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for our prayers:
*PASTOR PHIL’S
PRAYER LETTER
*A PRAYER TO
HELP OUR PRAYERS
*PRAYER
WEEK: AIDS EPIDEMIC’ IN BLACK CHURCHES
*LUFKIN, TX:
FAITHFUL GATHER TO PRAY ON LOOP
*PRAYING
TOGETHER IN/WITH/FOR TEXAS
*http://www.prayer.biblefind.com
*HOUSTON:
TWO PRAYER REQUESTS
*”THE CALL
DC” LABOR DAY YOUTH GATHERING
*PrayWORLD!
2000 UPDATES
*DENVER, CO:
PRAYER FOR A “GATEKEEPER”
*http://www.praygeorgia.com
*PRAYER FOR
THE FUTURE OF A CHURCH
*CHICAGOLAND PPGs
*PASTOR PHIL’S
PRAYER LETTER
For those
prompted to join me in prayer---
PERSONAL
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Give
thanks to the Lord for His blessings and favor upon me and the NPPN
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Ask
for headache/migraine relief for my wife/daughters
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Ask
that PPGs in your state register at http://www.nppn.org/ppg
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Ask
for the Lord’s direction on an upcoming national PPG Roundtable
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Pray
for more churches to participate in the April 14 Symphony of Prayer and for
more people to register for the April 15 Great Commission Prayer
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Request
greater participation on the July 8 Day of Hope for Chicagoland
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Still
more pastors and women in ministry to sign-up for the Prayer Summit
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*A
PRAYER TO HELP OUR PRAYERS
“We have
trivialized the grandeur of meeting you, as if approaching you was a matter of
routine spiritual hygiene. To our
shame, we’ve become proud of how well we have mastered the rituals. We’ve made worship predictable and safe. So we’ve come to you heartless and high
minded, as bored as we are proud. Break
through our pride. Gather up our
wayward hearts and ravish us with wonder.
Astonish us so greatly in your presence. Surprise us with your supremacy.
Stun us with how dangerous you are.
Bear down upon us so brilliantly that the cloud of our clever religious
pride will evaporate in the radiance of your glory.”
“Seek
God for the City” Author Steve Hawthorne
*PRAYER
WEEK: AIDS EPIDEMIC’ IN BLACK CHURCHES >From: newsupdate@charismanews.com Special
prayer services in many African American churches across the United States on
Saturday will mark the end of the Black Church Week of Prayer for the Healing
of AIDS. The annual focus is organized by Balm in Gilead, a New York-based AIDS
advocacy group.
Services
and educational programs have been staged against a backdrop of new data showing
a significant increase in the rate of new HIV infections among African
Americans, especially women. AIDS is a leading killer of blacks under age 35.
In
Milwaukee, the week concludes with a “Celebration Event” during which people
will be invited to write the names of people they know who have died of or are
living with AIDS, and place them in golden buckets arranged in the shape of a
cross. “We are calling it a celebration because we want people to know the
power of prayer can be invoked, even if you are infected, and that we do know
people who are living victoriously with the virus,” Black Health Coalition
project coordinator Randall Brown told “The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.”
Writing
in “The San Francisco Chronicle,” pastor and AIDS lecturer Ronald Weatherford
said that prayer was a good start, but that “black churches must confront the
AIDS epidemic” with straight talk on prevention and abstinence, as well as
reaching out to those affected. “I believe in the power of prayer,” he said. “However,
if faith alone could move mountains, we would not have needed a Civil War to
end slavery.”
A Daily
News Update from the editors of Charisma magazine
Free
subscription & archives-> http://www.charismanews.com
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*LUFKIN, TX:
FAITHFUL GATHER TO PRAY ON LOOP
>From: PrayTX@aol.com
>by
Bronwyn Turner, Staff Writer
Stephanie
Davis was driving around the loop Saturday when she saw a crowd gathered for
prayer as part of Loop 2000 Prayer Project. “God put it in my heart to stop,
she said simply as she stood in the parking lot of First Assembly of God Church
afterward. She was among more than
1,000 who flocked to 14 different intersections leading into Lufkin. Stakes
were driven into the ground and prayer raised. “This is a new millennium,” the Rev.
Bettie Kennedy, speaking on radio station KSWP to the groups assembled at the
prayer sites for Loop 2000 Prayer Project, said. “We want our city free from drugs and violence. We know prayer works and that those who have
gathered are prayer warriors.”
The
project, sponsored by the Angelina County Ministers’ Prayer Fellowship,
involved some 200 churches.
