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 *    A Word From Pastor Phil...
1.    CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
2.    NPPN ZAMBIA: A NATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER
3.    INDIA: THINK GLOBAL; ACT LOCAL
4.    NPPN UGANDA: PASTORS MEETING
5.    SOUTH ASIA EVANGELISM INSTITUTE
6.    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PASTORS IS INTERNATIONAL
7.    INDIA: CHRISTMAS EVANGELISM SEMINARS
8.    THE LATEST NEWS FROM YOUR NATION...
9.    NIGERIA: STRATEGIC PRAYER COLLEGE
10.   SWITZERLAND: 300 LEADERS FROM 5 CONTINENTS
11.   PRAYER BOOKS IN SPANISH, THAI, CHINESE, RUSSIAN...
12.   NPPN NIGERIA: PRAYER CONFERENCE REPORT
13.   NPPN KENYA: PRAYER REQUESTS

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 *    A Word From Pastor Phil...

My City Impact Roundtable co-convener, Tom White, plans to spend the month of September traveling to major cities in India. He has been invited to coach the local/regional leadership teams but I suspect he will return having learned as much as he will impart.

Nations are different. Cultures are distinct. But there is much we can learn from one another. The stories and strategies in each Global Update come from a variety of continents but indicate the Holy Spirit is at work in His Church; sometimes in very similar ways.

May we each be humble enough to listen for the Lord's wisdom in the ideas and insights of other Christian believers who labor in far fields.

As you skim and scan, take a moment to pray for one of these nations and for the leaders who have reported how God is at work in their midst,

Pastor Phil

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1.    CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
>From: "Bennie Mostert" <bennie@mostert.ws>

Three years ago a business man in Cape Town South Africa saw the Transformations video produced by George Otis jr.  He called together the pastors in Cape Town and challenged them to bring their people for a day of prayer on the Newlands Rugby Stadium in the city.  It was a day of prayer and repentance, based on 2 Chron.7:17. Some 45 000 people came to the stadium on 21 March 2001 for 4 hours of prayer and worship.  Since then, amongst other things, the crime in the city dropped with more than 45% over the next 3 years.

In 2002 it started to spread throughout the country.  On 8 stadiums were involved on 21 March 2002 with some 160 000 people in the stadiums.  In 2003 the whole thing moved into Africa. In South Africa 77 stadiums were used for prayer meetings on 1 May 2003 and another 62 in 28 African countries.  Some 700 000 people were praying in the stadiums with another 5 million linked via radio and television.

This year there will be prayer meetings on Sunday 2 May in all 58 nations and islands linked to the continent of Africa. Up till today (with 40 days to go) we have already registered just over 950 venues/stadiums throughout the continent.  This does not include 13 nations where people will not be able to gather in stadiums, but will meet in house groups, churches and other venues.  In South Africa alone we registered 250 stadiums for 2 May 2004.

We want to call on Africans all over the world to have a prayer meeting in the city or town where they are living right now and to join us in prayer for Africa.  A 10 minute prayer is available that will be prayed all over Africa at 15h00, Greenwich  +2.  This prayer can be e-mailed to people interested (Ask for the Prayer for Africa - 2 May).  The prayer is also available on the website www.transformationafrica.com for all interested - it is available in Arabic, French, Swahili, Amahric, Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, Shona, Zulu, Sotho, Tswana, Xhosa, Pedi.

We have confirmation from groups in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Belgium, Sweden and other places that will join us in prayer for Africa.

All this is helping to prepare the way for the global day of prayer 15 May
2005, Pentecost Sunday.
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2.    NPPN ZAMBIA: A NATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER
>From: "Aaron Mwale" <aaronmwale@pop3.zamtel.zm>

For years now the Lord has been laying upon our hearts to establish a NATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER (NATIONAL PRAYER CENTER). This will serve this nation (ZAMBIA) and the surrounding nations and Africa as a whole. We have carried this vision now for years, praying through to see when could be the right time and where in our nation.

