1 Timothy 2:3-4 (ESV) “This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”.

1. Haryana is one of India’s least-evangelized states. Only 32,000 identify themselves as Christian among its 29 million people. 6,000 villages have no Christian witness. But 15 Christian training centres work here. Pray for them to equip many new workers for outreach. A significant number of Sikhs in Haryana have come into the Kingdom. Pray that this number increases and has an impact on Sikhs elsewhere.

2. Karnataka is South India's most spiritually needy state. Beyond the growing (and increasingly expensive) cities, rural areas are largely gripped by poverty. Christian communities tend to be dormant, inward-looking, and culturally isolated. Pray for a breakdown of all barriers to witness and share the gospel.

3. Bangalore is the centre of India's rapidly growing IT and software industries and the fastest-growing city in India. It is also home to over 800 Christian ministry headquarters - Indian missions (IEM, Quiet Corner); international agencies (The Bible Society, Language Recordings India/GRN, SGM, OM, EHC, Asia Graduate School of Theology, International Correspondence School of AoG, India Bible League, FEBA, others); and theological institutions. Pray that these ministries might be great blessings to Bangalore and to all India.

4. Bangalore's Christian community was mostly middle and upper class in the past, but now many lower castes and slums dwellers are becoming believers, especially through the ministries of charismatic churches. Yet despite being 8% of the population, Christians have thus far failed to make any major impact on Bangalore. Pray for a revival of the churches and for their mobilization to allow all Karnataka to hear the good news. Pray also for increased unity in churches - across languages, castes and denominations.

5. Kerala has a diverse Christian scene. A multitude of ministries and denominations are based in or operate in this state, which comfortably has more Christians than any other state in India. There is notable tension between traditional mainline groups and emerging groups; theology, style of worship, caste-related issues and style of evangelism are all areas of significant differences. Pray for unity and sensitivity among churches, their shared commitment to have a good testimony to society and for God's Kingdom to be placed ahead of their own interests.