1. That all the saints would experience John 15:4 (“Abide in Me and I in you”) by abiding in the Lord’s love (15:9-10) and by allowing the Lord’s words to abide in us (15:7)
2. Shepherding:
a. The mutual shepherding of all the saints through personal contact, visitation and the home meetings
b. The shepherding of all the newly saved ones and the burden for the gospel among the saints of all ages and languages
c. The “homecoming” of more saints before the end of the year
3. The health and wellbeing of all the elderly saints
4. The children’s meeting and young people’s services in all nine halls
5. The Lord’s move in the United States:
a. That the Lord would preserve this nation for the preaching of the gospel and the spread of His testimony
b. The strengthening of all the local churches in the U.S. and the further spread of the Lord’s testimony throughout the country
c. The leading ones in all the local churches in the U.S.
d. The increased hunger among all of the Lord’s children for the word of God (Amos 8:11)
6. The semiannual winter training on the books of 1 & 2 Samuel
7. The various needs of the saints both locally and in other localities (e.g. physical and emotional, health-related, job-related, family-related, etc.)