Australia Calls World to Pray for USA
For the third year in a row Australia's National Day of Prayer and Fasting team has called the nations of the world to pray and fast for the USA. This year it will be for seven days from 30 April to 6 May 2015. These dates bridge America's National Day of Repentance on 30 April and the National Day of Prayer on 7 May. Last year over 40 nations joined. This year they are believing for over 100 nations.
In this Good News Update we urge you to join in prayer and fasting for the USA. What happens there very much affects the world including us.
America is a nation whose greatness is inextricably linked to its motto "In God We Trust". It is a nation which has been a beacon of hope, a bastion of freedom and a bulwark against evil to the nations of the world.
And we must not forget that America is a long time friend of Australia. Both our nations fought together in World Wars I and II and many other conflicts. Now we fight side by side in a spiritual battle for our respective nations.
Indeed no other nation has been used by God as mightily to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. Yet it would seem, at this time, that America is shaking and drifting from its Christian foundations and even sinking. It is in such a time of America's economic uncertainty, social upheaval and increasing international isolation that we are called to pray and fast.
Lana Vawser from Australia said, "There is a fight for the destiny of the USA right now. The destiny of America hangs in the balance. The Lord is calling his people to arise and pray for the United States of America. It is time to contend."
Please view this encouragement to pray and fast for America.
Global Call: Prayer and Fasting For America - 30 April to 6 May 2015
For the third year in a row Australia's National Day of Prayer and Fasting team has called the nations of the world to pray and fast for the USA. This year it will be for seven days from 30 April to 6 May 2015. These dates bridge America's National Day of Repentance on 30 April and the National Day of Prayer on 7 May. Last year over 40 nations joined. This year they are believing for over 100 nations.
In this Good News Update we urge you to join in prayer and fasting for the USA. What happens there very much affects the world including us.
America is a nation whose greatness is inextricably linked to its motto "In God We Trust". It is a nation which has been a beacon of hope, a bastion of freedom and a bulwark against evil to the nations of the world.
And we must not forget that America is a long time friend of Australia. Both our nations fought together in World Wars I and II and many other conflicts. Now we fight side by side in a spiritual battle for our respective nations.
Indeed no other nation has been used by God as mightily to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth. Yet it would seem, at this time, that America is shaking and drifting from its Christian foundations and even sinking. It is in such a time of America's economic uncertainty, social upheaval and increasing international isolation that we are called to pray and fast.
Lana Vawser from Australia said, "There is a fight for the destiny of the USA right now. The destiny of America hangs in the balance. The Lord is calling his people to arise and pray for the United States of America. It is time to contend."
Please view this encouragement to pray and fast for America.
Global Call: Prayer and Fasting For America - 30 April to 6 May 2015
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World Prayer Centre and Trumpet Call National Prayer Day in the UK
On July 4th the World Prayer Centre team together with leaders from around the nation are meeting in Birmingham England to hold a Trumpet Call national day of prayer at the International Convention Centre. The ICC site is significant in that from the middle of the 18th century until the middle 1960's great preachers of the Gospel including ,D L Moody, A.R. Torrey, George Jeffrey's and Billy Graham saw many thousands coming to Christ on this very ground.
So we are going back to this site in the heart of our City in the heart of the nation to blow a trumpet of alarm and a trumpet of proclamation.
Our nation that for centuries had the Christian faith as a foundation to its very existence, is saying we don't' do God and we don't' need God. This is giving opportunity for other religions and ideologies to fill the spiritual vacuum. At this time, God has called us to sound the alarm, declare that we desperately do need God and pray into the following 5 areas.
To declare the pre-eminence of The Lord Jesus Christ
For the release of God's Word and Spirit and the preaching of the Gospel
For the power of unity in the body of Christ
For the Church to awaken to the seriousness of the situation
For a revival in our children and young people producing a harvest generation.
We would be honoured and blessed if you our brothers and sisters around the world would stand with us on that day.
We would be more blessed if you would like to send a greeting from your nation that we could share with the 3000 folks we are inviting.
We would value prayer for a general election in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. There is much uncertainty as to the outcome and whatever that is, it will have huge consequences for the immediate and for generations to come.
Thank you, together we stand in Christ to see His Kingdom come and His will done wherever you are on earth as it is in heaven.
Ian Cole, Director, World Prayer Centre, Birmingham, UK
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Pray for the Nordic Summit- for the people of God in our five Nordic countries!
f you want to see the local church revived, prayer altars raised and the working life released by the Spirit of the Lord and you being part of it, then you should seriously consider attending this Conference. We will gather before the Lord in unity with diversity, representing different countries, cultures and callings in the church-at-large, with society, working- & business life and prayer in special focus.