The vision  we have for this Center is see a 24 hour prayer chain carried for all nations, this will also be a prayer/spiritual warfare and missions training center. We see ourselves train and sending out prayer / mission teams throughout our nation and Central Africa/ Southern Africa. The need for this is great.

We strongly feel this will be national prayer altar that God will use break national strongholds, denominational barriers in different cities / communities. God will use this to bring unity in many of our communities throughout our nation and the nations around us.

In our city there are buildings that have being put on sale by tender and we strongly feel its time we step out by faith to bid for one of the building which we feel will be ideal for our national prayer center. Right now this building is been used as a beer hall and the chairperson of the beer hall is a freemason and we are up against this spirit so that  we  use the building for God's Kingdom. We feel this is the building the Lord would want us get. We know that this is no easy battle as the Lord has been showing us but we know we have won the battle.

As I write this letter to all of you requesting you  to stand with us in prayer we have already send in our bid which is at $10,000 (US). The deadline for all the bids will on the 31st  July 2004. And it will be after that day that they will get in contact with us. SO PRAY THAT:

1.    No one gets the building except ourselves.

2.    The finances to buy the building will be  readily available by the time the decision is made. We are taking this step by faith, trusting the Lord for a financial breakthrough.

3.    That God right now will raise financial partners for this project.

We are calling all of you to be part of this project in any way the Lord speaks to you. For  more information of what we doing in this part of Africa you can go to this web site:   www.nppn.org  GLOBAL NETWORK  
(NATIONAL PASTORS PRAYER NETWORK AFRICA- ZAMBIA).

Once again thanks for standing with us.  You can share this need of ours with many other prayer teams in your church/ ministry/ network. May the Lord richly bless you as you stand with us.

Yours in God's Kingdom Service, Apostle Aaron Mwale
Box 90902 Luanshya / Tel: 260-96-946471 /  260-96- 959531
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3.    INDIA: THINK GLOBAL; ACT LOCAL
>From: sri hari <midasalas@yahoo.co.in>

Here I am very busy in Christmas celebration and special events. I am contacting a big distibution programe on 22 nd December 2003. For 30 sarees to widows and clothing to 20 orphans and 200 prizes for school students. I held this progarme on 22 nd December 2003 at my Church and i have invited 10 local pastors to distribution programe. Totally 500 members are together to meeting. A Malaysia missionary name was Daphne has sponsored to this meeting expenditure. Please pray for her.
Thank you sir, Pastor srihari, INDIA
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4.    NPPN UGANDA: PASTORS MEETING
>From: daniel aburu <fishersofmenchurch2002@yahoo.com>

Hi Pastor Phil,
Greetings from the Uganda Pastors Prayer Network.

On 24 of april we held a pastor prayer meeting at Busia district with over 70 paster from different denominations and churches. We also had lunch together. Some of them come from other districts and from the neighbouring country of Kenya. Others walked for miles just for this meeting.

The pastor are organized from village level then sub- county then county then district levels national level. I am now in the process of opening other District Pastors Prayer NetworkS in the districts of Palisa District, Mbale district, Tororo District , Palisa district , Bugiri District Iganga and Kumi District by the end of 2004. I hope therefore that other districts will follow. After these districts we need you to visit us for a nation wide conference for the pastors. We have already given the idea to the pastors; we will inform you of the dates.

Pray with me that God continues to provide for me  transport and food for the pastors during these meetings  It may be cruel to send them away hungry since some come on foot  others on bicycles. I covered the Busia prayer meeting; I am to send it as soon as i get  money. Expect great things to happen in the Uganda Pastors Prayer Network. Thank you Pastor Phil.

With Love frorm Uganda, Pastor Daniel Aburu
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5.    SOUTH ASIA EVANGELISM INSTITUTE
>From: "Linda Kacena" <Linda.S.Kacena@wheaton.edu>

Thank you for your prayers as I ministered in the Philippines April 1-11 at the South Asian Advanced Institute for Evangelists. The training for the evangelism leaders was very rewarding.  All who attended the Conference are involved in evangelism.  Some are pastors and itinerant evangelists.  Others are pastors who desire to make their churches evangelistic.  I taught on both levels itinerant evangelism and local church evangelism.

