The launch of the World Youth Prayer Assembly (UPrising- United Prayer Rising) for the nation of Malaysia went very well. About 70 Christian leaders met the first night followed by 700-800 youth the second night. They were strongly challenged by Pastor Jerome Ocampo, the WYPA convener, to embrace the vision of mobilizing the youth and children to gather in South Korea next July 2016 (26-30). I was also able to share with them. 

Please continue to pray with us that the vision will increasingly catch fire around the world as all three generations, children, youth and adults, hear about it. We envision a movement of three waves, starting in South Korea and then building with mobilization and training by the youth for the youth back in their countries, followed possibly by two additional assemblies in other nations until millions of youth and children become involved around the world both in prayer and carrying out their unique life missions. You can see video and other information about the UPrising on http://www.unitedprayerrising.com Please share this vision and website with others you know, especially the kids in your lives and churches. 

Report from Royal Kids and the International Children’s Intercessors Conference, Aug. 6-9

Some of us had a wonderful time in Chennai, India celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Royal Kids ministry of Father Anton Cruz and his family with hundreds of children and adults. Yesterday, we concluded on the mount of St. Thomas where he, one of the original disciples, was martyred after bringing the Gospel to India in the 1st century. Flags were given by the older generation to the younger generation as a symbol of them arising to take leadership for the future. We celebrated communion and reflected together on "Doubting Thomas" who became a great apostle of faith and challenged both the kids and the older folks to sow mustard seeds of faith with their lives that God would use to bring millions of times the impact just as real seeds do. We then handed out the seeds and they prayed first alone and then together to discern what unique life mission the Lord had for each of them.