Dear Prayer and Ministry Leader,

You are invited to an assembly of national prayer, denominational, and kingdom network leaders from across the nation. America is at a historic crossroads with growing threats within and without. It is a tumultuous election year and an absolutely pivotal time in our history. A dysfunctional and divided government has become increasingly ineffectual in dealing with our growing national problems, including a $19 trillion debt hanging over our heads. In addition, our society is becoming progressively more apathetic and cold to the things of God. Surely, we need a new Great Awakening to turn America around. 

A critical component in this pursuit of awakening is the coming together of both America’s prayer and denominational movements to seek His face. We need to join forces, praying with one heart and mind for a fresh, massive outpouring of His Spirit that will bring revival and transformation to the United States of America.

It is time to gather ministry leaders for two days of concentrated intercession, listening, and sharing what God is saying to us. As in the National Prayer Assembly of October 2014, we will have brief reports from experts on the critical issues facing the nation. Our approach will be to pray at least twice as much as we talk. Earlier assembly participants felt this was the right balance, so we will endeavor once again to let the Spirit of the Lord reveal, inspire, and pray out His heart concerns through us for our nation.

Listed below are some of the issues for our prayer focus at the NPA.

Please note that the NPA is by invitation only, so please only forward this invitation to others who serve as leaders or coordinators of prayer ministries, national or denominational ministries, or kingdom networks.

We look forward to your being with us for this crucial time of encountering the Lord together on behalf of our beloved country.

Every blessing in Christ,

Dave Butts (National Prayer Committee)

Rickie Bradshaw (Pray Houston)

Pierre Bynum (Family Research Council)

Paul Cedar (Mission America Coalition)

Lisa Crump (National Day of Prayer)

Kay Horner (Awakening America Alliance)

Dave Kubal (Intercessors for America)

Daniel Lim and Doug Conder (International House of Prayer)

John Robb (International Prayer Connect)

Prayer Assembly Participant Details:

 Schedule:

• 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, October 27, 2016
• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, October 28, 2016

Registration fee:  $120 per person. You must register each person individually. The fee will include beverage service throughout, lunch on Friday, and our meeting space overlooking Washington, D.C. We are encouraging both prayer and fasting as part of the Assembly if you are able to do that for the first day of this gathering. In addition, a 40-day call to prayer with fasting up to the election will be in progress having begun on September 30. 

To Register:  https://intre.org/?297

Venue: Sheraton Pentagon City,  Arlington, VA

• Reagan National Airport (DCA) is nearest airport.
• Shuttle service is provided to hotel.       
• Special conference rate is $179/night per room (for twin sharing if desired) 

To reserve your hotel accommodations please click here:

https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/events/start.action?id=1603180291&key=101F35BB

For other questions about logistics, please contact Lisa Crump with the National Day of Prayer Task Force via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Preliminary Prayer Emphases for the NPA:

• Repentance for-

    Corporate sins of America

   Sins within the Church and Society

• Reconciliation and healing of-

   Leadership division

   Racial division

   Restorative justice

• Restoration of-

   Spiritual revival and morality within the church

   Truth in media

   Morality in arts and entertainment

   Integrity and blessing in marketplace

   Protection for marriage and the family–an institution under assault

   Truth and protection in educational institutions

     Sanctity of human life and protection of the unborn

• Reaching and evangelizing the lost

   Prayer-care-share lifestyles among Jesus followers

   Provision and mobilization of missionaries 

• Government and the national election

    Religious freedom

   Court decisions

    Legislative actions 

• Prayer movement

   Unity

   Strength

   Mobilization

   Engagement

• Next generation

    Children

   Youth

   Emerging Leaders

• False religion and the occult invasion

• National security issues

   Military forces

   Law enforcement

   Homeland security 

   Radical Islam and ISIS threats

By Dan Cummins, Associate Pastor of Skyline Church in San Diego and convening pastor of "The Jefferson Gathering" worship services in the US Capitol.

“Do I believe America is in a period of judgement? Yes! Most definitely. God has given us over to our selfish desires. Yet the biblical pattern for national revival is almost always preceded by a time of judgment. "The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether."

Psalm 72:16 and Micah 4:1-3, clearly state that in "the last days" God will take a remnant of believers (wheat) and plant them in the tops of world governments (tops of the mountains) and build "the house of the Lord," beginning in the top levels of the world's governments. The resulting consequences of God's moving in world governments would then shake the earth with revival. "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the house of the Lord."

