A number of leaders from different ministries around the world have been gathering online to share what God has laid on their hearts to be doing in 2021.  There is a desire for us to be collaborating like never before, in a spirit of John 17 unity, as we seek to reach the nations with the love of Jesus.

Some of these events are detailed elsewhere within this email, others, we will be updating you on next month… but we would like to suggest that if your ministry is planning event dates for next year, you might appreciate knowing that these international events are in the pipeline in order not to double book! 

More info is available from the websites:

10 Days of Praise & Prayer (13 – 22 May 2021) www.10days.net

The March for Jesus (22 May 2021)  www.themarchforjesus.org

Global Day of Prayer & broadcast (including commissioning to GO)  (23 May 2021) www.globalvoiceofprayer.com/global-day-of-prayer/

GO 21 / Global Outreach Day  (29 May 2021) www.go2020.world/en/go21

GO Decade update (2020 – 2030)  www.go2020.world/en/decade

Hope Movement – 90 Days of Hope / Global Day of Hope 

(June – August 2021)  www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues  

2020 a year of evangelism across the UK
https://advance2020.org/

Global Week of Prayer for S-I-K-H-S
Sun 29 Nov - Sun 6 Dec
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The Light has Come – Dec 17th
https://watchmen.org/upcoming/2020/12/17/the-light-has-come

Messiah's House Hanukkah Celebration - 18 Dec, 6.30pm
www.reconnectingministries.org

GO Christmas! Share your faith at Christmas
https://www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues

Latin-American Continuous Prayer Vigil – 26 Dec
https://vigiliaunanime.clamor.global/index.php/en/

Global Family 24/7 365 Online Prayer
https://www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org/

Movement for African National Initiatives – Abidjan, Ivory Coast, 8-12 March 2021
https://maniafrica.com/category/prayers/

10 Days of Praise & Prayer (13 – 22 May 2021)
www.10days.net

The March for Jesus (22 May 2021)
www.themarchforjesus.org

Global Day of Prayer & broadcast (including commissioning to GO) (23 May 2021)
www.globalvoiceofprayer.com/global-day-of-prayer/

GO 21 / Global Outreach Day (29 May 2021)
www.go2020.world/en/go21

GO Decade update (2020 – 2030)
www.go2020.world/en/decade

Hope Movement – 90 Days of Hope / Global Day of Hope (June – August 2021)
www.go2020.world/en/go2020continues

UPRising Events Calendar

GLOBAL UPRISING Manila, Philippines, Nov 2021
https://www.facebook.com/UPRISINGPhilippines/

There have been numerous significant regional and international gatherings over the last few months.  We would encourage our partner networks to continue to use these wonderful replays and resources that are available on the YouTube channels listed below.  They are a hugely valuable resource!

World Prayer Together on 19^th September involved 10,000 people from 123 nations.  

The theme of the 4-hour gathering was ‘Repentance, Reconciliation, Revival and Reaching all with His Gospel.’

Watch the 30-minute excerpts video or the replay of the whole event.  See the programme guides on YouTube or the IPC Website to quickly find specific items.

10 Days / The Return - 365 City Events and 155 Locations around the world took part in 10 Days.  4000+ people registered for the 24/7 Global Zoom Prayer Room and 4600+ took the Consecration Challenge.  

Watch the Facebook Live Replays of 10 Days.

100,000 attended The Return in Washington and 10's of Millions watched the simulcast on TV and Online.

See Jonathan Cahn’s prophetic word for America.

Watch the REPLAY of The Return - Download a Return Prayer Guide and More!

The National Prayer Assembly drew together huge numbers worldwide to an online gathering to pray for America.

Let's continue to pray for His deliverance and destiny for the USA during this crucial election season. May the best days for America be in the coming months and years, serving as a blessing from the Lord, not only to its own citizens but to the rest of the world as well!

View the NPA Sessions and presentations replays on YouTube

CONTEND 2020 - Global Mission Mobilization Initiative

Contend! is a 21 day prayer campaign seeking God for breakthrough in His global Church surrounding an increase of mission mobilization vision across ministry structures, moving mission from the periphery in the Church to its rightful place at the core.

Watch the playlist on YouTube Here

‘Beyond the Pandemic: Is there any word from the Lord?’ by Rev Dr Clifford Hill

When a pandemic is unleashed, how should Christians respond?

Beyond the Pandemic provides a Biblical view of the contemporary world situation.

It focuses upon what the Biblical prophets called “the deeds of the Lord” – the historical evidence of the activity of God in the life and times of the leaders of Israel and Judah, from Moses to Malachi. This revelation of the nature of God is set alongside contemporary events, providing a prophetic view of God’s purposes in these troubled times.

After years of warnings to our society, which has turned its back on Him, who is both Creator and Sovereign over the world in which we live, we must either repent or face yet worse afflictions; Hill points us to the only effective remedy – God’s word spoken through Isaiah 45:22, “Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God and there is no other.”

The Rev. Dr Clifford Hill MA, BD, PhD, Sociologist and Theologian, is a lecturer, preacher and broadcaster who has written over forty books. He is an ordained minister in the Congregational church, has led multi-ethnic congregation in London and continues to exercise pastoral oversight of an inner-city church.

