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Global Day of Prayer Planning 2007

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Planning Ideas

10 Days of Prayer

View Prayer Guide (pdf)

1 Day Event

Event Planning Guidelines

Using the Prayer for the World

Prayer for the World

Last Year's Events

90 Days of Blessing

What God Is Doing

Mobilizing for the Ten Days of Continuous Prayer
May 17-26, 2007

A Local Coordinator’s Guide

This document is designed to help anyone mobilizing prayer for the ten days of continuous prayer. Many different kinds of leaders will find this document helpful. You may be a pastor, or a prayer leader of a particular church, or even a citywide servant who mobilizes prayer among many churches. You may be a full-time prayer mobilizer, or a missionary seeking to help local leaders, or perhaps a business leader trying to encourage more prayer. Hopefully any kind of leader will find practical ideas for any kind of setting.

Step One - Understand the Ten Days as part of the GDOP
Be sure to read through the prayer guide before making too many plans to publish it. You will be able to answer questions and make the best decisions if you have an awareness of its contents. On the 2007 GDOP CD you can find the ten day prayer guide in three different formats: in a pdf format in color (not suitable for printing), a Word document, or in a text file.

Three components of GDOP. As you know, the Global Day of Prayer is more than just one day. On Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2007, there will be one day of united prayer. But it will be preceded by ten days of continuous prayer. And it will be followed by ninety days of blessing, or service among our communities. The ten days of prayer help begin to gather people, to connect churches and and to give many Christians a desire for the kind of things we’ll be praying on May 27. These three components is why you will sometimes see the numbers 10•1•90 displayed.

Basic parts for each day. Each day contains the following four parts: A topic, a scripture, specific concerns, and prayer points. The prayers have been prepared by an international group of prayer leaders working in conjunction with the International Prayer Council.

Simple biblical focus. The vision and prayer focus of the GDOP is for the glory of Christ and the blessing of the nations. For an even better grasp of the biblical grounds for each of the daily topics, read through the Ten Day User’s Guide, also found on the 2007 GDOP CD.

Step Two - Pray and plan with others
Gather other leaders to consider what God will have you do to mobilize many thousands or millions to be uniting in prayer during the ten days leading to Pentecost. Before the first and second GDOP events in 2005 and 2006, many millions of believers all over the world were called by their pastors and leaders to unite in prayer during the ten days leading to Pentecost. Here are some of the reasons they thought the effort was valuable for the event and well beyond the event.

The ten day effort helps:
a) Build relationships of cooperative prayer among the churches. These relationships can last for years beyond the event.
b) Teach Christians how to pray with scripture in relevant ways for critical needs.
c) Promote the GDOP event on Pentecost.
d) Give God an opportunity to guide people to step into specific works of mercy and blessing during the 90 days of blessing.
e) Clarify how sound the GDOP is in theology and focus. The ten day guide helps make it clear that the entire effort is centered on Christ, based firmly on the Bible, and focused on the challenges that we face, but in biblical hope.
f) Help Christians find ways to pray with persistence, often with a 24/7 pattern that works well in their setting.

Step Three - Publish the prayer guide
Find the best way to publish the prayer guide for your people. It can be as simple as photocopying a few dozen copies for your local church, or as involved as printing 100,000 copies.

The Global Day of Prayer service office is not providing published copies for the languages and countries that need them. Like everything else about the GDOP, everything is supported and carried out by local leaders. For example, in the USA and Canada, the guide is published by a ministry called WayMakers.

Special note for those in North America: The prayer guide is available from WayMakers at a very reasonable cost. Go to www.waymakers.org for more info.

Some countries, such as Finland, modified the artwork used in the USA. But in other countries, Hong Kong and Turkey, for example, designed their own graphic artwork. They not only translated the text into the local language, they created their own look and style.

Six steps to publish the prayer guide:
Step 1. Edit and adapt the text.
Step 2. Translate the text.
Step 3. Design the artwork.
Step 4. Print the guides.
Step 5. Promote and distribute the guides.
Step 6. Evaluate.

Publishing Step 1. Edit and Adapt
We ask that you do not make changes to the basic elements: the daily prayer topics, the selected scriptures, the daily list of concerns, and the prayer points. Apart from small changes necessary to avoid offense or confusion, please respect the integrity of the prayer guide. Much of the value of the ten days of prayer is that we will be uniting in prayer around the same needs and hopes.