I can confirm that this is beginning to happen in Washington, D.C., London, Ukraine, Poland, Moscow and several nations in Africa.

Add to this, when the "last trumpet" in Revelation sounds, "the kingdoms of this world" (governments) become the governments of the Lord Jesus Christ and He will rule them forever with His glorious church (Rev. 11:15-19). So much for "separation of church and state."

Almost always, following these periods of captivity and judgment were times of transition to revival. These times of transitions were times of national repentance followed by "times of refreshing" or the latter rain. 

So could America be in one of these transitional times of repentance where our national sins are being exposed? Are the wheat and tares being exposed before a time to shine like the sun in righteousness?

How can a nation, which for years has been praying for revival, actually "turn from your wicked ways" until those wicked ways are openly exposed for all to see? Could this be what we are witnessing now in America—unprecedented exposure of corruption at every level of society and government—so God can heal us? So we know what to repent of?

If so, now is the time for the prophets to come forth and prophesy to the nation. Now is the time for the preachers to preach repentance and godly holiness to the church—to make herself ready to enter the kingdom.

Is God through with America yet? I don't believe so. I think America's greatest days may be just around the corner. I believe we're in the first dawning hours of another Great Awakening.

In fact, I believe God has been silently, behind the scenes, answering our 2 Chronicles 7:14 prayers for some time now, not at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (the White House) but at First Street and East Capitol Street, in the heart of the U.S. Capitol with the 114th Congress.

Did you know, for the past two years, weekly Christian worship services for members of Congress and staff, called the Jefferson Gathering, are being held in the Capitol building after an absence of 144 years? More than 150 members have attend in two years and many now attend on a regular basis. Several people have given their lives to Christ.

Did you know there are more "passionate followers of Jesus Christ" (I prefer this to the overused sometime meaningless term, "Christian") in the 114th Congress than at any time since President Calvin Coolidge? There are. We are working with close to 200 sincere followers of the Lord in the House and Senate.

Did you know, on occasions, as many as 90 pastors will be praying together in the Capitol Rotunda while the House of Representatives is debating controversial freedom of religion amendments on the House floor? Did you know that, on most Wednesday evenings, prayer for America is happening in the Rotunda? It is!

Have you heard? Beginning on Sunday, Sept. 4, three Christian worship services will begin in the Ways and Means Room in the Capitol building for all federal employees and Capitol Police. It's been 150 years since regular Sunday church services were held in the U.S. Capitol. This is big news!

How did this all begin to happen? America has been praying, that's how! And God is right now in the process of answering those prayers by raising up godly men and women in Congress, the most important branch of government…

This is unprecedented and historic! This is God answering our prayers.

In September, we'll be hosting four worship services weekly in the U.S. Capitol with Ryan's permission and blessing…

Let me ask you this question: Which is more important for America: Repealing the TPP, building a wall at our border, balancing the budget, restoring jobs or experiencing a third Great Awakening? Without a spiritual awakening, America will still go to hell in a handbasket. We must have revival!..

I'm thankful that the top four leaders of the Republican Party in Congress (Speaker Paul Ryan, Leader Kevin McCarthy, Whip Steve Scalise and Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers) know this and are doing what they can to see it happen. They know that, without it, America has no hope. These are the leaders America needs now.

America's political revivals have always followed spiritual awakenings. I am convinced the underpinnings for a third spiritual awakening are happening now, and the foundations for political renewal could be just ahead.

Keep praying, and keep voting. God is not finished with America yet.”

From “What CNN and Fox Won't Tell You About the Move of God”

Charismanews.com

Let’s keep these leaders of the Congress in prayer and above all ask the Lord for a new Great Awakening as has happened in U.S. history. Why can’t it happen again now?

The International Prayer Council, a team of 25 leaders of major regional and international prayer initiatives and movements and who together lead International Prayer Connect, has decided to call those who lead prayer networks and ministries at the national, regional and international level together for a unique time in the presence of the Lord for united prayer, learning from one another, and planning strategies for the future of the international prayer movement. The Light of the World Prayer Center in Bellingham, Washington led by Jason Hubbard has close ties with the Jesus Haus in Hernnhut and has graciously agreed to help us organize this gathering.