Together we will seek God in prayer and worship and let Him speak to us about our common calling as Nordic countries, the current state and future restoration, in seeing His kingdom come and will be done.
We want to rediscover our redemptive purpose in God to manifest the positive spiritual "Viking" inheritance of boldness, dedication and resourcefulness. Embrace the call of being channels of God´s power and presence in our societies, proclaiming freedom over our Nordic countries to become a place of refuge, a sanctuary in times of trouble, and to stand in a covenant relationship with Israel.
We want to be relevant in solutions for today´s agenda and issues and take responsibility in standing in the gap, in prayer and action, for our nations, as a united people of God. Ezekiel 22:30 - So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.
OBJECTIVES
- Call forth leaders and elders to rise to the challenge to join in strategic prayer together with those who have a prophetic calling in intercession, church planting and working life.
- Lay the foundation for a solid strategic network of servant leaders between the people of God in different areas in all Nordic countries, with a purpose to become a blessing for society and our countries, not seeking our own blessings. Jer 29:7.
- Be able to form a strategy for an effective coalition of prayer in the Nordic countries.
- Inspire the multitude of Christians to establish altars of prayer in their homes, workplaces, cities and nations, to invite the manifested presence of God.
- Make a prophetic manifestation of unity before God and man.
PURPOSE
Remaining Christ-centered, Spirit-led and securely grounded in the Word of God. Work toward fulfilling the Great Commission through the manifest presence of God, and by overcoming through the word of our testimony, in all spheres of our society and beyond. This means:
- To serve the world - making an impact and manifesting His Kingdom.
- To equip us to better understand God's Yes, His redemptive purpose and calling to us as individuals, as peoples and nations of the North.
- To inspire us all to serve the Lord "fulltime" and to take responsibility by "standing in the gap" for our Nordic countries and our relationship to Israel.
- To gather marketplace & business people, intercessors and church leaders from the Nordic nations to walk in unity as a "people".
It is an Initiative from ICCC in the Nordic countries, but together with many big Christian organizations such as The Oasis movement in the Nordic countries and others. We have connected with the intercessory movement in all the Nordic countries and with leading churches. So the three:
1. Business/working life representatives, like ICCC,
2. Intercessors
3. Church leaders
...are now standing together - calling forth the redemptive purpose from the Lord regarding the Nordic Countries. IT IS TIME FOR THE NEW SPIRITUAL VIKINGS TO TAKR TERRITORY AND BE BOLD IN THE SPIRIT !!
Finally, and from the bottom of my heart I invite you all to the coming strategy and prayer Conference - The Nordic Summit in Stockholm 14-16 May 2015.
JAN STURESSON
Chairman
ICCC International board and the steering committee for the Nordic summit 2015
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Prayer requests for the conference could be:
- A new unity between the Nordic countries and the peoples
- A new, fresh and relevant church - who are bold and take action and stand in the gap for God and his people the Jews and the state of Israel
- A deeper understanding of God's YES to the Nordic countries and the redemptive calling and gifting to be used in anew way in the future - after the conference
- A better understanding of God's YES to different industries, sectors and issues (Media, education, migration, security, defense and Agricultur, etc. )
- A high level of freedom and liberty in the conference so we reach the purpose and objectives
- That the worship team can deliver what God has on His heart - and that the prophetic actions will be aligned with the Lord's purposes of our time in the Nordics and in the conference
Pray for Nepal
You have no doubt heard about the tragic earthquake in Nepal that so far has killed over 5000 people. The toll is likely to go higher. A friend of ours who leads a house of prayer in Kathmandu wrote a couple days ago.
"Please pray for Nepal. Please remember us in your prayer. Praise The Lord still we are safe from His grace but many people died including believers....We just built tent home and we will stay there tonight, please continue pray for us that God be us and protect everyone through His power. May The Lord bless you, Govinda and family".
Please be in prayer now for the following:
1 That the after shocks will calm down and for protection over those huddling in make-shift encampments outside their homes and in public squares.
2 For effective and well-coordinated national and international rescue and relief efforts for those who may still be trapped under collapsed buildings as well as for the quick supply of food, medicine and tents and that epidemics will be averted. More than 10,000 also need medical treatment.
3 Pray also for God's peace, comfort and love to surround this beautiful nation and this precious people, the great majority of whom still need to find Christ. May this tragedy and the loss of so many be used redemptively by the Lord to break the hold of Hindu and Buddhist idolatry and to bring huge numbers in every unreached people group to deliverance and faith in Him.
Thanks for your prayers.
John Robb