The introductory material, however, can be adapted or shortened in a way that is fitting for your setting. For example, in one country, the reference to “a greater Pentecost” was deleted because of the concern expressed by a prominent leader. In another setting where the dominant church is of Orthodox tradition, the date of Pentecost is celebrated at another time. In their case, they minimized references to Pentecost. What this means is that you should feel some measure of freedom to adapt the prayer guide so that it invites the widest participation with the clearest focus on the glory of Christ and the blessing of the nations.

We encourage you to include the “Prayer for the World” that we will be praying together on Pentecost. Please do not make any changes to this prayer. This is the one prayer that everyone will read in prayer on May 27.

Publishing Step 2. Translate
Check first to see if it’s been done already. That information should be on the web site www.globaldayofprayer.com. If the translation has been already done, you can learn from the web site how to obtain the translation to publish in your area. Of course, find out how and if others may already be publishing what you need. Perhaps you can work together with people in other countries or cities.

If there is still need for translation please consider carefully if you are able to see that it is done in a quality way. The theological concepts can be tricky to translate well. Be sure that the person(s) you are enlisting to translate have the proven ability and the available time to get the job done by the deadline that you will need to set. Of course you should consider paying them for their work if that is appropriate in your setting.

Please make your translation available for other in different parts of the world. Communicate with the coordination office of the GDOP about your translation. They will be able to pass it on to others.

Publishing Step 3. Graphic Design
The files available on this disk will help you get started. The text and Word documents can be used or modified in many ways.

The small color pdf file is not of sufficient quality to have printed. The color design is available at no cost and can be modified for your setting. To use the color photos and files you will need to have a professional graphic artist prepare the artwork from files which are available by special internet connections. See the Prayer Guide Information and Guidelines file on this CD about how you can obtain those files.

The color files that you see on this CD have been prepared in Adobe Indesign Creative Suite and Adobe Illustrator software. They are very large files which are not on this CD. They are not compatible with Corel Draw or Microsoft Publisher or Quark Express. In some cases the Adobe Illustrator files can be modified on Corel Draw or Quark Express. See the Prayer Guide Information and Guidelines file on this CD for more information.

Publishing Step 4. Printing
Decide how you will reproduce copies. Most of the prayer guides around the world will be photocopied. But many millions will be printed, some in black and white, others in four color. Many will be published as small booklets, while others will be sheets of paper stapled together. Find the best format for your community.

What about the cost? Put together a reasonable estimate. Do not plan on giving the copies away. But be careful not to overestimate what you will receive in payment. People use what they value. And they value what they pay for. Ask churches and leaders to help cover the cost of printing in appropriate ways. Invite business leaders to contribute to the cost.

Be careful not to overprint. It will be better to run out of copies than to have expended funds for excess copies.

Publishing Step 5. Distribution
Encourage local church coordinators to act with their pastor’s approval to challenge and equip their church families to pray. Build a network of leaders who will influence their circles to participate in the best way. Use the distribution of the ten day prayer guides as a way of promoting the Pentecost event.

Publishing Step 6. Evaluate
Set a date that you will meet with others to consider how the effort went. What were the surprises? What could have been done differently? What do you think God is saying to you about the GDOP in 2008, or 2009, or 2010?

Please send a copy of your published prayer guide to the South African office of the GDOP. Let them know how many people you think participated in the ten days of prayer.

Step Four - Mobilize
The above six steps are about the practical matters of publishing. But most leaders would consider the heart of the matter to be calling people to pray.

Here are some of the models for mobilizing prayer that have already emerged in the first two years of the Global Day of Prayer:

Model One: Watches
Consider calling for around the clock prayer meetings or watches. The usual 168 hour week will need to be extended to 240 hours. Another way to do this is to invite a church to cover one of the days, and leave it to the church to pray during that day in whatever way they see fit. Perhaps they will have a prayer meeting in the evening, or they may set up a ten or twenty-four hour watch. In one city leaders quickly found many more than ten churches who wanted to cover one of the days. They kept adding churches to the list until they had forty or fifty churches, some of the days had six or seven churches. The organizers made efforts to let the churches know what other churches were praying with them.

Model Two: Meetings
In one large city with less than 1% Christians of any kind, there were only 29 Protestant churches. All 29 agreed to unite in prayer during the ten day effort in 2006. They organized three different prayer meetings for each of the ten evenings. Some churches with conveniently located buildings hosted more than once, but each of the 29 churches was entrusted with the responsibility to lead one of the prayer meetings.

