Hope for One Billion Souls: Global Day of Prayer for the Hindu World
On October 20, 2025, believers around the world will gather for the Global Day of Prayer for the Hindu World—a time set apart to lift up more than one billion people who have yet to experience the hope of Christ. This special day is one of the Four Global Days of Prayer led by the FTT Breakthrough Prayer Coalition which includes 110Cities and International Prayer Connect. Together, we are asking God to move powerfully among Hindu peoples, opening hearts and minds to His love.
Why pray for Hindus? Why Now?
Right now, over 1.2 billion people around the world identify as Hindu — making it one of the largest unreached religious groups on the planet. During Diwali, the “Festival of Lights,” millions search for meaning, hope, and true light in the midst of cultural and spiritual traditions. This season presents a unique moment for the Church to lift our voices in prayer, asking God to reveal Himself to hearts that are longing for Him. As followers of Jesus, we believe prayer changes realities, opens doors, and breaks spiritual strongholds. That’s why this Global Day of Prayer is not just another date on the calendar — it’s a chance to unite as one Body, interceding for breakthrough and believing that God’s light will shine into the Hindu world like never before.
As part of the FTT global prayer rhythm, this Hindu Day of Prayer is one of four annual days of prayer, alongside Pentecost (Jewish world), Chinese New Year (Buddhist world), and One Miracle Night (Muslim world).
This Year’s Focus
- The 15-Day prayer window (12–26 October 2025) intentionally overlaps Diwali and provides context, insight, and city-level prayer points leading into the Global Day.
- The Global Day of Prayer is scheduled for October 20, 2025, uniting believers worldwide in concerted intercession for Hindus. Join the prayer online here.
- As in past years, the prayer guide is translated into more than 30 languages, containing testimonies, strategic city profiles, cultural insights, and daily prayer prompts.
- A children’s prayer guide is also available, designed for young intercessors (ages 6–12), helping families and churches mobilize their children in this global movement.
How Churches & Prayer Groups Can Prepare
1. Use the Prayer Guide in the Days Leading Up
We encourage churches to integrate the Hindu World Prayer Guide into their worship gatherings, small groups, and prayer times in the lead-up to 20 October. This could look like:
- A daily or weekly section read in Sunday services or midweek prayer meetings
- Assigning a “city of the day” or “people group of the day” for intercession in small groups
- Distributing the children’s guide to families with kids, and praying through it together
- Encouraging personal devotion times using the guide
- Hosting a short teaching or orientation on Hindu culture, beliefs, and barriers to the gospel (so intercession is informed)
2. Promote Prayer Commitment Across Your Congregation
- Ask individuals or households to commit to a specific hour or block of prayer on October 20th
- Offer “prayer slots” (e.g. in a prayer room, or virtually) so people can sign up
- Provide the prayer guide in your bulletin, newsletter, or church app
3. Join the Global Prayer Network
- Encourage your people to connect online, pray with other believers globally
- Pray especially for the 110 strategic cities and Hindu-majority regions
- Track and share testimonies that emerge in response to these prayers
Sample Announcement Your Church Can Share:
Global Day of Prayer for the Hindu World — October 20, 2025
Over one billion Hindus have yet to experience the hope of Jesus. Join us and believers worldwide in praying through the Hindu World Prayer Guide (Oct 12–26), leading up to a united day of prayer on October 20th. Let’s ask God to shine His light into Hindu communities and bring many hearts to Him.
Your Prayers Create Real Change
When you lead your church into this kind of strategic, informed, and heartfelt intercession, you become part of a far-reaching movement. The testimony of past years shows that the Holy Spirit has answered prayers in surprising and beautiful ways — from dreams and visions to new gospel access in communities.
Let us pray boldly, believing that even in the darkness, the light of Christ is advancing. May this season mark fresh transformation among Hindu peoples, and may many hearts around the world draw near to the true Light.
You can learn more and get the prayer guide here.
To join the FTT Breakthrough Prayer team that prays monthly for the Great Commission across the globe, visit finishingthetask.com/breakthroughprayer.
