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Despite negativity surrounding the lead up to these, the first ever postponed Games, the Olympics Opening Night Ceremony was viewed in Japan by more than 70 million people. It’s the most watched event in Japan for the last 10 years.
Across the country a guarded yet festive mood has spread in part due to a record number of Japanese gold medals.
The devastation of Covid globally, the Games 22% over budget, and no spectators has been contrasted with stories of athletes overcoming hardships; the human spirit winning through.
Everyone will have their memorable Olympic moment. Perhaps it was the joy on an Italian’s high jumpers face when Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim asked the official if he and Gianmarco Tamberi could share the gold medal asking, "Can we have two golds?”
The Italian later said, “Sharing with a friend is even more beautiful.”
Maybe it was the sight of the Fiji Rugby 7’s team down on their knees after beating New Zealand - praying, thanking God and giving him the glory. The BBC commentator exclaimed, “Wow- that’s so powerful!”
The world has been taken in. Billions have cheered and applauded the athletes. All the while hundreds of thousands of Christians throughout the world have been praying for the Games, the athletes and the host nation.
From small towns to the largest Brazilian Christian TV station, from children in Africa to the elderly in Malaysia, Christians have come together to pray for the host nation.
Creativity became a characteristic of their prayers. Ordinary runners and athletes prayed as they trained. A group of bikers committed to pray during their 10,000 km ride while a Japanese Church ran a 17 day prayer relay.
Churches, mission agencies and individuals across the globe spread the word. It has resulted in hundreds of thousands of people passionately committing daily prayers for Japan and for the Games. Churches in India committed to 50,000 hours, a Korean group signed up people to pray 7 hours a day for Japan…34,000 hours over one week
A Christian Brazilian athlete, competing in the Games, sent a message, "Thank you for your prayers! There is something supernatural going on here. I can't even describe it."
Perhaps the energy and faith of this movement is captured by the enthusiasm of a lady at a prayer meeting of Malaysian churches. She exclaimed, “1 million hours? No, let's reach 1 billion!"
One Australian pray-er wrote, “Somehow can you thank the Japanese people for providing a venue and infrastructure for the Olympics. In a world that needed inspiration and hope Japan has taken the risks. We are grateful.”
The prayers aren’t stopping. Christians around the world are continuing to pray for Japan commencing with the Paralympic Opening Night ceremony on Tuesday the 24th of August for 13 days.
Join the global prayer family at www.japan1million.com and on Instagram @japan1million
Report from Marty Woods, Japan International Sports Partnership. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
90 Days of Hope runs from 30th of May to 28th August 2021
It culminates in Global Day of Hope on 28th of August 2021 and Includes a 1 hour broadcast - streaming HOPE to the nations!
PRAY - PRAY FOR YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, COMMUNITY, NATION, AND THE WORLD TO KNOW THE HOPE OF JESUS
CARE - CARE FOR THE PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE LONELY OR IN NEED TO GIVE THEM HOPE
SHARE - SHARE YOUR HOPE STORY AND THE GOOD NEWS THAT JESUS SAVES WITH ONE PERSON EVERYDAY
LIVE WEEKLY TRAINING
EACH WEEK DURING THE 90 DAYS OF HOPE WE WILL BE HOSTING A LIVE TRAINING SESSION TO EQUIP YOU WITH SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL WAYS TO SHARE HOPE
The 90 Days of Hope and Global Day of Hope are an initiative of Hope of the Coming Harvest which is a collaboration of prayer and missions leaders working together to share hope around the world through 2021.
More information and sign up at: https://www.globaldayofhope.com/
10 Days is a prayer meeting for your entire city!
The goal is a season where Jesus Christ is the focus of every heart in your geographical area for 10 complete days.
10 Days 2021 will be from September 6-16 beginning the evening of September 6th. It’s celebrated simultaneously in cities and towns around the world on an annual basis. Over 150 locations from all six continents participated in 10 Days 2020.
10 Days began in 2004 with a visionary experience. It was born out of a time of seeking God with prayer and fasting, motivated by Jesus’ prayer in John 17, “Let [my followers] be one just as we [the Father and the Son] are one.”
