YOU ARE INVITED to make history in the Himalayas with your prayers! Your cry to heaven is needed and a team of church planting ministries is asking YOU - will you help us storm heaven's gates through intercession?
Dr. Wesley Duewel, author and missionary to India, writes: “Prayer is the only adequate way to multiply our efforts fast enough to reap the harvest God desires.”
There are missions specialists who believe that some of the principalities that rule the world reside in these "high places," which are the mountains connecting Tibet and the Northern side of India's Hindu Kush region, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan. This area hosts a full range of practiced religions, including Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism and tribal spirit worship.
The High Places Prayer Patrol is a website that will equip you with powerful prayer tools as well as connect you with other believers around the world in heartfelt prayer for spiritual breakthroughs in these rugged, yet beautiful, mountain tops.
Our Interactive Peoples Map will connect you with profiles of unreached people groups Pray along at the Regional Prayer Stations, where slideshows featuring authentic local music will bring you face to face with the peoples of each mountainous region. Sign up via email to join thousands of others believers in unified Daily Prayers for the region. Lift your voice in worship to usher in His Presence at one of the Worship Stations that feature modern powerful worship songs. Lastly, get to know the Pioneers, some of Jesus' history-makers who sowed their very lives into the high places.
Are YOU ready to become a history-maker? History belongs to the intercessor.
Will you join us in a year of prayer for one of the most strategic and needy people groups on our planet? The Pushtun people, who span the border of both nations, are the ethnic group that has been called “the most resistant unreached people in the world”. They are also the force behind the Taliban and the group that are causing the majority of death and destruction in both countries. We believe they are being deeply influenced by a spirit of death and violence. They are constantly fighting and killing others, themselves, other ethnic groups. Since 2007, they also have murdered 12 Christian workers in Afghanistan and hundreds of other believers in Pakistan, destroying whole villages, churches, and homes.
We suspect that they have become traumatized by centuries of fighting off invading armies and as a result being both the recipients and purveyors of terrible atrocities of war and human suffering. We believe this could be the way that the evil one has gotten a grip upon their psyche and culture as a people and is using them to carry out his agenda to “kill, steal and destroy” as the “liar and murderer from the beginning”.
After the fall of the Taliban Regime in 2001, they slowly regrouped again and have since then continuously gained power. Many military leaders have now conceded that they cannot win this war militarily. Fighting with physical weapons as the Coalition forces have done in Afghanistan the last 11 years cannot be ultimately successful against spiritual forces of evil. We have seen that mobilization of prayer leaders and intercessors as well as praying children can be effective in putting the principalities and powers to flight in nations. E.g. Cambodia- where the Khmer Rouge, worshippers of a serpent demon, began to give up their maniacal, murderous struggle and surrendered to the government two months after a mass prayer mobilization was launched in 1994-1995; Burma- where thousands of children have been praying for their nation since last year and there are now sweeping political changes going on. Many other cases from Bosnia, Sri Lanka and Africa where God has used national prayer initiatives to end wars, create governments of national unity and bring about peaceful development. Some even have born-again presidents who are involved in nationwide prayer efforts!
In Afghanistan, since the mid1990s, prayer teams started to go into the country, and in the beginning of 2001 the Lord impressed on the hearts of local Christian workers to proclaim an end to Taliban control. As millions around the world prayed, this came to pass by the end of that year. Hundreds of Christian workers came in to help the nation. Things improved dramatically. However, the ground was not held through ongoing intercession and the Taliban have come back, threatening to take over again. Many organizations and their workers have left the country due to threats or attacks or being closed down. Over the last two years, a dozen Christian workers have been killed by the Taliban Pashtuns.
Large areas of the country have come again under the control of the Taliban and all four access roads into Kabul, the capital, are now threatened with insecurity. Many locals are nervous and want to leave the country because the Coalition forces have announced they plan to withdraw in 2014. In addition, President Karzai will be leaving power since new elections will be held during that same year. Afghans know their government will probably not hold together and is likely to be overthrown by the Taliban with terrible violence for the nation.