Model Three: Prayer Rooms
In many cities there are dedicated prayer rooms. Sometimes they are part of international networks. Most of these leaders have been very happy to make the daily topics one of the primary points of prayer during the ten days. Sometimes the daily topic serves as a launching point for prayer. There are many styles and ways to invite this stream of united prayer to take part. Many churches have prayer rooms. Be sure they are equipped with the prayer guide.

Model Four: Add to existing prayer efforts
Many churches and mission agencies have prayer guides published for each week or month. With advance planning, many leaders are very happy to use the daily themes and topics of the GDOP ten day prayer guides as a way of framing prayer about their ministries or church families.

Model Five: Internet
A daily posting on web sites or even a daily email can convey the basic prayer information to many.

Model Six: Radio
Where there are Christian radio stations, it is often possible to arrange for short times of a 60 or 90 seconds to mention the daily topic, read the day’s scripture, and read a short prayer. You can find short prayers which have been carefully written in the User’s Guide for the Ten Day Prayer Guide. Or you can write your own. You can enlist known leaders or pastors to record the prayers weeks or months earlier.

Model Seven: Redirect existing prayer meetings
Invite pastors or leaders to focus their existing prayer meetings upon the theme that many millions will be praying on that particular day. Your best tool to help leaders guide people to pray in powerful ways with the topics of the day is the User’s Guide found on this CD or on the web site www.globaldayofprayer.com.

Global Day of Prayer - May 27th, 2007

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Global Day of Prayer USA

Planning Ideas

10 Days of Prayer

View Prayer Guide (pdf)

1 Day Event

Event Planning Guidelines

Using the Prayer for the World

Prayer for the World

90 Days of Blessing

What God Is Doing

200+ Nations! 200+ Cities and Communities in North America!

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EXTRAORDINARY! >From the depths of my being, I thank God for what His Spirit accomplished through us on the Global Day of Prayer. Yesterday, I did a Google search: over 9,000 reports of the GDOP; hundreds of pages worth. In all, over 200 nations had registered sites along with over 200 North American cities and communities, multiple international broadcasts and a remarkable meeting in the Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX, that was aired on television and radio across thousands of broadcast outlets across nearly 200 nations. Hundreds of millions of people prayed filling immense stadiums, public parks, government centers, grass fields, church sanctuaries, as well secret places and small quiet rooms. Thousands gathered in Kuwait. Millions across India and Indonesia (Jakarta below). 40 million in Africa. Tens of thousands in Hong Kong, and still more in Singapore. Scores of local reports across North America are coming to me daily from groups of ten to ten thousand throughout 48 States. New England locations are suggesting that the fires of revival are being stirred once more (see reports at www.praytv.org). Nothing like the GDOP has ever happened before but we are only scratching the surface. Kansas City had several thousand and they are talking about a stadium in 2007. Houston had nine sites. 10,000 showed up in Toronto, CA, and another 10,000 in Calgary. Thirty gathered in a small rural church in the mountains of New York, and 400 near the beaches in Hawaii, etc. A tipping point is very near!

DID YOU TAKE PART? Tell us!

Go to the www.gdopusa.com website and tell us your story. Want to read the international reports? Go to www.globaldayofprayer.com. Stunning! BUT THERE IS SO MUCH WORK TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN NORTH AMERICA! There are wonderful stories, but generally, the North American Church must awaken. Will you help me? VISIT OUR WEBSITE

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PLEASE DONATE TO THE GDOP! Help us summon the earth!

GDOP Report on CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS this SUNDAY!

CHRISTIAN WORLD NEWS, a partner with CBN NEWS, will air highlights from across the earth on Sunday morning. Check your local listings. Your gifts helped us gather these stories from around the world.

Watch the CBN News report on the Global Day of Prayer that aired Monday morning on the 700 Club.

Visit the Christian World News Website to watch!

TBN TO AIR THE GDOP DALLAS SPECIAL

Coming soon: Trinity Broadcasting Network will air our GDOP meeting at the Reunion Arena in Dallas. It was an amazing night! It features Jack Graham, TD Jakes, Marcos Witt, Luis Palau, Kay Bailey Hutchinson, and a 1,000-voice choir. I will alert you to broadcast times.

Many THANKS to broadcasters who aired the North American broadcast on June 4, including: DAYSTAR, DOMINION SKYANGEL, CORNERSTONE NETWORK, NRB NETWORK, STREAMING FAITH, PROMISELAND NETWORK, FE TV, ENLACE, TBN ENLACE, CADENA DEL MILAGRO, CADENA ALAS and THE MOODY BROADCASTING NETWORK. Thanks, too, for CBN NEWS for being our news gathering partner, and for THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY for sponsoring our video capture site.

