International Prayer Connections
It was encouraging to hear from one of the veteran workers in Afgh anistan that there is a better atmosphere with more hope for the future being expressed by expatriate and local brothers and sisters who live there. He attributes this in part to our year-long prayer focus on the…
The New York Times (January 3) describes "a murky, vicious conflict" in South Sudan, the world's newest nation with "a lot of very disturbing reports about targeted killings of Nuer, as well as targeted killings of Dinka", the two main ethnic groups in South Sudan. At least 1,000 people have…
"Islamist militants stormed police stations in several cities of Iraq's restive western province of Anbar on Wednesday, seizing weapon caches and freeing prisoners after security forces dismantled a Sunni protest camp on Monday. The attacks on police stations in Falluja, Ramadi and Tarmiya represent an escalation in the confrontation between…
Towns in the provinces have experienced a return of their old demons in the form of armed confrontations. There is no let-up for the civilian population, and people are continuing to cross over the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo to seek refuge there. A few days ago. fighting…
Please keep Syria and its ongoing civil war in your prayers. More than 100,000 men, women and children have died so far and millions have been displaced. A peace conference will be held in Geneva under the auspices of the United Nations on January 22.Please pray with us for the…
A team of people led by Andy Page, an IT professional from the U.K., have created our new website, which was just launched on 13th December 2013. The website brings together three of our existing ones into a single cross-generational site that is designed to inform, equip and engage us.…
While in Kansas City, several from the IPC, IHOP and other prayer networks met to do some initial planning for the two initiatives that I mentioned to you in the last Connections- an April 14, 2014 global prayer focus for children and youth and a World Youth Prayer Assembly in…
What an experience it was last week to join more than 30,000 young people who had gathered for this worship, prayer and teaching event! It was thrilling to see so many waving, jumping, on-fire teens, 20s and older folks as well who want their lives to count for Jesus and…
Last week, over 300 brothers and sisters in Christ from approximately 40 nations came together in the New York City area to pray for the children and youth of our world and for the efforts of the United Nations to help them. Our theme was "Children and Youth: Investing in…
A Testimony from One ParticipantWhen IPC, the organizing body for International Prayer Initiative confirmed my name as one of those to be praying at the UN (Nov 15-20), for issues facing the children, youth, nations and leaders of the world today, I was humbled and deeply grateful to God for…
Delegates were encouraged to go into a small prayer room located near the breakout rooms. One afternoon, I also joined a few Indians who were praying there. I saw in one corner, a table with a cup of wine and a few crumbs of biscuits, intended for those who might…
Whoever passed through the three layers security gate at the UN multiple-storied building could not fail seeing a statue of a giant horseman pinning down a dragon on the ground with his spear. As I saw that statue, it came to mind suddenly the victorious horseman in Revelation and the…