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*MISSION
HOUSTON: PPGs + HISPANIC + 40 “KNOX-ERS” *WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE INTERCESSOR?
*CANADA:
PPGs & THE PRAYER MOVEMENT
*HENDERSONVILLE,
NC: PPG - SMALL IS GOOD
*SOUTHEAST,
US: H. B. LONDON
*CITY
REACHERS + CITY RESEARCHERS
*PALATINE,
IL: BAPTIST-COVENANT-FREE
*NEW ENGLAND
CONCERTS OF PRAYER
*WHO IS
QUALIFIED?
*CHICAGOLAND:
SUMMER OF HOPE
*FLORIDA
PRAYER NETWORK: NDP REPORT + CONNECTIONS
*MISSION
HOUSTON SOUTHWEST REGION
*PRAY
SACRAMENTO: REPORTS & UPDATES
*CHARLESTON,
WV: 100% SATURATION
*WASHINGTON,
DC: PRAYERS UP; CRIME DROPS
*LAKE
COUNTY, IL: SUMMER OF HOPE
*BIG BEAR, CA: PRAY FOR PASTOR’S FAMILY
*PPG
DIRECTORY UPDATE
I am
convinced that the Lord has initiated 2,000 (or more) Pastors’ Prayer Groups -
Finding them is not a quick nor an easy task. Please ask the Lord to connect us
with the PPGs in these sates:
Washington
(3 registered so far)
Oregon
(6) Wyoming (0)
Idaho
(0) North Dakota ())
Montana
(0) South Dakota (1)
Nebraska
(1) Nevada (2)
Utah (0)
___________________________________________________>>>
*MISSION
HOUSTON: PPGs + HISPANIC + 40 “KNOX-ERS”
>From:
“Jim Herrington” <jhmh@flash.net>
Remembering
that transformation is a long term process that God Himself must bring, we
rejoice in some of the short term progress that He gives us to encourage us
along the way. This has been an
incredible couple of weeks.
Clear
Lake City (southeast Houston): Sixteen
pastors representing 13 congregations in Clear Lake City came together for a
two day retreat on May 9/10. Clear Lake
City is an area where there are already a lot of good things happening. At this retreat these pastors prayed and
worshiped together. The Lord used the
time to help them identify some key priorities that will help them move to the
next level. A spiritual mapping project
is underway and a leadership team to guide the discernment of God’s plan for
transformation is emerging. And, it
seems that the pastors left with a renewed commitment to staying the
course. Pray for persevering leadership
and for significant progress in the mapping of Clear Lake City.
In the
Hispanic community, God answered a long
standing prayer to bring this community together to pray. On Monday, May 15, sixty-nine pastors came
together for breakfast, worship, and a deeply meaningful time of prayer. Pastors from nearly every Latin American
country and from a variety of denominational and non-denominational churches
joined together to pray and have agreed to do so every month from now on.
At the
conclusion of the meeting, a seasoned Senior Pastor came to me and said some
words that reflect both wisdom and a call to pray. He said, “We need to pray
that God will revive the pastors. Most
of these men and women have heavy burdens they carry, deep scars from their
families of origin, and much turmoil in their congregations today. These are things that work against “dwelling
together in unity.” (Psalms 133) We need to pray that God will set them
free. I went away thinking, “This is
not just true for these Hispanic pastors.
It’s true of many pastors in the city regardless of the ethnic
background.” Pray for God to continue
drawing these pastors together and to add to their number. Ask him to bring encouragement and healing
to lives of pastors everywhere.
Southwest
Houston: On Tuesday, May 16, Houston
Baptist University hosted the pastors and intercessors from Southwest
Houston. Approximately 40 John/Jane
Knoxers gathered. A John/Jane Knoxer is
one with enough passion for city transformation that he/she is willing to take
leadership. Pastor Charles Wisdom shared
the Katy Church story and we heard a testimony from the Church in
Richmond. One of the pastors from
Richmond told of recently being in a meeting with the Assistant High School
Principal. The pastors in Richmond have
specifically been praying for the schools.
The Assistant Principle reported that normally by this time of the year,
discipline problems are increasing significantly and potential gang trouble is
on the horizon. He said, “This year
discipline problems are at a minimum and we are expecting no end of the year
outburst from any gang.” He then
credited the pastors’ praying together for the change in the school
climate. Pray that more and more
pastors and intercessors will capture the vision of praying for specific needs
in their community.
Citywide
Prayer Gathering - intercessors are gathering from across the city on Thursday,
May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Korean Christian Church of Houston located at 10410 Clay
Road. This is off the west Sam Houston
Toll Road. For more information call
713-464-5141. Several from the Mission
Houston team will be there, but I will not.
I’ll be on my way to Shelby Farms, Tennessee to gather with 100,000
generation xers (yes I realize that I don’t fit the age category) to pray for
revival in our country. I’m taking 13
generation xers from the church I pastor (Harbor Church). We will join you in unified praying as we
travel.
Money
news: Good news/bad news on the
financial front. Today, an individual
pledged to be the third of four matching grant donors. You’ll remember that we have a $25,000
matching grant pledge that is contingent on getting four others to match the
gift. Two matches have already been
made, and today, a third one was pledged.
