The Aoka of China speak a unique Chinese language, and believe there was once a ladder connecting heaven to the earth. A long time ago the ladder was broken and no people have been able to visit heaven since. Today the majority of Aoka are animists, living under the influence of demons and evil spirits. Many have also adopted the ancestor worship belief systems of their Han Chinese neighbors. More than three-quarters of Aoka people have yet to hear the gospel for the first time.  Although they have their own spoken language, the Aoka use the Chinese script for writing. Few Aoka, however, are literate enough to read the Chinese Bible or other evangelistic literature.

Follow this Prayer for the Aoka people: Lord, You are the true and living God, You rule over all things visible and invisible. The nations belong to You, and you have woven into the fabric of every culture a testimony to Your name. I bring the Aoka of China before you now, and I ask Lord that You would reveal those things in their culture, that reflect who you are and Your son Jesus. Cause the hidden treasures of Your truth to be brought up and displayed for all to see. Lord use these keys of insight to ignite a curiosity and hunger among the Aoka of China to know more about who You are. Give Your servants wisdom and strategy to use these keys to promote the Gospel among this people group. Amen!

Give thanks to God for the gift of a new month and for grace given to us to enjoy the daily loads of benefits as promised in Ps 86:19 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation”