PRAY   CENTRAL   FLORIDA

Dear Fellow Prayer Warrior,                                                                                        March, 2006

Greetings in the name of the Lord. What a great time for our city! The Purpose Orlando groups are underway with approximately 50,000 people meeting in over 3000 groups. Purpose Orlando's number is 407-894-4282.  Please send any Praise Reports to PraiseReports@PurposeOrlando.com. Also, about 600 churches are involved with the Luis Palau Festival. It will be exciting to see what God does in this atmosphere of unprecedented unity in our city. Let’s pray that the relationships and vision for unity would remain after the Festival is over.

 

Luis Palau Orlando Festival - April 1st and 2nd at the Citrus Bowl

The Orlando Festival with Luis Palau is free and packed with fun for everyone, with top Christian bands, an exciting children's program, world-class skateboarding and BMX demos, and opportunities to see your friends and family come to a new or renewed faith. Christian communicator and author Luis Palau has shared the Good News of God’s love face-to-face to over 20 million people in 70 countries. Thousands of people will be saved at this Festival. You can have a part in that by praying (see below) and by inviting unsaved neighbors and co-workers to attend with you. Last chance training for counselors is March 31st at 7:00 p.m. at Calvary Assembly in Winter Park (1199 Clay St). The following Festival information is from the festival web site - www.orlandofestival.com. Check the site for updates or changes. Volunteers are needed for all the activities, sign up on their web site.

 

Great music Saturday and Sunday nights from 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.:

Saturday April 1st - tobyMac, CeCe Winans, Kutless, Dave Lubben, Disciple

Sunday April 2nd - Delirious, Point of Grace, Salvador, Jump5, Dave Lubben

VeggieTales Children’s Area (12:00 – 6:00):
Face-painting, games, inflatable bouncers, ventriloquist Mark Thompson and VeggieTales characters. Livin It Action Sports Demos (starting at 12:30):
Top athletes in skateboarding and BMX stop in Orlando in the midst of a national tour, performing on a world class demo stage designed specially for the festival. Actor/filmmaker Stephen Baldwin, director of the award-winning Livin It action sports videos, shares his own dramatic story of faith.

Sports Zone (12:00 – 6:00):
Meet and interact with top Christian athletes who are passionate about their sport and their beliefs. Play interactive games involving baseball, football, soccer and basketball, also a climbing wall.

Operation Compassion:
Projects will include a Habitat House build, a region-wide food drive, and a health and services fair.

 

Luis Palau Orlando Festival (April 1 and 2) prayer strategy

There is a 40 day prayer calendar (available on www.orlandofestival.org, click on Prayer Team) and many prayer clusters all over Central Florida. If you would like to lead or join a prayer cluster in your area please call Pastor Mark Daniel’s office at 407-846-8300. Pastor Mark will also be leading a “Day of Prayer” on the grounds Wednesday March 29th, contact him for info. There is a periodic Prayer Gram that is E-mailed out to anyone who signs up by sending an E-mail to orlandofestival@palau.org. We have set up a “Blog” on the Pray Central Florida web site to record words from the Lord or prayer direction for the Festival. Please e-mail submissions to George at praycf@juno.com. Maureen will be coordinating on-site prayer so contact her for information or to sign up – e-mail IPNCF@ruii.org or call 407-332-7286. George will be coordinating a walk-up prayer area so please E-mail or call if you would like to help with that (praycf@juno.com/407-245-1132). George will also be leading a time of on-site prophetic intercession before the Festival, contact him for more information.

 

See page 2 for Current Prayer Events and Festival Prayer Points


PRAY   CENTRAL   FLORIDA

                                                                        Page 2                                                 March, 2006

Prayer points for the Luis Palau Orlando Festival:

1) Pray for a strong sense of God’s presence and a powerful anointing on the Festival.

2) The organizing team – pray for supernatural strength to sustain and empower them over these last few weeks.

3) Laborers – thousands are needed, pray that the Lord of the Harvest would send them.

4) The budget – most of the money is in but there is still some to go. 

5) That this would generate “Fruit that remains” in people’s lives and in our community

 

Current Prayer Events:

March 1 – April 9 - Seek God For The City 2006 – Forty days of prayer for our city, nation and world. A 64 page prayer calendar booklet is available for $3 from Waymakers. Order online at www.waymakers.org or call 800-264-5214. Their web site also has a full version in Spanish and a children’s version both downloadable for free.

March 11 – 3p.m. to 6p.m. - Pray for the Body of Christ Behind Bars Street Meeting. Put feet to your prayers. Location: 214 Center Street, Winter Garden. Networking ex-inmates and Aftercare Providers. For info call Chaplain Fleeks at 407-836-0384.

March 31 - 7:00 p.m. – Orlando Festival counselors training at Calvary Assembly, Winter Park.

April 1st – 2ndThe Orlando Festival with Luis Palau at the Citrus Bowl. Huge evangelistic outreach to the Central Florida community. For information, see www.orlandofestival.org.  To serve on the on site intercessory team, contact IPNCF@ruii.org 

 

Weekdays – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. – all day worship and prayer hosted by Love of Christ Ministries (Mack McCambridge). Location: Faith World church (7601 Forest City road, Orlando), first building on the right as you pass the entrance gate. Call 407-292-0966 for info.

Tuesday evenings - 6:00 p.m. – Community Healing & Prayer Service. All Saints Church, 338 East Lyman Av. Winter Park. Call 407-647-3413 for info. www.allsaintswp.com.

Tuesday evenings - 7:00 p.m. - Servants of the Most High Interdenominational prayer group meets in the Altamonte Springs/Longwood area. For more info, call Maureen at 407-332-7286.

Thursday Evenings – 7:30 p.m. Oviedo Healing Rooms - Healing in the Name of JESUS through the Power of GOD's Presence and Prayer. 145 W. Broadway Blvd., Oviedo. Call 407-529-7111 for appointment (suggested but not necessary) www.OviedoHealingRoom.com.

Friday evenings – 7:30 p.m. – International Concert of Prayer – prayer for Orlando, USA & the world. At Greaterlife Church in Oviedo, call Pastor Jeff Good for information at 407-365-5950.

Third Friday of month – 11a.m. - Pray for the Troops – Praying for our troops in harms way. Location: The Porch, 720 North Orange Avenue, one block North of Colonial Drive (50). Info: www.lzrussell.org/PrayForTheTroops, or call Greg at 407-327-4422.

First Saturday of month – starting 7a.m. – 24+ hours of worship and prayer – Location: The Porch, 720 North Orange Avenue, one block North of Colonial Drive (50). There are also more worship and prayer times during the month. Info: sharon@js-now.com.       

First Saturday of month - Prayer for Muslims - 10:00 a.m.-Noon, Orlando. Peter Shadid - 240-6272.

Second Saturday of month – 9:00 a.m. - KNEC (Kingdom Network Empowering Communities) – 6864 Silver Star rd, Pastor Helligar – 407-299-6677.

Third Saturday of month – Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Longwood. Email amystrang@aol.com.

 

An E-mail version of this newsletter (with more stuff!) is also available - send me an E-mail to sign up.

See this newsletter on the web at www.christiansnet.com/praycf/praycf.htm.

George Kern, 712 Florida Blvd, Altamonte Springs, FL 32701, 407-245-1132, praycf@juno.com

Pray Central Florida – Praying for Central Florida and encouraging the Church in Central Florida to pray

 

 

 

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(1) CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: RSVP Networking Luncheon 3.23.06

(2) Space Coast Prayer Network – March 31

(3) Impact of Inmate Participation In Chaplaincy Programs (Follow-Up)

(4) FAMILY and CHURCH

(5) STREET PASTORS INITIATIVE

(6) PrayerNet Newsletter (030606) – a lesson from seminary class

(7) Pray For The Troops

(8) Lou Engle, Mike Bickle, Dutch Sheets, and Francis Frangipane call for 40 Days of Fasting

 

 

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(1) CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: RSVP Networking Luncheon 3.23.06

 

From: ChristianChambr@aol.com

Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 15:40:52 EST

Subject: CHRISTIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: RSVP Networking Luncheon 3.23.06

 

Maximize your lunch hour!

 

You are cordially invited to attend the

Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce

Networking Luncheon

Serving Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties

 

Date: Thursday, March 23, 2006

 

Time: 11:30AM-1:30PM

 

Place: The Ivanhoe Plaza, formerly the Radisson, Downtown Orlando,

right off I-4 and the Ivanhoe Blvd., exit, 2nd floor ballroom area,

60 S. Ivanhoe Blvd.

 

Cost: $18 members, $20 first-timers, $25 nonmembers

 

RSVP required to 407-290-1943, or reply via this email

Pay at the door, parking is free

 

Average in attendance 100+

 

Special Guest: Mr. Buck Jacobs, Chairman/CEO

The C12 Group, LLC

Topic: "Top Performance God's Way"

Mr. Jacobs has written several books including, "A Handbook for Christian

Business Owners," and "Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians." CEO's,

business owners, and upper level managers are encouraged to attend. (The C12 Group

is a peer group for CEO's, et al.)

 

Ministry Spotlight: Destiny Food Depot, Scott George, Founder

Since September 1, 2001, DFD has served over 150,000 families with food and

household items. Its primary purpose is to serve low income families and "the

working poor."

(Phone 407-849-0079 or visit www.destinyfooddepot.com.)

 

Make sure to bring plenty of business cards or promotional literature for

networking. Marketing tables are provided compliments of the chamber. Table tops

displays are restricted to chamber members only. 

 

Feel free to forward this invitation to friends and associates.

For more information on membership visit us on the web at

www.cfchristianchamber.com

 

To be removed from our email database, you may simply

reply to this email with your request.

 

Lori C. Slough

Cofounder and Executive Director

Central Florida Christian Chamber of Commerce

5104 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 201

Orlando, FL 32810

Phone 407-290-1943

Fax 407-290-1906

www.cfchristianchamber.com

 

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(2) Space Coast Prayer Network – March 31

 

From: "Larry Booth" <larry@ofhsb.org>

 

The Space Coast Prayer Network (SCPN) exists to unite pastors, ministry leaders and all praying Christians to form a prayer network to seek GOD for the healing of our nation; to pray for revival here on the Space Coast; to encourage one another in the faith; and to make it harder for the 600,000 people who live here to miss heaven.  Through a united effort of prayer, our lives, our ministries, and our nation can be changed

 

FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 7:00PM – Our Father’s House, Satellite Beach – Pastor Larry Booth (call 321-777-0057 for directions)

 

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(3) Impact of Inmate Participation In Chaplaincy Programs (Follow-Up)

 

http://www.dc.state.fl.us/pub/chaplaincy/2005/execsum.html

 

 Executive Summary

 

Primary Conclusions

  1. For inmates in the study that were released in FY 2001-02, the recommitment rate for the inmates who attended 10 or more sign-in chapel programs per month was 26% less than the recommitment rate for those inmates who did not attend any chapel programs. The data is as of December 31, 2004.
  2. The recommitment rate showed an inverse relationship to the number of times per month that the inmate attended a chapel program. The more the inmates attended a chapel program the smaller the recommitment rate.
  3. The percentage of inmates released who participated in religious programming was at least 13.5% higher than inmates who had no participation in religious programming. (see table on p.7)
  4. There is an inverse relationship between the disciplinary report rate for those inmates that remained incarcerated between 07/07/01 and 12/31/04 and the number of times per month (in the original study period only) that the inmate attended a sign-in chapel program. The more the inmates attended a chapel program the smaller the inmate disciplinary report rate.
  5. Fifty-four percent of inmate respondents to survey questions attributed better behavior (as measured in Disciplinary Reports received) to Chaplaincy Programs. The inmates surveyed were all measured in some capacity in the original study and still remain in custody in a FDC facility. Twenty-six percent of these same inmates duplicated in the “Additional Comments” area of the survey that in their opinion it was the Chaplain, a chapel program or a religious volunteer that was the catalyst for improved behavior. These unsolicited responses provide an indication of the sincerity of the inmate responses.

 

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(4) FAMILY and CHURCH

 

"It's becoming increasingly clear that strong families depend on

churches, and churches depend on strong families. That statement

sounds obvious to some folks. But in fact, it challenges the

conventional wisdom. For a long time, misinterpreted statistics

made it seem that the connection between strong faith and strong

families had weakened... Well, now researchers are discovering

that [that] data is flawed... [T]he eminent authorities Dr. Brad

Wilcox and Dr. Byron Johnson...examined the religious practices

of people who called themselves Christians---something previous

studies had not always done. In particular, they checked rates of

church attendance. Their findings were striking. Although church

attendance is down, those who do attend, especially weekly, are

less likely to divorce. Instead they are more likely to report

that their marriages are happy. And regular church attenders

reported being happier in general than those who did not attend

regularly. As Wilcox and Johnson pointed out...'For much of

our nation's history, religious institutions have been the

primary custodians of marriage... Family, in turn, has oriented

Americans to the religious life.' It's no coincidence, then,

that church attendance and marriage declined together as divorce

and illegitimacy rates rise. And it's no coincidence that regular

church attendance still correlates with marital faithfulness and

happiness." ---Chuck Colson

 

