Pray for the 31

This episode highlights the good news of self-sustaining movements to Jesus and the increase in the number of known believers among the Hausa groups and the Azerbaijani of Iran, previously considered Frontier People Groups. However, there are still 36 Frontier People Groups with over 10 million people, and this episode provides 5 of their profiles, emphasizing the need for prayer for these significant groups.

The persecution of Christians is not a thing of the past, with over 340 million followers of Jesus facing discrimination or violence in 2021. In addition to praying for the protection of believers and churches under attack, we must also pray for those being oppressed for their faith or minority status. The use of technology for persecution is also a growing concern, as is the potential for the pandemic to be used as an excuse for discrimination. Finally, let us remember that innocent people can become targets in border or sovereignty disputes, resulting in millions of displaced persons each year.

What percent of the global population lives on $1.90 per day? Listen to find out.

Where do the vast majority of Christian resources go? Listen and find out. View page 39 in the booklet to view graphical resources.

In this episode, we look at the importance of prayer in Jesus movements, and the priority of global mobilization in today's cross-cultural ministry.

Here, we explore how praying for families can be a fulfillment of God's covenant with Abraham! 

In this episode, we explore the importance of oral Bible access among Frontier People Groups.

In this episode, we discuss the benefits of literacy, the progress made in the last 200 years, and how literacy can be used to bless families in Frontier People Groups.

In this episode, we look at how the Spirit of God spread the Good News of Jesus' resurrection in the book of Acts, and answer the question: Why are movements necessary?

In this episode, we consider five keys to opening the hearts of Frontier People Groups. They are: Blessing Families Jesus Movements Transforming Communities Shared Humanity Pioneering Workers

In this bonus episode, we focus on what Muslims believe, and what they know about Jesus. We also explain the differences between the Sunni and Shi'a muslims so that we can pray for peace between these two groups.

In this bonus episode, we talk about what Hindu's believe, what they know about Jesus, and get into specifics on how we can pray for them.

Welcome to Pray for the 31! In this introductory episode, we define Frontier People Groups, explore the great progress of the Gospel over the last fifty years, examine God's heart for all peoples, and discuss how you can personally pray for Frontier People Groups. Thanks for joining us, we're excited to have you along! Click here to view Joshua Project's interactive Frontier People Group map.