Participants gathered at sites marked by banners at the “city gates,” the
major intersections leading into Lufkin. Led by instructions broadcast over the
radio, pastors at each site held a wooden stake with phrases from Second
Chronicles written on it. The stakes
would be pointed toward one quadrant of the town—north, south, east and west—as
prayers were offered by Alex Montilla of Iglesia Bautista La Fe, Lt. Cheryl
Gilliam of the Salvation Army, Jeff Hastings of Lufkin First United Methodist
and Todd Hudnall of First Assembly of God.
“We
thank you, God, for a new millennium,” Montilla prayed as the groups faced the
north, “bring revival to our hearts and to our churches.” Lt. Gilliam prayed as the groups faced the west.
“We’re asking that you come and dwell within this city,” she said. “We’re not satisfied with visitations any
more.” Hastings prayed as crowds faced the south. “Help us to seek Your face,
like prodigal sons and daughters returning home from a far-off land,” he
prayed. “Take control of our lives, no
matter how scary that may seem.” Hudnall prayed as crowds faced east. “Forgive
us of self-centered attitudes of sectarian walls and denominational divisions,”
he prayed. “Cleanse us, Lord, from
racism and every form of prejudice and hatred.
May Deep East Texans be a people who are part of a generation who
reflect Your glory and bring honor to Your name.” Also stepping to the
microphone at KSWP was the Rev. Roy Goeyns of the Church By Christ Jesus. “We
believe you’re going to let a revival break out in this area, Lord,” he
prayed. “Help us to have clinging
hearts.” Then Gail Poling stepped to the microphone to blow a shofar, ram’s
horn, as stakes were pounded into the ground at each intersection. Inside each stake was a small paper listing
all the churches who had united for the prayer project. “The thing that always
impresses me is seeing the whole body of Christ come together,” Claudia Lasiter
said. “We ought to do it more often.”
Her husband agreed. “I wanted to come just to be a part of hopefully planting a
seed of unity in the Lufkin area,” he said.
Their
words echoed the prayer of the Rev. Cardell Roundtree of Diboll. He asked the crowd to join hands to pray. “Join
hands, because we are no longer separated,” he said. “We are not a denomination.
We are a people.”
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*PRAYING
TOGETHER IN/WITH/FOR TEXAS
>From: PrayTX@aol.com
Arlington
Fourteen
congregations, parachurch ministries, and intercessory ministries are
sponsoring Intercessors Gathering - Clothed In Humility on April 7-8. The cost is $10, and it will be held at
Redeeming Love Covenant Church in Arlington, 805 Secretary Drive. For information or registration, call 817-469-9935
or fax 817-460-7949. Preregistration is
required for child care.
Pray
Texas is sponsoring a Texas Transformation Tour beginning in Amarillo at the
Amarillo Civic Center on June 2-3.
Learn how your city can be transformed by hearing leaders from the
church, marketplace, and the campus share principles and real life examples of
what God is doing in their own city.
Pray Texas sponsors this Texas Transformation Tour in our ongoing vision
to unite hearts and hands with leaders to reach their communities for Christ. The cost is $15 through May 2 and $20 after
May 2. Registrations must be received
by May 26 to be included in the Saturday lunch. Mark your calendar and send your check to Pray Texas, 808 Tower
Drive, Suite 8, Odessa, Texas 79761.
You may call or fax with VISA, MasterCard, or Discover to 915-580-4888
or fax 915-332-0779.
Lonny
Bringham of the Prayer Summit Ministry in Encinitas, California, invites you to
a three day “Sanctity of Life Prayer Summit” on March 30-April 1 at Irving
Bible Church, Irving, Texas. Call
(760)753-1679, fax (760)753-7640, or email prsummit@mill.net
for more information.
Pastor
Bruce Wood reports, “’Light the Brazos Valley’ is a city reaching prayer
movement that is using the ‘Lighthouses of Prayer’ movement as the catalyst to
rally the saints in united prayer for the cities of Bryan/College Station and
surrounding communities. There are at
least seven churches that are solid in their vision to recruit lighthouses of
prayer from their congregations. At the
present time we have registered approximately 500 lighthouse of prayer, and our
goal is 2000 in 2000! The first
citywide rally was hosted at Aldersgate UMC on February 21. The guest ministers were Hank Marion and
Richard Shearer of Occupy the Land in Houston. Our annual pastors’ conference
will be May 22-24 at Aldersgate. The
ministers leading the conference will be Ted Haggard and Peter Lord. For more information, contact Pastor Bruce
Wood of Aldersgate or Darlynne Beard, lay coordinator of ‘Light the Brazos
Valley’ at 409-696-1376.” You may email Pastor Bruce Wood at bmwood@alpha1.net.