 

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(5) STREET PASTORS INITIATIVE

 

From: "Intercessors Network" <Intercessors.Network@comhem.se>

Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:36:01 +0100

Subject: SHORT NOTES-mailing # 450

 

ANTIGUA TAKES LEAD IN STREET PASTORS INITIATIVE

 

Thirty-eight Street Pastors hit the streets of St. John’s and surrounding communities for the first time last Saturday night.
The much anticipated initiative was launched this weekend after the Street Pastors were commissioned during a ceremony at the Multipurpose Cultural & Exhibition Centre.

 

Although plans are underway to begin similar initiatives in other Caribbean islands and in Africa, Antigua & Barbuda has established the first Street Pastors group outside of Britain.

 

The uniformed Street Pastors will be working in communities including Gray’s Farm, Point and Villa between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. over the coming months. They will be working in teams of four to meet and engage members of the community who are at risk, or engaged in high risk behaviour, such as crime, drug use, or prostitution. They will also target those who are homeless.

 

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(6) PrayerNet Newsletter (030606) – a lesson from seminary class

 

From: "Alice & Eddie Smith - U.S. PRAYER CENTER" <usprayercenter@cs.com>

To: praycf@juno.com

Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 23:40:21 -0500 (EST)

Subject: PrayerNet Newsletter (030606)

 

A young lady named Sally, relates an experience she had in a seminary class, given by her teacher, Dr. Smith. She says that Dr. Smith was known for his elaborate object lessons.

One particular day, Sally walked into the seminary and knew they were in for a fun day. On the wall was a big target and on a nearby table were many darts. Dr. Smith told the students to draw a picture of someone that they disliked or someone who had made them angry, and he would allow them to throw darts at the person's picture.

Sally's friend drew a picture of who had stolen her boyfriend. Another friend drew a picture of his little brother. Sally drew a picture of a former friend, putting a great deal of detail into her drawing, even drawing pimples on the face. Sally was pleased with the overall effect she had achieved.

The class lined up and began throwing darts. Some of the students threw their darts with such force that their targets were ripping apart. Sally looked forward to her turn, and was filled with disappointment when Dr. Smith, because of time limits, asked the students to return to their seats. As Sally sat thinking about how angry she was because shedidn't have a chance to throw any darts at her target. Dr. Smith began removing the target from the wall.

Underneath the target was a picture of Jesus. A hush fell over the room as each student viewed the mangled picture of Jesus; holes and jagged marks covered His face and His eyes were pierced. Dr. Smith said only these words... "In as much as ye have done it unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." Matthew 25:40.

No other words were necessary; the tears filled eyes of the students focused only on the picture of Christ.

 

From the PrayerNet Newsletter

:: usprayercenter@cs.com

:: http://www.usprayercenter.org

 

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(7) Pray For The Troops

 

From: TBachnik@aol.com

Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:27:17 EST

Subject: Pray For The Troops

 

[Editor’s note: The following is an exerpt from Greg’s E-mails]

 

Prayers for protection are effecting the statistics.  Remember the Bible says it just takes two agreeing (Matt 18:19).  Since November 2005 the fatality statistics have dropped every month.  http://icasualties.org/oif/US_chart.aspx   Praise God! 

 

We prayed for Breakthrough, more than that we saw and felt breakthrough.  Breakthrough is at hand,  Changing of the tide.  We prayed for the news America hears.  There is good news in Iraq now:  An article by Gary Cenise, Lt. Dan in Forest Gump

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2006/2/13/212715.shtml?s=lh&j=%%jobid%%&e=%%EmailAddr_%%&l=%%List_%%&u=%%JobURLID%%&mid=%%MemberID%%  Praise God! 

 

and his website: http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/

 

and we showed his video:  http://www.operationiraqichildren.org/Movies/OIC.wmv

 

We prayed for victory but more than that we sensed and felt and decreed victory. 

Look for breakthrough in what we hear broadcast, a clear message, a voice that will be heard articulating the truth.  The necessity of winning this war.  The interrelation of this war with the nation of Israel and the righteousness of our nation.

