“ From a very reliable source, we received the following message. Please join us in Prayer for our brothers and sisters in Syria. We've all seen and heard about the uprisings in the Arab world. The Middle East is heating up for better or for worse. We talk about fighting for democracy, desiring to see all ethnic groups obtain it, and even children seek some type of democracy of their own. It takes a huge amount of hatred and ignorance for anyone to refuse such democracy, and yet in the mind of fundamentalists and extremists, there is no room for it. This is the struggle of Christians in the Middle East, especially those living in Syria.
The last few months have been some of the hardest times for Christians in Syria, in the fight against corruption. They have united together to support the call to change. Things began to heat up in the streets, and the effort to fight corruption turned into power struggles, where sects in Islam are fighting each other, trying to take control, forcing their beliefs on one another.
Many slogans have been heard throughout the revolution. One in particular goes something like this, “Take the Christian man to the grave and their women to bed.” Hearing hundreds of men in the streets, chanting against Christians, has brought fear into their lives. Fear for the safety of their women and young children. It has come down to a battle for existence, all because of what they believe. Many stories of Christians being attacked and killed, woman being kidnapped and raped, are being heard throughout Syria. All in the name of Islam and of “Democracy!!”
Please Pray:
• For an end to the blood shed and that any change of government will lead to greater freedom for the people of Syria.
• That the rights of Christians and other religious minorities will be protected
• That the church will have strength to stand firm and bring the light of Christ to their nation.”
Please pray for the resolution of Burma’s (Myanmar’s) ongoing ethnic conflicts even as there has been some improvement of the political situation in the nation with the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other pro-democracy activists from house arrest and imprisonment. Pray for effective talks and actual, enduring ceasefires between the Burmese government and various tribal groups.
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SUMMARY: A group of about 200 al-Qaeda terrorists has taken control of Rada, a city just 130 kilometers south of Yemen's capital. Opposition leaders have accused President Saleh of allowing al-Qaeda to advance in order to convince the public that he should remain in office. Saleh is supposed to step down in February.
“Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (a terrorist group affiliated with al-Qaeda) seized the Yemeni city of Rada on January 16, 2012. Though the militants have controlled a number of towns in the south, this is the closest they have come to the capital of Sana'a. According to "The Australian," "Many sleeper cells of the terror network are thought to be located" in this area.
According to ABC News, "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula now controls seven population centers in Southern Yemen."
PRAY FOR:
• Ask the Lord to raise up leaders who will govern with integrity and in the fear of the Lord. (The Bible, Daniel 2:21)
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to be defeated. Pray for the salvation of leaders and members. (The Bible, 1 Timothy 2:1-4)
• The people of Yemen to be set free from the bondage of Islam. Pray for the Lord to open their hearts and minds so they will know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. (The Bible, II Corinthians 4:3,4)
• This time of unrest to become an open door for the Gospel. Pray for Yemenis to be receptive to the Good News of Jesus Christ. (The Bible, Roman 1:16)
The Kingdom of God to come to Yemen with miracles, signs, wonders, dreams, and visions. (The Bible, Acts 2:17)”
Seek God for the City is designed to empower entire churches and even citywide movements to unite their prayers for a special 40-day season. Now the children’s companion guide is available—providing a way to equip children to pray along with each other and their families. The kids’ version of Seek God for the City 2012 is available as a free downloadable PDF file. You have permission to photocopy all that you need. Find it online at www.waymakers.org/childrens-guide.html.
Check out the new pages on our website. www.waymakers.org/childrens-guide.html. You’ll see a short helpful video by Trudy Landis, the author of the kids’ prayers. There are other practical ideas for Sunday School teachers and parents to help young minds learn to express prayers of hope for their community.
Steve Hawthorne, Director
WayMakers
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Please keep praying for the WPA! Your prayer support will be all-important to the planning of this event which is intended to be a “new paradigm” for an international congress—carried out Acts 13-style—incorporating listening to God, united prayer, and strategic implementation of world-impacting action that proceeds out of that encounter with the Lord and one another.
Please pray that those from every nation God is calling to take part in Jakarta will be able to be with us and for that the resources for them and the Assembly itself will flow in abundance.
It is amazing to think that this time last week thousands of us were gathered together at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City lifting up the name of Jesus. The unity, love, faith, passion and power that everyone walked in was awesome! Thank you again. We will never be the same. Since last Thursday, testimonies of how lives were shifted and hearts transformed have been pouring in. We are so thankful.
A PROPHECY ABOUT COMING RAIN:
The week before TheCRY, we had 2 prophecies given to us saying that there would be rain after TheCRY Hollywood and that this would be a sign that God had heard the prayers and that the land was being cleansed. When we opened the curtains on Friday morning we were greeted with, you guessed it, rain! Our team could not remember a day since January that it rained like this. Shortly there after reports came of flash flood warnings in the area as well. It seems God was giving tangible sign that He had heard our prayers. And should we be surprised, He promised He would (Mt. 18:19), and we are so full of faith as we look to the next months and years to watch the answers to prayer unfold!
Please join us in continuing to keep Hollywood and this sphere in prayer. Prayer really does change everything. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? We will be sure to keep you posted on upcoming events that carry the spirit and DNA of TheCRY Hollywood. This was not a moment, it was a movement.
When people think about prayer, they often think about going into a room with a solemn atmosphere so as not to disturb anything. But now in this era, people are catching the vision of GOD about transformation—that His kingdom has to be established in every place, not only in the church building but also in the market place where so there is much darkness at work. God’s people have to bring the light and drive the darkness away.
