25 Nov, 2005

Dear friends, 

Our God is so good!  He is amazing and He is Lord of all.  The writer of Hebrews tells us that Jesus ever lives to make intercession for us (Hebrews

7:25).  I have always taught that this means that Jesus in continually praying for us so that our needs will be met and so that we will fulfill all that He has for us.  THIS IS TRUE!  In Exodus, the high priest wore a breast piece with gems signifying the tribes of Israel attached.  This indicates that the priest carries the people of Israel on his heart into the presence of God.  So our High Priest, the Lord Jesus Christ, carries us upon His heart into the presence of His Father.

However, the entire Book of Hebrews paints another side of Jesus "ever living to make intercession for us." The readers of this letter had at one time been on the cutting edge of obedience to the Lord.  They identified with those imprisoned for their faith and obeyed Jesus with all the gusto that they had.  However, it appears that they were backing off from their "cutting edge" Christianity.  Paul wrote this letter to encourage them to go after Jesus in radical fashion.  He told them that we have a great cloud of witness (the "Hall of Faith" in Hebrews 11) who risked everything in order to follow the Lord.  Most of them died never seeing the fulfillment of the promise of God, but they went to their grave believing it would happen.  The promises they believed for did occur, just not in their life time.  So Paul says, "go for it." The encouragement that Paul gives to his readers is this: no matter what you do, Jesus can help.  He lived with all the temptations that you live with, yet without sin.  He learned to obey by experiencing suffering.  Yet with all of this, He fulfilled all the purposes of God.  Paul tells us that this victorious Christ is our High Priest.  He is able to help us.  He says, whatever you need, whenever you need it, you can go to Him because He lives to assist us as we seek to follow Him.

Remember, it is this High Priest, the One who ever lives to make intercession for us, that is there to help us.  You can almost see Jesus sitting at the right hand of God leaning to the front of the throne waiting for one of His brothers or sisters to ask for assistance.  He is ready to come to our aid and intercede for us to the Father.

Jesus is watching us.  He is waiting for us to ask Him to help us to do what we cannot do on our own.  He is waiting to supply our financial, emotional and spiritual needs so that we can fulfill His purposes.  He is ready to come to our rescue and supply all the grace we need to walk in victory and walk in anointing. 

Each of us has been asked to engage in Kingdom work.  In many cases we have been asked to get out of the boat and minister in ways that are way out of our comfort zone.  HE IS READY TO HELP!  HE WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO ENABLE US TO FULFILL HIS PURPOSES!  So let us go for it.  Let us seek to do all that God is calling us to do.  Faithful is He who called us who will also do it.  Hallelujah!!  Hallelujah!  What a Savior!!

We are facing crucial issues in Pennsylvania.  Various places are seeking licensing for slot machines.  LET US PRAY THAT GOD SOMEHOW PUTS A STOP TO THIS AND OTHER FORMS OF GAMBLING IN OUR STATE!!

There are continual battles in our state and nation that relate to abortion and same-sex marriage.  Jesus is leaning over waiting for us to ask that He put a stop to such things but also support those who are taking up these causes as their ministry.  LET US PRAY FOR ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE PA FAMILY INSTITUTE AND COUNTLESS PREGNANCY CENTERS WHO ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN TO STOP ABORTION AND OTHER ISSUES THAT RELATE TO IMMORALITY.  LET US PRAY FOR RIGHTEOUS LEGISLATORS AND JUSTICES TO TAKE A STAND!  JESUS IS LOOKING FROM THE THRONE TO ASSIST THEM.

LET US PRAY THAT GOD LEADS PRESIDENT BUSH IN THE SELECTING OF A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO REPLACE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR.  LET'S PRAY THAT GOD MIGHT USE THE COURT TO TURN JUDGEMENT AWAY FROM OUR NATION.

In addition to the above, we so desperately need to see the Body of Christ in the regions of our State come together.  LET'S PRAY THAT WE CAN PUT OUR PETTY DIFFERENCES ASIDE (And let me say that they are petty compared to seeing Jesus gain His rightful inheritance of the nations and seeing Him glorified as He deserves).  All of our distinctives pale by comparison to these.  Besides, who ever said we can't walk in unity and be who we are.  In real unity, we have much diversity working together to form a complete Body.

(O, HOW BURDENED KERRY AND I ARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE.  IF WE CAN BE OF ANY HELP TO YOUR REGIONS CONCERNING THIS ISSUE OF UNITY, PLEASE LET US KNOW.) 

PRAY THAT GOD WOULD BREAK DOWN THE WALLS THAT DIVIDE US AND SHOW US HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.  (The gifts of the Spirit passages are true for congregations as well as individuals within one local congregation).

OTHER PRAYER REQUESTS

1.  Pray for our governor and legislature as well as your local government that they would enact righteous legislation and that those who don't know the Lord would come to know Him.

2.  Pray for recognized regional church leadership to be raised up in each of the regions of our state so the Body might follow them into battle.

3.  Pray that PA SPN's strategy board would come into contact with like-minded persons from each region of the State to partner with us in strategizing to help win this State for Jesus.

