It is God's intention that prayer be the ultimate, strategic, offensive factor in opening doors and hearts closed to the gospel. Prayer also enables us to discern His priorities and the development of His strategies for carrying out His work among the Yi peoples.

Biblically, a direct connection between the prayers of God's people and the occurrence of breakthroughs in the accomplishment of His purposes in the world can be clearly seen. This will be true in the ministry with the Yi as well. As you pray , God will release His power. He combines your specific prayers with His power to make a difference in the flow of the gospel into remote and difficult places and people as well as those close at hand. In His grace, He gives us this essential role of partnership with Him.

Wrestle in Prayer for:

• God's will be accomplished in the lives of every Yi individual - each will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel.
• Chinese house churches and churches among three reached Yi sub-groups will be burdened to send church planting teams among the yet unreached Yi people groups.
• A church planting movement - a dynamic chain of reproducing churches grounded in God's truth - to begin among three key gateway people groups.
• Gospel tapes may be recorded, produced, and mass distributed in the heart language of every Yi people group.

This, then, is how you should pray: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.' (Matthew 6.9-10)

• God's kingdom - Righteousness, Peace, and Joy in the Holy Spirit - be established in all the Yi communities.
• God's will be accomplished in the lives of every Yi individual - each will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel.

When you enter a house, first say, 'Peace to this house.' If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him; if not, it will return to you. Stay in that house, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.                (Luke 10:5-7)

• A person of peace in every Yi village

Blessed is the man who listens to me (Wisdom), watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD. But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death. (Proverbs 8:34-36)

• The Yi will seek after Wisdom.

Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved--you and your household. (Acts 16:31)

• Families and communities to come to Christ. Pray for the first, second, third & generation churches that will follow.

My people have been lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray and caused them to roam on the mountains. They wandered over mountain and hill and forgot their own resting place. (Jeremiah 50:6)




My sheep wandered over all the mountains and on every high hill. They were scattered over the whole earth, and no one searched or looked for them. (Ezekiel 34.6)

• God's glory to be manifested among these peoples of the mountains.