The 7 nations represented was inspiring.  I was impressed with how God knits his passion for a lost world into people of various cultures in a similar way.  The Indonesians struggle with persecution from Muslims.  The Vietnam leaders struggle with communism.  For many of them, persecution is actually part of their arsenal of tools.  They expect it, and God magnifies himself through it.  Their need for materials was eye-opening.  They long for books, which are so rare in their cultures.  They read and understand English better than they speak it.

The Saturday night outreach was disappointing.  Only 150 showed up for the meeting and at least 85% of them were believers.  (That is about the same ratio for Graham meetings in the states, incidentally).  Still I'm told, we had 13 decisions for Christ and the local host church is following up.  Three of the decisions were made by transvestites.  Before the outreach all of the students canvassed the neighborhoods inviting people to the meeting and leading people to Christ one-on-one.

The Philippine people are gentle and kind.  For the most part, they love American things and people. They have adopted much of our ways.  They called me "Arnold Swartzenagger" because at 5'9" I was tall and built like a body builder.  How funny.

Thank you again for standing with me.  I am in debt to your intercession.
Lon Allison, Director of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College    
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6.    ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PASTORS IS INTERNATIONAL
>From: JONATHAN Brownson <jseebrown@juno.com>

Phil, I am forwarding this letter from a pastor friend of mine in Uganda.  I believe it is a wonderful example of building accountability among pastors from which we in the US could learn much. Praying with You, Jonathan Brownson

Dear Brethrens,
Grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be to you all.

Thank you for all your prayers that has sustained our ministry. Because of that we have relieved many things, but I will mention a few. We do our ministry on the theme "Building the Church of Christ and each other."

In Jan. we had a workshop for all pastors' kids in my deanery where I am a Provost. We had a turn up of 55 kids. Titus, Mary and I, were speaking. The kids were happy to have such a time. To pray and eat together . They requested me to call them every after 3 months. This is a challenge since it becomes expensive to feed them.

I visited 4 schools and witnessed to 4,800 pupils and students and many responded positively. We had Pastors' conference focusing on healing and deliverance. The 3 days conference attracted 300 participants. It addressed on this issue of counteracting the demon possessed and oppressed.

In the same month, we had the pastors' conference and their wives. This addressed the point of integrity, i.e. faithfulness, honesty and uprightness. The time with family was so key in our discussion. we made self evaluation of our marriages. I discovered that I didn't do well when it came to busy pastors, who are workaholic . Most of us confessed that we have little time for rest at home. I am working on it.

Another area of evaluation was sexuality. Each couple had to explain their stand. Margaret and I, had just cerebrated our 20th wedding anniversary.  Praise God because we had a sincere testimony that for 20 years no one had ever had sex outside marriage so we vowed keep it. This is  because we need to keep our marriage vows upright and as ministers we need to keep the testimony. 1Corithians 7:2, Another area was how we deal with money we agreed that we should always be accountable to each other.

The same month I was installed as Provost. this is such a big office which needs your prayers i.e, 40 churches, 50 schools and many visitors 10 15 a day in our home. March was mainly for ecumenical evangelical crusade in counteraction of witchcraft and human sacrifices in our area. Many people surrendered their witchcraft to pastor and accepted the gospel.

April: We had an Intercessors' workshop, which was attended by 80 people. They were equipped to pray for the church and a nation. They took an assignment of praying for all your churches. I love you all, Stephen Kaziimba.
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7.    INDIA: CHRISTMAS EVANGELISM SEMINARS
>From: "Norman Wretlind" <normanwretlind@msn.com>
 
Today Becky and I are singing afresh the worship song by Andre Crouch: How can we give thanks for the things You have done for us?  Things so undeserved that You gave to prove Your love to us - the voices of a million angels cannot express our gratitude - All that we are and ever hope to be we owe it all to Thee - To God be the glory, to God be the glory, to God be the glory for the things He has done!