Pakistan is being rocked by suicide bombings and assassinations and is ruled by a corrupt and inept government that is unable to maintain order or lead the nation out of the political, economic and religious quagmire into which it has descended. The national elections that may happen early in 2013 are not likely to help as they will most likely be accompanied by riots and other destabilizing acts of violence and conflict.
Today, most public places are surrounded by guards; churches have guards for safety. Many Pakistanis who can are leaving the country, the wealthy and educated. Those who cannot leave are beginning to have a feeling of hopelessness that those of influence who can save us are leaving the country to the Taliban and fundamentalists.
The pirs, Islamic spirit mediums, have a huge influence over political leaders and also have empowered the Taliban for their terrorist actions in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. For example, many suicide bombers have been set aside for Muharram, one of the four “sacred” months of the year which is going on right now.
Since the first missionaries came to Pakistan to reach the Pashtuns dozens of them have been killed by them. Numerous Pakistani Christians have also been killed for their faith over the years. The Taliban have also targeted and attacked more liberal people who are concerned for human and minority rights within the country.
The spirit of death and violence seems to stalk Pakistan as well as Afghanistan and manifests itself most strongly through the Pashtuns. We, therefore, propose the following strategy for mobilizing prayer for the dominant Pashtun people and these two embattled, broken nations that if they collapse could become launching pads for awful destruction on the rest of our world:
1) Declaring a year of prayer for the Pashtuns, Afghanistan and Pakistan throughout 2013 and inviting prayer networks and intercessors across the world to partner with us for this project.
2) Sending out monthly one- to two-page prayer alerts with in-depth, strategic information to guide united intercession and enable the prayer of agreement for specific desired changes. Please adopt the Pashtuns as your “people of the year” with others you know and together we will watch what the Lord does among them through our prayers of agreement and faith.
Let’s first be praying that the spirit of violence and death that seems to be gripping many of the Pashtuns will be bound and driven from them and that the Taliban will dissolve as a destructive and destabilizing force within these two countries.
The Situation in the North
Kim Jong Un's policies that seem to be aimed at creating a more modern and appealing North Korea continue to draw the ire of the ordinary people leading to some new crack downs on complaints. At the same time, there are steady efforts to build the personality cult of the new leader through, among other things, postage stamps, new mosaics (also leading to complaints) and new Kim Jong Un badges. There is also a new effort to court international approval through such things as celebrating Mother's Day for the first time in many years. At the same time the food situation continues to be difficult, particularly as soldiers take to thievery from the fields to gain money of their own.
The government continues to struggle to prevent the flow of information into the country and people out. A new ban on travel to China is in force for the period leading up to the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. In spite of these efforts, information does continue to get in.
It will be a while yet before we are really able to get a sense of the direction in which the new government is taking the country even though it has been a year now since Kim Jong Il died on December 17th of last year. At the same time there are those who continue to do humanitarian work--as Christians--and run businesses--as Christians--in North Korea with little change from before.
We continue to pray that Kim Jong Un will bring in new economic policies that truly benefit the people and provide for more openness in real ways. Join us in these prayers.
In His Name,
Ben Torrey,
11th to the 16th of February 2013
Ashirwad Global Learning Centre (Seva Bharat),
Koremella Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Rangareddy District, Hyderabad-Andhra Pradesh - 501301 India For further information contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Igniting the Ends of the Earth
The world is changing rapidly. Some of it is good while there is plenty that is bad, with sins of violence, corruption, bribery, sexual immorality, homosexuality, gay marriages, millions of abortions, AIDS, addictions, human trafficking, and sectarianism, sadly even within the established church. With most countries at the edge of fiscal cliff, not to mention frequent environmental mega–disasters, one would imagine that the world has reached tipping point and ready for implosion.
