Shan Dai Advocacy

Isaiah

March 23, 2007 on 12:59 pm | In His First Bible, Old Testament, PrayerGrams |

The sky darkens with clouds, the wind picks up and thunder can be heard like loud Dai gongs in the nearby mountains. The rain pours down on the Shan Dai during another day of rainy season, and sometimes weeks can go by without a sign of the sun. Mud splashes from flip-flops onto the backs of long, straight wrap-around skirts as Dai ladies push their carts to and from the markets. Bike riders are covered with brightly-colored ponchos, forming a moving rainbow in the streets of town. Clothes hang for days without really drying and, regardless of the wetness, life continues on. The rainy season helps nourish the newly-planted rice and it can also provide time for people to gather under shelter and share biblical truths concerning life. Thinking of the Shan Dai today, God, we pray Isaiah 45:8 on their behalf: “Open up, O heavens, and pour out your righteousness. Let the earth open wide so salvation and righteousness can sprout up together.” Jesus, please shower down Your love upon the Shan Dai people. May they hear of God and His righteousness, be convicted of sin, understand judgment, rejoice in the redemption that only comes from You, and then live in the hope of being transformed into Your likeness. Father, we thank You for Your Word and the joy that it brings and pray for Your guidance as translation for the Shan Dai Bible continues. Let righteousness rain on the Shan Dai people and salvation spring up, changing their lives for all eternity we pray.