We are in Delhi, having just finished with the last of five Christmas Evangelism Seminars for India. The most obvious conclusion drawn by the Christian leaders who attended the seminars is that God is bringing a fresh new approach to personal evangelism through strategies for reaching out to neighbors.  Several tenured pastors and evangelists mentioned in their response form that they had never considered making their neighborhoods a mission field!  A great deal of enthusiasm for Christmas parties this December was generated in the five Capital Cities of India where we held the seminar.  Many commented that they had never attended such a practical evangelism seminar.   This vision was cast to the Hindi, Bengali and Malayalam speaking Christian leaders. Those languages cover over 750 Million individuals!  What could God do with their simple obedience to Love their neighbors as themselves!

We ended up hosting over 400 pastors, lay leaders and wives.  At the conference in the Cochin area we had to turn away some 15 pastors because there was simply no room!  We had prayed for 70 to attend and the Lord sent 132!

We greeted them from you, our home churches and our children and families. There were tears in many eyes as Becky and I shared What we have seen and heard and touched of the life and workings of Jesus Christ in our sphere of influence over the last 40 years.  It was an opportunity to minister to the body of Christ in ways and places we never imagined! We love you,  Norm & Becky
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8.    THE LATEST NEWS FROM YOUR NATION...

___ Report on how Pastors are praying in your region or nation:
        phil@nppn.org

___ Put your nation on the map! Register Pastors' Prayer Groups at:
        http://www.nppn.org/ppg/

___ Archived Global Updates - Download / Photocopy / Distribute
        http://www.nppn.org/Global.htm
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9.    NIGERIA: STRATEGIC PRAYER COLLEGE
>From: israel agboola <israelagboola@yahoo.com>

COLEM STRATEGIC PRAYER COLLEGE AND SCHOOL OF DELIVERANCE.
Organised by: Covenant of Life Evangelistic Ministries
An International/Interdenominational Prayer Ministry
Raising Soldiers For The Kingdom

Main Campus: Unity Liberation Baptist Church, 6, Rasaki Tijani Close, Off Jayeoba/Soyinka Streets, Salami Bus Stop, Shasha P.O. Box 1092, Ikeja.
Tel: 234-8034705908, 234-8028337054

I. INTRODUCTION COVENANT OF LIFE EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES

I greet you in the name of Jesus Christ. It is my pleasure to write this letter to you. I write on behalf of the above name Ministries to introduce to you the Ministries, Vision and its objective. And also this letter is written to ask for affiliation of this ministries to your organisation for possible assistance.

We are running Prayer College. We do organize prayer Seminars, Retreats, Conferences and Revivals. But, because of financial constrain, we need to charge moderate fee for the material provided in each of our outreach, and this fee always denied us the attendance of most targeted audience.

It might interest you to be one of the sponsors of any of our needs. In the same manner you may introduce us to interested person, group or organisation, who are favourably disposed to mission project of this nature. There's no amount of money or support that's small, and we shall appreciate any support we might receive from you. You can sow a seed now. God bless you.

II. THE VISION

Prayer Revivals
Prayer Conferences
Prayer Seminars
Workers Prayer Retreats
Biblical Prayer Teachings on Audio and Video Tapes
Prayer resources Books, Tracts, Magazine
School of Prayer and Deliverance
"Prayer Digest" Journal
 
III. STATEMENT OF VISION

This is another interdenominational and international prayer ministry, but the fact is that we are quite different because we major on biblical and practical prayers. And we are actively out:

To expand the kingdom of God through practical prayers.
To support and strengthen the church prayer ministry.
To make available prayer resources, books, audio and video tapes that will accelerate the growth of Church, family and business.
To set the captives free to enjoy unending joy and victory of God in Christ.
To equip Church prayer leaders, Prayer band, Prayer coordinators as to cause a kind of prayer revival that can arrest the plans of satan and his cohort.
To make available proven principles of practical prayer ministry that work at the end time.
To help independent and denominational Churches grow their prayer ministry.
To help in training Church workers for effective prayer that can bring result.
To serve the body of Christ through seminars, Conferences, revivals and crusades.
To assist in the fulfillment of the great commission through prayer ministry, teaching and application in Churches.
Conduct and lead deliverance ministration to liberate and free people from demonic influences.

