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Pray for Bangladesh

The Invitation, July 9, 2026

Topic suggested and written by L.C. in Bangladesh. Photo of a river crossing in Bangladesh by Bryan Bishop.

Please pray for Bangladesh, a nation of 177 million people, the fourth-largest Muslim population in the world, and home to a movement of young disciples of Jesus equipped with the love of God and faith to move mountains.

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Though Christians make up only 0.5 percent of the population the church has impacted the nation through education, health care and serving the poor.

Listen to the YWAM Invitation Prayer Letter on the YWAM Podcast Network

Please take a moment right now to pray for Bangladesh. Please also pray with us on July 9, the prayer day for the YWAM prayer initiative called The Invitation.

  1. Pray for unity in the church to continue. The church has learned the value of working together in humility and love. There has been a wave of personal revival in the church, and the church is now praying for the overflow into their communities.
  2. Pray for the movement of young people who are sold out to the spreading of the good news, specifically to their own people. Pray for strong foundations in biblical worldview for the next generations, as they face the culture that surrounds them, and also unbiblical ideas that come through the media.
  3. Pray for the established prayer movements within the church continue to be vibrant and grow and for more prayer warriors to rise up.
  4. Pray for the new government in Bangladesh, that the nation’s leaders would be able to work in peace, that they would bring justice and economic growth to the land, and that they would respect women and minorities.
  5. Pray for YWAM, for continued strong relationships with churches and for YWAM’s nine Discipleship Training Schools, that we will continue to raise up disciples and young leaders.
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          Pray for Oral Bible Translations

          The Invitation, June 11, 2026

          Topic suggested and written by Mitch Foren in Mexico. Photo from JuCUM Morelia of an oral Bible translation group in Mexico.

          Millions of people are still waiting to hear God speak their language. Not just any language but the one they dream in, the one they pray in, and the one that speaks to their heart. According to YWAM Morelia, of the more than 7,000 languages in the world, less than half have even a portion of Scripture translated. Fewer than 1,000 have the full Bible.

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          For many, the barrier is even deeper. A large part of the world’s population either cannot read or prefers to learn through hearing. Oral Mother Tongue translation is helping these people. Scriptures are translated and recorded in the heart language of a people group, by local speakers, for their own communities. And when they hear, something shifts. As Romans 10:17 says, “Faith comes from hearing the message.”

          Translator team to the language Tecnek along with YWAM Huasteca staff
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          Please pray for the many initiatives of YWAM and other organizations that create and distribute oral Bible translations. Please take a moment to pray right now and please also pray with us on June 11, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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          1. Pray for unreached language groups to receive the full Bible.
          2. Pray for local translators to be equipped, and Spirit-led.
          3. Pray for clarity and faithfulness in every translation.
          4. Pray for unity between local churches and YWAM. It is very important that church leaders direct the Oral Mother Tongue projects so they adopt God’s word as their own, not as something imposed from an outside ministry.
          5. Pray for transformation as people hear God’s Word and for multiplication of this ministry across communities and regions.
          Different ethnic groups met at Guay Morela place working on biblical translation to their languages.

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          Pray for the Quiet Revival

          The Invitation, May 14, 2026

          Young believers in Jesus in the UK, USA, New Zealand, and other countries are coming back to church, reading their Bibles, and getting more involved in volunteer work. That is the finding of numerous recent studies, including from the Bible Society in the UK (who have recently revised their 2024 findings), Barna in the USA, and the Baptist church in New Zealand. Some have called this trend The Quiet Revival.

          Topic suggested by Lynn Green and written by Sam Leighton in England. Photo from Neighbours and Nations.

          This is exciting news for YWAM as we seek to inspire and guide young people to fulfill the Great Commission.

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          Please take a moment right now to pray for this renewed interest in Jesus among youth and for YWAM’s efforts to lead many into mission. Please also pray with us on May 14, the prayer day for The Invitation, YWAM’s prayer initiative.