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90 DAYS OF BLESSING UNDERWAY

Throughout the nations, Christians are gearing up to bless their cities (Acts 2:42ff). In Dallas, for example, low-income housing will be built, evangelistic block parties, neighborhood clean-ups, etc., etc. Other cities are working with local schools and civic offices. KEEP PRAYING FOR THIS SEASON OF BLESSING.

Houston is gearing up for a Luis Palau Festival; Cedar Rapids, IA, will launch "We Care" parties; Cleveland, TN, is working with Habitat for Humanity; in Honolulu, youth teams are doing community service projects and others will prayer walk; Orlando, FL, is partnering with inner city compassion projects; Chattanooga, TN, is teaming up with local schools for service projects, Sacramento is reaching out to single women; Roseburg, OR, is mobilizing to help a boys ranch, prison ministry, a pregnancy center, a homeless ministry, a foster care facility, and ongoing prayer; Atlanta, GA, is doing food distribution, a back to school jamboree, and ministry to the elderly, etc! These are only a few.

Who can you dream to bless? Keep us informed.

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THANKS FOR BEING A PART AND A PROMOTER OF THIS BREATHTAKING WORK OF HEAVEN. MAY THE LORD FILL THE EARTH for the blessing and healing of the nations, and the completion of the Great Commission and Great Commandment!

Under Mercy,

Bob Bakke

The Global Day of Prayer North America

email: rbakke@gdop-usa.com

web: http://www.gdopusa.com

God bless you & Your GDoP California Event !

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Along with you, we are all excited about what God is doing around the world! He is calling His family to Himself for worship, prayer and service. Wow! Sounds like a fulfillment of Matthew 4:10. With you we praise God!

Please list under Comments your event. Be sure to leave your name and email address. Thanks so much! After describing your event "Check Annonymous" and then write the verification code and "publish"! Click your refresh botton and you're done!

GDoP in Sacramento !

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Global Day of Prayer and God is calling us to Himself for the blessing of the nations . . . our country, state and city! Let's join together and be a part of this very special Day! This is an All-City-Region event! It is for ALL who call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ in Spirit and in Truth.

In the Spirit of our Unity in Christ, a core group of pastors from our region have decided together that this year the event will be hosted at Adventure Christian Church! The entire facility of worship center (3000+), Chapel (500+), Classrooms (500+), and the outdoor Amphitheater (1-2 thousand) will hopefully be sufficient for the simulcast. The gathering is FREE! No charge for parking! The doors open at 5:00 pm, with worship starting about 5:45 pm, and the program starting at 6:30 pm. The evening program is slated to go until about 8:00 pm, but the time is flexible to go as long as the Lord wants!

Everyone senses the Lord is calling us together to experience His presence and love in an intimate corporate way as hundreds of millions of people from around the world pass this day in worshipping Him in Spirit and Truth! The Sacramento region will be one of the last time zones on earth to heap praises upon the Lord, the Creator, the Almighty, the God and Father of us all! Come and enter in to this most unique and glorious time ever in our region!

Latest Newsletter Update
10-Day Prayer Guide
Pray! Magazine features GDOP
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Global and Local Strategy

1. 10 Days of day-and-night prayer from Ascension Day till the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday. May 25 - June 3. - 5 local churches selected
2. 1 Day Event - A global day worship-repentance & prayer on Pentecost Sunday. June 4. - Adventure Church
3. 90 Days of "community blessing", June 5 - September 4. - 4 projects selected, + plus other local church projects.

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Future Global Day of Prayer Dates to 2010

Year	10 Days of Repentance & Prayer	Global Day of Prayer	90 Days of Blessing
2006	25 May – 3 June	4 June	5 June - 2 September
2007	17 – 26 May	27 May	28 May - 25 August
2008	1 – 10 May	11 May	12 May - 9 August
2009	21 – 30 May	31 May	1 June - 29 August
2010	13 – 22 May	23 May	24 May - 21 August

There is an amazing movement of prayer around the globe and for at least the next 5 years there will be a Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday. These are the dates for future Global Day of Prayer events.

Be a Part of Global Day of Prayer via Your Phone

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Don't let anyone miss out on participating in the Global Day of Prayer! With a phone and a prayer, they can be a part of this event!