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 13,192,000 Religion: Islam Language: Malay Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: Complete Bible  Oral Scripture: Complete Bible  Workers Needed: 264 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, send families that follow Jesus and His teachings together to live among the Malay people. Help them show honor, forgiveness and the love of Jesus to one another and to Malay families. Bring Godly businessmen into their communities, who are following Jesus as part of daily life, not just a religion.  Lord, use the Scriptures in their own Bahasa language to reveal Your love to the Malay families. Heal their bodies and answer their prayers through Jesus. Thank You that Scriptures in three Bahasa Malaysian dialects are available in written, audio and children’s versions on the internet and through phone apps (like YouVersion).  Lord, heal and strengthen Malay families, turning their hearts toward You and each other. Give them the power to share Your loving care, forgiveness, and Good News with their relatives, neighbors and the poor. God, please raise up a new generation of Malays to bring Your Word and blessing to other people groups too!  God’s blessing for the Malays: I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. (Ps. 40:1,3) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 24,221,000 Religion: Islam Language: Arabic (Moroccan dialect spoken) Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: New Testament Oral Scripture: New Testament Workers Needed: 484 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, thank you for putting Your love for the Moroccan Arabs into many families who have come to Morocco over the centuries to tell them about Jesus. Help all those seeds of faith to grow. Lead Moroccan families who want to know You and hear Your voice to seek that in Your Word and in Jesus.  Lord, give the leaders of Morocco and the royal family wisdom to govern the country well. Help them to seek You for guidance and to allow freedom of faith for their people. Show them that those who love Jesus are a great blessing to the country, and their families and communities.  Lord, give Moroccan families who have met Jesus boldness to share Your Word and the love of Jesus with their friends and families. Help Jesus families bring your blessing to their whole community and multiply strong local Jesus fellowships among the Moroccan Arabs and the Berbers.  Pray blessing on Moroccan Arabs to hear God’s call: I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with lovingkindness. (Jer. 31:3) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 59,753,000 Religion: Islam Language: Turkish Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: Complete Bible  Oral Scripture: Complete Bible  Workers Needed: 1,195 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, touch the hearts of Turkish families to understand that Jesus is for them too, not just for their age-old enemies the Christians. Help true Jesus followers in Turkey to love the Turks as their brothers and sisters, blessing them in His Name.  Lord, send out Your Scriptures in the Turkish language in ways that the Muslims will hear it as coming to them from You, the One True God. Open their hearts and minds with Your Spirit to understand Your Word and who Jesus really is.  Lord, bless Turkish families who know and follow Jesus whether they live in Turkey, in the Turkish diaspora in Europe or elsewhere. Protect them from persecution and give them courage. Protect believers in the minority groups like the Kurds and Armenians as well.  Proclaim God’s love for Turks praying they: may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. (1 Tim. 2:1-2) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 14,030,000 Religion: Islam Language: Arabic (Najdi dialect spoken) Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: Portions Oral Scripture: Portions  Workers Needed: 281 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, lead the Najdi-speaking Arab families to know You, the One True God. Show them the path to You though the Messiah You sent, Isa (Jesus). Allow Your love and light to shine through followers of Jesus who have come from other countries to work in Riyadh and serve their families.  Lord, bless and protect the Muslim families, taking away any fears they have of studying Your Word. Help them grow in understanding Your Word and sharing in their families and communities. Forgive and heal them in the name of Jesus.  Lord, produce the fruit of Your Spirit in those who follow Jesus: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness and self-control. May their joy and righteousness show clearly the reality of the forgiveness and cleansing from sin found in Jesus.  God’s blessing on the Najdi-speaking families: See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. (Is. 43:19) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 17,229,000 Religion: Islam Language: Nigerian Fulfulde Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: New Testament Oral Scripture: New Testament Workers Needed: 345 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, strengthen believers among the Fulani people and send people who can help them read the Scriptures and establish their faith. Help believing families study Your Word and hear Your voice. Use the internet also to spread Your Word.  Lord, answer the prayers of the Fulani people and move the political leaders of Nigeria to turn ownership of the traditional grazing land over to the nomadic peoples. Give Fulbe and Mbororo clan leaders wisdom to lead their communities on good paths.  Lord, bless and heal Fulani families through Jesus, help them care for their families and prepare for the rapidly changing conditions of the 21st century. Make it possible for them to educate their own children wisely. Send Your Spirit to bring whole families and clans to Jesus in rapidly spreading movements.  God’s blessing for the Fulani: The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom… they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God. (Is. 35:1-2) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 15,222,000 Religion: Hinduism Language: Gujarati Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: Complete Bible  Oral Scripture: Complete Bible  Workers Needed: 304 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, send families following Jesus to live among the Kunbi who will show them the love of Jesus, bless them and learn their ways.  Lord, bless Your Holy Scriptures in their language (Hindi) to be spoken in the Kunbi homes and in the fields where they work. Open their hearts to understand the stories of Jesus are relevant to them and not foreign stories. Lord, speak to the Kunbi leaders, forgive their sins, heal and bless their families and land.  Lord, raise up Kunbi leaders who fear You. Fill them with Your Spirit so they can speak wisdom, overcome evil, pray in power to cast out demons and restore broken relationships. Lord, spark a movement of Kunbi to follow Jesus and learn all He taught.  Bless the Kunbi to embrace Jesus’ invitation: Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Mt. 11:28-29) 

View the Joshua Project profile here.  To view a PDF of the daily prayer booklet, click here. Statistics: Population: 13,596,000 Religion: Hinduism Language: Telugu Christians: Less than 0.1% *  Movement: None Reported  Written Scripture: Complete Bible  Oral Scripture: Complete Bible  Workers Needed: 272 ** *Per census reports, etc. **for 1 worker per 50,000 Specific Prayers: Lord, show those who follow Jesus in Andhra Pradesh how to best love and bless the Kapu, so the Kapu know that You love their families too.  Lord, bless the Kapu as they have had considerable clashes with the surrounding politics and business interests against them. Bless the families of the Kapu with healing and peace when they pray in Jesus’ name. Show the Kapu families that You can help them and their crops more than their traditional gods or spirits.  Lord, bless Your Holy Scriptures in their own language, Telugu. May Your parables about planting and reaping make Your Kingdom understood in the hearts and minds of the Kapu. Lord, heal, forgive, and set the Kapu families free.  Praise God for His blessing upon the Kapu: I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are My people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God. (Zech. 13:9)