We are so excited about all the countries that will come to Brazil, what an opportunity! Please pray with us specially for the 32 nations that will come with their teams to play the Football / Soccer World Cup from the 12th of June to the 13th of July in 12 different cities all through our nation. You can see the power point slides here. Thirty two slides, one for each of the nations that will come to the World Cup.
There are different ways you can use this material which contains information and prayer point.
1. Share it with as many other prayer warriors as possible
2. Use it for specific times of intercession.
3. Project it during prayer meetings in your youth group, church, cell group, YWAM base, DTS, etc.
4. Print out each slide and put them on the wall in classrooms or prayer rooms, and pray in groups for each of the nations represented by the pictures posted on the walls.
5. Share the series on social media networks.
But whatever you do, please pray for these nations and the Brazilian church, as we will be receiving many people from those nations on our door step. Pray that many international teams will come and help the Brazilian church share the Gospel to all those nations. Note that atleast 8 of these nations are predominantly Muslim, or have a big Muslim segment of their population.
May God bless you as you make yourselves available to intercede for the nations.
Johan Lukasse and the Kickoff team
JOCUM YWAM JMEO Belo Horizonte, Brazil
PrayerFocus Hinduism/Buddhism
March 2014
A prayer leader friend focusing on Pakistan writes: "We have been focussing prayer on 8 pir sites in the form of an 8-pointed star with the Uch Sharif shrine (#9) in the middle. All of these shrines are located in Pakistan.
At the beginning of this prayer action the Lord showed the following to one intercessor: "I saw the map of Afghanistan and Pakistan and overit was a huge hand holding an uprooted plant. This plant was extremely ugly, with profuse black, dried up branches and leaves, twisted and matted. But the root was one huge long white taproot...."
There is an ancient, pre-islamic religious, spiritistic root in these nations that has more to do with Hinduism/Buddhism. And there are very powerful pirs, both dead and alive who keep this spiritism alive. Such pirs, islamic spirit mediums, have a huge influence over political leaders and also empower the Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Now is the time for this huge long white taproot to be uprooted by prayer.
1. Pray for the Light of the Gospel to penetrate these places and that God will send prayer teams to these sites.
2. Pray for the protection, health and growth of local Christians.
3. Pray that the power and influence of these pirs and pir sites will be broken over the government and people of Pakistan. May many of the pirs and their followers, including politicians and business people, turn to Christ.
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Sunday 13th through to Monday 14th April 2014 - IPC Member Organisations and friends will be joining with the 4-14 Day of Global Prayer and Praise.
The live broadcast can be followed here: http://globalprayerandpraise.com
April 19, 2014
Haroon, 22, a christian youth has been shot and killed by a Muslim co-worker, Farooq, in Pakistan. Farooq mocked Haroon's Christian faith on a daily basis and tried to convert him to Islam so he can
get married to a wealthy, beautiful Moslem girl. On Haroon's refusal he shot him in the head. Haroon died on the spot.
Please pray for the protection of God's people in the nation and for the overthrow of the spirit of violence and persecution there.
Altaf and Eileen Naseem
"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together In one place" - Acts 2:1
PRAY WITH YOUR CHURCH, ASSEMBLE IN PUBLIC PLACES, GATHER IN HOMES OR SECRET PLACES
United by a Prayer for the World, Christians from all over the world, from different cultures and denominations, from many diverse streams will gather in their homes, or where appropriate, assemble in stadiums, public auditoriums and open squares and many will devote portions of their Sunday morning Service to united prayer.
Some meetings will be small. Others will be large, but each one will be praying with the same vision of repentance and hope. As at the first Pentecost, we'll worship God openly in Christ's name and pray for the healing and blessing of the nations. As much as possible, we are seeking to gather in places beyond the walls of our church buildings.On this day we are all praying WITH the world as we pray FOR the world.
A New Season Global Day of Prayer - Promotional Video
A Prayer for the World
- To unite in Prayer with Christians from across the globe, we request every observance to use "A Prayer For The World" during their gathering.
- Prayer For The World" during their gathering.
Over the past two months we have been reporting on the outbreak of foot and mouth disease among North Korean livestock. This is a very serious disease that can devastate the nations supply of pigs, cattle, goats and other cloven-hoofed animals. The latest reports are that it continues in the North but there is no clear knowledge of the extent. Soon after the first cases occurred, South Korea offered help in eradication and prevention but the North has not responded. South Korea sustained a devastating outbreak several years ago and works very hard to prevent more.
In addition to the threat to the meat supply there is growing concern over the food supply in general.
Except for those who have the special privilege of living in Pyongyang, people throughout the country are struggling. The provision of rice and other staples through the Public Distribution System has ceased. Last year, many people received rations from the special stores set aside for the military--which were often moldy and full of bugs--but even that is not being provided this year resulting in a great deal of dissatisfaction. At the same time, Choco-pies and Ramen noodles provided through South Korean companies at the Kaesong Industrial Park are the basis for a whole separate economy. Meanwhile, the government's efforts to assure agricultural bounty through the use of the military continues to backfire breeding corruption and hardship and the rise of a new class conflict. Additionally, soldiers being detailed to important construction projects are taking the food they need from the general populace.
Of course, food is not the only problem the people face as efforts to stem defection increase. More families face internal exile because of family members who have crossed illegally into China while those who do so legally are under pressure to report on any defectors that they hear about. North Korea is also sending teams of security agents into China to search out and arrest North Koreans who have escaped into the country.
An interesting development on the political front is the apparent removal from power of Kim Jong Un's aunt, Kim Kyung-Hui, wife of executed former number-two-man, Jang Son Thaek by eliminating her from all records. A video that had included her has just been re-released with her edited out of it.
Kim Jong Un has been quite active lately in carrying out inspections around the country. May 5th is Children's Day in South Korea and May 8th is Parents' Day. As we think about these holidays, it is good to think about the children and families of North Korea as well as the idolization of the leader as a father for all the people.
And, we continue to pray for Ken Bae's release.
Ben Torrey,
Director
The Fourth River Project, Inc.