This will be the first time we have met in this way since the launch of the IPC, a network of prayer networks that was conceived just after 9/11 in 2001 and formally launched by international prayer leadership in 2002. It was called “Globalizing Prayer, Transforming our World”. Almost 300 prayer network and ministry leaders gathered near Cape Town, South Africa, to connect with the Lord and one another across the nations. It was a magnificent time of establishing relationships and regional networks that continue to be used by God to bring transformation to our world. This is the link to the video if you have not seen it. IPC Prayer Globalizing Prayer Transforming Our World  https://youtu.be/5ZYVFLML1sU

May 8-12, 2017, we will regather at Herrnhut, the Moravian center for prayer and mission that was the site of revival in the 1700s and the beginning of a 24/7 prayer chain that was used of God to send out the first Protestant missionaries to the unreached peoples around the world.

For this reason, we plan to include some key mission leaders who can share the status of mission to the unreached peoples of our day along with up to date information and research so that we can see a closer, more integrated linking of the prayer and mission movements. That is so crucial to bring back the King. Jesus said that He would not return until all the nations (ethne= ethnic groups) have had the gospel of the Kingdom proclaimed as a witness to them (Matthew 24:14). It is therefore critical that these movements connect more deeply and purposefully.

A related emphasis will be on strategic-level prayer for the breaking of strongholds that hinder people from seeing the light of the glory of Christ and that represent barriers both to the spread of the Gospel and social and political transformation.

We will also give a major focus to the Next Generation, the raising up of youth and children through prayer for their unique missions in life and featuring those initiatives that specialize in this kind of ministry.

There will be times of waiting on the Lord together with a prophetic sensitivity to what He is saying to the prayer movement of our day and how we can move forward together into that desired future He has for us as brothers and sisters in Christ. We will learn about various models of prayer ministry that He is blessing around the world and will have time to develop strategic plans together in His presence, much as we did at the launch of the IPC in 2002 when international prayer network leaders representing so many nations and regions of the world gathered near Cape Town, South Africa for the first time.

We are also working on an additional possible gathering on our final day together, May 12, at the famous Bethlehem Chapel in Prague. That is where the great reformer, Jan Hus, taught the Bible and started a movement of spiritual renewal costing his being burned at the stake. Eventually the Moravian movement of prayer and mission was born out of the sacrificial service of that great saint. We are thinking of having a special prayer gathering there with Czech ministry leaders to pray for a new Reformation for Europe and beyond.

If you lead a prayer or mission network at the national, regional or international level, please do pray about coming to Herrnhut, May 8-12, and mark your calendar for next year at that time. We will fly into Prague, the Czech Republic, and have buses arranged to take us all to SE Germany where Herrnhut is located.

You can find out more information about registering to participate by writing to Jamie Frey, our administrator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The website will be up and running in the next two weeks.

Rev Gloria Au Yeung

(HK China/ NE Asia Coordinator, IPC)

“Of whom the world was not worthy…And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise, God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect” (Hebrews 11:38-40).

After 2000+ years of the Gospel, as the clicking of the end-time clock is counting down, I believe Asia will be playing an increasing pivotal role for the fulfillment of the Great Commission and preparation for the King of Glory’s return. The strong corporate vision of the Back to Jerusalem movement that began in mainland China to take the gospel to the Muslims and other peoples across Central Asia, the Middle East, and finally back to Jerusalem is now going even more strongly and rapidly.

Asia is the largest and most populous continent

Asia comprises a full 30% of the world's land area with 60% of the world's current population. It also has the highest growth rate, and its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. The estimated population for Asia in 2016 is now 4.4 billion, with the median age of 30.7 years.

Asia was the birthplace of the world’s major religions

Asia was the site of many of the first civilizations and has the greatest diversity of ethnic groups, cultures, environments, economics, historical ties and government systems. Many of the world's major religions have their origins there, including the five most practiced in the world-- Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Chinese folk religion (classified as Confucianism and Taoism), and Buddhism respectively. Asia was the birthplace of also many other religions such as: Jainism, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism (once the state religion of the Persian Empire, now a minority mostly found in India and Iran.)

Asian countries with large Christian populations are China (believed to be over 100 million), Philippines (84 million), India (24 million), Indonesia (23 million officially but probably at least three times that now unofficially), Kazakhstan (16.5 million), South Korea (15 million), Vietnam (7 million), Georgia (4.6 million), Armenia (3.2 million), Malaysia (2.6 million), Japan (2.5 million), Pakistan (2.5 million), Uzbekistan (2.5 million), Syria (1.8 million), Sri Lanka (1.5 million) and Taiwan (one million).

As the Lord is preparing His Bride, there are specific assignments for this generation, to “ finish well” so that the previous generations according to Hebrews chapter 11 would receive their promise. Please pray that we Asians who have received the last baton of the race of faith will also get “something better” in the perfection of all the generations as we seek to answer His call.