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          1. Pray that this trend won’t dwindle but will be the first fruits of a greater move of God to come.
          2. Pray for Gen Z, who are already showing signs of being a missional generation. Let’s be praying for a bold witness to arise from Gen Z.
          3. Pray for the local church, for more unity, creativity, missions and releasing of young leaders.
          4. Pray for Neighbours and Nations (neighboursandnations.co.uk), a YWAM ministry in the UK that consists of traveling teams of young worship leaders and mission speakers who go to churches and youth groups around the UK, fanning the flames of passion for Jesus and involvement in mission.

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          Pray for Greenland

          The Invitation, April 9, 2026

          Greenland is currently receiving more attention than it has had in the past ten years combined. Greenland is the largest island in the world and has around 56,000 inhabitants. In the 1980s and 1990s YWAM ran Discipleship Training Schools (DTS) and King’s Kids programs in Greenland but since then there hasn’t been a permanent YWAM presence in Greenland. Greenland’s spiritual condition has shifted over the years. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s there was a great surge of Greenlanders turning to God. There was joy and emotional healing all over the island, and many of these Greenlanders are still following the Lord.

          Topic suggested and written by the Greenland team at YWAM Nordland, Norway. Photo of YWAM Nordland’s Trail DTS 2024 outreach team in Greenland. Photo from TheNatalieGallery.

          The need now is a greater focus on this generation of youth. They need to be evangelized and offered a place to be discipled in following Jesus. This kind of ministry is what YWAM is called to. We believe it is time for us to have DTSes and other ministries again in Greenland.

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          Please take a moment to pray right now and please also pray with us on April 9, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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          1. Pray for peace in and around Greenland in this season of uncertainty.
          2. Pray for the children and youth in Greenland. Some of them suffer from different traumas and addictions, but many of them are curious about religion and hungry for truth.
          3. Pray for the teams that have started the written translation of the Bible in East Greenlandic and in North Greenlandic. Pray that they will be able to find the words and take the time for it.
          4. Pray for staff to join the (re)pioneering of DTSes in Greenland and for a place to run the schools. Pray for the provision of teachers and translators.

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          Please contact us if you desire to send an outreach team or extend your ministry to Greenland. We desire to connect the different teams and ministries. Contact the Greenland team at YWAM Nordland: magali.maeder@uionordland.no.

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          Pray for YWAM Mongolia

          The Invitation, March 12, 2026

          Mongolia has a young church history of only 35 years. Despite its youth, churches have been planted throughout the country and have grown into a vibrant body of Christ. Mongolia has also become a missionary-sending nation, with a vision to reach all nations.

          Topic suggested by a participant in The Invitation’s survey; written by Jungmi Park in Mongolia. Photo from YWAM Mongolia of The Send in Ulaanbaatar in 2025.

          However, the majority of the population still follows Tibetan Buddhism, with only 1.4 percent identifying as followers of Jesus. Thankfully, Mongolia is entering a great harvest season with many opportunities to share the gospel.

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          Please take a moment now to pray for more workers for the harvest and for a powerful move of God in this nation. Please also pray with us on March 12, the prayer day for YWAM’s prayer initiative called The Invitation.

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          1. Pray for a fresh movement of the Holy Spirit across the nation and for the empowering of churches. Cry out for revival!
          2. Pray for harvest workers to be raised up, particularly dedicated church planters for remote areas.
          3. Pray that the next generation will encounter Christ and grow as faithful disciples of Jesus.
          4. Pray for The Send movement, which we have been partnering with since 2025. May The Send 2026 (June 20) connect 4,500 youth to Christ and ignite a passion for the global mission movement.
          5. Pray for YWAM Mongolia to be empowered by the Holy Spirit and granted divine wisdom to serve the youth movement in this nation.

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          To get involved in Mongolia with YWAM, go to ywam.org, type “Mongolia” in the search box, and look through the opportunities. Get involved in an evangelism ministry, join a YWAM campus as a volunteer, or support YWAM Mongolia financially and in prayer.

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