Wu is a major group of languages spoken by Han Chinese people on the east coast of China, especially in Shanghai. It is spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang province, and parts of Jiangsu province.
Wu speakers are not to be confused with the Wenchows, who speak Wu, but are somewhat different.
Wu speakers have at various times migrated outside of China for trade. France is one of their locations today.
Newer Chinese immigrants in France are better educated and more likely to be female than their earlier counterparts.
Though there is a Christian presence among the Wenchows in France, most are involved with Chinese religion or secular humanism. Some have embraced the magical practice of Qi Gong, which is popular in China. They don’t understand their need to be forgiven by a holy God.
Wu Chinese in France need the spiritual hunger it takes to seek and find Christ in France, where there is religious liberty. They can find the one who is the way, the truth, and the life if they want.
Pray for a spiritual hunger that would lead the Wu people in France to the only Savior.
Pray for many Wu speakers to disciple those without a gospel witness.
Pray for the authority of Christ to bind hindering spiritual forces to lead them from darkness to light.
Pray for signs and wonders to happen among them and for significant breakthroughs with a rapid multiplication of disciples and house churches.
Scripture Prayers for the Han Chinese, Wu in France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_diaspora_in_France
https://www.ined.fr/en/everything_about_population/demographic-facts-sheets/focus-on/chinese-immigration-in-france/
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