GREATER CALLING will once again offer a 24 Hour Global Conference Call for the Global Day of Prayer on June 4th for anyone who wants to connect via phone with others all around the world to pray. This is a perfect solution for those who cannot attend an event in person.

It's as easy as dialing a phone number. Training prayer leaders will be available each hour to manage the calls. Participants simply dial a phone number (see list below) and enter the passcode 777 at anytime on the GDOP to be joined with others from around. People can choose to actively participate or they can just listen in if they prefer.

GREATER CALLING hosted on 3000 callers last year on the GDOP and we have hosted global prayer calls for Day of Prayer for Peace of Jerusalem, Day of Prayer for Persecuted Church and National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for Katrina.

How Can You Help?

1) Volunteer a hour to be a prayer leader on a call
We have access to accommodate as many as 20,000 callers at any given time of the day, but we NEED leaders willing to lead up to 100 people in prayer for an hour in order to accommodate as many callers as possible. Greater Calling will provide all leader training and support. You just need a phone and a heart for prayer. Cell phones work fine!

Here is what one volunteer said about the experience"
"I would like to say that praying in a worldwide conference call was one of the most powerful times of prayer that I have ever experience. When I was asked to lead a group for an hour, I did not know what to expect, and I must admit that I was nervous. But praise God, wonderful intercessors from all over the country joined in, and the Holy Spirit took over. It became a precious time of joining together in one accord praying Biblical Holy Spirit inspired prayers." Pastor Barbara Yovino, Christian Hope Network

To volunteer, please sign-up on their website at www.greatercalling.org .

They would love to offer call in Spanish and other languages, so please indicate if you can lead in another language.

2) PUBLISH the dial-in numbers
The following numbers will be used for prayer callings starting at 00:00:00 GMT and continuing for 24 hours (8:00 PM Eastern Time 6/3 to 8:00 PM Eastern Time 6/4). People may dial in ANYTIME to one of the numbers to join a group in prayer. Please distribute these numbers in any announcements about GDOP ( church bulletins, flyers, website, etc.)

Call ANY of the numbers below to join a prayer call on The Global Day of Prayer:

1 (605) 990-0031
1 (605) 990-0032
1 (605) 990-0033
1 (605) 990-0034
1 (605) 990-0050
1 (605) 990-0051
1 (605) 990-0052

Enter the passcode 777# to be placed into a virtual prayer room with other callers. This is no charge for the conference call, but long distance charged may apply. You may use cell phones or calling cards or computer phones (Skype or Gizmo) to connect. Check out the Greater Calling website for ways to connect from international locations for free or for a very low cost. www.greatercalling .org .

GDoP - EVENTS - CALIFORNIA - 2006

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USA Global Day of Prayer Prep - Jan 27-28 - Las Vegas

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Let everything that has breath . . . PRAISE the LORD!

Order TEN-Day Prayer Guides . . .

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Mark down the dates for the Global Day of Prayer 2006
10 Days of PrayerMay 25- June 4, 2006
1 Day of Stadium Events & BroadcastsJune 4, 2006
90 Days of BlessingJune 5 - September 3, 2006
5 Years - Culminating in 2010...toward a Greater Pentecost!

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Mark down the dates for the Global Day of Prayer 2006
10 Days of PrayerMay 25- June 4, 2006
1 Day of Stadium Events & BroadcastsJune 4, 2006
90 Days of BlessingJune 5 - September 3, 2006
5 Years - Culminating in 2010...toward a Greater Pentecost!

GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER: January Summit - Las Vegas, Jan 27-28, 2006

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LOCATION: Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89130 (www.canyonridge.org) HOTEL: Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino: 4949 North Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130 (866) 767-7771 (toll-free). $54 Thursday, $139 for Friday night (yes, you read correctly. Its Las Vegas). Ask for The National Prayer Committee / GDOP block. You must call the hotel directly to make your reservations.

REGISTRATION: $50 / SCHEDULE & CONTENT: 9 AM Friday to 12 Noon on Saturday. 28 hours of new relationships, mission & vision, stories from around the globe, new promo materials, new prayer guide, CDs, DVDs, review strategies, testimonies, break out sessions, lessons learned, how to mobilize your community, funding, broadcasting strategies (TV, radio, Internet), the P.E.A.C.E. Plan, the Azusa Street Centenniel, Blogs, etc.

