“And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7)
In August 1727, the Moravian community in Herrnhut, a German town near the Polish and Czech borders, started a 24/7 prayer watch that sent an unbroken stream of prayer to heaven for more than 100 years. Moravian influence on John Wesley helped start the 18th century Wesleyan revival. The Moravian vision of sending missionaries (they sent hundreds) helped spark the 19th century Protestant mission movement that took the Gospel to most countries of the world.
In 1982, Bible-smuggler Brother Andrew initiated 7 years of intercession for the fall of the Iron Curtain. In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, marking the first stage of failure for European communism and a re-opening of Eastern Europe to the Gospel. In 1991, he initiated 10 years of intercession for the Muslim world. In 2002, 9/11 was the tragic catalyst that brought immense change to the Muslim world, including many great breakthroughs for the Good News of Jesus.
In the past quarter century, 26 years of the annual publication “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” have coincided with 26 years of unprecedented numbers of Muslims encountering Jesus.
Today, grassroots movements that get Christians together to pray are bigger, wider, and deeper than at any time in history. International Prayer Connect (ipcprayer.org) attempts to track these and join them together in collaboration. Started on the same day in 1999, 24/7 Prayer (www.24-7prayer.com ) and International House of Prayer draw thousands of people into a worldwide, unbroken stream of prayer and worship to God.
The Operation World books, app, and prayer bulletin enable people to join in one rolling program of prayer for the nations throughout the year (www.operationworld.org)
Jesus, we pray that Your body of believers, Your Bride, would recover the centrality of prayer in devotional life and corporate worship.
Pray for More Workers
Lord of the Harvest, raise up more catalysts for prayer to initiate prayer for the nations, and raise up intercessors to send up unbroken streams of prayer to Your throne on behalf of unengaged and unreached people groups.
Team Expansion Worker
Jen Mishler (International Services) is praising God for many who are working their way through the pipeline – from the one who filled out an interest form to the one who registered for Launch, from the one approved as a recruit, to those, working hard to raise prayer and financial support.
Join Jen in praying for His fruit to ripen from the seeds planted at ICOM in November.
Ask God for wisdom in praying through the planning process for 2024.
Please join in praying for Jen’s mother-in-law who has been in the hospital with internal bleeding.
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