We rejoice in God’s provision.
The financial needs continue to outpace the provision. Mission Houston had four new staff members
join the team in September of 1999 and giving is still catching up with the
faith walk of these individuals. Despite
that, they are working with faithfulness and intensity in their assigned areas
of the city. So continue to pray that
God will release all the resources needed.
Thank you
for your encouragement and commitment to pray.
Streams of renewal
are
gathering momentum, and it is the sound of a mighty rushing river you
will one
day (soon) hear. Blessings, JTH
___________________________________________________>>>
*WHAT IS
THE ROLE OF THE INTERCESSOR?
From: Ralph W Thompson <ralphy4@juno.com>
One
aspect of an intercessors role in city reaching is that of a forerunner. Like
John, making level paths for the Lord’s plans and purposes through intercession
for spiritual leaders of a city.
Why? for His name’s sake....to
make His name famous in our cities. A
desire of God’s heart. When a real forerunner
begins to level a path it is for the real thing to come as can be seen in Mt.
3: 3,15 Moffatt. “In those days” when
John was making the way for Jesus to begin his purpose, they found themselves
needing to communicate with one another about the situation at hand (baptism)
because neither one had ever come this way before and did not know the
procedure or protocol. John finally
submits to the superior authority when Jesus said “come now, this is how we
should fulfill all our duty to God”, therefore, city reaching began with a
chosen leadership-partnership submitted to God’s order. Repentance is not far behind. Although the intercessor is not a part of
church government (apostle, prophet pastor-teacher, evangelist) their
function of support, protection,
insight, etc. is crucial to complete & compliment all stages of gathering
together the church in the city. I
suspect the enemy, right now, has a delaying tactic that he is able to enforce
in thwarting the coming together of pastors.
The intercessor in relationship with the leaders make a weapon of God to
combat this evil force and release pastors to have the mind of Christ in this
matter.
An
intercessor can have a vision for the city but a vision without commission by
proper authorities has no power. Listen
to these strong words spoken by a pastor, “woe to those who make plans without an intercessor.” I
wholeheartedly say amen, having experienced church and city plans with and
without an intercessor. The woe is
really woe but not unredeemable. I believe
when today’s church history is written it will say “in those days” a forerunner
came on the scene. Our God is the same
God as yesterday.
Shirley
Thompson, Boulder, CO
--->NPPNote:
This is an important issue, especially in the development of
the Pastors’
Prayer Group movement. I am certain it will be discussed at our
June 1-2
Roundtable. Your observations and insights could add to that
conversation
- Email them to phil@nppn.org
___________________________________________________>>>
*CANADA:
PPGs & THE PRAYER MOVEMENT
>From:
“Anne Jamieson” <ajamie@cujo2.icom.ca>
Greetings
from Hamilton, Ontario!
Our
largest Canadian Christian TV Ministry, Crossroads Christian Communications, is
running a week of input from Prayer Movements/ Groups next week. I have been
doing some research on this for the co-host, and wonder whether you can tell me
how many Canadian Pastors/ Groups are registered with NPPN.
As far
as our Hamilton monthly Prayer Rally is concerned ,the Chair, Jessie Cooper,
and I are both on your e-mail network. We both appreciate the wealth of
information from this communication. I look forward to hearing from you.
Anne
Jamieson-Krampitz, Canadian Coordinator AD2000 & Beyond Unreached Peoples
Network.
--->NPPNote:
Response from NPPN Tech Support
>From:
“Adam Shields” <adam@chicago2000.net>
I
currently have six groups registered from around Canada. You can view
them
yourself by going to www.nppn.org/ppg/notusa.asp
<http://www.nppn.org/ppg/notusa.asp>
I
hope this is what you need. Thank you
for your subscription and
support of
the National Pastors Prayer Network
___________________________________________________>>>
*HENDERSONVILLE,
NC: PPG - SMALL IS GOOD
>From:
Robert N Dutton <rdutton1@juno.com>
Phil,
Just
read your article related to PPG, through the Mission Carolina news digest.
We have
a cross-denominational group meeting in Hendersonville, NC - specifically
praying for revival, restoration, and awakening. We’ve been meeting weekly since sometime in 1992.
Location: Hendersonville Weslyan Church, behind Bruce
Drysdale School
Time: Tuesdays, 10:00 - 11:00
Contact: Mike Engle (Pastor), 828-692-9539
Unfortunately
the group remains small, but God is more interested in obedient hearts than in
numbers.
Blessings,
Bob Dutton
--->NPPNote:
You can also register a PPG online at:
___________________________________________________>>>
*SOUTHEAST,
US: H. B. LONDON
>From: Biblicalwm@aol.com
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·
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Tozer
Dear
Minister of Jesus Christ:
We love
you. We are praying for you. And, we are here for you. Please let
us know
how we can pray for you and serve you.
May you know and experience our heavenly Father’s love for you
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·
Kevin
White and the entire BWM team
eRefreshment
is a weekly encouragement specifically for those in vocational ministry, church
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___________________________________________________>>>
*CITY
REACHERS + CITY RESEARCHERS
>From:
“John Quam” <jquam@prodigy.net>
Prayer
Transformation Ministries
One
of the most strategic functions in city reaching/transformation is
the
gathering, evaluating and communication of critical information. This process is usually divided into two
parts; information on the harvest force, (local churches, ministries, etc.) and
information on the harvest field, (demographics, socio-economics, etc.). Several kinds of software are now being
employed in this field and much has been discovered on where to find
information and how to process it. In
addition we are learning how to connect this information to the local church
and the church in the city.