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My trip this fall to Cairo put on display the amazing work that God is doing throughout the Arab world. On the GDOP, the Cave Church held 18,000 from all the Egptian denomintions. It was televised and is being rebroadcast EVERDAY somewhere in the Arab world. Regarding Latin America, major breakthroughs are imminent. I met with Marcos Witt (Lakewood Church, Houston) and Alberto Salcedo (Ekklesia, La Paz, Bolivia [20,000+]). A strategy for face to face meetings with Latin American leaders is being developed along with a broadcasting strategy that will unite with ours in North America.

Make plans to buy the March issue of "Pray Magazine" (www.navpress.com/Magazines/Pray!) in bulk. The whole of the issue is devoted to the Global Day of Prayer. The GDOP is the sponsor and host of Sunday morning plenary session at the National Religious Broadcasters Convention (NRB.org), Feb. 12. Also, the Azusa Street Centenniel (www.azusastreet100.com) is expecting 80,000 from all over the world and a national television audience to celebrate 100 years since the birth of the Charismatic/Pentecostal movements. The Centenniel has adopted the Global Day of Prayer as their next step after April 29th. Wow.

Send a gift. Help us summon the earth!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE GDOP SUMMIT? Join with the leaders of the National Prayer Committee ... Pastors who pray globally & act locally, local pastor prayer groups, marketplace leaders, leaders of networks, leaders of intercessors, city reachers, and all those whose hearts are stirred with a vision of the cities of the earth aflame with the glory of Christ. Come as a team from your town or city. Every indication points to the most remarkbale movement in the history of the Church. Perhaps it is the beginning of the last great move of God before the return of Christ.

Under Mercy,

Bob Bakke

The Global Day of Prayer North America

email: rbakke@gdop-usa.com

web: http://www.gdopusa.com

A Global Day of Prayer Event in San Diego

2005-05-18T16:38:00.000-07:00

I want to personally thank all of those who were apart of this incredible day!! It was awesome to see what we felt God desired and birthed in our heart to become a reality. It truly was a day to celebrate the diversity in the body and Bride of Christ. To share our hearts in prayer and praise in the unity of love. We have recieved so many thank you's! Thank you for that! Even though there were about 2000 people through out the day, there were probably only 500 at any given time. My only sadness was that more were not there to partake of this unique blessing of the blend of "every tongue, tribe and nation". I already have a love and heart for the nations...but WOW!! I am so thrilled that Stephen Meyer and Meri Crouly were there to film it as I missed alot! As I was conked out on monday...I said to the Lord " What did YOU think?" and I felt He said "This was my most favorite day in history as of yet...The world has blessed my heart!" enough said. Love, Debora Leitner

TESTIMONY:
I would have to say that I was undone by what I experienced at the Global Day of Prayer yesterday. God shined in an extraordinary way. I am ruined now for the ordinary. I guess the 2 analogies that come to my mind are:
Tasting vanilla ice cream all your life and enjoying that but also thinking that this was what ice cream was....and then being invited to Baskin Robbins 31 flavors and sampling it all and exclaiming....now THIS is ice cream!
The other analogy is being led in worship by guitar all your life and then landing at the Hollywood Bowl where I hear the Los Angeles Philharmonic playing, complete with dancers and a fine meal....and exclaiming....now THIS is worship!
I guess I would summarize the day to say that I saw the beautiful bride of Christ in a way that I never had before. Although for most of the day, I was busy serving behind the scenes, every now and then I would capture a snapshot in my spirit or hear a new sound and just be undone by it all. When I drove the 1 1/2 hours home, all I could say to the Lord was "Lord, she is so stunningly beautiful....Your bride is gorgeous".

Here were my Favorite Parts of the Day:
1. Diverse Worship - From Contemporary, Asian, Hispanic, Black Hip-Hop, Native American Drums and Songs, Messianic Songs and Dances, Bagpipes and Wonderful Solos. STUNNING!
2. Artists Painting - Two artists painted during the times of worship and prayer....and created through their brushstrokes, a song to the Lord in a visual way. BEAUTIFUL!
3. Beachside Community - the outdoor Amphitheater was in the midst of the world as it seemed that half of Southern CA was at the beach yesterday.....and the songs and prayers were spreading out all over. Because I was next to the gate by the beach street, I spoke and blessed many who came and just stood and watched (they didn't want to come inside even though they were invited ....but God was speaking to many, many hearts of all those who were passing by the event to get to the beach or to the pier. If the event would have been in a church or other venue, it would not have had this kind of mixing with those that are in the world. I felt that God was very pleased that it was so in the midst of everything else....so that the world could see the unity and love of God in the midst of the great diversity. IMPACTING!
4. Prayers from Diverse Leaders and Nations - I loved that politicians were praying next to pastors/ministry leaders who were praying next to moms with their kids, who were praying next to business leaders who were praying next to policeman & soldiers.......etc. All of their hearts praying unto our same Lord....and knowing that God was delighted to hear our requests. Praying alongside my daughter was especially meaningful to me. HEARTFELT!
5. The GDOP Team did an awesome job of planning and preparation and had very humble, servant hearts that radiated outward. This spilled over to everyone else and created joy in the midst of a full schedule! FUN! ~ Lynn Heatley