IV. ABOUT THE PASTOR

REV. ISRAEL O. AGBOOLA is a trained Baptist Clergy. He studied at Baptist College of Theology, Oyo Oyo State, United Bible University, Lagos Nigeria. Christian Theological Seminary, Ibadan, Nigeria, and Ministry Training Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is the pastor of Unity Liberation Baptist Church, Shasha, Lagos Nigeria. He is married, blessed with children and has a good home.

May Gods blessings be on you and all you do for Him. Amen. Yours in Christ.
REVD. ISRAEL O. AGBOOLA
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel: 234-8034705908
E-mail: Israelagboola@yahoo.com
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10.    SWITZERLAND: 300 LEADERS FROM 5 CONTINENTS
>From: LCWE <communications@lausanne.org>

Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization Newsletter
"The Whole Church Taking the Whole Gospel to the Whole World"
Naomi Frizzell, Editor       

The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the International Congress on World Evangelization (ICOWE) held July 1974 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The meeting, better known as the Lausanne Congress, brought Christian leaders from around the world to discuss and plan worldwide efforts to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. Out of that gathering, delegates developed The Lausanne Covenant <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=96o9r8n6.0.k6wcs8n6.hr96nzn6.2350&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gospelcom.net%2Flcwe%2Fcovenant.html> , a definitive statement of Christian belief and lifestyle that has been adopted by many groups as their statement of faith.  
  
To mark the anniversary, the Billy Graham Center Archives (Wheaton, IL, USA) has placed a number of items on its web site - including photos, audio files and notes from the 1974 Congress and subsequent meetings.  Our thanks to BGC Archivist Robert Shuster for making this information available.    
 
Billy Graham Center Archives <http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=96o9r8n6.0.m6wcs8n6.hr96nzn6.2350&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wheaton.edu%2Fbgc%2Farchives%2Fbulletin%2Fbu0407.htm>

2004 Forum
Praise God for clear evidence of growing interest, expectancy and involvement around the world in the Forum.  LCWE International Director David Claydon reports that scholarships have been awarded to nearly 300 participants from Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and South Asia.  We are grateful for the many donations sent in to assist this programme that allows emerging leaders from those parts of the world where the church is growing rapidly, join with leaders from around the world to reflect on how to take the gospel to those who still have not heard or have been unresponsive.