As a
result of the growth in this area, we are seeking to bring together those who
are involved in this kind of research and information management for a 2 day
consultation. While the focus will be on
practitioners, we also invite city leaders who might want to know how all this
works together even though they don’t have someone filling this role at this
time. We will hold the consultation in
San Jose, July 10-11. Our meetings will
take place in a local church where Christian Resource Network has their
offices. A list of local hotels is
available. If you are interested in
this consultation or know someone who should get an invitation, please contact
us at Prayer Transformation Ministries, 612-278-1717 or send an email to John
Quam at JQuam@prodigy.net <mailto:JQuam@prodigy.net> . There is no registration fee but each person
will be responsible for their own travel and expenses.
___________________________________________________>>>
*PALATINE,
IL: BAPTIST-COVENANT-FREE
>From: twchurch@flash.net (The Woodfield Church)
New Hope
Community Church joined forces with two other evangelical churches in its
community to distribute the Book of Hope,
a paperback booklet featuring selected passages from the New Testament,
to 15,000 homes before Easter.
Residents
also received an invitation to attend church on Easter Sunday. Before distributing
the pocket books, about 175 people met for a rally for worship, prayer and
encouragement, said Joe LaCognata, New Hope’s senior pastor. The other
churches involved were Deer Grove
Covenant, affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church, and Grace Community
Church, part of the Evangelical Free Church.
LaCognata
and the other two pastors have been meeting together for
prayer and
fellowship for two years. “I believe the
Book of Hope is the
first of
many joint efforts. We have discussed coming together to minister
to
children, distribute the Jesus video and reach the Hispanic population
of
Palatine.” Illinois Baptist Newspaper
___________________________________________________>>>
*NEW ENGLAND
CONCERTS OF PRAYER
>From: NECPrayer@cs.com
Jesus
Prayer Rally - Saturday, June 10; 10:00am - 1:00p,m
Blackstone
Square, a park on Washington St and Shawmut Ave, one block north of Boston City
Hospital and 5 short block east of Mass Ave.
Its a beautiful spot.
Rev Dave
Hill: dhill57@juno.com / 617-789-4843
THE CALL -
Micah 5:1
Saturday,
June 3, 2000, 10 am
The Call
is a prayer meeting held on the first Saturday, monthly, at CT House Of Prayer
(870 Prospect Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105 / 860-233-7964 / fax 860-233-7970).
This prayer gathering is a time for the Body of Christ to gather and pray for
the City of Hartford and the region. All pastors and pray-ers are welcome!
Praise
Reports
Over 25
intercessors and Pastors gathered to pray for the State House Friday, May 19th
in a meeting led by Katherine Puleo.
The speaker of the House stopped by briefly and we prayed for him.
Also,
the many of the Brazilian and Spanish churches had a 24 hour
prayer
Vigil at the First Baptist Church of
Worcester. It was led by
Pastor
Edson Porto and Pastor Josimar Salum Gouvea.
During the time of
prayer
some of them went up in a helicopter to anoint the city with oil
!!!!!
___________________________________________________>>>
*WHO IS
QUALIFIED?
You have
me on your mailing list but I am not a Pastor.
I am a 62 yr. old widow who is very interested in prayer and so happy
that you are calling Pastors to prayer.
God bless you and your organization, however I do not believe I am
qualified to be a member.
In
Him...
Dear...
Don’t let
our name fool you - most of our subscribers are faithful pray-ers
like
yourself. We’ll keep sending you our Udpates (unless you want to stop
receiving
them),
Phil
___________________________________________________>>>
*CHICAGOLAND:
SUMMER OF HOPE
?June 10 -
Saturday, Noon?
Jesus Day
Lead a
prayerwalk into your church¹s community
With prayers
of blessing & power over evil
·
Families
* Classes * Committees *
Who else
can God use to
Change
the spiritual climate in your neighborhood?
?June 15 -
Thursday, 11am-1:15pm?
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___________________________________________________>>>
*FLORIDA
PRAYER NETWORK: NDP REPORT + CONNECTIONS
>From:
“Pam Olsen” <flprayer@gte.net>
What a
glorious time we time we had on the National Day of Prayer! I hope you were
able to attend a prayer rally in your area. We had hundreds of people gather at
the State Capitol to pray for our state and nation to return to God. Florida
Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince opened the prayer rally with a powerful
prayer. Governor Jeb Bush came and shared his heart on the importance of
prayer, Mayor Scott Maddox proclaimed May 4th as a day of prayer for
the city of Tallahassee (Gov. Bush and the cabinet members also wrote
proclamations and a resolution proclaiming a day of prayer for the state).
Katherine Harris, Sec. of State, came and prayed. Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan was our
keynote speaker. He shared a moving message on how prayer and the Lord has
helped him through the last two years (he lost his wife, mother, and
father-in-law in the last two years). The most moving time of the rally came
when Representative Bob Starks shared his personal testimony. He gave an incredibly moving Gospel message.