PRAISE Report: Sacramento in Impacted by GDoP !

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Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena

Crowds of people filled stadiums and arenas around the world!

SACRAMENTO:05/15/05: The Global Day of Prayer event at the ARCO Arena has been one of the major highlights for the Church of the Greater Sacramento region and valley. Pastors who met with pastor Jackson Senyonga before the event had a very special time of sharing and prayer for one another, their churches, and for our city, state and country. A focus that had really just begun to sink into the hearts of many pastors is their perspective on relating to the city. Pastors are beginning to open up to the fact that God has called them to nurture and equip their people and together to pastor the city. Pray that profound ministry focus will truly become the conviction of all who hear it.

With nearly 10,000 people in attendance, the ARCO Arena was filled with worship and praise unto the LORD Jesus Christ. Hearts and lives were make right with God and with one another. Joe Pursch of KFIA, and Marilyn Jackson, National Day of Prayer regional coordinator, report that the gathering was one of the most powerful events they had ever attended. Prayer and Worship to an Audience of One was the significant focus.

The well organized gathering, thanks to the GDoP logistics team, unfolded without any mishaps or major concerns. Congregations from many different culture and languages with present and entered into the worship with abandonment. Prayer and intercession were focused on by designated intercessors. Prayer Walking the Arena and Prayer Driving around the Arena were prayer activities believed to have made a significant contribution to the positive spiritual results .

Pray for the continuation of the Spirit at this Global Day of Prayer gathering to multiply. Do acts of kindness together as members of the Body of Christ will be displayed in the next 90 days and the year ahead. The next Global Day of Prayer gathering will be Sunday, June 4th. Pray for the pastors and congregations to come together for at least 2 - 3 occasions in the next 12 months. Pray we will all experience John 13:34-35 in a whole new way. by: CCNews Network

Please PRAY Continentally

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* Pray the Person and Name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST be declared that He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords over all the Continents of the earth. Call them out by name: Austraila, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica.
* Pray for a great outpouring of worship and glorification be manified over the LORD JESUS CHRIST throughout the earth and in every nation.
* Pray for great drawing of the Holy Spirit over the hearts of all people and to have HIM move in their hearts according to His good will and pleasure. Whatever it takes to get them right with HIM.
* Pray for a great spirit of Thanksgiving be made to our God for His great mercy, grace and salvation. To have our names written in The Lamb's Book of Life is the greatest and undeserved gift of God through His Son our LORD JESUS CHRIST!
* Pray for a great renewing and unmistable awareness of the presence and holiness of God to come upon all people and their nations.
* Pray for God's Kingdom to come and His will to be done in every nation and city on earth.
* Pray Continentally - Imagine God's Spirit hovering and brooding over each one, like in the beginning of creation (Gen.1:1-2). Pray for His holy presence to dispel and darkness of the earth and for the Gospel to go forth in greater and greater power and authority through the Family of God in every nation.

A Greeting from South Africa !

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Greetings from South Africa! Are you all involved in the exciting run-up to the GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER on Sunday May 15th? It is amazing to be part of this where millions of believers around the globe are uniting in praying for specific prayer points. I get so excited when I read about so called closed places where people are gathering!

Possible Schedule of Kids for Global Day of Prayer

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Suggestions by Fawn Parish,
6:00-6:10 Explain prayer is simply talking to God, and that when we pray God does great things. Tonight is a night of praying for children around the world. Tell the children over 200 million people are praying today. (think stars you can see at night).

Sing “He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands” Let children make up verses about countries…”He’s got China…He’s got Africa…He’s got Mo-Zam-Beek… have fun with it. Be sure to have them do hand motions.

6:10-6:16 Show
The 10/40 Window for Kids video

6:16-6:26 Play Time Pick what you like.

Hot Potato Prayer - Use an inflatable globe ball with
upbeat music. Pass the globe around and when the music
stops, whoever has the ball will pick a country on the globe
and pray for it.