In the 18th February 2012, more than 5000 people gathered at Jakarta’s Gelora Bung Karno National Stadium. They came from various age groups and walked hand in hand around the stadium, winning an award by Indonesia’s Record Museum (MURI) for this event. I am very proud of our youth fellows that stood forward with all the risk. They made history by destroying the spirit of tradition and the religious spirit. Yes, now it’s time for God’s people to boldly shine forth.
I also respect and salute the church leaders who came and became father figures for many next-generation leaders. This event has caused a spiritual wave that will flow into the bigger wave that will occur on 17 May 2012 at the World Prayer Assembly. On that day, 100,000 people will gather in the same national stadium linked by live TV together with another 300 cities in Indonesia. Forty days before the WPA2012, we will have fasting and prayer from April 4 to May 13. We will have 300 intercessors praying everyday for 12 hours in Jakarta.
According to our history, there has never been such a wave of the prayer movement that has connected hundreds of cities. We do not see physical changes yet, but we feel the separation walls among churches, in the culture, and between generations are now being destroyed. All this is happening because of God’s will and His people’s willingness to be used as instruments of peace. Humility and willingness are the keys to enter the next wave of God.
There will be 280 cities that are planning to hold city-wide prayer on May 17. It is likely there will be more than 300 cities, even up to 400 cities, taking part and praying together for Indonesia and our world. This has never happened before! It’s really God!
May our nation be covered by a canopy of prayer to fulfill Habakkuk 2:14 as the other nations join in as well.
We hope that all who read this can join with us in prayer and fasting, also mobilizing others to pray with you. A Word Concerning the World Prayer Assembly from the Pacific-2012 The Year of the Breakthrough!
Here is the key word for 2012 from the Lord, through the young prophet Son of the Mountains. The Lord has declared 2012 to be the ‘Year of the Breakthrough’ for His people all over the world. The Background story is the Breakthrough the Lord provided for King David and for Israel against the Philistines at Baal Perazim. The Key to God’s Breakthrough for King David and for us today is total obedience to the voice of God. I am so excited about this word and I know 2012 will be a year unlike no other.
For the Global Church, our breakthrough will come from the World Prayer Assembly (WPA) in Indonesia in May 2012. I will write another report on this later on. The last WPA in Seoul, South Korea in 1984 birthed many movements in the world including the Deep Sea Canoe Vision and Movement from the Pacific. Just as the Breakthrough in Baal Perazim opened the way for David to bring the Ark of the Covenant/Shekinah glory into Jerusalem, the WPA in Indonesia in May will be the ‘Breakthrough’ for the glory of God to return to Jerusalem in 2017, according to the Deep Sea Canoe Vision, for the glory of the Lord to cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.
All glory, honour and praise to God alone, the Lord of the Breakthroughs!
20th February till 30th March 2012—please lift up these strategic prayer concerns to the Lord for this embattled land.
Pray for the 40-day Campaign itself that it will be an instrument of motivating churches to pray for strategic issues as well as unleash a united prayer. Pray that more and more pastors will come to the understanding that their churches are to become “Houses of Prayer” if they want to see a true revival in the nation.
Pray that the Church will understand its responsibility as a Watchman and start praying fervently for spiritual and physical issues that are confronting the Church and the country as whole.
Pray for unity among Christians/church leaders and churches and that the long-standing denominational barriers should be removed.
Pray for the Prayer Movement in Pakistan which is in its initial stages that the Lord will strengthen and it will develop into a sustainable growing movement engulfing the churches in it. The church leadership would understand its importance and become more and more a part of it. Pray that the Pakistani church will understand the power of cooperate prayers and churches will move into a culture of prayer. Pray for a national wide awaking and revival of the church in Pakistan.
Pray for the Senate Elections in coming March, for the first time four minority senators will be elected. Please pray that a maximum of Christian senators would be elected. Please also pray for the Senate elections on the whole that honest people with integrity would be elected and that God will bring such people into the senate who will be favorable to the Gospel and His people.
Pray that the political turmoil of Pakistan would soon end and the country would continue on a path of democracy and freedom. Pray that the internal and external issues of security would be settled.
Pray for abolition or repeal of all discriminatory laws in Pakistan, especially the blasphemy laws (295 B and C). This law feeds into the prevailing extremism. Pray that this stronghold would be brought down and that the Lord will intervene into the fabric of the society to open the minds of the people who believe this law was a divine law. Pray that the Lord will protect Christians and a Muslim brother who are working to abolish this law, which includes Church, civil society leaders, and politicians. Pray for the Christian brothers and sister who are in prison, facing trials falsely accused under this law. Pray that the Lord would give the government sincerity at heart and wisdom to deal with the issue of changing or repelling this law.
Pray that the government will take sincere measures to curb the rising extremism and radicalization; pray that the strong holds of terrorism in the country will be destroyed. Pray for peace and security in the country and the region. Pray for terrorists to come into peace with the Lord and turn away from their plans of destruction. Pray that their plans of terrorism, suicide attacks, and bombing would be exposed and foiled. Pray that the armed forces and law enforcement agencies fighting against these terrorists would have protection from the Lord and there would be minimum causalities in this war against terrorism.
Pray that the Lord will give supernatural favor to the moderate people of the society so that they can socially, politically raise a voice and an effort to fight this menace of extremism. Pray that the National and local media would stop portraying terrorists, extremists as heroes and avoid such news and stories that gives support to extremism and radicalization.
Pray for different types of shortages that are occurring in Pakistan: water, electricity, natural gas, food commodities like, cooking oil, sugar etc. Pray that the government will take sincere measures to resolve these issues which are making the everyday life of a common man miserable.
Pray that Pakistani church will be especially focusing prayer against corruption and lawlessness that is prevalent in every tier of the society especially the government. Pray that the common man in Pakistan will get justice as injustice in the society is becoming a reason for extremism. Pray that the government will bring their own house in order, and take sincere measures against corruption and lawlessness.