Please continue to pray . . .
For Gary Barnes as he goes to Thailand to finalize security details for the Forum.  Please pray that these meetings go well and that all the necessary resources will be provided.
For all those who are involved in the organization of the Forum, for daily refreshing and enabling from the Lord.
For the LCWE International Leadership.
For seed money to enable Lausanne to publish the material which comes out of the 31 IG's.
IG6: Hidden and Forgotten People
Pray that the LORD will raise a multitude of workers (Matthew 9:35-38; Luke 10:1-3), who are ready to move out to the UPG's around the world.
Pray that many workers are being called, who have a deep desire to see the UPG's reached by the Gospel, also that the LORD will raise up the fellowships that are needed that these workers are trained and given the backing needed.
IG10b: The Local Church and the Great Commission - Tentmaking
Pray for wisdom and strength to take the tentmaking vision not only to Thailand but into the future.  The need is for carefully formed, new, creative strategies.
IG12: Future Leadership
Praise and thank God for the wonderful time of preparation that He gave the Task Force in June! Please pray . . .
That God's Spirit will draw the Future Leadership Issue Task Force together with one heart and mind in preparation for the sessions in Thailand; and that the Spirit will orchestrate each session (14 of them) to fit and complement one another as they will be all developed by different facilitators.
That God will bring the participants together with hearts eager to learn and see Leader Development as a commitment and seize the challenge to live out and become leader developers, who can model, develop and inspire others to do the same.  That they will catch the life to life heart of developing leaders....not a cerebral-teaching experience.
That God will help all involved with this IG to grow in cooperating with Him seeking His ways and surrendering to them and that His gracious hand will be on all participants and facilitators.
For provision of funds, time, energy and all that participants and facilitators need to be ready for this Forum.
IG13: Prayer in Evangelism
Praise God that more of their participants are becoming involved and that they have sufficient funds for almost all those requesting scholarships. Please pray . . .
That they will have keen discernment and wisdom from God as the material is edited and collated.
That they will adequately cover the key aspects of the issue of Prayer in Evangelism.
That they will have sound practical outcomes to present at the end of the process.
 IG18: Evangelisation of Children
Please pray . . .
For the two conveners and the facilitator as they meet on bringing together all the different strands that the subgroups have been working on.
For the subgroups that still have to complete their work.
IG29: Bioethics
Please pray for their theologian who is doing the main work of drafting their paper.  He has just lost his father after a "distressing illness."
JESUS Film Project: We praise the Lord for the recent wonderful reports of an increase in the receptivity among Muslims to the gospel, following the showing of the film "The Passion of the Christ."  The JESUS Film Project has been able to build on this interest and distribute the JESUS Film as a way to "hear the rest of the story."  God is doing miraculous things as people are coming to Christ in increasing numbers to hear and receive the truth.  
  
    
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11.    PRAYER BOOKS IN SPANISH, THAI, CHINESE, RUSSIAN...
>From: "Dr. Bob Schwarz" <fgbmfi@earthlink.net>

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These Studies will show you how to live and walk in the Realm of the Spirit at all  times. How  to get your prayers answered every time. How to see your whole Family get saved  and  how  to reach out to your friends and neighbors as well. You will be filled with Holy Boldness because of your assurance in God''s Word, and His Indwelling Spirit. These courses will help you look forward to Gods Victory in your life and His Blessed Hope.
 
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12.    NPPN NIGERIA: PRAYER CONFERENCE REPORT
>From: OUTREACHNG@aol.com

Delegates from USA, Britain, Singapore, India, Kenya, Ghana, Benin Republic, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Liberia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, every state in Nigeria, and more, attended the 2nd Global Prayerquake and the 8th International Prayer and Leadership Conference (January, 2004). The focus is on MISSIONS and PRAYER.

Rev. Mosy U. Madugba, International Co-ordinator

DAY ONE -
    The Conference started at 3pm on the 4th January, 2004, the first day.  The turn up of people was amazing, for a start. About 3000 delegates arrived yesterday, from within and outside Nigeria.  More are still expected.  
    It was a unique opening for the Global Prayerquake Conference, the the first of its kind.  We took time to praise and worship God, as He demanded from us. Prophetic action of enthroning God to sit and take charge of the conference programmes and at the same time rule as the God of the nations were carried out.
    One spectacular thing that happened and calls for serious reflection and prayer was 'the spiritual meeting with the political". Three representatives of the Nigerian government were present. In the speech delivered by one of them, Elder Chief Ojo Maduekwe - former Minister of Transport, now senior adviser to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo, he showed his dismay at the attitude of preachers who would always fall at the feet of politicians to ask for money and the corruption in the Church. He meant that God should touch politicians' lives first before their money could be received for God's work. The carelessness of Christians has resulted to powerlessness in the church today (Isaiah 59). He made a call for Christians to return to true discipleship and live a life of simplicity that depicts the life of Jesus Christ.
    The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Sir Chigozie Ogbuu, and his wife who stood in for Ebonyi State Government encouraged Christians to be praying for the nation daily because "if the country has to change and turn towards God, the Government have to look at the church". He testified that the Ebonyi State Government and the Church work together and encouraged the Church to work cooperatively with the Government to conquer new grounds.
    Also speaking, Venerable Professor Thompson Obijuakor who stood in for the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Dr Peter Odili; recognized that the Government cannot single handedly fight the problems in Nigeria and so have to graft the Christian body into the affairs of the nation. He informed the church that the Government too has its own new grounds to conquer - the theme is good for all sectors. In his speech, he mentioned that the involvement of government in the conference was significant because it revealed the Nigerian Government's expectation from the church and the church cannot afford to disappoint them. And so the church in Nigeria and other nations need to rise up to their responsibility, because the church has kings and priests.
    I termed this first day as the Nigerian Government Day. Tomorrow being 5th, we have the USA's Day on the programme. We desire the mighty visitation of God. He promised 'a great release' for us.