Ras
Robinson, pastor of Fullness in Christ Church in Fort Worth wrote the following:
“The North Tarrant County Pastors’ Prayer Fellowship held a luncheon on
February 23 for prayer and fellowship with 26 present. During the meeting, Ras
Robinson spoke to the intercessors present and apologized on behalf of pastors
for sometimes rejecting and not understanding intercessors. Gloria Ramos
replied on behalf of intercessors to accept the apology and to offer an apology
on behalf of intercessors for not appreciating nor accepting pastors at times.
The apology was accepted. We then invited the intercessors present to gather in
a tight circle, and the pastors surrounded them to bless and pray for them. The
intercessors responded by laying hands on the pastors’ feet and praying for
each pastor present. It was a blessed time of healing. Vision was shared for
reaching the entire population of North Tarrant County and beyond through unified hearts and lives according to
Psalm 33. The next luncheon is scheduled for March 30. It will again be hosted
at Fullness in Christ Church, 1029 Saginaw Boulevard North, Fort Worth. You may contact Ras at fullness@flash.net. Please RSVP to 817-847-4181 by Monday Noon,
March 27.
With the
vision of “blessing Laredo through prayer,” Pray Laredo! is uniting Laredo
intercessors under the authority of their pastors. Their promotional material says, “The purpose of Pray Laredo! is
to organize citywide intercessors to pray with understanding for our church
leadership (pastors, priests, elders, etc.), our local government officials,
our schools, our law enforcement, etc., in order that we may see peace on our
streets, the unsaved to come to faith in Jesus Christ, God to be lifted up in
our community, and revival in every home, school, church, and business in Laredo.
“Pray Laredo! is a group of intercessors who commit to pray regularly for
Laredo and its leadership. They are
interdenominational and non-proselytizing.
Although one of our desires is citywide revival, which means seeing the
unchurched reached with the gospel, the leadership will not proselytize members
of Pray Laredo! from one church to another.
Pray Laredo! is not a church.
Its members must belong to a local church under the authority of its
local clergy.” For more information (956)790-9020, Ron Richardson, Coordinator.
Pray
Lubbock is moving ahead in their monthly Pastors Prayer Meeting on the 19th floor of Metro Tower,
Lubbock’s tallest building. The large
conference room flanked by windows on three sides is a strategic place for
prayer for the city. Following Pastors
Prayer each month pastors are invited to lunch, hosted in a different church in
the city. That time is for fellowship
and relationship building. At the end
of the lunch, 10 minutes is used to focus the vision of Pray Lubbock. One or more members of the Pray Lubbock Ministry
Team shares an inspirational, practical, short talk to keep the vision before
everyone. Some pastors who pray monthly
at the tower are meeting in small groups in homes once a month for more
relational prayer. The Ministry Team
composed of seven pastors and two laymen meets once a month (formerly once a
week) to pray and plan. Pastor Prayer
Summits focus the vision, deepen relationships, and allow them to experience
God’s presence together. Many congregations are involved in the Franklin Graham
Crusade in April, however, they see it as simply one more vehicle to both reach
the lost and increase vision and unity to see their city transformed. Check Pray Lubbock’s website at www.praylubbock.com, email at steve@praylubbock.com, or telephone
them at (806)794-PRAY.
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*http://www.prayer.biblefind.com
>From:
“Willie Joubert” <6271321@waterdown.com>
Praise
items: The Hamilton Prayer Rally was great and between 70 and 80 enjoyed the
time to pray for the city and region. Austin Fusilier, the young man that was
injured in Texas is doing well and we rejoice with Pastor Lane Fusilier and his
family and Philpott Memorial Church for the answer to our prayers. The Planning
meeting for Stand Up was very positive and we thank you for your continued
prayers for this event as we approach the date of this convention - it is now
less than a month away. Please visit our website at www.prayer.biblefind.com and pray
for the needs listed - as we know it will transform thousands of young lives
and impact a generation for Christ.
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*HOUSTON:
TWO PRAYER REQUESTS
>From: “Jim
Herrington” <jhmh@flash.net>
The
church in Houston has two great opportunities on April 8, 2000. I’m writing to ask you to mobilize the
intercessory pray-ers and prayer ministries with whom you have influence. Our purpose in mobilizing is to pray for a
great harvest of new people to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Women Of
Faith - on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, over 16,000 women will fill
the Compaq Center to hear Christian testimonies and Biblical teachings that
focus specifically on concerns and issues that women face. Ask God to draw lost and unchurched women to
this event. Ask him to anoint speakers
and teachers as they present. Ask him to give the lost and unchurched women who
attend a tender, open heart to him.
