As the "gaokao", the annual national college entrance examination kicked off last Monday, a church in Shaanxi Province, held two consecutive days of fasting and prayer meetings for students taking the exams.
In Shilipu Church in Baoji, more than sixty believers participated in the meetings.
During the fasting and prayer meeting on June 7, a sister read out the name list of children taking the exams, as reported by the congregation. In the morning, they prayed for the Chinese examination, and in the afternoon, they prayed for the math session.
On the second day, this sister read the list again, and then they prayed for the comprehensive liberal arts and the comprehensive science tests in the morning and also for the foreign languages test in the afternoon.
The participants prayed, “We pray for the Spirit of revelation to drive and help each candidate to perform well in the examinations. We also pray for our brothers’ and sisters' children who are taking the college entrance examinations, that the Lord would show great favor in training qualified personnel for the nation among those candidates, and for the Christian Church in China.”
The second item was intercession for the hearts of students taking the entrance exams: “We pray that God would lead, help, accompany and enlighten the children's minds to know and rely on Him in their studies and practices. We pray that God would guide them to look to Him for His mercy and blessings. Let the children understand that any choice they make is part of God's good will and plan, and may the children not be afraid, for the Lord in whom we believe is with us, and He is our God, Emmanuel, and will be with us.
“Finally, we pray for the weather and for the students’ mindset.”
More than twenty believers were moved to pray individually, and the two-day fasting and prayer meeting ended on June 8 after the believers said the Lord's Prayer together.
(The author is a Christian in Shaanxi.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
每年一度的全国统一高考，在6月7日拉开序幕。陕西宝鸡十里铺教会在这两天，连续为高考学子举行了二天禁食祷告会。
60多位弟兄姊妹参加了这一活动。
禁食祷告会6月7日中，一姊妹宣读了教会弟兄姊妹上报的自己参加高考孩子们名单。上午为参加高考进行语文答卷时间段祷告，下午则为参加高考进行数学答卷时间段祷告。
祷告会的第二天，在这姊妹继续宣读了教会弟兄姊妹上报的自己参加高考孩子名单后，上午为参加高考进行文综、理综答卷时间段祷告，下午则为参加高考进行外语答卷时间段祷告。
祷告内容包括：祈求启示的灵带动和帮助每一位考生，在考场上正常发挥，也为弟兄姊妹参加高考的孩子祷告，求主大施恩惠，在这些考生中为国家造就栋梁之才，也为中国基督教会人才。
第二项是为参加高考的学生心灵代祷：“求神带领、帮助、陪伴、启发孩子们的心智，在学习、实践中认识神、依靠神。求神来引导他们仰望神，得着神的怜悯和祝福。让孩子们明白自己的任何选择，都是神的美意和计划，希望孩子们不要害怕，因为我们所信的主与我们同在，他是以马内利的神，必与我们同在。”
同时，也为了天气和孩子们的心态祷告。
先后有20多位弟兄姊妹受感动作了个人的祷告。6月8日下午17：00，信徒共颂《主祷文》后，结束了为期两天的禁食祷告会。
（作者为陕西一基督徒。）
陕西宝鸡十里铺教会为高考学子举行禁食祷告会
As the "gaokao", the annual national college entrance examination kicked off last Monday, a church in Shaanxi Province, held two consecutive days of fasting and prayer meetings for students taking the exams.
In Shilipu Church in Baoji, more than sixty believers participated in the meetings.
During the fasting and prayer meeting on June 7, a sister read out the name list of children taking the exams, as reported by the congregation. In the morning, they prayed for the Chinese examination, and in the afternoon, they prayed for the math session.
On the second day, this sister read the list again, and then they prayed for the comprehensive liberal arts and the comprehensive science tests in the morning and also for the foreign languages test in the afternoon.
The participants prayed, “We pray for the Spirit of revelation to drive and help each candidate to perform well in the examinations. We also pray for our brothers’ and sisters' children who are taking the college entrance examinations, that the Lord would show great favor in training qualified personnel for the nation among those candidates, and for the Christian Church in China.”
The second item was intercession for the hearts of students taking the entrance exams: “We pray that God would lead, help, accompany and enlighten the children's minds to know and rely on Him in their studies and practices. We pray that God would guide them to look to Him for His mercy and blessings. Let the children understand that any choice they make is part of God's good will and plan, and may the children not be afraid, for the Lord in whom we believe is with us, and He is our God, Emmanuel, and will be with us.
“Finally, we pray for the weather and for the students’ mindset.”
More than twenty believers were moved to pray individually, and the two-day fasting and prayer meeting ended on June 8 after the believers said the Lord's Prayer together.
(The author is a Christian in Shaanxi.)
- Translated by Wylie Sun
Shaanxi Church Fasts, Prays for "Gaokao"