The Holy Spirit was so present during his “sermon”. All the crowd praised the
Lord. I know the heart of God was touched as pastors and leaders prayed from
their hearts for repentance and revival in our state and nation.(The entire
rally can be heard on our website www.floridaprayer.org
<http://www.floridaprayer.org> and the video is available for a $10
donation). The next day the Tallahassee Democrat had three large full color
photos on the front page (one said “Bob Starks shares his love for Christ at
the National Day of Prayer”). The article was two pages called “Applying the
Power of Prayer”. I know revival is on the way if we keep pressing in. Be
persistent in your daily prayers. NOW is the time to call people to prayer.
People throughout the state are forming prayer groups in their neighborhoods,
churches are having daily prayer meetings, pastors are calling their churches
to be houses of prayer and pastors are praying together from different
denominations. I hope you will continue to ask the Lord what He wants YOU to do
in YOUR city. Now is the time to intercede for our nation more than ever. I
hope you will take the time to read the
prayer requests. Some are the same, some are new. Please pray over the areas. Please let us know if you have any prayer
needs or prayer events we can post. We only send out an alert once a month
unless there is an urgent need that effects the state or nation. May God bless you and encourage you as you
pray!
March
for Jesus June 10, 2000 For more national information: Call March for Jesus at
404 627-3267 or e-mail them at MFJUSA@compuserve.com or contact The Chapel Ministries at 630
668-7292.
National
Pastors Prayer Network: Please pray for
this prayer network and tell your pastor about it. It is a powerful way for
pastors and leaders to work together for the cause of Christ. Contact: Phil
Miglioratti 1130 Randville Drive 1D,
Palatine, IL 60074 // 847-991-0153
// 708-848-9139 (fax) http://www.nppn.org email: phil@nppn.org
<mailto:phil@nppn.org> Please register
your PPG (Pastors’ Prayer Group in your local area):
The Call
DC 2000 Washington, DC Capitol Mall
Sept. 2, 2000 Please pray for this planned gathering of two generations:
parents and their sons and daughters, to come to the Capitol Mall to fast and pray. God’s answer to national crisis is a call to massive united
prayer and fasting. Would you correspond to them regarding your intention to
carry The Call, DC in prayer?
Please
let Lou Engle know which churches and networks you will be linking
with. His telephone number is (626) 794-1199 x231.
The Call Executive Board
1539 E.
Howard Street, Pasadena, CA 91104 The Call
www.thecalldc.com
PRAYER
CANOPY FOR “DC 2000” Please join a
prayer canopy for “the call DC 2000” event scheduled September 2, 2000. Check out the website below for full details
of the event: http://www.thecalldc.com/index.html
<http://www.thecalldc.com/index.html>
They are looking to enlist intercessors all over the country for a 50 day
prayer canopy over this event, from July 14 through September 2. Prayer requests will come from leaders,
speakers, and support staff for the event as they have needs. These requests will then be compiled and
e-mailed to all who commit to pray. If you would like to participate, please
respond with your fax number so that they can send a sign-up sheet to you. Please contact Jennifer Redeker redeker@maxinet.com <mailto:redeker@maxinet.com> or call
(530) 518-6586 or you may join the email group at the website http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/TheCallDC_Canopy_of_Prayer for more information.
Pray
Central Florida Meeting is on the first
Tuesday of each month from 11:30 AM-1 PM at Freedom Fellowship Church, 6341 N. OBT (in the Northpark Commerce
Center on the NE corner of 441and
Clarcona-Ocoee Road).
Contact:
George Kern 942-6665
Mantle Ministries is coordinating 24 hour praise /
prayer. Sign up to
be a
part of the prayer mantle over the city!
E-mail Tracey at: mantleorl@aol.com for more information.
Space
Coast Prayer Network Monthly
intercessory prayer meeting for
Brevard
County on the first Thursday from 11
AM-1 PM at the First Baptist
Church
in Satellite Beach. Pastor Larry Booth,
535 Cassia Blvd., Satellite
Beach,
FL 32937 // Phone 321-777-0057 Email: larbooth@juno.com
“Networking
for Jesus”- an affiliation of Christian networks in Central
Florida,
Coordinated by Resources Unlimited International 679-2645 x 9500,
(407)
332-7286 Office (407) 332-1998
Fax E-mail: mcb1997@aol.com
South
Florida Intercessors Gatherings: contact Pastor Jonathan Benz Covenant Centre
International (Palm Beach Gardens) 561-627-8138 or e-mail:
covenant@covcentre.org SOUTH FLORIDA PRAYER NEWS is available via
eMail on a free subscription basis.