 

 

From: TBachnik@aol.com

Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 23:13:48 EST

Subject: Pray For the Troops, Letter from a mayor of a city in Iraq

 

Is the war worth it?  On so many levels it is.  Pray for the troops and for the war on terror.  Our monthly prayer meeting is this Friday, 11AM til 1PM at the Porch.  Join us. 

www.lzrussell.org/PrayForTheTroops

Greg Bachnik 407-327-4422

 

In the Name of God the Compassionate and Merciful

  To the Courageous Men and Women of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who have changed the city of Tall’ Afar from a ghost town, in which terrorists spread death and destruction, to a secure city flourishing with life.

  To the lion-hearts who liberated our city from the grasp of terrorists who were beheading men, women and children in the streets for many months.

  To those who spread smiles on the faces of our children, and gave us restored hope, through their personal sacrifice and brave fighting, and gave new life to the city after hopelessness darkened our days, and stole our confidence in our ability to reestablish our city.

  Our city was the main base of operations for Abu Mousab Al Zarqawi. The city was completely held hostage in the hands of his henchmen. Our schools, governmental services, businesses and offices were closed. Our streets were silent, and no one dared to walk them. Our people were barricaded in their homes out of fear; death awaited them around every corner. Terrorists occupied and controlled the only hospital in the city. Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve the bodies of their young. This was the situation of our city until God prepared and delivered unto them the courageous soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who liberated this city, ridding it of Zarqawi’s followers after harsh fighting, killing many terrorists, and forcing the remaining butchers to flee the city like rats to the surrounding areas, where the bravery of other 3d ACR soldiers in Sinjar, Rabiah, Zumar and Avgani finally destroyed them.

  I have met many soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment; they are not only courageous men and women, but avenging angels sent by The God Himself to fight the evil of terrorism.

  The leaders of this Regiment; COL McMaster, COL Armstrong, LTC Hickey, LTC Gibson, and LTC Reilly embody courage, strength, vision and wisdom. Officers and soldiers alike bristle with the confidence and character of knights in a bygone era. The mission they have accomplished, by means of a unique military operation, stands among the finest military feats to date in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and truly deserves to be studied in military science. This military operation was clean, with little collateral damage, despite the ferocity of the enemy. With the skill and precision of surgeons they dealt with the terrorist cancers in the city without causing unnecessary damage.

  God bless this brave Regiment; God bless the families who dedicated these brave men and women. From the bottom of our hearts we thank the families. They have given us something we will never forget. To the families of those who have given their holy blood for our land, we all bow to you in reverence and to the souls of your loved ones. Their sacrifice was not in vain. They are not dead, but alive, and their souls hovering around us every second of every minute. They will never be forgotten for giving their precious lives. They have sacrificed that which is most valuable. We see them in the smile of every child, and in every flower growing in this land. Let America, their families, and the world be proud of their sacrifice for humanity and life.

  Finally, no matter how much I write or speak about this brave Regiment, I haven’t the words to describe the courage of its officers and soldiers. I pray to God to grant happiness and health to these legendary heroes and their brave families.

  NAJIM ABDULLAH ABID AL-JIBOURI
  Mayor of Tall 'Afar, Ninewa, Iraq

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(8) Lou Engle, Mike Bickle, Dutch Sheets, and Francis Frangipane call for 40 Days of Fasting

 

From: "International House of Prayer Missions Base"

            <webmailservices@ihop.org>

To: "George Kern" <praycf@juno.com>

Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:30:59 -0000

Subject: Lou Engle, Mike Bickle, Dutch Sheets, and Francis Frangipane call for 40 Days of Fasting

 

A Call for 40 Days of Fasting and Prayer

Lou Engle, Mike Bickle, Dutch Sheets, and Francis Frangipane call for 40 Days of Fasting and Prayer from March 1 to April 9 for Revival, Reformation, Muslim nations, and Israel.

REVOLUTION
THE CRISIS
The earth stands in a pivotal, but precarious, moment in history. All around the globe, the earth seems to be convulsing with natural disasters, lawlessness, wars and rumors of wars. As you read this, Islam-dominated nations are violently reacting and baring their fangs over a simple cartoon depiction of their prophet, Mohammed. The ugly and violent nature of Islam has begun to rear its head, and the Church must respond with fasting and prayer to contend with the menacing threat of Islamic global domination.