Have you ever done something difficult, something that you doubted that you’d be able to do that later became one of the best moments of your life? This Sept. 6-16, we challenge you to do something difficult that has the potential to change everything, impacting your relationship with God and your city!
10 Days is organized locally by people all over the world. We’ve put together prayer guides, posters, videos, and other promotional materials to help anyone organize a 10 Day prayer event. We also have teaching resources to fuel movements of united prayer, worship, and repentance.
To register your city's participation: https://www.10days.net/register-your-city
Promotional Resources in multiple languages: https://www.10days.net/10daysresources
(German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Bahasa, and Hindi)
Individuals can sign the Consecration Challenge: https://www.10days.net/consecration-challenge
Church Leaders are calling the Nation to Prayer for the Covid Crisis under the banner of AUSTRALIA PRAYS Sunday 22nd August 2021
The team at the Australian National Day of Prayer & Fasting, in consultation with many church leaders and prayer networks, including Bishop Philip Huggins and the National Council of Churches, is calling Australia to united prayer in the light of the current Covid-19 crisis.
We are drawn to pray together across the land, given the current level of need and distress. Our theme is found in this beautiful liturgical prayer: “Lord have mercy - Jesus have mercy”. Inspiration for this prayer is found in the story of the blind beggar in Luke 18:35 and his cry to Jesus for healing.
This simple prayer for mercy is found throughout the Scriptures, in both the Old and New Testaments.
“Our eyes look to the Lord our God till he shows us his mercy.” - Psalm 123:2
Participants are of course encouraged to add to this prayer, and also to fast as they feel led.
Those who inspired and are organising the event acknowledge the division that Covid-19 and Australia’s response to it has caused, even within the church. Nevertheless, they are calling for Christians to set these conversations aside in order to seek God’s mercy at this crucial time.
“This situation is very frustrating for everybody,” Ps Wayne Alcorn, National President of Australian Christian Churches, has said of the crisis. “However, we need to rise up and remain Christlike, gracious, and beacons of hope in the midst of this heaviness that pervades our society.”
Wayne Alcorn wrote these words on 15th July, in a widely read letter that floated the idea of “a National Day of Prayer if we don’t see things start to turn around quickly”. Ultimately, this letter became a significant prompt for the organisers of Australia Prays. National prayer events that took place in 2020, one which Prime Minister Scott Morrison attended, was also an inspiration for the event.
Event organisers are cognisant of Australia’s need at this time. “Everything happening draws us now to deeper prayer,” says Bishop Philip Huggins, the Chairman of the National Council of Churches in Australia. Jodie Pickard of Love Adelaide longs for Christians around Australia to “all come together in prayer for our nation and for no more harm to come to our people.”
We encourage you to pray in your own church and in your own way at this time. To facilitate a national prayer focus, the team at the National Day of Prayer and Fasting are providing the following prayer resources and opportunities.
- Every day from Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd August 2021, a daily devotion will be sent out to those who register. Each daily devotion will include a prayer from a different church leader. Register Here:
- Every night at 8pm-9pm (AEST) from Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd August 2021, a nightly prayer call will take place with input from a different church leader each night. Register Here:
- On Sunday 22nd August 2021, from 9am – 9pm (AEST), the National Day of Prayer and Fasting team will host a Zoom prayer call featuring church leaders and Indigenous Christian leaders. Come for a short while or come for as long as you like. Let us join in prayer for our nation. Register Here:
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
We want to thank you for joining us in setting apart annually the 40-Day Fast & Prayer for both the nation and the church. We truly appreciate your faithful partnership in this last 20 years.
As we look back through the journey, many of the issues and situations that we have been praying for may have not turned out to be better, yet it has always been the Lord’s desire for our hearts to return to Him. It is natural for us to sometimes feel discouraged, however we need to remember that in each of us we carry the beacon of hope that should emit light in the midst of darkness.