Subscribe or unsubscribe at: www.onelist.com/group/South-Florida-Prayer-News
<http://www.onelist.com/group/South-Florida-Prayer-News>
These are some of the prayer contacts in this group:
Treasure
Coast:
Lynn
Sterner, 561-220-6747 or LTSSS@aol.com S
Palm Beach and N Broward Counties:
Karen
Anderholm, 954-942-3313 or KarenFIRESTARTER@aol.com
S Broward County:
Raquel
Quiles, 954-288-6972 or raquelquiles@yahoo.com
Miami-Dade County:
Giovanna
Del Monaco, 305-975-7772 Monroe County:
Denise
Nedimeyer, 305-852-4955 or sealife@terranova.net
Research and Mapping:
Ruth
Cooper, 561-791-4829 or Mapper777@cs.com
South
Florida Revival: Contact Jim Phillips email graceman@bellsouth.net
Intercession
for Miami and South Florida
Tallahassee
Area-wide Intercessory Prayer Network: They cover the
Tallahassee
area with a 24 hour prayer network. Contact: Center for Biblical
Studies,
Jo Anne Arnett 850-514-3777, Fax 850-514-7488 or e-mail
jarnett@polaris.net <mailto:jarnett@polaris.net>
Also
in Tallahassee: Partners for Revival: contact Fred Fogle or Kevin
Spinks spinkskl@juno.com <mailto:spinkskl@juno.com> or fredrickf@juno.com
<mailto:fredrickf@juno.com> or call 850-894-2350
Tampa Bay
Area Prayer Meeting: Harvest Temple 13301 Walsingham Road, Largo Contact: Pray
U.S.A.! Bill and Pam Malone (727) 524-7729.
Peacefinders
and Florida Prison Prayer Network: Contact Linda Rozar (352) 728-. They pray for families in crisis and work
with prison prayer ministries across the state.
Florida
Prayer Network: please keep us in your prayers as we network
with other
prayer ministries in the state and nation. Please pray for our
financial
needs to be meet. Contact Pam Olsen
(850) 906-9829 or email:
flprayer@gte.net <mailto:flprayer@gte.net> www.floridaprayer.org
<http://www.floridaprayer.org>
Thank you
for all your prayers for our state and nation. Together...we can make a
difference! I hope you have a blessed month and that you will let use know
about prayer events in your area. Also let us know about prayer requests and
praise reports. Stand strong Florida...on your knees!
Florida
Prayer Network can be reached at flprayer@gte.net
<mailto:flprayer@gte.net> or you can call (850) 906-9829. Please
visit our WEB SITE: www.floridaprayer.org <http://www.floridaprayer.org> . You can write us at FPN, P.O.Box 14017
Tallahassee, FL. 32317. FPN is also the state office for the National Day of
Prayer Task Force. Please contact us if you have a prayer event or request that
effect the state or nation. Please pass this alert on to others in your prayer
groups and churches. If you would like to be removed from this alert list
please contact us. Please let us know how we can serve you in your prayer
efforts. FPN is a 501 © (3) ministry, donations are tax deductible and can be
sent to the above address. Please pray
for our efforts to touch Florida for Jesus Christ.
Sincerely
and Prayerfully in Christ,
Pam
Olsen, President, Florida Prayer Network
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*MISSION
HOUSTON SOUTHWEST REGION
>From:
“Jim Herrington” <jhmh@flash.net>
Regional
City-Reaching Report
·
On
May 16th, forty-five pastors and leaders from the Southwest Houston
area came together at Houston Baptist University for a time of review and
vision casting around the topic of citywide transformation. A broad
representation of leaders from the region attended and interacted around topics
such as urgency, unity and the “how-to’s” of community transformation. Testimonies were reported from area pastors
regarding the work that God has begun in their regions. Dr. Charles Wisdom of
the Katy Church shared stories and encouragement from an 8-year process of
pastors coming together in their community. The Katy Church is the collective
term being used to describe this gathering, which is developing a shared vision
bringing change and evidences of a Psalm 133 blessing in the Katy community
(“How good it is when brothers live together in unity, for there God bestows
His blessing”).
The
Richmond and Rosenberg area was represented by eight pastors who have been
experiencing the benefits of united prayer, along with partnering in
ministry. Pastor Deborah Prihoda told
of a local High School Assistant Principal who reported that this year,
discipline problems and gang trouble are significantly reduced. The school official attributes this decrease
to the ongoing united prayer for change in the school climate.
As a
result of the meeting, two new pastors’ prayer groups will be formed this
summer. Fifteen pastors indicated a desire to plan community transformation
workshops to be held in the fall. Several pastors and intercessors will be
working together to develop strategies to pray for churches and pastors in the
Southwest Region of Houston.
As a
follow-up to our meeting, a Spiritual Mapping prayer luncheon will be held on
June 20. Dr. Walter Lumpkin, of HBU will be presenting research and mapping
summaries of Southwest Houston Communities. The meeting will take place from
11:30-1:30 on the HBU Campus (room location to be announced). If you are interested and have not yet
replied, please indicate your interest by e-mail (brian@missionhouston.org, or phone
(713) 410-1970.
For
those of you who were unable to attend this meeting and would like to get
involved in the “next steps” of Southwest Houston city-reaching, please contact
Brian Gowan in the Southwest office by e-mail or phone.
Pastors
Prayer Gatherings:
·
The
following is a list of current pastor’s prayer gatherings. We invite you to
attend a prayer gathering, or consider initiating one:
1) Alief: meets at Wilcrest Baptist Church,
10800 Sharpview Dr., on the third Wednesday of each month, from 10:30 AM to
12:00 Noon. Leader: Pastor Rodney Woo,
(281) 498-1370.