He is editor-in-chief of Prophecy Today UK, which seeks to apply God’s word in the Bible to current affairs and, with his wife, Monica, is joint director of Issachar Ministries which supports Christians in prayer and action.

Beyond the Pandemic is published by Wilberforce Publications and is available to purchase:

CLC bookshop - https://clcbookshops.com/Products/ViewOne.aspx?ProductId=131212&sq=beyond%20the%20pandemic

Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/191612111X/

Find out more at Wilberforce Publications: https://www.wilberforcepublications.co.uk/

We are excited to announce the launch of a Global Online 24/7 Prayer Room beginning January 1st of 2021! This "Global Family" is a collaboration of many international ministries from all six continents and will be hosted in many languages using Zoom.

We would like to invite YOU to join us. Each hour will be Spirit-led, Bible-based, Worship-fed, and Christ-exalted times of prayer to multiple gospel movements across the earth. We are encouraging facilitators to include a special time each hour on the remaining unreached peoples.

First, we want to invite you (personally, your church, city, organization, network, etc.) to join us when available each week of 2021 to join hands with this collaboration in prayer.

Second, we'd like to invite you (with at least one back up person who could act as room host) to commit to facilitating prayer the same hour each week for the 52 weeks of 2021.

There will be training and resources available to Hour leaders as we near to the start of the 24/7 Global Family. For more information and how to sign up, visit https://www.globalfamily24-7prayer.org

To Christ be the Glory,
Jonathan Friz, 10Days
Dr. Jason Hubbard & John Robb, IPC
Dr. Jonathan Armstrong, AQ
Elizabeth Adleta, FPS
Soloman Lujan, the Seed Company
Jenny Oliphant, Ethne Prayer Team

People across the UK are being urged to think carefully before they take advantage of the relaxation of restrictions over Christmas. Government adviser Prof Andrew Hayward says family gatherings are a ‘recipe for regret’ for people. The devolved administrations have agreed UK-wide rules to allow families to meet between 23-27 December and three households will be allowed to be in each other's homes. The plans have been criticised by pub owners as meet-ups in hospitality venues are banned. The head of the European Commission has said countries could face a third wave if they ease restrictions too early. Nearly 60 million cases have been confirmed globally with around 1.4 million deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

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Greetings!

We are pleased to bring you IPC Connections for November 2020.  

Last month we brought you a special feature on America and the 3^rd November US elections that included an Editorial article briefing written by Dave Kubal which we are sure you will continue to find useful as you cover this important time for the nation in prayer.  We are including some extra resources, prayer points and a link to Dave’s video on Praying for the US Elections in John’s article below. 

This Autumn marks the 30-year anniversary of Germany’s unification.  We thank God for blessing their nation with a strong economy a democratic government and freedom to worship Him without persecution.  Our colleague, Werner Nachtigal recently reminded us of the prayers that brought the wall down, and that we can all be in prayer to see re-unification across other nations such as North and South Korea where it almost seems impossible.  But with God, all things are possible, Amen!  Let’s especially be in prayer for One Korea at this time. 

Our Editorial article this month is a timely, encouraging reminder of the story of Evan Roberts and the 1904 Welsh Revival, brought to us by Jason Hubbard.   Over three years, 250,000 responded to the Gospel message.   In his memoirs, Evan wrote - "Before men I might reach a limited few, but before God I could reach the whole world!"  To see a number of other inspiring #teachustopray 15-minute devotionals by Jason documenting ‘The wildest stories of the Praying Church from Acts until 2020’ Click Here.

The Covid-19 pandemic has now affected 45 million people worldwide with 1.1 million now losing their lives.  We bring you up to date information on this along with prayer points and links to various resources.  

Thank you for continuing to partner with us in mobilising and informing united prayer across nations, denominations, movements, and generations for the fulfilment of the Great Commission.

May we express grateful thanks to Andy Page and the IPC Editorial Team who put this email together each month.

Wishing you His continued blessings,

Jason Hubbard - Executive Coordinator
John D Robb – Chairman

International Prayer Connect

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Evan Roberts was the central figure in the Welsh Revival, in Wales, often described as one of the purest, movements of the Holy Spirit in the history of the church.

Evan grew up in a coal mining community and quit school to become a coal miner at the age of twelve. At thirteen Evan Roberts received Christ as his Savior. In his teens, he would attend every prayer meeting he could find, often, 6 out of 7 days a week.  He read and heard about some of the great revivals that had occurred in Wales and other places and became obsessed with the subject. He stated, “I could sit up all night to read or talk about revivals.” As a young man he was once forced out of his rented room by his landlady, who would hear him pray and preach in his room for hours on end, and concluded he was dangerous and quite likely insane.

At the age of 25 he woke up one night and found himself in the presence of God. His fellowship with God was so real, he stated:

“I found myself with unspeakable joy and awe in the presence of the almighty God … I was privileged to speak face-to-face with him as a man speaks face-to-face with a friend.”