This is a trans-denominational, multicultural gathering. Ask God to use it to continue the work he is
doing across the Greater Houston area to unify His body.
CeeJay
Crusade (City for Jesus) - on Friday, April 7 and Saturday, April 8, churches
from across the city will mobilize under the leadership of Pastor Steve Ams and
Messiah Communications Network to hold a two-day evangelistic crusade that
targets the poorest and most neglected residents of our city. On Friday mobile
medical clinics will serve residents of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th,
and 5th Wards. On Saturday
at the George R. Brown Convention Center several events will occur. Numerous local business will hold a job fair. The “Power Team” will do a presentation for
youth. Free legal counsel will be
offered by Christian attorneys. These
and many other attempts to meet the felt needs of people will take place. At the end of the day, churches from across
the denominational, cultural and racial spectrum will gather to worship and
hear the evangelistic preaching of Rod Parsley. Pray that this event will send forth the message that Jesus and his
church care deeply for poor people.
Pray that real, specific needs will be met. And, pray that God will draw 1000’s of lost and unchurched people
to make first time commitments to Jesus as the Savior and Lord of their lives.
Thank
you for your faithfulness in prayer.
Blessings,
JTH
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*”THE CALL
DC” LABOR DAY YOUTH GATHERING
>From: USAPRAY@aol.com
A
new “Jesus Revolution” is stirring
across the land. Multitudes of young
believers, along with parents, pastors and youth leaders will gather in a
non-denominational, non-political solemn assembly on the Mall in Washington, DC
on Labor Day, September 2, 2000. Many
ministries, including IFA, are partnering in this effort. If you would be willing to pray for this
gathering, you can receive periodic prayer alerts by e-mailing us at PrayCallDC@aol.com. To register or receive
information call toll-free 877-784-3225; or see Web site www.TheCallDC.com.
See
Intercessors For America website: http://www.ifa-usapray.org
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*PrayWORLD!
2000 UPDATES
>From: “Ben
Jennings” <bjenning@ccci.org>
The
third full week of PrayWORLD!2000 is approaching under the big theme, “Transformation
Toward God’s Peace in our Cities.” By now, some of your people may be
experiencing weariness, so pass on these
encouraging, incoming messages:
“In
January, 1993,...I reported on the exploding...prayer movement, hinting at its
future and describing its implications.. What I predicted in ‘93 falls far
short of where God has brought the Church in prayer as we enter the 21st
century. The moment is pregnant with
unprecedented partnership opportunities amid a changing..atmosphere...I think
of (Andrew) Murray often as I pray through the guide day after day this
month. This is the closest any
generation has ever gotten to the fulfillment of Murray’s vision. Hallelujay—what a giant leap forward it is.”
·
David
Bryant, founder/president of Concerts of Prayer Int’l., and a PrayWORLD!2000 Advisor.
“I’m
sending the mails you send me about PrayWORLD!2000 to a national Christian
newspaper and a national Christian TV program.
All those in my sphere of influence are aware of this awesome privilege
and responsibility.” -
H.M.Riquelme, Chile, S.A.
“SAT-7
(Middle East TV satellite) staff here are praying through this (calendar)
daily, and encouraging viewers to do the same.”
“It
simply cannot be that the Lord will turn a deaf ear to the pleadings of millions
of His people. I have been using the
booklet, “Seek God for the City” and Steve Hawthorne’s prayers are refreshing
and exhilarating. Our help comes from
above. Blessings!”
·
John
Richard
“It’s
been such a blessing to talk with and see the excitement of the congregations
participating in our city-wide 50-day (we’ve extended it by 10 days) ‘round-the-clock
prayer vigil in the Greater Austin (Texas) network using “Seek God for the City”
and the PrayWORLD!2000 prayer calendar.
Teammates are praying that God will raise up at least 120 congregations
to pray one 24-hour day quarterly. Then
the area would have a continuous prayer shield.”
·
Diane
Johnson
“What a
great prayer mobilizing effort. I sent
this (calendar) through our 500 Baptist Pastors Packets. It was also sent out over our internet.”
·
Mrs.
Onie M. Kittle, New Jersey
“We are
involved in the PrayWORLD!2000...We are meeting in the mornings from
8:00-9:00. More than 200 people from
Enugu have joined with us.”