2) Fort Bend: meets at Community Life Church,
3233 Williamsburg Lane, Missouri City, on the first Wednesday and third
Thursday of each month, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. Leaders: Pastor Mike Johnson, (281) 261-7042, and Pastor Dan
Osborn, (281)208-1414.
3) Windsor Village: meets at New Life Church,
5802 Grapevine, Houston, on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Leader: Pastor
Albert Salazar, (713) 728-0072.
4) Richmond/Rosenberg: meets at New Covenant Fellowship, 1412 Brazos, Rosenberg, on the
second Tuesday of each month, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon. Leader: Pastor Charles Surovik, (281)
341-0303.
5) Richmond/Rosenberg: a second group meets at
La Vida Verdadera, 503 Third Street, Rosenberg, every Thursday from 8:00 AM to
9:00 AM. Leader: Pastor Tony Martinez,
(281) 232-2532.
Beyond a
Shadow of a Doubt:
·
The
Transformation of the Greater Houston area through the gospel of Jesus Christ
is urgently needed. With approximately
2 million people who need to be reached with the gospel, the Church must be
mobilized and united. Much of the
Church is struggling to figure out how to reach people in our post-modern
culture; many pastors feel overwhelmed, discouraged and in many cases beaten
down. Pastors throughout the area are becoming increasingly convinced that this
is an appointed time for Houston to come together and experience the Kingdom of
God in a new and dynamic way.
May we
take these words of Jesus to heart as He exhorts us in this hour:
“I tell
you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will
never enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this
child is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven.” (Matthew 18:2 -4).
Prayer:
“Lord
Jesus, we need to see You more clearly and be like You more fully. By Your
grace and transforming power, change our hearts, our homes, and Your Church in
renewing ways. Lord, we confess that at times it is hard to humble ourselves
and become ‘childlike’ in our faith. We desperately need your healing love to
transform us and our broken communities. Unite and ignite Your church to do
Your holy will. In Your Holy Name we pray. Amen.”
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*PRAY
SACRAMENTO: REPORTS & UPDATES
>From: info@praysacramento.com (Pray
Sacramento)
Christian
Prayer Resources mobilizes and networks prayer activity trans-denominationally
for revival in the Church and spiritual awakening to the community and
throughout the land. God wants His Kingdom to come and His will to be done on
earth as it is in heaven. God wants to
see His Church united, informed and focused in prayer for their communities by
the power of His Holy Spirit. It is our
hope that this ministry will bring His Church together in unity, fervency,
strategically and powerfully to make a difference for God’s glory and man’s
good!
CPR
Mission: Mobilizes and Networks the
Body of Christ for continuous, unified, fervent and strategic prayer by the
power of His Holy Spirit.
CPR
Prayer Mandate ~~ “Seek the peace of the city where I have caused
you to be
carried away captive, and pray to the LORD for it; for in it’s
peace you
will have peace ... For I know the thoughts that I think toward
you, says
the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future
and a
hope. Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will
listen to
you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with
all your
heart.” Jeremiah 29:7,11-13
In
January the PraySacramento Christian Community Calendar was fully
launched. This communication tool is for
information and intercession. It is
emailed weekly to nearly 500 individuals who are intercessors, pastors and
leaders in the greater Sacramento area.
God is using it to not only inform the Church in the area, but also to
inspire other communities with similar Christian community communication
tools. Please pray for God’s
protection, direction and favor upon it (PraySacramento), as it seeks to inform and mobilize prayer.
If you’d like to receive a copy of it just email at: Info@PraySacramento.com.
The
National Day of Prayer was inspiring.
At the breakfast, local District Attorney Jan Scully directed the
morning, while Mindi Russell, Sacramento Law Enforcement gave an inspiring talk
(sees a greater speaker for your church, 916-564-3600 or email: CHAPSFM@aol.com). During the Youth Rally about 80 students prayed at the State
Capitol interceding for the youth of our state and country. The evening concluded with a City-Worshipand
intercession event at a local church.
Several hundred prayer warriors and 25-30 pastors came together to
worship the Lord and interceded for many areas of need throughout our land. As Northern California National Day of
Prayer coordinator, I heard of many of God’s people praying for repentance and
revival in our land.
The
North State Pastors Prayer Summit, were I participated on a facilitator team,
had pastors attending from most of the counties in the North State. With Intercessors praying for the pastors
during the same time, God moved in the lives of the pastors and caused them to
see that God was not only calling them to pastor their congregation but with
their congregation to also pastor their community.
There
are prayer networks starting and growing all over the state of California and
CPR is in the middle of it all by way of encouraging any and all to start and
grow. God is reviving His Church,
unifying it in fervent informed and focused prayer. Pastors and intercessors
are learning to trust each other in new ways.
Please continue to pray for His Kingdom to come, His will to be done, on
earth as it is in heaven.
Please
pray for our Ministry Support ($2,000 still needed per month)
To
receive your copy of the PraySacramento Christian Community Calendar of Events:
Info@PraySacramento.com JUL 10-13,
EARTHSHAKE 2000, Youth World Mission & Prayer Conference at Bear River High
School. Register at 1-800-344-6763 or sierramf@nccn.net. AUG 25-26, “INTERCESSORS AND PASTORS”
SEMINAR in Sacramento with Eddie Smith.
