Global Singleness Project Lenten Fast
Christian fasts historically give up one thing for a time to create space for something else: prayer, more time with God and so on.
Since I visited 40 countries outside the United States for my research on singleness, I hope to pray for each of them throughout Lent. Recent headlines like the coronavirus, East African locust plague, violence, floods and fires will certainly factor in, but I hope to structure my prayers around the Lord’s prayer.
Prayer postures
Some days, I’m sure I may manage only a line or two before I fall asleep. But what I’m aiming for draws on the prayer postures John Smed and the team at Prayer Current draw out in their many resources:
“Our Father who is in heaven”: Sonship/daughtership
“Hallowed be your name”: Worship
“Your kingdom come”: Evangelism and tangible expressions (e.g., city renewal)
“Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven”: Mercy and justice
“Give us this day our daily bread”: Generosity and contentment
“Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”: Unity and reconciliation
“Deliver us from evil” or “Save us from the time of trial”: Guidance and protection
2020 Prayer Schedule
Countries listed in the order I visited them.
Asterisk (*) reflects stopovers or countries not visited for research.
Repeat visits not indicated below, hence some of the peculiar-looking hops (if you’re reading that closely).
Update, April 15: I ran behind on this schedule, for several reasons, but will continue to pray through the list during Easter and, if necessary, into Pentecost.
Once I resume blogging my country stops, I’ll come back and link to each post below. Yeah, I’m a year-plus behind. Sigh.
Feb. 26 - Albania*
Feb. 27 - Switzerland
Feb. 28 - Germany*
Feb. 29 - Austria*
March 1 - Romania
March 2 - Turkey*
March 3 - Ukraine
March 4 - Russia
March 5 - Finland
March 6 - Sweden
March 7 - United Kingdom (England)
March 8 - Spain
March 9 - North Africa (country not disclosed for source protection)
March 10 - Nigeria
March 11 - Ethiopia
March 12 - South Africa
March 13 - Kenya
March 14 - Tanzania
March 15 - Egypt
March 16 - Lebanon
March 17 - Israel
March 18 - Palestinian Territories
March 19 - China
March 20 - South Korea
March 21 - Japan
March 22 - Taiwan*
March 23 - Italy
March 24 - India
March 25 - Singapore
March 26 - Philippines
March 27 - Australia
March 28 - Ghana
March 29 - Brazil
March 30 - Argentina
March 31 - Peru
April 1 - Colombia
April 2 - Panama
April 3 - Cuba
April 4 - Mexico
April 5 - Canada
Once I catch up on countries, I’ll also pray for the U.S. cities I visited:
San Antonio
Nashville
Atlanta
Dover, Del.
New York City
Des Moines
Anchorage
Los Angeles
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