As Christmas approaches, many Christians are busy preparing for the main gospel opportunity of the year. Across the country there will be many evangelistic services held – especially in the week leading up to Christmas. Regular church members will be keen to invite many of their friends to these events. Sadly, there is often a disparity between these believers’ enthusiasm to push their friends and family forward at the altar call, and their own personal sharing of their faith.

 

• Pray that this year will be different. May many believers be active in telling others about what the birth of Jesus means to them, rather than leaving this to the pastor of their church to do. Also, pray that no-one will be inoculated against future opportunities to respond to the gospel by being forced to accept a gospel invitation before they are ready for it.

The Jesus film
The Jesus film has had government permission for use in Vietnam for a number of years now, but the number of people who have seen it is limited. In the last 5 years it has been shown on TV twice, but was cancelled 2 years ago.

• Pray for an opportunity this Christmas for it to be shown once again.

Stadium Evangelism
On 26th December the Tin Lanh churches of Ho Chi Minh City will be holding an evangelistic Christmas service in a small stadium in the city. This is the first time for decades that they have been given permission to hold a service in a venue other than a church.

• Praise God! And pray for this event. The permission was granted not by the central city authorities but by the authorities of the district in question - where a local church has gained a very good reputation through its ministry among drug addicts. Pray that more churches would be impacting their communities like this, with good deeds which shine before men, to God's glory.