·
Campus
Crusade Staff, Nigeria
“Seek
God for the City” by Steve Hawthorne is excellent for suggested prayers,
insights, added emphases, and enumerated countries. <www.waymakers.org>
or <72650.2666@compuserve.com>.
India is
at a crossroads. The current ruling
party is accelerating persecution on minorities, especially Christians. An effort is under way to Hinduize the
national Constitution and stop the spreading of the Gospel.
Ask God to
stop this effort and keep India open.
Fax appeals to the
President of
India, Dr. K.R.Narayanan, at
011-91-11-3017290
or -3017824
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*DENVER,
CO: PRAYER FOR A “GATEKEEPER”
>From:
Jeannie Seals <Jeannie@gracedenver.org>
Our
Pastor, Del Roberts from Grace Community Church in Denver CO was diagnosed two
weeks ago with liver cancer. He has had
no health problems until just three weeks ago and now this. This past Monday he went through colon
surgery to remove a tumor in the colon.
It was a very critical surgery - to the point they said to him that he
probably would not make it off the table.
He survived the surgery and they were able to remove the tumor. He was going in to do a by-pass with a
coloscomy. There was not even any talk
that they could even remove the tumor.
They were able to remove it and reattach the colon so he did not have to
have a colostomy!!! This was a miracle.
We now
need another miracle and that is on the liver cancer. He is recovering from colon surgery good - is having some fluid
retention and we are praying God to put everything back in order in his body
and it all work right so the fluid would decrease. The liver cancer is in 80% of his liver and so they have given
him 2 months to live. We are believing
God’s Word and holding on to it that Pastor Del will have a miracle and God
will restore his liver and free his body from this cancer.
He is
only 52 years old and a “gatekeeper” of our city and a spiritual father to many
of the Pastors in our region. He is a
very vital part to our city and much needed.
Thank
you for your prayers and support. We
have prayer going out all over the world for him from Argentina to Australia to
Africa to South America and all over the USA.
Jeannie
Seals, Rocky Mountain Awake
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*http://www.praygeorgia.com
This
is the National Day of Prayer web site for Georgia. I have
included
an intersessory prayer registration form on the site for those that
feel led
to intercede for others. Our mission
statement is posted on the
site and
states clearly our objectives. Please take a moment and check us
out. You can E-mail me from the bottom of the
first page with comments or
suggestions. I would request your prayers for this year’s
NDP to be
fruitful
for the Kingdom of God and may Jesus Christ be glorified in all
that we
do. Yours always in Christ, From the front lines of spiritual
warfare,
Curt
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*PRAYER FOR
THE FUTURE OF A CHURCH
>From: DLCarp@aol.com
Dear
NPPN,
We are
looking for a new Senior Pastor. Please be in prayer for our nominating
committee. We are a PC(USA) congregation. If anyone would like a copy of our
CIF, please send me an address. Our web site is WWW.whitpres.org. Live Boldly and Love God,
Dick
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*CHICAGOLAND
PPGs
>From: MarcusHester@aol.com
Our
March 26 Prayer Meeting held at the Christian Heritage Academy went well.
As we
prayed for revival and unity in our land,
we focused on racial healing between our whites and blacks. On stage, we did a foot washing ceremony. We prayed that this reconciliation spirit
would flow to all our white and black brothers and sisters - UNITY! Put on you calendars, next all day prayer
meeting in the North Shore Chicago will be held in Waukegan at the The Sign Of
The Dove Church - 424 Tenth Street.
Time/Date - April 1st,
Saturday - 8:00am - 5:00pm. Believing
for revival and unity for the Lake County area. For further information contact Pastor Harry Stackhouse 847/662-1380 Next Chicago prayer summit,
will be held at the AFC on 79th and Ashland in Chicago. Believing for revival to come to our
city. Morris Cerilo, Bishop Duncan-Williams
and John Eckhardt will be leading the prayer with other pastors. Time/Date -
April 29th, Saturday - 10am - 6pm at the AFC auditorium. For further information contact Bishop
Duncan Williams - 219/289-2389 Future Prayer Sites Put On Calendar:
July 15,
Saturday - 10am -3pm, North Shore - Christian Heritage Academy Auditorium,
contact Marcus Hester 847/267-9431.
Believing for revival.
Theme -
healing with our Jewish brothers and sisters.
If you know of any
prayer
sites to post to the North Side pastors - let us know. Thanks! Pastor
Marcus
Hester, Family Life Christian Center
--->NPPNote:
The Chicagoland Prayer Summit, two simultaneous gatherings for Pastors and for
Women In Ministry, take place April 10-12. Call 847-991-0153 for information.
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