1. CALL TO ALL – time to FINISH!

There’s never been a more important time in church history. The worldwide Christian movement has been exploding tremendously around the globe. Pray that the Church, its leaders and organizations, will network together to finish the Great Commission. Asia needs our special priority since it has the vast majority of unreached peoples, comprising the majority of the world's Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists and also huge numbers in desperate poverty - over 80% of the world’s poorest people.

As China’s churches are believed to have the biggest population of Christians and are still growing, China is rapidly changing from a “mission field” to a great “mission force”. Pray that China’s church movement will continue to grow strong, not only in evangelism for the end-time harvest, but also for bringing transformation and revival through united prayer on both national and global levels.

2. CALL TO FALL – time to march forward ON OUR KNEES!

The world, especially Asia, desperately needs change. Yet the change we need does not come from world politics or growing economies. It comes from God. He calls on us to fall to our knees before Him and take responsibility for the state of our nation by confessing our corporate and individual sins. Asian Christians have been especially well prepared for decades in prayer because of strong persecution and their need to be long-suffering. Please pray that a strong bridal Army with the vision of Jesus’ coming back will continuously be raised up to transform nations and change the course of history for this continent.

3. CALL TO WALL – Time to be UNITED IN PRAYER!

Since the historic first worldwide prayer gathering of International Prayer Assembly in the year of 1984 in Seoul, Korea and then the continuous effort of global mobilization of united prayers by the IPC (International Prayer Council) since 2001, along with many other prayer networks, the Body of Christ has now been more awakened to the significance of connectivity and cooperation. That is what the Lord has been praying for us as His Body 2000+ years ago to be united – to cross all denominational and cultural barriers, laying down our own agendas and “kingdoms” to embrace the Father’s instead.

After the World Prayer Assembly of 2012 in Jakarta, Indonesia, and its on-going 'New Wave' movement, a new greater global level of awareness has been raised for the importance of united prayers along with massive mobilization and equipping for the blessing, healing and transformation of the nations. The biggest end-time armies of united prayer seem to be coming out from Asian countries: Korea, Indonesia and China! These 3 countries that all had strong participation in the WPA-2012 are certainly the biggest groups of watchmen for the nations today. Also, since the largest Christian population/ biggest church of the world nowadays is in China (the size of it is still a mystery out of God’s wisdom), the potential capacity to continuously build the “Great Wall of Prayer” cannot be under-estimated. This correlates with the preparation of the coming biggest harvest among the nations and its warfare involved. Like the Great Wall of China in olden days, this is a strategic massive construction to get ready for war. This is the time to rebuild the “Wall” as in Nehemiah’s experience in order to strategically re-establish spiritual oneness so that the Body of Christ will no longer be in disgrace (Neh 2:17. Pray that we can do this by sharing the same vision of “preparing the way” cross- generationally with the children and youth as well as internationally with many other different networks. 

      4. CALL to Rise Up IN MISSION!

Asian Churches have been truly blessed by the western Churches in the past. However, due to the previous history of mission movements, Asian Churches are generally also at the same time, much influenced by the down side of the western Churches! The time has come to corporately discern, be set free and cleansed from all kind of religious bondages, especially those coming from western theology and human philosophies such as denominationalism, false teachings (eg. Replacement Theology”), “syncretism” and false “ unity” between different religions, deceptions and compromise like “Chrislam”. In addition, the Body of Christ needs to face the biggest ever spiritual giants, namely Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism in our own region. Please pray that the Lord will greatly protect, purify and rescue us from all kinds of deception and the three common phenomena of the end-time churches in general, namely, Godlessness, Prayerlessness and Lawlessness (2 Tim 3:1-9).

If combining only Korea and China together, it will already become the largest mission force for both evangelization and prayer for the whole world. Both these two nations have been well prepared for spiritual battles …… and we believe that One Korea will be coming soon too. It is definitely strategic for the nations of NE Asia to come together so please pray that we can work together trans-nationally!

Our desperate prayer request is for the coming together of the “ three chopsticks nations”- China, Korea and also Japan - for the revival of NE Asia and the whole of Asia! It will take a miracle to bring real reconciliation and unity due to the deep-rooted historical wounds and trauma! Nevertheless, if Christians in these three countries come together, they will become a huge blessing and a great testimony to the world! Let’s join hands and believe this - from the Far East to the Middle East, the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the Lord has spoken (Isa 40:5). Arise, Asia, prepare the way. Something Better is coming for you! Amen.