Pray for a maturing Church
Mongolia’s Church is young. In 1989 there were almost no known Christian Believers; today there are churches in every province. Pray for maturity, sound teaching, healthy leadership, and unity.
Father, help Your young Church in Mongolia grow deep roots in Your Word and go on to maturity.
Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of Christ, let us go on to perfection,
Hebrews 6:1
Pray for workers in the countryside
Pray for Mongolian Christian Believers willing to leave the capital for the countryside, and for workers who can serve herding families across great distances.
Lord, make a road in the wilderness, and send Your people to every herding camp.
Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19
Pray for a sending Church
Pray that Mongolia’s Church would become a sending Church, carrying the Gospel to the Kazakh, Tuvan, and other peoples within its borders and across Central Asia.
Holy Spirit, call and send Mongolian workers to the peoples who have not yet heard.
As they ministered to the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Now separate to Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’
Acts 13:2
Pray for herders and city families under strain
Nearly half the nation now lives in Ulaanbaatar, many in crowded districts on the city’s edge. Herding families face extreme winters known as dzud; in 2024 alone, more than seven million livestock died.
Father, provide for herding families and their animals, and for families struggling in the city.
He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.
Psalm 147:9
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Population: approximately 3.5 million
Religions: Buddhist 51.7%, None 40.6%, Muslim 3.2%, Shamanist 2.5%, Christian 1.3%, Other 0.7%
Primary language: Halh Mongolian
People groups: 25
Unreached people groups: 17
Unreached frontier people groups: 5
Mongolia is a vast land of steppe, desert, and mountain, one of the most sparsely populated countries on earth. It is also the site of one of the most remarkable Gospel stories of the modern era: a nation that in 1989 had almost no known Christian Believers now has churches in every province.
Khalkha Mongols
The largest people, more than 2.5 million, still classified as unreached.
Other Mongol peoples
The Bayad, Durbet, Dariganga, Darkhad, Kalmyk-Oirat, and others, most of them Buddhist, with strong shamanist threads running through daily life.
Kazakhs
About 131,000 Muslims in the far west.
Tuvans and smaller communities
Along with Uyghur, Uzbek, and Dungan populations.
Nearly half the nation now lives in Ulaanbaatar, drawn by work and schooling, while herding families remain scattered across enormous distances.
Of Mongolia’s 25 people groups, 17 are unreached and 5 are frontier. Around 93% of the population lives in unreached groups.
The Church has grown remarkably, but it is still small and young, and most congregations are in the capital. Rural communities may be days from the nearest church.
Many Mongolians see Buddhism as part of national identity, and shamanist practices shape decisions in many homes.
Language matters too. Halh Mongolian now has a complete Bible, the JESUS film, and audio Scripture, but a witness in Mongolian may not reach a Kazakh herder in the language of the heart, and Mongolian Sign Language has only portions of Scripture.
Pray for the Khalkha Mongols
Pray for the Khalkha Mongol people, among whom many have still never heard the Gospel clearly.
Lord, the steppe and all who live on it belong to You. Draw the Khalkha to Yourself.
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, The world and those who dwell therein.
Psalm 24:1
Pray for the Kazakhs of the far west
Pray for Kazakh Muslim families in western Mongolia, and for workers who can share the Gospel in Kazakh.
Father, gather Kazakh families from the far west into Your kingdom.
Surely these shall come from afar; Look! Those from the north and the west,
Isaiah 49:12
Pray for those bound by fear
Pray for Tuvans, Darkhad, and other communities where shamanist practices and fear of spirits shape daily life.
Lord Jesus, open eyes and turn hearts from darkness to Your light.
to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God,
Acts 26:18
Pray for Scripture in every language
Pray for Scripture and audio resources in Kazakh, Tuvan, Kalmyk-Oirat, and Mongolian Sign Language, and for local Christian Believers to carry God’s Word into homes.
Father, let Your words go out to the farthest corners of Mongolia.
Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world.
Psalm 19:4
Pray for young Mongolians
Mongolia has a young and fast-growing population. Pray that this generation would encounter Jesus Christ, and that God would raise up Mongolian pastors, translators, and intercessors.
Lord, let young Mongolians build their lives on Your Word.
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word.
Psalm 119:9
Lord of the steppe,
We pray for Mongolia, a wide land of few people and long distances, where in one generation You raised a Church from almost nothing. You know every district of the capital, every herding camp, every family, and every person who has never heard the Gospel.
Raise up Mongolian Christian Believers and send them to their own people and beyond. Give Your young Church depth, wisdom, and unity. Provide Scripture in every language of this land. Strengthen those who serve in remote places, protect herders through the hard winters, and provide for families under strain in the city.
What You have done in Mongolia was once unthinkable. Do it again and further. Let disciples multiply where Jesus Christ is not known, and let Mongolia become a testimony of Your grace among the nations.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
