。特別是在穆斯林占多數的地區，基督徒聚集就容易引來伊斯蘭民兵組織的暴力攻擊。新冠疫情更使得伊斯蘭民兵組織的影響力遍及全國，求神使對基督徒的暴力攻擊停止，伊斯蘭民兵組織的影響力消失於無有。
Pray for Niger. Niger was once known as a country where different religions coexisted peacefully, but in recent years Christians have been subject to increasing pressure from their Muslim neighbors. In areas under Islamist control, it is dangerous for Christian to gather because of the threat of violence from militant groups. The pandemic has also allowed Islamic militants to expand their influence throughout the country. Pray that God would put a stop to these violent attacks against believers and for the influence of militant Islamist groups to diminish.
- 為哈薩克的麥斯赫特土耳其人禱告：麥斯赫特土耳其人在二十世紀的四零年代被政府從喬治亞共和國強制遷移到中亞的哈薩克斯坦。他們生活在緊密聯繫的農村社區，他們主要是遜尼派穆斯林。由於缺乏工人，福音在他們中間的進展相當緩慢，求神興起與麥斯赫特土耳其人相鄰的基督徒有迫切的心向他們傳福音。求神預備這些麥斯赫特土耳其人的心，歡喜接受福音。
Pray for Meskhetian Turk in Kazakhstan. The Meskhetian Turks were forced out of Georgia in the 1940s, and one of the countries they moved to was Kazakhstan. They live in closely-knit rural communities and are largely Sunni Muslim. The gospel has been very slow to advance among Muslim Meskhetian Turks because of a lack of workers. Pray that God would give neighboring believers a sense of urgency to go and share the gospel with the Meskhetian Turks. Pray that He would prepare the hearts of the Meskhetian Turks to receive the love of Jesus Christ.
- 為粵語事工禱告：從十月開始，粵語崇拜由原來的一個月一次在主日下午崇拜，改為一個月兩次在主日早上舉行。兩個月來，我們看到聚會的人數有些增加，求神將講粵語得救的人加添在我們當中，求神在我們中間興起同工，參與粵語的牧養事工。
Pray for Cantonese Ministries. Since the beginning of October, we reschedule the Cantonese worship service from Sunday afternoon to Sunday morning, and increase the service from once a month to twice a month. In the past two months, the attendance of Cantonese service increase somewhat. Pray that the Lord would increase the number of the saved in our midst. Pray also that the Lord would raise new leaders among us to minister to the Cantonese speaking congregation.
- 為詩班禱告：成人詩班與兒童詩班都正在準備今年聖誕節主日的聖樂崇拜，請為詩班禱告。求神加添力量給指揮陳珍如老師，訓練成人與兒童詩班在聖誕節主日用美好的詩歌讚美榮耀神。
Pray for Choir Ministries. Pray for our adult and children’s choirs. They are rehearsing this Christmas’s musical service. Pray that the Lord would strengthen conductor Laura when training our choirs.. - 為肢體禱告：為你所知道身體欠安的弟兄姊妹禱告，求神醫治他們恢復身體的健康。
Pray for the Sick. Pray that the Lord would heal those who are sick and restore their heath and strength.