However, there is good news also. The simple house group movement has simply gone viral in many countries but especially so in many 10/40 Window countries, where just a decade ago, Christ was not known. Stunningly it is not the religious superstars but the simple women, some like the Samari-tan woman, even non/semi-literate ones, who are driving the change, with 85% or more houses of peace being birthed by them. Women are the custodians of faith in any culture and in hostile restricted communities they are playing a pivotal role in quietly advancing the Kingdom at the fringes. Reaching the ends of the earth is now no longer a distant dream.
This is Harvest Time
Be the light among those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Be the Tree of Life wherever you are planted. Women play a significant role in this because they are naturally relational and have relatively easy access in restricted communities, to witness, pray for the sick, find persons of peace and plant replicating worship groups. This Summit is designed to encourage and empower such women.
Four billion people of the world, half of them women, still need to hear the gospel in their culture, context and heart language. There is an urgent need for mentoring and mobilizing a new generation of Apostolic women with confidence and competence to equip tri-generational leaders to finish the task of the Great Commission. The coming of our Lord is imminent so “everyone must reach someone.” Many nations persecute Christians hence planting below the radar small groups of 2 or 3 provide, safety, security and abundant fruitfulness. They are flexible, free and reproducible.
The Father is restructuring His church from being hearers of the Word to doers of His will. James 1:22
Global Summits orchestrated by Starfish Alliance
Leveraging House Churches in November 2009, Delhi. Global Marketplace Summit held in February 2011, Bangalore. Global Summit for the Sons of Ishmael in October 2011, Hyderabad. Summit for Buddhist Background Believers in August 2012, Chiangmai, Thailand. Delegates from around 50 nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and from Myanmar to Mongolia have already participated in these Summits. The concept of organic house groups as the platform for reaching all nations, tongues and tribes, is now being viralized in many countries, and CPMs are starting everywhere. It is now crucial that competent coaches are equipped in numbers innumerable with the cutting edge biblical concepts, insights, skills and best practices, to build up an unstoppable Disciple Making momentum with special focus on women.
WELCOME - Women, Men and Youth leaders There are direct flights from New York, Newark USA, London UK, Europe and many Middle East and South Asian countries to Hyderabad, India. So come or sponsor someone and have a spiritual feast in warm and sunny Hyderabad. Registration fee includes food and simple accommodation for 10/40 Window candidates for six days is only $120 per person while for others from the West, it is $300 DATES: 11th—16th FEBRUARY 2013
THE CHALLENGE—GO AND CHANGE YOUR WORLD
For centuries, the worldwide church has been dominated by men resulting in a dysfunctional church that lost its mandate to fulfill the Great Commission, to go and make disciples of all nations, tongues and tribes. God the Father is once again pouring out His Spirit on all flesh, especially women, thus restoring the original gender-neutral New Testament form and function of the Body of Christ. Affinity groups are now sprouting up everywhere and the Lord is adding tens of thousands of new believers daily, flocking in homes, offices, market place, schools, hospitals, banks, clubs, beauty parlors and coffee houses to eat, meet, gossip the gospel and multiply.
There is an urgent need for teachers who pass on information and insights, coaches to pass on skills, mentors and spiritual fathers and mothers to impart vision and character to turn these new believers into dynamic disciples who can go and turn their world upside down. The time for status quo is over. Come and share how the Lord is transforming your nation.
What’s happening in China right now is downright frightening. In the past few days, the following startling developments have come to light:
• China’s air force just staged its largest-ever drill. The exercise involved more than 100 pilots engaging in dog fights and electronic warfare.
• Beijing has banned U.S. regulators from auditing nine Chinese companies, putting all American companies that do business in China at great risk.
• And amid out-of-control corruption scandals, China’s new leadership is attempting to reinvent its global image, but intelligence suggests there is unlikely to be any substantive reform.
• Clearly, there is a growing mistrust between the United States and China as tensions continue to escalate.
The special intelligence panel was led by Gen. Michael Hayden and Gov. Jon Huntsman, a former U.S. ambassador to China. Both agree the level of corruption in China is a deep and endemic problem that could have a major economic impact on America.
Hayden: “I stand back in awe about the Chinese espionage efforts against the United States.”