DAY TWO -
    This day's conference started with prophetic intercession, praise and worship at 7am.
    Then came a plenary session with the topic: Prayer, The Master Key in Global Missions, handled by Steve Olumuyiwa.  It was purposely put as first to set the pace of walking in the spirit of prayer. He emphasized that prayer is the missionary force. He also reminded everyone, especially the Africans that this is the time appointed by God through prophesies for Africans to impact the nations through missions. He further stated that God is depending on Africans to impact the Middle East. Nigeria, he said, is destined to be at the forefront of making this prophecy come through. To buttress this, he quoted Cindy Jacobs who said that God has also decided to affect Nigerian Campuses, eradicate cultism and make Nigeria a peaceful place to stay. There will be out pouring of the Holy Spirit that will convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment, he empasised.
    The second speaker on the plenary session, The Role of Women in Today's Missions confirmed through the records of the works women did in the Bible, that women indeed have great role to play. One of such major role is that they have the ability of receiving and carrying in their womb 'seed' or 'seeds' that they nurture until delivery. He encouraged women to receive the plans of God concerning their children and uphold them through prophetic prayers until their manifestation. This was also a time of praying for the dejected, the hurting, the despised and the broken ones for healing.
    William Lau, a minister from USA, preached on God of Elijah. The spirit of Elijah is the spirit that proclaims, "The LORD, he is the God" (1 Kings 18:39). The spirit of Elijah has visible proofs. He encouraged believers to demonstrate the God-given authority they have. He too demonstrated this by calling out people that have cases of pains (minor infirmities) and they were healed. Prayer sustains authority, he said.
    Ted Elmore (USA), spoke on Today's America, A Mission Field.  He stated that in spite of the blessings they receive from God; "America stands in need of spiritual awakening". He saw the church in Nigeria as a kind God will use to reach America and other nations. He encouraged everyone to yield to God wholeheartedly for such assignment. Prayer of commitments and breaking of bad attitudes were made.
    The Last speaker of the day in the plenary session, Arch Bunmi Adedeji (President of FGBMFI, Nigeria) spoke on a topic, The Roles of Lay men and Women in Missions, showed that a clergy may be the one that lights the fire while the laity is the firework that catches the fire before there is a burning. This means that everyone is indispensable in the house of the Lord, the work is done together.
    We also had about 23 Schools of Ministry. Serious prophetic and intercessory prayers were made on a personal, family and national level for conquering new grounds. God's grace helped us to pray fervently.

