Written by Patrick Johnstone and Jason Mandryk, “Operation World” provides pertinent prayer requests for each country on the globe. The book even divides the countries up into days of the year so you can pray through the book at a manageable pace. If the daily chunks are to large, you can go at a slower pace. Or, you can pick particular countries that you are burdened for and pray for them more thoroughly. I’ve found it to be a very helpful resource.

Another suggestion is “Window on the Wold” by Daphne Spragget with Jill Johnstone. Patterned after “Operation World,” “Window on the World” is geared more towards children. That’s just perfect for Crystal and me. It is stuffed with colorful pictures and stories and highlights a number of nations and people groups. We try to work our way through a little bit of it at night before going to bed. Right now we’re praying for the Gypsies.

“Operation World” also has a website that provides daily prayer requests that follow along with the book.