Day 27: The Tibetan People

Who are the Tibetans?
Tibet is a barren place.  A plateau roughly the size of western Europe, its arid weather and freezing cold winters have contributed to making the Tibetans an extremely hardy people, evidenced in their nomadic lifestyle and their resistance to the attempts of others to wipe out their unique culture.

Although the Tibetans both in Tibet and scattered throughout four of China's southern provinces number a total of 4.5 million, there are only an estimated 600 Christians among them.  Christian churches established earlier in the 20th century seem not to have survived the Cultural Revolution.  Thankfully, Tibetans do have the Bible in their language (although it differs greatly from the common spoken Tibetan), and recent Gospel radio broadcasts out of India are beginning to provoke requests for more information.  The majority of Tibetans, however, remain firmly in the grasp of Lamaism and Islam.

Points of Prayer:
1. Against the powerful spiritual strongholds that have sway over the Tibetan people. 

2. For Christian workers who are working to learn the language and form relationships with Tibetans.  Ask God to bless their efforts and make them fruitful.

3. That Tibetans will be drawn to listen to the Gospel radio broadcasts, and that they will give their lives to Christ as a result of hearing the Good News.