This deep communion went on for four hours, and then he fell asleep again. He was surprised to find that the same experience occurred the next night, again resulting in an extraordinary fellowship with God that lasted again for four hours. This continued every night for the next three months, as God revealed Himself in dramatic fashion to this young man, preparing him for his great calling that lay ahead.

Even after these experiences with Christ he continued to be burdened for more of God. He spoke with his friends and wrote, “I have built the altar, and laid the wood in order, and have prepared the offering; I have only to wait for the fire”

He understood that fire falls on sacrifice …

Roberts attended a series of small meetings held nearby by the famous evangelist, Seth Joshua. Seth was also a man of prayer and used to prayer walk for hours asking the Lord of the Harvest to send out laborers into his harvest fields.  The Lord answered his prayer by raising up Evan Roberts. Seth prayed at the end of one of the services, “O God, bend us.” These words shook Evan Roberts to the core. Roberts recorded, “I felt a living power pervading my soul… It took my breath away and my legs trembled exceedingly. This living power became stronger and stronger as each one prayed, until I felt it would tear me apart… I fell on my knees with my arms over the seat in front of me. My face was bathed in perspiration, and the tears flowed in streams. I cried out, “Bend me, bend me!” It was God’s commending love which bent me … what a wave of peace flooded my bosom…”

This mighty baptism in the Holy Spirit transformed Evan. Before that time, he was quite serious and had a gloomy personality, but after this he radiated joy. Before he had been a timid and hesitant speaker, but now spoke with an authority and boldness that could hardly be resisted.

During a church service soon afterwards, Roberts saw a vision of himself speaking to the young people at his home church in Loughor and decided to head home. His parents were puzzled to see their son home from college, and more puzzled still when he announced he had come to speak to the church (without being invited by the pastor) and was considering going through all Wales preaching and soul winning. The pastor of their home church didn’t quite know what to do with Evan. He decided to play it safe and allowed Evan to speak only after the main prayer meeting was over. Sixteen people and one little girl decided to stay and hear what he had to say.

Roberts wasted no time in getting to the heart of his message. He spoke about a fullness of the Holy Spirit that was available for Christians, but declared that they must fulfill four conditions:

• Confess all known sin to God.
• Put away all doubtful habits.
• Obey the Holy Spirit promptly.
• Confess Christ publicly.

On that first night, October 31st 1904, his teaching was accompanied with a deep sense of Holy Spirit conviction. By the end of the night all sixteen young people and adults had confessed Christ. So powerful was this first meeting that Roberts was given a second night to share, and then a third.

In one of those early meetings, Evan led the small group of people in what he called a chain prayer. He began by praying: “Send the Spirit now for Jesus Christ’s sake.” He then told everyone else in attendance to pray the same prayer out loud, one at a time. And so the prayer went around the room. After they had all prayed, Evan started a new section of the prayer: “Send the Spirit powerfully now for Jesus Christ’s sake.” Again, the prayer went around the room. Now as it was being prayed, the Holy Spirit began to fall on some of those in attendance. Evan prayed again: “Send the Spirit more powerfully now for Jesus Christ’s sake.” After that prayer went around the room, Evan prayed the final section of his prayer: “Send the Spirit still more powerfully now for Jesus Christ’s sake.”

That chapel meeting went on for hours and hours. Within the next few days, hundreds of people were attending the meetings. Within a few more days, a massive revival swept across Wales; changing the entire culture of the country and spreading to nations all across the earth.

He continued to lead meetings in his hometown each night at nearby churches and saw a total of 65 conversions that week. Some of the meetings in the early weeks of the revival started at 7:00pm and continued on without any breaks until 4:30am the next morning. After just two months of meetings (from November 8 to December 31st 1904), there were over 34,000 conversions recorded. Two months after that, by February 28, 1905, there were 84,000 conversions recorded. It was an average of over 5,000 conversions a week!  From Wales, the revival began to spread to scattered cities in England, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Man. It also spread as far as New Zealand, Madagascar, India, North America and Mexico, along with several countries within Europe, Asia, and Africa.

There was also great cultural transformation in Wales as the revival spread. Shops closed down early so the workers could get a seat at the revival meetings. Bibles flew off the shelves in the bookstores. Longstanding debts were paid off, drunkenness and crime drastically declined, and relationships were reconciled. One night at a football game, the whole crowd broke out singing one of the revival worship songs!  So radical was the change in the coal miners that there was a slowdown in the mines. The pit ponies, so used to being cursed at and screamed at by the ungodly miners couldn’t figure out what to do when their transformed masters spoke kindly to them.”

Over a three-year period, approximately 250,000 souls came to Christ as a direct result of the Welsh Revival.

After these revival years, Evan Roberts stepped down from public ministry and dedicated himself to a life of intercession. He wrote in one of his journals,

"Before men I might reach a limited few, but before God I could reach the whole world!"

For the Supremacy of Christ in all things,

Dr Jason Hubbard – Executive Coordinator
International Prayer Connect

Watch this amazing series of videos of inspiring #teachustopray 15-minute devotionals by Dr Jason Hubbard, documenting ‘The wildest stories of the Praying Church from Acts until 2020’