History is full of facts with revivals that spring up here and there, not in the times of tranquility but in seasons of turbulence and trouble. Our main responsibility is to remain faithful in seeking the heartbeat of the Lord in all things; for we have been called to be watchmen over the nation, city and town, where the Lord has placed us. We must continue to safeguard future generations with prayers and petitions to Him.
Hence, we encourage you not to give up, but to set aside another 40 days to fast and pray for our nation. Our theme for 2021 is “Be Still, and Know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10), and it is timely for this season where everything below is sifting and shaking. The secret of being still lies with our knowledge and relationship with our Maker, who is the Author of our life and the Finisher of our faith!
This year we have limited printed hard copies available because of the CMCO restrictions. The order of the 40-Day Fast and Prayer booklets will be operated on a first-come-first-served basis. Kindly place your order by clicking the links below and download the form and send your order to us through email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.). Please do not forget the payment.
God bless you,
Pr Sam Ang
Secretary-General of NECF
The 40-Days Fast & Prayer 2021 booklet is available for ORDER
More info about the 40 Day Fast
Noon Prayer with Hand in Hand with Families (Malaysia) will participate in the NECF 40 Days Fast through *The* *MIDNIGHT CRY.*
From the 11th hour of one day we enter the gateway to a new day, thus praying over two days in two hours.
We invite All to join us every night *11pm - 1am* starting Sat 7th Aug - to 15th Sept.
May the nation be shaken and captives be set free; may we see breakthroughs and miracles for our Families and generations to come.
About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake.... and everyone’s chains came loose. Acts 16:25-34
In 2022, Herrnhut celebrates its 300 year anniversary.
As we thought and prayed about how to celebrate this anniversary and honour the Lord, we felt that there would be no more fitting tribute than to worship Him, day and night. The core of our vision at Jesus-Haus is also to be an 'altar' of worship, a dwelling place for the Lord and a ‘well’ of encounter as well as to faithfully stand on the Lord’s watch.
Therefore, we want to set a goal now, that in 2022 we will bring an offering of 24/7 worship and prayer before the Lord for 6 months - between Passover and Tabernacles - and we want to do that with the nations. We are hoping that this will be a catalyst towards non-stop worship and prayer in Herrnhut!
“The fire on the altar must burn continuously, it should never go out.” Leviticus 6:13
Watch the video! https://youtu.be/G7hNYwc-Enw
WHO?
We are looking for worshippers, intercessors and watchmen to sign up to come for a number of days and commit to leading worship and prayer sets.
WHEN?
From 18th April to 15th October 2022, we will bring an offering of 24/7 worship and prayer before the Lord for 6 months.
WHY?
We want to continue the work of Moravians who prayed and worshipped continously for over 100 years and do it with brothers and sisters from all around the world.
MANY NATIONS, ONE VOICE
We believe, and we have begun to witness, that as we gather to worship with one voice and pray in one accord, the wells spring up again and the seeds of the gospel are thrust once again into the nations. We are calling the nations to partner with us to fulfill this vision and we are believing that it will be a catalyst for the advancement of His Kingdom and a mighty end-time harvest.
More info on how you can partner with us is at: https://www.jh-herrnhut.de/events/fire-on-the-altar-2022/
Global Family 24-7 Prayer Room
https://www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org/
HOPE Movement 90 Days of Hope (to 28 August)
https://www.globaldayofhope.com/
Heal our Land- Hope for Revival (South Africa)
www.globalvoiceofprayer.com/heal-our-land/
Japan 1 Million Hours Prayer - July 23 – Sep 5
www.japan1million.com
NECF Malaysia: 40 Days Fast & Prayer
7 Aug - 15 Sept 2021
www.necf.org.my
Australia Prays – August 22nd
www.nationaldayofprayer.org.au/lordhavemercy
72 Hours - Prayer for Nigeria Aug 22 - 25th 2021
www.aslpn.org
Global Day of Hope - August 28th
www.globaldayofhope.com/
1st Friday GO PRAY – September 3rd 2021
www.gopray.world
10 Days 2021 | September 6 -16
www.10days.net
9/11 The Romans Project (A Holy Convocation)
Reconnecting Ministries / THE RETURN
www.romans911.org
The Return Sept 10-11 2021
www.thereturn.org
Fire on the Altar 2022 (Herrnhut)
April 18 – Oct 15 2022
www.jh-herrnhut.de/events/fire-on-the-altar-2022/
David's Tabernacle: How God's Presence Changes Everything
An ancient pattern of worship is re-emerging on the earth.
