We are given a biblical mandate in 1 Timothy 2:1-4 to pray for every person in the world. 

“I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people…this is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.”

“All people” comes from the Greek word anthrópos, which means human being or mankind. God desires every individual human being to be prayed for because He desires every human being to saved.

God knows every person by name and He wants us to get to know them personally and pray for them by name, care for them, and share Jesus with them. 

Prayer and reaching people far from God are always intricately connected. Prayer is more than a conversation with God; it's an impartation from God. When you commune with God in prayer, He gives you His heart for the lost. Real prayer, birthed by the Spirit, always moves us to mission. That is why prayer is not the end game—mission is.

Prayer is the greatest accelerator of evangelism. Andrew Murray said, “The man who mobilizes the Christian church to pray will make the greatest contribution to world evangelization in history.” We believe praying for every person in the world will help pave the way for the largest harvest of souls in history.