Huntsman: “They have manipulated their currency. There is no doubt about that.”
During the LIGNET briefing, the panel also addressed:
1. The implications surrounding China's erratic changes in leadership
2. China's "unprecedented" skill at economic espionage
3. How some Americans are being tricked into investing in fraudulent Chinese companies
4. Why the U.S. had better keep a "close eye" on the Chinese military
5. How China plans to "stride the world" and surpass the U.S. as the global economic superpower
6. The impact of China's sudden military expansion and cyber-warfare capabilities
7. The possibility China will move to seize control of the South China Sea and why
8. The impact of China's worldwide currency manipulation
9. The immense investment opportunities in China
10. Why China's access to raw materials is a major issue
What transpires between the U.S. and China could have dire consequences for America and unimaginable economic implications.
Please keep China, its growing Christian movement in the tens of millions, and its relationship with the USA in your prayers. Pray for a strong friendship between these two leading countries and that conflict will be averted.
From the American Center for Law and Justice http://aclj.org/iran/pastor-nadarkhani-what-prayers-did-for-me
Christian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani recently spoke at an international human rights conference in London about his imprisonment in Iran for his faith.
He thanked everyone who prayed for him and his family as he faced execution for apostasy before he was finally released in September of this year.
The Christian Post reports:
"It is the opportunity for me to share about what the Lord did for me and to thank you because you supported me by your prayers, you supported my family in a very difficult time," Nadarkhani, 35, told those in attendance at the persecution watchdog group Christian Solidarity Worldwide's National Conference in London in early November.
"My prayer is I ask the Lord to bless you for what you did for me as a small member of the Body of Christ. Today my presence here is the will of God and the result of what your prayers did for me," Nadarkhani added…”
Pastor Youcef was released after an immense international push for his freedom. For more than a year, hundreds of thousands of ACLJ members signed petitions demanding his freedom, ACLJ attorneys worked daily with U.S. and international leaders to increase international pressure on Iran for his release, and the ACLJ’s Tweet for Youcef (http://aclj.org/nadarkhani) campaign reached millions daily with updates about his case.
While Pastor Youcef is now free, his Iranian attorney has been imprisoned for more than two months. Iran imprisoned Mohammad Ali Dadkhah for defending people like Pastor Youcef - those persecuted by the Iranian government. Our Tweet for Youcef campaign continues to reach more than 2 million Twitter accounts each day with updates about Pastor Youcef’s attorney.
As ACLJ International Legal Director Tiffany Barrans told the Christian Post, “As the world awakened to the realities of religious persecution in Iran when the masses fought for Pastor Youcef's freedom, we must now shift our attention to defend those who defend the persecuted.”
Thanks for your prayers for Pastor Youcef and please add your voice to the thousands who are calling for Iran to immediately release Pastor Youcef’s attorney here. (http://aclj.org/nadarkhani)
Greetings from Bundaberg city where we first established the vision for the 'House of Prayer.' In February 4th 2005 I met with the Mayor of this city and shared with her the vision to establish a 'Prayer Ministry' which will endeavour to unite the five Melanesian nations (Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Caledonia) and two western nations (Australia & New Zealand). In July 14th, 2005, the late Bishop of the South Sea Evangelical Church, Rev. Bishop Festus Suruma of the Solomon Islands with a team of 40 islanders engaged in the 'Ground breaking Ceremony' at the South Sea Islanders Complex on Johnston street in Bundaberg. In July 14th, 2006, Mayor Cr Kay McDuff and the late Bishop of the South Sea Evangelical Church officially launched the 'Bundaberg City House of Prayer.' Prayer meetings were held everyday from Monday to Friday in the morning at 5 am and Tuesday & Friday at 7 pm for the last 6 years by intercessor teams from Australia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. Four nations have been united with hundreds of intercessors connected with this 'Prayer Hub' called, 'Bundaberg City House of Prayer' and many denominations and missions agencies have become partners with this 'House of Prayer Vision.'
