Below is a report from Ed Silvoso regarding the prayer meeting in Africa on May 2nd for which we requested prayer coverage. Please read the results!!
Also, please raise your level of intercession for Iraq as is expounded upon by Francis Frangipane below.
And finally please continue to pray for protection at the US borders – that potential terrorist activity and other illegal activities will be not cross over into our land.
Blessings,
Dana on behalf of
Martha Lucia
May 2004
The pictures tell the story of
the day when the glorious presence of the Lord fell over an entire continent when
for 4 hours on Sunday, May 2, an estimated 15 million people gathered in what
finally became 1300 stadiums and another 1000 non-stadium venues across Africa.
"Today you and I - along with millions more- have been convened by God to raise a canopy of prayer all over Africa.
From Cape Town in the South to Cairo in the North and from Senegal in the west to Somalia in the east and the Dem Rep of Congo in the center Africa is being covered with prayer.
Today Africa, the dark continent, becomes the continent of light! Turn to the person next to you and say: "You and I are building a canopy of prayer over Africa.”
It is unprecedented because it has never happened before and it is pace setting because in the future, other continents will follow Africa's lead and will be covered by prayer also.
By the grace of God this history-making process begins here today!
And it surely brings joy to God, our father and our provider, to see between 30 and 50 million people of different races and cultures- blacks, whites, colored, natives- joining hands and hearts across cultural, social and political lines to declare that Jesus is the Lord of Africa.
Today is God's time for Africa. Say it with me: "Africa, it is God's time for you!"
But….
WHY
AFRICA?
A continent ravaged by HIV/AIDS, faminie droughts, social instability.
WHY
AFRICA?
I asked God this question. He told me that Africa is very dear to His son Jesus
because as a child, when King Herod tried to kill Him, Egypt- an African nation-
protected him.
And later on when He fell to the ground under the weight of the cross, lacking the strength necessary to walk the last meters to Calvary...while the devil and his demons were shouting at Him, "You will not make it," Simon of Cyrene, an African, carried the cross for Him so that He could make it to Golgotha and save the world.
At the beginning of his life on earth, when Jesus was helpless as a child, and in its final hours, when he was a weak man, Africa came to the rescue.
Today Jesus wants to return the favor to Africa. He has not forgotten that Africa was there for Him then, and today He is here for Africa. Say with me: "Jesus is here."
He sees that this beautiful continent, populated by the most wonderful people on earth, has been weakened and made helpless by the devil so that it will not fulfill its divine destiny.
He has heard the cries of millions afflicted by the devil and enslaved by his schemes, and He wants to rescue Africa so that it will fulfill its divine destiny and become a light to the nations.
Today Jesus wants to return the favor to Africa because Africa is very dear to Him...
...Africa, Let the sun of righteousness shine on you, Africa, open your gates for the King of Glory to com in now.
Now we can confidently declare the kingdom of God has come! When God's kingdom arrives the powers of darkness flee Let freedom, God's freedom reign.
World, let light come out of the dark continent and touch the whole world. Wherever you are today- watching on TV listening by radio, connected via the internet, even watching a videotape of the this continental sacred assembly in homes, schools, church buildings, hospitals, prisons-- let the wind of God blow on you. To the North (Europe, all the way to Scandinavia and the North Pole). To the East (all the way to Asia, the Pacific Nations, and even the island nation of Tonga). To the West (the American continent, from Alaska, Canada, USA, Mexico, Central and South America all the way to Tierra del Fuego a the very tip of Patagonia). And to the South let Australia, New Zealand, and all the South Pacific Islands be blessed by the wind of God now coming out of this sacred continental assembly encompassing all 53 nations and 5 African islands because light of the world has come out of the dark continent today!"
Testimonies are just beginning to pour in. Transformation Africa will keep us posted.
Rejoice! The Lord has been exalted in the nations!! The Church that Jesus is building is rising up, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"WINNING THE SOUL OF IRAQ THROUGH AGGRESSIVE
PRAYER"
By Francis Frangipane
Web:
http://www.frangipane.org/
Email:
comments@frangipane.org
Beloved, we need to continue
to storm heaven with intercessory prayer for Iraq. Whether you believe the war in
Iraq is just or unjust, I believe that God is using this advance for His
purposes. Indeed, while men make plans motivated by human objectives, God uses
the plans of men to accomplish His will. It is my conviction that this war in
Iraq represents such a time of God using the plans of man for a greater purpose.
