Children’s version
TAKE FIVE.pdf
Global Day of Prayer
www.globaldayofprayer.org
The theme of this international assembly of on-fire Millennials and youth along with those from other generations will be- “Receiving the Moravian Lampstand: Prayer + Missions.” The organizers are envisioning to bring together a projected estimate of 4,000 youth and young adult leaders for a 3-day destiny-engaging convergence which will be held at the ICC-MGK in North Jakarta, and an estimated 10,000 for the Solemn Assembly which will be held at the Stadium Area in Senayan.
Like the first global gathering in Korea, we believe that this will awaken the young “Davids” to fight against their generation’s “Goliaths,” and against the injustices in the nations. It will provoke them to wake up and do something. And we believe that the greatest injustice today remains to be this: that JESUS is not worshipped in the nations. We know that only Jesus can bring true justice. So, the UPRISING will not just be a call for the youth to gather in prayer, but it will be a call to battle from a place of extravagant worship and united prayer as we launch a global generation to a global harvest, all unto the hastening of the return of the Desired of nations: Jesus Christ!
We will also be locking arms with Indonesia as she is being released to her destiny at this hour. We will join her in contending for the ancient doors to open up, as we believe that it will be the key for the other ancient gates in the nations to open too, toward taking the gospel back to Jerusalem, and preparing the church to welcome the King of glory (Psalm 24:7-10)!
The Moravians once cried, “may the Lamb who was slain receive the due reward of His suffering.” In the spirit of the Moravians, we long to see the Church prepared for His coming again. It is our prayer that this gathering in Indonesia in January will be catalytic in awakening a generation in the nations to have a deep longing for Jesus’ return, and thus, align their lives unto that.
God is releasing a new wave of the Jesus Movement, of the Azusa Street Revival, of the Wales Revival, of the Moravian Revival on steroids… another great awakening is being sparked! This is the Psalm 24 generation that God has been waiting for. We hope you can join us in catalyzing these waves of youth-led global prayer and mission movements at the UPRISING, and together, let us labor for the Lamb to receive His inheritance in the nations.
Here is the latest video about the Global UPR which we would appreciate your sharing with your various networks and constituencies, especially the younger generation, encouraging them to take part in this life-changing, world-impacting gathering; all are welcomed to take part. UPRising promo video --https://youtu.be/3xrEl4UdsTE.
Preview YouTube video World Generation Gathering: Global UPR 2019 Indonesia
More Info and Register HERE
Expecting 500,000, Ages 15-35. They want to keep the attendance down since the country itself is only 2 million.....But in the past they have far exceeded 1-2 million. It was begun by Pope John II in 1984. He imagined the youth encountering Christ, being introduced to Christ, and and learning from Christ how to be "bearers of the Gospel".
The Jesus Film will be represented during the conference as a tool for sharing the Gospel.
History
Perspective:
An outside glance of an international World Youth Day would spark a bystander’s curiosity as massive crowds of young people flood the city streets. Some might cringe at the thought of those words, wondering what delinquency is in store, but to witness this gathering would end those fears. The happenstance observer would witness not angst and malice, but smiles and joy, singing and dancing young people, culture upon culture and nation upon nation, proudly holding their flags high (or wearing them), greeting one another in peace, trading their tokens, humbly realizing how small they are in a world of people, and strengthened to witness so many who share their convictions. How did it all begin?
Beginnings:
In 1984 at the close of the Holy Year of Redemption, over 300,000 young people from around the world responded to the invitation of His Holiness John Paul II for an International Jubilee of youth on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s square. Looking out to the crowds who answered his invitation he said, “What a fantastic spectacle is presented on this stage by your gathering here today! Who claimed that today’s youth has lost their sense of values? Is it really true that they cannot be counted on?” It was at this gathering that the Holy Father entrusted to the youth what is now known as the World Youth Day Cross, to be carried throughout the world as a symbol of the love of Christ for humanity.
First WYD:
The following Palm Sunday, coinciding with the United Nation’s International Year of the Youth, Our Holy Father took the opportunity to welcome the youth of the world to Rome again. Later, announcing the institution of World Youth Day on December 20, 1985, and the first official WYD was held in 1986.
International WYDs:
The following year brought about a new tradition when the second event and first international WYD took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Every Palm Sunday has since been designated as a World Youth Day, alternately celebrated at the diocesan and international levels. There have been 12 International World Youth Day celebrations, where the youth continue to answer the invitation of the Holy Father in staggering numbers and carry home the message received there to be Christ’s light to the world. While these events are organized by the clergy and laity of the Catholic Church, youth of all faiths are invited to attend and encounter Christ, making this gathering truly universal.