DAY THREE -
    The first speaker, Pastor Tim Olonade spoke on the topic: Present Day Christian Missions Challenges in Nigeria and Africa.  He encouraged Africans to act because they have heard so much. In response to the message, hundreds of persons went out to answer the call for missions and pledged allegiance to the Lamb of God.
    Speaking on the theme of the Conference, 'Conquering New Ground', Rev Mosy Madugba, the International Coordinator of Ministers Prayer Network, reminded Africans of their heritage - a land of preservation. Africa preserved Abraham and his sons during the time of famine. God has also reserved ministers whom he would use to fight the last battle for the kingdom of God and we have come into the season of doing exploits for the Lord. We cannot fail Him.
    Dr M Taylor-Pearce (Sierra Leone) who spoke on The Minister and His Family gave reasons why problems should not corrupt marriages. God has brought together the family to build a home for themselves. Words builds up or destroys home, therefore good and positive things should be said to build the marriage. Rich devotion with the Lord keeps a family unconquerable.
    Bishop Bonifes Adoyo (Kenya) exposed the hideous strategies of Muslims to Islamize all African nations and those plans are incubated in Abuja of Nigeria.  They gather everyday, make use of their youths, burn churches, buy over institutions, occupy territories, go on suicide bombing, practice terrorism and call all these exploits. Exploits that breed evil. They must be stopped, and Christians, the church in Africa must arise against this destructive monster. A word of prophecy came that God desire men who will not only give him their hearts but their heads also. He said he would not find pleasure with those who draw back.
    We also had group meeting where the congregants were divided into 12 groups and each assigned to a chairman to discuss Time for Everything - Ecclesiastics 3:1-11.This is for us to understand the time wherein we are, what we are supposed to do and to do it.
    In the evening session there was so much celebration of praises. The International Coordinator had already declared the day as MPN Campus Chapter's day. These young men and women were spurred in a great way to carry the vision of God. They desired a car for this purpose. The church was encouraged by their performance and they need our support for them to thrive.

Keep praying with us, Chinyelu Nwofulundu, Secretary, For Ministers Prayer Network

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13.    NPPN KENYA: PRAYER REQUESTS
>From: STEPHEN MUNYOLO <nppnkenya@yahoo.com>

Introduction from kenya representative Bishop stephen wanyonyi to the new members. NPPNK is the christian organization started in America by Pastor Phil. THE AIMS OF ORGANIZATION IS TO NETWORK PASTORS FROM VARIOUS MINISTRIES IN THE WORLD. It is achristian  ministries which believes Jesus christ is their lord. The communication is always done through internet.
 
              OUR PRAYER REQUEST
Siloamu fellowship ministry , needs financial support to  buy land to construct their church.
Needs christian litreatures, Bibles, support for orphans,
    Bishop Stephen needs prayers for his family,empowerment and remain instantly in the work of the ministry,spiritual growth and wisdom from God for the work of God.
    Pastor Micah likuyi of  siloamu fellowship Kibera branch  to strengthencalling for the work of God in the ministry and family be firmly rooted to the work of the ministry
    Pastor James Opiyo siloamu fellowship Kangemi church branch Request prayers of empowerment and remain natured constantly in the ministry and  finances for his family food.
    Pastor Humprey Eshirisia, prayers for  heart understanding, prayers for his children secondary education spounsors to assist fanancial for the school fees.and financialy breakthrough.
Apostrolic fellowship ministry, finances for construction,christian litreatures support for HIV/AIDS  orphans
    Pastor  Peter Ekesa  Barasa of Christian faith ministries,preaching instruments one set,A vehicles for evanglism, prayers for church growth, aspounsor for the bible courses that taking place in my church.
    Pastor  Alex of Friends church branch in kibera prayer request for the grownth of his church  prayers for the family.
 
A REPORT AS CONCERNS
The pastors meeting of nppn  kenya, we humbly kindly bring  into your attention that nppn meeting in kenya was done as it had been planned
Thank God that the meeting  was very successful and many pastors attened we were taught much a bout Bible introduction  in the conference by Bishop stephen wanyonyi munyolo .The topic was very much touching on thevpastors.
The  preacher in the crusade was Pastor micah likuyi he touched on the book of numbers 12:1 about the dissension of aron miriam also in the book of John 8:1.
 
OUR APPEAL
The nppnk appeals that following our callenderthat yopu have received our next meetings and crusades ,set date you can pay us a visit for to join hands together for the work of the ministry.
 
From NPPN KENYA, REPRESANTETIVE BISHOP STEPHEN WANYONYI MUNYOLO
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