Call 916-489-4902 or email Info@PraySacramento.com
SEP 16, SACRAMENTO CONCERT OF PRAYER for EDUCATION. Call Cindy Gibson for more
information and planning at 916-739-1192.
SEP 25, PRAYSACRAMENTO, 2nd Annual Golf Tournament and “fun”
raiser.
Call
916-489-4902 to register.
OCT SACRAMENTO COMMUNITY LEADERS PRAYER
BREAKFAST
OCT 17-19,
RENEWAL CONFERENCE with speakers:
Francis Frangipane,
and Sergio
Scatagline and Jonathan Graff (“Pray”
magazine editor) For more
information
call 1-800-344-3663 or email: sierramf@nccn.net
Joe Walsh,
Christian Prayer Resources
4748 Engle
Road, Suite 205, Carmichael, CA 95608
Office: 916-489-4902 / Fax: 916-489-6467
Email: joewalsh@cprnet.org
/ Info@PraySacramento.com
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*CHARLESTON,
WV: 100% SATURATION
>From:
“Pastor Ron Thaxton” <wvcj2k@churchinthecity.com>
Charleston,
West Virginia Metro Area Nears 100% Saturation with the Gospel during Book of
Hope Campaign Easter Blitz!!!
What had
happened to make this possible? This had not been in our plans for this year?!
We had heard of the Book of Hope Campaign at the Mission America National
Committee meeting in Chicago in 1999. But as the target was to be 50 of the
largest cities in the U.S. I immediately dismissed it from my mind.
Someone
once said that another name for God in addition to Jehovah-Jireh,
Jehovah-Nissi, etc. should be Jehovah-“Sneaky” and that is just what He did to
usHe sneaked up on us! Our phone rang early in February and on the other end
was my National Coordinator for Mission America, Jarvis Ward, with the
question, “Do you want to do the Book of Hope in Charleston?” I was somewhat
taken aback, “Do I want to?” was my immediate thought. Initially all that was
required was to arrange a place for an informational breakfast to be hosted by
the Book of Hope folks, get the message out and see what happened.
Almost 30
representatives from various churches and ministries gathered at Wellingtons of
Scarlet Oaks on February 29 to receive the presentation. There was something about this group that
held a great portent for what was about to happen. Many had been praying together
for more than ten years for a breakthrough in our area and especially since the
Billy Graham Associate Crusade in 1994 they had insisted on nothing but the
development of loving trusting relationships and corporate prayer. This group
provided the nucleus for the chain reaction that was about to happen!
The
response to the presentation was enthusiastic (en theos - in God) and we
decided to go forward with the endeavor. We asked, “What would be a good target
for us to aim toward?” The reply was that 60% saturation would be good and that
75% would be optimal. After the breakfast we were at about 37% and 60% seemed
to be a long way away. We needed warehouse and office space it was miraculously
provided! We needed skillful and responsible Zip Code Coordinators and they
were appointed. The commitment from local churches, ministries and ministerial
and denominational associations began to climb. God put it in our hearts to pray for 100% saturation. There are
105,000 households in the Charleston Metro area! Were we being foolhardy? The
response continued to grow 60% and then 75%! Was it going to happen? We
initially received 75,000 copies of the booklets this was not going to be
enough! Ninety percent and rising, “We will just ship you a total of 150,000 Books
of Hope was the response from the National Headquarters.”
We
started receiving responses from other communities in West Virginia:
Princeton,
Beckley, Oak Hill, Summersville and Craigsville, Ripley, Gassaway and Sutton,
Huntington, Ona, and Kenova. And then Ashland, Kentucky as well as South Point
and Ironton, Ohio were added. It was becoming a very real possibility that all
105,000 households of the Charleston Metro area were going to be impacted with
a loving, prayerful and comprehendible presentation of the Gospel Message.
Now that
we are on the other side of the majority of the Book of Hope Campaign a few
overlooked areas are still being attended to the objective reality is that we
now live in a community that has been totally saturated with the Good News! All
the way from Montgomery to Hurricane. We have only 1,400 copies of the Book of
Hope left in our inventory as of this date! You can ask almost anyone that you
encounter, “Did you get your Book of Hope?” Invariably they have, maybe they
got two, and this is a wonderful opportunity to pursue a conversation regarding
their own response to the Message.
And what
is so amazing about all of this is that Charleston out of the 33 participating
cities in the U.S.is the only one that we know of that reached the maximum
potential! What has made this possible? There was no intricate strategy here.
No well thought out plan it was really very simple. A group of men and women
spiritual leaders from throughout our community reconciled denominationally and
racially, who would not give up on fervent united prayer until they saw
something like this happen here. And who are now reaching forward and saying,
“Lord, we want more. We want your full blessing for our city. We will give You
no rest until You make us into a Transformed Community a praise to You in the
earth!” Transform not Charleston only, but all of West Virginia and Appalachia.
And this
has not been all:
In
February more than 100 pastors, leaders and intercessors gathered in Flatwoods
for a West Virginia Prayer Summit. The purpose was to build upon the 1999
Summit with 37 in attendance where the vision to see Prayer Centers established
in every county in our state. God endorsed this gathering with an awesome
awareness of His manifest Presence throughout the gathering. You can go to www.churchinthecity.com <http://www.churchinthecity.com> to read a written account of the 2000 Spring
Summit.