Perhaps you doubt that the Almighty is involved in human wars and decisions. I
certainly do not believe every war or conflict on earth is serving God's purpose.
However, there are unique times when, unbeknownst to man, He is using our plans
for His greater purpose.
Fulfilling His
Plans
Consider the Lord's word to Isaiah concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria.
Sennacherib's army had plundered nation after nation and it now was encamped
outside Jerusalem calling for Judah's surrender. Yet, even as the Assyrians
boasted of their previous conquests, the Lord's word to them was that He would
defend Jerusalem. He then told them that, while they made plans and sought
personal objectives, they were in truth fulfilling, not their plans, but His.
The Lord said,
"Have you not heard? Long ago I did it, from ancient times I planned it. Now I
have brought it to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into ruinous
heaps. Therefore their inhabitants were short of strength, they were dismayed and
put to shame..." (Isa 37:26-27).
They succeeded because their actions corresponded to God's prevailing plans.
However, it was not His will to destroy Jerusalem. To prove His point, the Lord
then destroyed Sennacherib's army and 185,000 enemy soldiers died outside of
Jerusalem. My point is simply that there are times when God uses the plans of man
to fulfill greater intentions that existed long ago in the divine scheme of
things.
God's Plan to
Liberate
Iraq
Personally, I believe the plans to remove Saddam Hussein made by the United
States, Great Britain and their allies were noble in motive. I am convinced the
"Coalition of the Willing" did not come to conquer and destroy Iraq, but to
liberate the Iraqis from a despotic ruler and open their culture to democracy.
Even though these nations came with noble plans, the plans of God were even
greater: God desires Iraq to be liberated so He can bring forth a harvest among
the Arab and Islamic peoples of the region. This has been God's plan, decided
"long ago."
If this was the Lord's overruling idea, why then has there been such conflict?
Why hasn't this region simply been quickly subdued? Remember, modern Iraq has the
most ancient of roots. This region is where the garden of Eden once was. It is
the gateway Lucifer had into the world of men.
It was also in Iraq that Satan planted his first civilizations of Babylon and
Nineveh. Ancient Iraq was actually the spiritual "homeland" of the devil. It is
interesting that it was from this very area that Abraham came from. So both God
and the devil have a certain stake in this region. When the powers over this
region fall, Satan knows the influence of ruling Islam will break and the Arab
world will become more open to the gospel. Beloved, this breaking or wounding of
Islam must occur so that the gospel can be preached in these nations before
Christ returns (Matt 24:14).
Aggressive Prayer
Urged
For this reason, I am urging the body of Christ to aggressively pray for heaven's
armies to aid in quelling the turmoil over that region. Already churches are
being planted in Baghdad; and in the north, many Kurds are coming into God's
kingdom. But we must prevail in prayer, praying with vision and unwavering
persistence. Many of you are looking for confirmation to add fasting to your
intercession, so let these words affirm the rightness of your intentions.
It's time to unite and see major breakthroughs come in this war. Many Muslims
have been having visions and dreams of Jesus Christ; millions more have seen the
movie, The Passion of the Christ.
God is doing something, beloved, but we must persevere in prayer until, as Jesus
said, "this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a
witness to all the nations." Let us not grow weary, but instead gain courage as
we persevere in prayer for the soul of Iraq.
Lord God, You said nations will come to our
light. We ask You for this nation of
Iraq. We ask that You subdue the conflicts and unrest. Break the power of the
terrorist groups and let the people rejoice in the coming of peace to their land.
Yet, we are not just praying for peace, but for the Prince of Peace to manifest
His sovereignty over this nation, that the peoples would have dreams and desires
to know Jesus. Protect our soldiers and the people until You can pour out Your
great mercy from on high. In Jesus' name. Amen.
By Francis Frangipane
Web:
http://www.frangipane.org/
Email:
comments@frangipane.org
Posted on The Elijah List 5/5/04
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