In Acts 15, the apostle James quotes the book of Amos, declaring that the “tabernacle of David” will be restored, and the people of the earth will respond to God’s gracious invitation into fellowship with Him.
David’s tabernacle is being restored in our day by the enthronement of God upon the praises of His people through worship!
The Lord is birthing a global day-and-night worship and prayer movement that will lead to a historic harvest of souls entering His Kingdom.
Worship creates encounter with the living God and His presence, bringing heaven to earth: wholeness and transformation to individuals, to cities, and to nations.
You will discover your original purpose and eternal destiny as you step into David’s Tabernacle.
Matthew Lilley (pictured right) is an author, worship leader, intercessor and Bible teacher with a passion for God’s presence, extravagant worship & prayer and a desire to see cities transformed by Jesus. He has helped launch two houses of prayer in North Carolina and has also served in national leadership roles in worship & prayer movements such as Burn 24-7 and Awaken the Dawn.
'God described David as a 'man after his own heart.' David's Tabernacle helps you and me discover what was IN David's heart that moved the heart of God! This is one of the best books written on the subject! I highly recommend it!' Dr Jason Hubbard - Director, International Prayer Council
This book is available paperback and for download. Buy it online at Amazon, Barnes & Noble AND Apple Books
Dear International Prayer Connect Pray for ZERO warriors,
Thank you for fulfilling the Great Commission through prayer so all people can have God’s Word in their language. Your role is critical to getting to ZERO!
If we are to meet the God-sized goal of starting Bible translation in every language by 2025 in the remaining 1,903 Bibleless people groups, we need the power of the Holy Spirit and a global team who will go the distance together.
We want to invite you to a new initiative that will create and unite advocates as voices for the Bibleless in communities near and far. Click below to hear about your role in this:
Become a Voice for the Bibleless...
Visit The Seed Company Advocacy Webpage for further guidance and resources on your journey.
Solomon Lujan - Global Director of Prayer
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This is a second edition of this widely read and highly acclaimed book written by the respected father of the worldwide Prayer Movement - Brian Mills.
Have you ever wondered just why the darkness in the world today seems to be getting darker, and what can be done about it?
This book sheds fresh light on this topic, and on the spiritual nature of this darkness. It shines the light of Scripture on the evil one and on the way in which so many have become bewitched. This is a clarion call to the church and individual Christians to get ready to do battle with the powers of darkness, and to shine Christ's light more powerfully.
Brian Mills writes out of many years of experience in international prayer ministry. He is a senior advisor in the International Prayer Council and is one of the leaders in the International Reconciliation movement. He has ministered in over 75 nations and authored nine books to date. He is also part of a global group that is seeking to understand more about the dark spiritual powers at work in the world.
Excerpts from some recent reviews:
"An informative book on the operation of spiritual darkness and the need for Christ’s people to stand against it." (John D Robb - Chairman, IPC Prayer)
'Thought provoking insights into the spiritual aspects of today's world and reminder of our role to pray. Well worth a read.' JRB - Amazon
'An easily read and timely call to vigilance and to personal holiness. Much needed. We've bought a number of copies for passing on to friends.' RC - Amazon
'Strategic book for understanding tactics of the enemy! I have now read this twice it is so appropriate for preparation for mission, for church leaders and intercessors!' Anon - Amazon
This version includes some minor revisions, lay-out changes and is increased to 150 pages.
Order ‘Window on the Darkness’ by Brian Mills in print or Kindle formats from:
Amazon USA http://a.co/7zeqIKd $11.36 Paperback | $3.74 Kindle
Amazon UK http://amzn.eu/0BMEL6l £8.99 Paperback | £2.99 Kindle