Reflection:
In Toronto, the last International WYD in which JPII was present he told the 800,000 gathered with him at the vigil, “When, back in 1985, I wanted to start the World Youth Days… I imagined a powerful moment in which the young people of the world could meet Christ, who is eternally young, and could learn from him how to be bearers of the Gospel to other young people. This evening, together with you, I praise God and give thanks to him for the gift bestowed on the Church through the World Youth Days. Millions of young people have taken part, and as a result have become better and more committed Christian witnesses.”
John Paul II left a legacy for the youth in his institution of World Youth Day, which Pope Benedict XVI has faithfully continued, carrying on the hope of His predecessor for the youth of the world, inviting them and commissioning them as Christ’s disciples to be faithful living witnesses.
More: http://worldyouthday.com/
Let’s pray for this huge gathering of young Catholics that they may encounter Jesus Christ Himself through what happens there and for the Jesus Film team that will be reaching out to them.
UPRISING Global: Jakarta, Indonesia - January 23-26, 2019 (WYPA)
http://unitedprayerrising.com
World Generation
Jakarta, Indonesia, January 23-26, 2019
Please pray for and consider taking part in this world youth prayer assembly in January. Here is a video and details to register. You will want to forward this to younger generation believers but anyone is welcome.
GO 2020 is a global vision to activate the whole Body of Christ – millions of individual believers, churches and large global ministries - to pray and share the Gospel all over the world in a joint effort of evangelism during the month of May 2020.
THE CALLING
“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.” Mt 9:37
The Great Commission is not an “optional assignment” for the Church. Yet 93% of church members never share the Gospel with others. GO 2020 aims to turn those numbers upside down … to pursue the following:
VISION
To activate and train every Christian believer, everywhere to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through a unique partnership effort involving many different denominations and parachurch organizations, this massive moment is meant to train and inspire every believer to live a lifestyle of evangelism.
GOALS
Mobilize 100 million Christians to share the Gospel during May 2020.
Reach 1 billion people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
1 million new churches, faith communities and small groups.
Disciple 20 million new believers and integrate them into existing and new churches.
HOW?
Through a strategic partnership network built over nearly a decade, GO 2020:
Encourages ordinary believers to share the Gospel through personal conversation and to demonstrate God’s love through prayer, caring, and sharing in numerous different ways.
Equips Churches with training and materials in evangelism, discipleship and church planting (see Resources).
Promotes Kingdom partnership as churches, denominations and ministries from many different backgrounds work together to reach the world (see Partner).
Invites every church to be part of a church planting initiative during the year 2020. Every church is planting a church – together we can establish 1 million new faith communities.
Makes the Gospel visible through thousands of “Jesus Celebrations”, GO 2020 Events, March for Jesus and more.
GO 2020 is a special edition of Global Outreach Day, which has been taking place every last Saturday of May since 2012. On this day, every year, believers worldwide have stepped out together in faith to share the Good News.
25 million believers have already participated in Global Outreach Day. To see what God has done, view Global Outreach Day testimonies.
«Every believer is a witness and a disciple maker – Every church is planting new churches»
More at:https://www.go2020.world/explained
Prayer Points Suggested for GO-2020:
- Pray that as the call to GO-2020 goes out, every believer wakes up to fully seek first God’s Kingdom and His righteousness, realizing the time is short. (Rom. 13:11-14; Luke 19:13; Psalm 90:12)
- Pray that every follower of Jesus is BEING a disciple who fully follows Jesus in loving God, loving others and making disciples that make disciples. (Acts 1:8; Matt. 22:37; Prov. 11:30; Matt. 28:18-20)
- Pray that believers see the hearts of those the Holy Spirit has prepared to hear and that they share in a way that can be understood and responded to. (John 4:36; John 6:44; 2 Tim. 4:2)
- Pray for every people group with little gospel witness to be adopted for prayer and outreach then engaged with a Kingdom multiplication strategy, so that there will be no place left without gospel witness in every tongue, tribe and nation. Currently ¼ to 1/3 of the world has little to no gospel witness (Unreached people groups) and 401 people groups over 500,000 in population have less than .1% Christians among them (these represent 88% of the remaining task. (Matt. 9:37-38; 2 Cor. 10:16; 2 Peter 3:9; Rev. 7:9)
- Pray for access to the entire Word of God in every language since at present only 7% of the world’s languages have a full Bible and only 1 in 5 Bible Translation Projects focus on translating the Old Testament. (Matt. 9:37-38; Heb. 4:12; Rom. 10:17-21)
- Pray for the Body of Christ to recognize our call to see His Kingdom coming and His will being done (not building our own kingdoms) and that we work together in the unity of the Spirit keeping the bond of peace for His glory among the nations. (Matt. 6:10; Eph. 4:3; Matt. 12:22-26)
Kids on Mission
30 Nov 2018
“Kids on Mission” is an 18-page resource
handbook put together for the
Global Children in Prayer Consultation
held in India in 2008.It is written from
a Western (Australian) viewpoint, based
on our own experiences of traveling with
children and teenagers for many years
now in many nations.
