“So, they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes and said, ‘Father, I thank you that you have heard me.’” (John 11:41)
In 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 one hundred 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’s movement that took the gospel to most countries of the world.
In 1982, Brother Andrew initiated seven 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 ten years of intercession for the Muslim world. In 2001, 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, twenty-six years of “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” have “coincided” with twenty-six 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 IHOP (International House of Prayer) drew thousands of people into a worldwide, unbroken stream of prayer and worship of God.
The Operation World books, app, and this bulletin enable people to join in one rolling program of prayer for the nations throughout the year. (www.operationworld.org)
Father, we thank You for this privilege of prayer and the power wielded from praise, intercession, and petition. Father, we thank You for forming in most countries their own prayer initiatives or houses of prayer. We thank You for ways to find out what is happening in our locations and get involved. Father, thank You that the body of Christ sets prayer as central in personal life and corporate worship.
Team Expansion Worker
Join Ross Najmon (International Services) in giving thanks for being able to attend the Missio Nexus conference. Pray for the finance team, which Ross manages, to be able to apply what they learned and to build on connections made. Ross and Megan are also thankful that an October visit to a supporting church went well. Pray for opportunities to continue to build the relationship with this church.
Pray for More Workers
Lord of the Harvest, we ask You to thrust out more workers for Your harvest fields. With grateful hearts, we ask You, Father, to raise up more apprentices for the Quest program in the Middle East among Syrian Arabs.
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