UPRISING: Summary Report
Dear Friends and Partners,
August 16, 2016
It has been three weeks since the UPRISING (United Prayer Rising) in Korea, and we are still lingering on all that God has done in the gathering, much more in the journey that led to it. He has been so, so good.
It was such a blessing to see “Davids” from different nations rise up and come against their generation’s “Goliaths.” It was a delight to see a Psalm 110:3 army of young volunteers lock arms and stand together, united in fighting for the destiny of their generation. Many of those who came were teenagers and the experience of God’s touch and a global exposure of other young people also hungry for God was a formula for a spiritual explosion.
We have email and reports from UK, Germany, Malaysia and other nations of personal and ministry breakthroughs. One said, “I will reach England for Jesus and turn it upside down!” from Germany, “the presence of the Lord was touchable, and after UPRISING, doors for my ministry have opened.” From Hong Kong, “The fire of God kept on spreading in our church after UPRISING.”
The “NEW WAVE” has just started rolling, the UPRISING has only just begun, and what He has started, we know that He will be faithful to complete until we see “the knowledge of the glory of the Lord cover the earth like waters cover the seas.” So, I request for you to please keep us in prayers as we seek Gods heart for what’s next and where’s next (UPRISING 2017?)
THANK YOU FOR MOBILIZING. Over 41 countries were registered, and though only 32 were represented in Korea (many were denied visas to go, even though they already registered online) the others were with us in prayer still and some even tuned in via live streaming. Literally a whole generation was connected for a moment in praying for their Generation and the UNIFICATION of North and South Korea. Many prayed in the US, Asia and Europe via the live streaming we did… Even they felt the presence of God through the streaming and had encounters with God as well.
THANK YOU FOR INTERCEDING. We cannot overemphasize on the value your intercession has played in the journey toward seeing this world youth prayer assembly happen. It has not been the easiest undertaking, but your prayers kept us going, your prayers kept us believing, your prayers kept us moving.
THANK YOU FOR SOWING. We started dreaming for this gathering with zero finances, only a vision, and God was so faithful to provide. We have seen Him come through for every need, and we praise Him that after the gathering there was even a surplus! Oh, indeed, He is still in the business of multiplying our “five loaves and two fish!”.
We would like to thank you for your prayers and support. Thank you for believing in the vision to see a generation from across nations mobilized for UNITED PRAYER. Thank you for standing with us, too, in believing for the reunification of North and South Korea. We have never gone this way before; we never have done anything on this global scale before, but your heartfelt prayers, encouragement, and support has given us the boost we needed along the way, and especially when we needed them the most. So, thank you.
Again, thank you. We love you. We appreciate you.
For God and this generation,
Jerome and Annabelle Ocampo
Conveners, UPRISING 2016 Korea
UPRISING Videos and Website
Short video summaries from each of the four days of the UPRISING youth prayer assembly that occurred, July 26-30, in Seoul, South Korea are now available for viewing. The Lord used this assembly to impact about 1000 youth who came from all around the world.