Children’s Prayer Network
Seek my Face - How to spend an hour in prayer
30 Nov 2018
Why Children Cry?
30 Nov 2018
It is normal for children to cry in the presence of the Holy Spirit. There seem to be different reasons for the tears and it is important to attempt to discern the reason before taking any action which might quench the Spirit.
I know it is often hard for adults to watch a child cry, for no “apparent” reason, but in my experience the pain – if they indeed feel any - seems quite irrelevant to the child when it is all over. The common result is immense joy because they have been in the presence of God.
What to do when a child cries
My first action is to do nothing. I wait and I watch for a while. I ask the Lord for discernment. If I feel He shows me what it is I then act accordingly. In every case I tread carefully. I do not immediately offer words of comfort, or the handkerchief. These could stop the work of the Holy Spirit if ministered too soon. Sometimes I will lay a hand gently on the child or ask another child to do that, or a few children – but never a crowd. I find it’s best to keep the supporting group small. Others can pray from a distance.
At some point, but not too soon, if the Lord hasn’t given any discernment, it is appropriate to ask the child if they know why they are crying. If they do not know, then the most likely reason is that it is intercession.
When it’s intercession
If a child does not know why he or she is crying, the answer usually is that it is some form of intercession. Sometimes the child knows, but not always. They will not be worried about that, so there is no need to pressure them for an answer. They will be happy to have experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit. They need to be reassured however that the Lord has used them powerfully for whatever reason He had. Tears of intercession can come in waves. Sometimes a wave of tears can be followed by a wave of joy, even laughing, before another wave of crying comes again.
Tears of Healing
Sometimes when hurting or abused children come into the presence of the Lord they will cry at the touch of His power and it will bring healing. Again, sometimes children don’t realise healing is taking place and will simply be experiencing God’s love while they are crying. The child can look to be in such pain, but be experiencing nothing but joy and love inside.
Tears of Repentance
One work of the Holy Spirit is to convict of sin, and He does not make children an exception. If they are crying tears of repentance they will know it. When the work is done and the sin confessed, there is a sense that the tears have washed them clean.
Tears in a Vision
Sometimes a child will begin to cry when they are experiencing a vision from the Lord. It would be most important in this case not to interfere with what the Lord is saying to this child through the vision or experience they are having.
When it’s just His presence
Some children cry for no other reason than the Lord is present. These children are sensitive to the Spirit and need to be encouraged that they may feel God’s heart more often and more easily than some others.
How long should the crying last?
Be prepared for the crying to last for a long time. Be assured it is not harmful. There have been rare occasions when I have asked the Lord to bring an end to the crying, and I have prayed for His peace to come, but I do not do this lightly. I must feel sure it is the right thing to do. Times I remember that I prayed for the crying to stop were that I felt the child was being affected physically, perhaps hyperventilating or looking exhausted and perhaps overly distressed. Sometimes the crying lasts just minutes, but I have seen children cry for over an hour. If the crying is intercession it is important not to stop the crying until there is a sense that the job is done, or at least that child’s part in it.
Why is the crying sometimes “catching”?
When a child is crying tears of intercession, it is quite common for supporting children to start crying also. I believe this is the Lord simply allowing them to share the burden which has been placed on the first child. If the tears are for healing, supporting children can pick up the pain of the child who is being healed, and therefore their tears are intercession for that person.
When crying is followed by laughing this too can be infectious, and it can genuinely be Holy Spirit laughter. However, laughing is more likely to be “flesh” or become flesh, than crying, so discernment may be needed when this occurs. After all it is funny to see someone laugh! Care needs to be taken not to be harsh with children over this and risk spoiling the work of the Spirit which has taken place. If laughter is discerned to have become the flesh, then to distract and move on to some other form of prayer or worship may be appropriate action.
Summary
Children do cry in the presence of God. There is no cause for concern. It may look emotional, but it is Spiritual and they actually enjoy it. It is an experience they do not forget, and one which whets their appetite for more, more power, more tears, more of the Lord.
Jane Mackie
National Coordinator
Children’s Prayer Network, Australia
The Global Day of Prayer is a call to united prayer. The 10 Days preceding the Global Day of Prayer creates an excellent opportunity to unite in prayer with millions around the globe, based on Acts 1 + 2. The 10 Days helps us to gradually build a lifestyle of prayer in our communities, as well as to focus our prayers much wider than our personal and national needs as we pray with millions during this time.
10 Days provides an excellent opportunity to involve youth and children. Do include them in your planning and make sure that they have a prayer responsibility during the 10 Days, be it in a creative prayer room focussed on youth or children or in an integrated prayer room.
The 10 Day Prayer Guide is merely a guideline and may be adapted to your specific needs and prayer focus. The resources below will assist you in saturating your nation and the nations of the world in prayer as we cry out to God with millions for the His glory to fill the whole earth and for the fulfilment of His promises.