The call for Christians across England to pray for our nation to know Jesus Christ has ‘touched a chord.’ With tens of thousands of Christians taking part throughout England and beyond this week, Archbishop Justin Welby said people are ‘motivated and excited’ about praying together for those they love to know Jesus. Last November the week of prayer ahead of Pentecost was called for and this week cathedrals and churches across the traditions are hosting 24/7 prayer rooms, putting on special services, running prayer meetings, doing prayer walks and many other activities. Churches overseas have also spontaneously responded to the call, with congregations in Belgium, New Zealand, South Africa, Israel and elsewhere joining the wave of prayer. In an interview the Archbishop said: ‘This week of prayer seems to have touched a chord that none of us really expected to the degree it’s happened. Port Stanley Cathedral in the Falkland Islands has joined in.’