About 250 leaders of various big and smaller networks and ministries from across the USA, and a few from outside the nation, gathered in Washington DC, June 11-13, to hear about plans for a million-youth prayer assembly on the Washington Mall next July 2016. The exact date will be known this next month because the US Park Service only allows bookings up to one year in advance. The three dates they are checking on are July 16, 23rd and 30th.

The leaders are 30-something younger generation followers of Christ, some of them evangelists like Nick Hall, the visionary behind the RESET effort. They realize the importance of prayer and so are asking the prayer ministries and networks to get behind it by mobilizing up to one million to be in prayer for the coming year. They also are good at networking and have invited everyone under the Lordship of Jesus whether people are evangelical, charismatic or whatever so John 17 unity is an important part of what they are seeking to accomplish.

Here are a few quotes from Nick Hall and other RESET leaders to give you a bit of the flavor from the gathering:

 "We need a Jesus Movement in our land!" (Hab.3:2) 

"Reset is a prayer." (They are using the word "reset" as a modern equivalent of "repent" and the purpose is to ask the Lord for a reset of the USA, morally, spiritually and in every other way.

"This generation is seeking their moment. We want Jesus to be the agenda for America since no politician has the answer.

They will include an evangelism/ discipling emphasis as well as justice/ compassion aspects to all they are doing with prayer at the center of it all. Hopefully after the July assembly day next year they will continue to grow as a movement for the nation.

American prayer leader Lou Engle who was there senses that the Lord is calling back into place the prayer- with- fasting movement started by Bill Bright 20 years ago towards a new Jesus Movement. He encouraged us to build a "wall of fasting" for one year starting next month. Lou challenged us to let God "loose the third Great Awakening" through our combined prayers and efforts. He said, "Billy Graham's mantle is coming on the nation for a great harvest". He urged us to pray John 17, that the Church would be one and that we would be in an "Upper Room accord". Also, he asked us to pray Joel 2 for RESET and that it will result in such a great awakening and harvest that people will be "getting saved everywhere". It is "time for the evangelists to rise up" so "pray the Lord of the harvest to thrust laborers into the harvest".

The leaders seem to have been moved by what Lou shared and want to have a 40-day fast in January to be shared by many around the country in order to prepare the way for the big day in July- "Together 2016"- as it is being called.

For more information, please see their two websites- www.resetmovement.com and reset2016.com

Other initiatives on the Washington Mall that are being planned:

Fast-a-nation- a day of repentance prayer with fasting and even sackcloth and ashes for up to 50,000 being organized by another younger generation leader from the American Bible Society, Stacy Wright 

David's Tent- 24 hour worship and prayer, starting on Sept. 11, 2015-organized by Jason Hershey, the local YWAM leader, another 30-something leader

Prayer Concerns:

Let's please be in prayer for all three of these important initiatives and the leaders that are undertaking them. Pray for His protection over the relationships that the evil one will not be able to divide or discourage them. Pray too for His rich financial provision as well as many others to join them and strengthen their hands. Pray that RESET will have great favor with the Park Service authorities and be able to get the right day for the huge assembly being anticipated.