THE ONGOING CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST: IRAQ, IRAN & ISRAEL
One of the greatest crises that the Church must confront is the hectoring and bullying of Israel, America and the nations by the insidious Islamic jihadists. In the recent Palestinian election, the anti-Israel terrorist group, Hamas, gained a majority in the government of the Palestinian people. Hamas is a group that not only refuses peaceful coexistence with Israel, but also is a terrorist organization that literally calls for the destruction of the nation of Israel in their original charter documents. The threat to Israel, America, and the world does not stop there. With the recent election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, and his pursuit of nuclear reactors, there is a growing, frightening sense that the world, especially nations of a Judeo-Christian background, is hurtling toward a massive confrontation with the Muslim-dominated nations of the Middle East; a crisis on the same scale as World War I and World War II. Yet there is an answer to this crisis: the praying and fasting Body of Christ. When the principalities that dominated the airwaves of the Middle East came against the people of God thousands of years ago, God raised up a single man, the prophet Daniel, in the midst of Babylon and Persia, to contend against the demonic Prince of Persia with the weapons of fasting and prayer. The Bride of Christ must understand that if it is to pierce the darkness that broods over the Middle East, and break the vice grip of Islam over the world, it will take the same resolve that Daniel had in fasting and prayer to contend with the Prince of Persia. The Church has entered into a season of Daniel 10 again and how we respond in prayer and fasting during this time will determine our future course and destiny.

"We must be clear that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12).

If the Church will throw themselves into prayer and fasting during this critical season, the spoils of victory, including the souls of millions of Muslims, the restraining of the spirit of jihad, the shifting of the Iraq war, and the security and salvation of Israel, will belong to Christ and Christ alone.

REVIVAL
THE HOPE
Despite the raging of the world that surrounds us, the Church ought to and must hold onto outrageous hope. Every day there are new reports being sent out and new books being published that speak of the dismal nature of the Western Church. Droves of youth are leaving our churches and not returning. The statistics are certainly shocking, but we must not let our eyes dwell on statistics. We must not look with our natural eyes; instead, we must have eyes to see the victory of the Lord even in the midst of seeming darkness. Our report should be nothing less than the cry of Joshua and Caleb, "We should by all means go up and take possession of it, for we will surely overcome it" (Numbers 13:30).
The Scriptures promise that "though darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness the peoples, the Lord will rise upon you and his glory will appear upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising" (Isaiah 60:2-3).

GLOBAL AWAKENING AMONG THE YOUTH
While the natural world seems to be thrown into violent upheaval, there is a growing sense among prophetic voices in America that 2006 will be a glorious year for the Body of Christ. This year will not simply be a celebration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Azusa Street 100 years ago.  We believe the Lord is ready to visit us again, and pour out awakening and revival. A generation that has grown up only reading and hearing stories of national revival, but never experiencing the in-break of the Holy Spirit for themselves must learn to labor in prayer and fasting for their Great Awakening. The 40 years of wandering in the desert are up and the sound of rain can again be heard in the very-near distance. Even now, we are hearing reports about the rumblings of revival at universities around the nation. Could another Jesus Movement be on the horizon? Could God break out at universities and among the youth of our nation? Our days of rehearsal are finished; we believe God is ready to come back onto the main stage!

REFORMATION
RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE
Everything that can be shaken will be shaken. For 33 years, America has lived under the dark cloud of legalized abortion. Yet God has begun a great shakedown in our legal system. In this past year, God has removed two Supreme Court Justices and raised up two new Supreme Court Justices. If the Church will continue to pray for them, this generation may see the scourge of the death culture and the blight of national sin of abortion removed from our nation. However, the shift of our legal system is not finished. We must pray that God removes a third pro-abortion Justice and replaces the vacancy with a godly Justice who loves mercy, executes justice and walks humbly with his God.

THE CALL
Dutch Sheets, Lou Engle, Francis Frangipane, and I are calling for one million intercessors to join in 40 days of fasting beginning on MARCH 1 (Ash Wednesday) to APRIL 9 (Passover Sunday and the 100-year anniversary of the Azusa Street Outpouring that began at Bonnie Brae Street). 

We are fasting and praying for Revival, for the shifting of the Supreme Court and the ending of abortion, for the Middle East crisis and the freedom of a billion souls from the vice grip of Islam, and for the security and salvation of Israel.

 

International House of Prayer
3535 Red Bridge Rd, Kasas City, MO 64137 USA
www.IHOP.org

 

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