Find the Globe (whoever finds it gets to pick a country to pray for).
Prayer can be as simple as “Jesus let the little children in Africa know you.”

Blindfold a child, and let them feel the Braille globe and try to figure out where Africa is, and then pray for whatever country they feel.

Do an indoor “Prayer Walk” use masking tape and tape pictures of different countries on the floor,
play a CD from another country, and whenever the music stops, children pray for the country they
find their feet on. You can also do this with hopscotch. Whichever country they land on they pray “Jesus bless the children in_______” (Continents and CD will be provided by me).

Play Globe bocce with the Braille globe, rolled toward countries on blanket. Whoever comes closest to a country gets to pray blessing over the children in that country.

6:26-6:36
Show Prayer and Fasting for Kids or Prayerwalking for Kids. You choose. Have a short discussion about it.

6:36:-6:46-
Snack preferable something ethnic

6:46-7:00
Have children build cardboard houses and explain that many children around the world live in boxes. Have children get in boxes and pray for the poor and those who live in boxes.

7:00-7:15 Read the story of JONAH the reluctant missionary, in a children’s bible. Have children pray for missionaries. Or have a real missionary step in and tell an exciting story.

7:15-7:30
Toss inflatable globes back and forth between two teams and have children pray for children in whatever country their hands land on. Or have children mime hungry children, or what it might feel like to be an orphan, or lost….or? Have children use string to make A VERY BIG CIRCLE on the carpet. Have different children be a country or continent and have them pray for the children there.

(Also check this out: http://pptkids.org/ )

YOUR PRIMARY SOURCE for the SACRAMENTO VALLEY Global Day of Prayer

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In attempt to keep everybody up-to-date, we want to encourage you to visit the Global Day of Prayer website for the Sacramento Valley at http://www.adventurechristian.org/globaldayofprayer.

Also visit the Sacramento blog: http://sacramentogdop.blogspot.com for complete updates!

At this GDOP website you will find the most up-to-date information regarding logistic details, promotional material, radio, print, and web.

Please refer to this site as your primary source.

Click the "Read More" link under "Media Relations Information" at the bottom of the page of the website.

Wendy Peterson wpeterson@adventurechristian.org
Logistics Facilitator for GDOP - Sacramento ValleyAdventure Christian Church www.adventurechristian.org/globaldayofprayer

Global Day of Prayer - SACRAMENTO VALLEY

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The North State of the Sacramento Valley is planning and inviting the entire Sacramento Valley and Sierras to come and participate in a historic occasion at the ARCO Arena, Pentecost Sunday, May 15th, 6:00 PM - COME EARLY for best seating! Sacramento Valley Global Day of Prayer

Global Day of Prayer - San Diego

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When: Sunday, May 15th
Where: Oceanside Amphitheater
Youth Explosion: 1:00-3:00 PM
Worship & Prayer: 3:00-7:00 PM

To volunteer, please contact: Gary Bothum - Direct (760) 519-0182
garybothumrealtor@cox.net

This is a multi-cultural event to include Hispanic, African American, Native Indian, and contemporary worship. Guest speakers will include a variety of political leaders and pastors. Check out: http://garybothumrealtor@cox.net
and www.gdopusa.com

Global Day of Prayer for San Diego is getting out to a great start. They are expecting thousands to come out on that, hopefully, sunny day. CCNews Network has temporary schedule.

Everyone Check-in Periodically at Global Day of Prayer USA

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For the latest news check-in periodically at Global Day of Prayer USA and the USA blogsite for information and prayer requests.

California Global Day of Prayer facilitators are Availalbe to Help

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If you would like to receive a church, business group, or other small group media presentation, contact one of California's GDOP facilitators:

* In Southern California contact:
Debora Leitner, deboraleitner@sbcglobal.net, 760-500-8228

* In Central California contact:

* In the Greater San Francisco Bay Region contact:

* In Northern California contact:
Joe Walsh, walshusa@pacbell.net, 916-870-8695

Global Day of Prayer EVENTS in CALIFORNIA

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List what Global Day of Prayer activities you are having in your city in the COMMENTS section below.

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AFRICA Invites the WHOLE WORLD to Participate . . .

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AFRICA invites the whole world to participate in a Global Day of Repentance and Prayer on Pentecost Sunday - 15 May 2005.

Click here to learn the general information, preparation and participation in this unique witness to the WHOLE WORLD!