The IPC Needs Your Help!
The IPC Needs Your Help!
“God does nothing on earth except in answer to believing prayer.”- John Wesley
“History belongs to the intercessors, who believe the future into being.”- Walter Wink
Dear Friends and Supporters of the International Prayer Movement,
Over the last 25 years, it has been a deep privilege for me and my colleagues to witness how the Lord responds to united prayer, often in the most hopeless situations of war and human suffering. During those years, through national prayer initiatives in 60 countries, involving Christian leaders coming together across the denominational spectrum, we have seen God bring an end to eight wars and ethnic conflicts, bring about governments of national unity between former enemies, ignite revival in Christ’s church, and other amazing social transformations. Participants have repented of corporate sin, gotten reconciled with one another, and prayed in one accord, with their lives deeply impacted forever. A few of these initiatives and what happened were recorded in the book, The Peacemaking Power of Prayer, published in the year 2000. But since then, we have seen the Lord do far, far more.
Though not a “prayer guy” in most of the earlier years of ministry, I have become convinced that there is no social or world problem that the Lord cannot solve if His people will take Him at His promise: “If my people will humble themselves, pray, seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land.” (2 Chron. 7:14)
Now, the International Prayer Connect (also called International Prayer Council) at this pivotal time in history will be conducting three international prayer initiatives for the most troubled and challenging region of the world--the Middle East. In Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Feb. 18-21), 600 participants from 60 churches composed of scores of nationalities who are guest workers there will come together to seek His face for the UAE and the region as our team speaks and facilitates. In Turkey (May 18-21), 800 Turks, Korean missionaries and other nationalities will join together to pray for His breakthrough in this one of the most unreached nations and for the wider region. In addition, at the end of May, through local partners, the IPC is in the process of planning an interethnic and interdenominational prayer initiative for Israel. This initiative will bring ministry leaders together, hopefully to overcome the ever-present and tragic disunity based on political affiliation. We will also pray for the wider region that hates and wants to destroy this “apple of God’s eye”.
Our largest project for 2016 will be the World Youth Prayer Assembly in South Korea. The UPRISING (www.unitedprayerrising.com) as its youthful planners are calling it will bring together up to 2500 youth and young adults from every region of the world to encounter the Lord and one another, July 26-30. They will not only pray, worship and deliberate together, focusing on the issues of our world, but also be mentored by senior ministry leaders from all walks of life, developing life-long relationships and getting guidance on the unique mission God has for each of them. We hope to see the Lord raise up a new generation of Christian leaders through this initiative that will involve them becoming “agents of transformation” in their own countries by mobilizing their peers. Then, as this process builds nation by nation, up to one million from this under-35 generation will gather in Indonesia in 2018 for another such assembly that God will use to inspire and activate a global movement of young world-changers for Christ.
In my capacity as chairman of the IPC, I am also working with others in the American prayer movement to put on a second National Prayer Assembly for the USA, Oct. 27-28, in Washington, D.C. It will bring together ministry leaders from across the nation to cry out to God for His healing of America with the very challenging issues we face and especially for our national election in November.
I am writing to ask if you would please consider joining us not only in prayer but also with financial support to undergird these 2016 initiatives. God provided funding in amazing ways for the World Prayer Assembly that the IPC organized with enormous help from the Indonesian prayer movement in 2012. Now, we need another miracle of His provision for all of this to take place. Would you please prayerfully consider giving and/or connecting us with others who have the capacity to give generously? Each of these initiatives in the hands of the Lord have the potential to change the history of nations and our world. Would you please partner with us to see our world impacted for Jesus Christ through united prayer and the raising up of a new generation of leaders for the generations to come?
Our budget for this year will be as follows:
1) Three national/regional prayer initiatives for the Middle East - costs for travel, accommodation and other expenses for our ministry teams - $21,000
2) The UPRISING: World Youth Prayer Assembly- $679,000 (please see the breakdown of costs in the attached sheet). We would also like to see funds come in for partial travel subsidies for worthy youth and young adults who need this assistance so an additional amount is included for that.
Thanks for your prayers and also for any financial assistance you or others you know may be able to provide.
Every blessing in Christ,
John Robb
Chairman, International Prayer Connect
International Facilitator, World Prayer Assembly 2012
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