The 3rd
Annual Governors Prayer Breakfast on May 3 at the Charleston House Holiday Inn.
Almost 25 leaders of business, government, arts, education, church, law
enforcement, etc.including Governor Underwood himself offered prayers of
repentance and petition in the area in which they had influence and authority.
Many remarked that this was the most powerful Governors Prayer Breakfast
yet. There were approximately 230 in
attendance.
And
still we have:
The
Church’s Birthday Celebration on Pentecost Sunday, June 11, 6:00 p.m. at the
Capital Plaza Theater. We are gathering together in one place, as one people,
for one purpose: That He, Jesus, May Be Made Known!
Jesus
Day 2000 in Charleston on June 17 is going to be an awesome celebration of Gods
Kingdom being formed in Charleston and its surrounding regions. We will
PrayerWalk from the North, East, West and South converging on Slack Plaza in
Downtown Charleston for the first Citywide Jesus Celebration in our city!
We just
cant seem to quit - we are constrained by His love and we appreciate
you for
the continued evidence of His love toward us.
Pastors Ron & Nancy
Thaxton
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*WASHINGTON,
DC: PRAYERS UP; CRIME DROPS
>From: USAPRAY@aol.com
>http://www.ifa-usapray.org
In a
dramatic letter yesterday to The Washington Post, Dan Wedderburn of the DC
Human Rights Commission touted the District of Columbia’s 45% drop in crime
since 1993. The District has
outstripped other major cities, including New York City and all DC metropolitan
surrounding areas, in a record plunge of crime rates. Washington DC was known in the early 1990s as the “murder capital
of the nation.” In 1993, 454 persons
were killed. In 1999, 232 homicides
were committed. Rape has fallen 40%,
aggravated assault and battery have fallen 60%, and burglaries declined almost
70%. Wedderburn credits a good economy,
low unemployment, fewer persons in the younger-age groups that account for a
disproportionate share of crime, record high incarcerations and better policing
policies. Incredibly, the District’s
police force was cut by over 20% in the same period.
Intercessors
for America began a monthly “Washington Watch” prayer effort in late 1992. This developed into our weekly Prayer Focus
on Washington, DC which is part of this “On Watch In Washington.” A group of leaders also initiated a
nationwide 24-hour US/DC Prayer Watch in late 1997. A new 24-hour Prayer and Worship watch is also being maintained
by local churches in the Metro, DC area.
While we realize that many more Christians than ever before are praying
for our nation’s capital, let us humbly offer thanksgiving for the contribution
which IFA “partners in prayer” (many of you!) have made over these years. Let us pray that the crescendo of prayer in
our nation’s capital increases even more!
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*LAKE
COUNTY, IL: SUMMER OF HOPE
>From: Bryan552@aol.com
The
“Power Team” came to Zion, Illinois, May 31-June 4, 2000
Total
attendance all nights: 3,410
(Wed-630;
Thurs-325; Fri-525; Sat-480; Sun-1450)
Total
decisions all nights: 268
Rededication
- 115
Assurance -
18
Searching -
27
Total
Praying to Receive Christ all nights: 108
All
expenses incurred for this event are Strategic Focus Cities-Lake County funds
from “Operation Saturation” accounts. These funds are provided by the North
American Mission Board of the SBC and are a direct result of Cooperative
Program Giving of all SBC churches.
This
event will be followed by:
June
16-17: Evangelistic Circus events,
Island Lake/West Lake County June 19-23: PowerUp Sports Camps, Zion/Withrop
Harbor June 23: Evangelistic Rally and Concert with LaRue July 8: Searchlights
(Lake County focus- Libertyville; Gurnee/Mundelein)
July 22-29:
World Changers, Waukegan
July 28-29:
Evangelistic Outreach, Waukegan
August 19:
Hispanic Community Festival, Waukegan
August 26:
Hispanic Community Festival, Round Lake Beach
“Book of
Hope” distributions county-wide all summer
Follow-up of
all decisions all summer-fall
We
praise God for His faithfulness and His power to regenerate persons,
churches
and associations of churches. The test
of our faithfulness will be
seen in
the assimilation and follow-up of every person touched and
discovered
in each of
these events. The celebration of
evangelism is not at the number
of
decisions; it is in the number of disciples gained. Please pray for and with us.
If you
want to share in the harvest, you may still join us at any of these events or
in the “bridge weeks” between events when evenings will be spend sharing the
Gospel in the homes of these who made decisions. That is were assimilation and evangelism will be at its best!
Yours . .
. His,
Bob Ryan
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*BIG BEAR,
CA: PRAY FOR PASTOR’S FAMILY
>From:
“Rich “Doc” Colley” <doc@ecom.net>
Please
pray for the family of Pastor Jerry Homme. A FourSquare minister from Big Bear,
CA, and coordinator and supporter of
the California NDP and a wonderful friend, father, husband and man of God.
Jerry died in an Auto accident near Colton, CA on June 3rd. Pray for his wife, family and children. He
was a great guy and I will miss his presence.
Rich
“Doc” Colley
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