In the last six months of 2012, rich mission partnerships have been established and consolidated with churches and intercessors from Fiji and New Zealand. We have also established new connections with some world bodies in the whole area of prayer movements since May this year when we were invited to join the second 'World Prayer Assembly' held in Jakarta attended by some nine thousand delegates from around the world. The launching of the 'SECOND WAVE' on the 17th May at the national stadium in Jakarta which attracted 120,000 Christians has given us further boosts and mandated us to stay focus on the three aspects of this New Wave which are: Prayer, Worship and Mission. We are challenged to encourage the three generations of Children, Youth and Adults to have an equal engagement in the platforms of Prayer, Worship and Missions. We are looking forward to greater mission prayer partnerships with our two island nations, Fiji & New Zealand and the world bodies in this coming year 2013.
THE HOUSE OF PRAYER MINISTRY REFOCUS...
At our 5th Anniversary in July 14th, 2011, I shared a brief revised vision of the BCHOP which God gave Jezriel Graham and me. We were trapped in Egypt for almost three weeks when all our personal belongings were stolen in September 2009. We spent hours in our bedroom praying, crying and reading the scriptures trying to encourage ourselves in our helpless situation. God spoke very powerfully to us both from Zechariah 4 about the Gold Lampstand with 7 lights with its 7 channels. The whole chapter came to live, and we were challenged to develop a 'SEVENFOLD MINISTRY CHANNELS' namely:
-Channel One… House of Prayer Ministry
-Channel Two… Evangelism & Missions
-Channel Three… Awakening the Nations
-Channel Four… Administrations & Business
-Channel Five… Education & Training
-Channel Six… Building God’s Community (Church Plant)
-Channel Seven… God’s Channel
In the last 6 years of our operations, little did we realize that we have already done some work in the areas of Channels 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7. We have prayed consistently everyday for the last 6 years. We have led and organized evangelism and missions events locally, regionally and internationally. We have co-sponsored 3 annual “Awakening the Nations” events in three different nations. Our next one will be in Papua New Guinea in November 2013. We have trained 4 young men with Global Evangelism Training in the Kuala Lumpa. We are currently looking at sending several more of our young people in Melanesia to do “Student Mission Mobilizer Internship” with Student Volunteer Mission Training in Thailand next year. These were the things God Himself have accomplished in the last five years of our first phase.
In this second phase of development in the “International House of Prayer – Linking the Islands”, our focus will be on “Administrations & Business” and “Building God’s Community” to stand behind this vision. Of course, Prayer, Worship & Mission will become the life-blood of this vision of the IHOP on the Sunshine Coast.
Under the House of Prayer Channel One, we are also going to encourage and establish 'National Houses of Prayer' in the island nations. Our first one of these national Houses of Prayer will be launched in Honiara, Solomon Islands in July 10th - 14th, 2013. We believe that it is important to call our island nations to be united under the banner of the 'National House of Prayer' which will give us a strong Kingdom Base for the recruitment of the intercessor teams to come and help us man our International Base here in Australia.
Please stay in touch with us in this second phase of the developments of the vision of the HOUSE OF PRAYER in the region of the Great Southland of the Holy Spirit. God will work powerfully in transforming lives, families and nations. The 'New Wave of God's Glory' is breaking all around us. The challenge is for us to ride on the crest of God's wave TOGETHER in 'Prayer, Worship & Mission' giving equal opportunities to our Children, Youth and Adults as prophesied in Joel 2:28. The greatest days of the Church of God is just before us. Come join us for Prayer, Worship and Mission at our Buderim Base. We will advise you when we start.
The aim of the Conference is to bring together the people of God, the holy priesthood, intercessors, worshipers - the five ministries - which led by the Holy Spirit, the release Brado Lion of Judah in the Church and in the areas of influence of society, the word prophetic for every season we pursue the revolutionary revival of the kingdom of God in Brazil and nations.
Our vision is to inspire and enable prophetically seeds of life, from strategic places in this generation and the next, redeeming the land and releasing the skies amid a revival revolutionary watered by worship, prophetic intercession in compassion for the great harvest.