CONVOCTION II Convocation II is coming up November 11-12.  It will be held at Christ Community Church in Camp Hill, PA.  The theme is "Prayer and City Reaching".

The cost is $25 and includes Saturday's lunch.  It will include teaching, prayer, worship and networking.  I will be speaking as well as Michael Geer from the PA Family Institute and Karen Bodle from Operation Outcry.

Please contact Apryl Bivens for more details at 717-761-2933 ext.120 or at apryl.bivens@christcc.org.  If you haven't registered, please do so to help us properly prepare.


We are looking forward to seeing you at convocation.  In addition, if we can be of any assistance to you in your region or local congregation: consulting, prayer events and trainings, city reaching events or in any other way please contact me at 717-761-2933 ext.121 or at paspn@christcc.org.

May God richly bless you,

John Shuey
PA Coordinator for US Strategic Prayer Network
 

25 Nov, 2005

Dear friends,

Kerry and I just returned from a trip to India.  We had an incredible time there leading the second module of their College of Prayer and participating in two additional conferences.  During most of our days there, the Hindus were celebrating a festival to one of their gods, "Ganesh".  They had celebrations leading up to the grand finality when thousands of plaster paris idols were dumped in bodies of water all over India.  It was tragic to see so many people worship and celebrating a "god" who does not exist and the demon behind it who only wants to bring greater bondage.

This may seem too sophisticated to those of us who live in the US, but we too have idols that we serve: rugged individualism, which hinders unity in the church, materialism and hedonism, dependence upon our ingenuity to solve every problem and the list could go on.  We too need the Lord to do a powerful work.

It is encouraging to note that the greatest revival of all time is yet to come (see Revelation 7).  I want to be part of seeing this move of God take place.  I only want to be part of the kind of prayer that will be part of the process of seeing God's Kingdom come to our cities.  For this reason, I have been asking the Lord to show the kind of prayer that will assist in this process.  I believe He is revealing some of the answers.

One key that He is showing me: the kind of intercession that will be part of the bringing of the Kingdom will not be intercession that is an end in itself.  It will be intercession that is part of a strategy of city leaders to win the region. 

I believe this kind of movement will be overseen by city elders (apostles if you like).  The process will be two fold: displacing the enemy and occupying the territory.

When the enemy has been displaced, the evangelist can move in and see many come to Jesus.  The pastors will pastor them and teachers will help them build a Biblical foundation and help them move into their destiny.  The destiny of the people of God involves every strata of society.  God will set His disciples in the church and in government.  On mission and in business (as we recently saw in India, God will want to raise up politicians to enact just laws and business people to create jobs for those in poverty.) God will want disciples in education and the media.  He wants to take over every part of society.  As we plant churches and them plant people, we will occupy more and more territory.  When we reach a certain level, we will experience the Kingdom to a great degree.  The righteous reign of Christ will be in full focus.

November 11-12, PA SPN is sponsoring Convocation Two: City Reaching and Prayer.  The purpose is to provide prayer and training.  This time convocation is for pastors and regional church leaders as well as intercessors.  We also want you to know that we will schedule time for networking which could become a key element.  We want to be an encouragement to one another and we desire to be able to call upon others who may be able to help us where we are in seeking to bring transformation to our regions.

Registration will be $25 (the increase is to help give a gift to our guest speakers).  You may register by calling Apryl Bivens at 717-761-2933 x120 or email at apryl.bivens@christcc.org.  You will be considered registered when we receive your registration fee.
 
We will be sending brochures out in the next week.  If you would like to receive one or have someone you would like to receive one, please email the information to Apryl.

Joining us is Michael Geer from the PA Family Institute to talk about gambling in the state and the goal to bring same-sex marriage.  Also, Karen Bodle, who coordinates prayer efforts with Operation Outcry.
 
We will end the day Saturday hearing about these issues and praying that the righteousness of God will come and reign in our state.I am also interested in exploring the city reaching principles with leaders in various regions.  This can be in seminar form or in consulting.  We want to see regions taken for the Lord.  HE DESIRES TO

BRING SALVATION AND HIS KINGDOM TO EACH OF THE AREAS OF OUR STATE!!!

KEY PRAYER AREAS IN THE STATE

1.  Pray for a unity in the church of the regions of our state that will usher in the Kingdom.

2.  Pray for effective leadership to emerge in our regions that will develop strategies to win these cities and regions for Jesus.

3.  Pray for Gov Ed Rendell and our state legislators to enact just legislation.  Pray for their salvation.

4.  Pray that God's choices for Supreme Court Justices would be appointed and ratified.

5.  Pray that God would have mercy on those impacted by natural disasters in recent months.

6.  Pray for the Kingdom to come in our state, nation and world.

7.  Pray for the PA SPN strategy board as we seek to hear God's voice for this ministry and the ways in which we can best serve the Body of Christ in PA.

8.  Pray for Kerry and I as we launch full time into our Kingdom Quest Ministry (Training nationals in prayer and ministry as we travel overseas and helping to facilitate prayer and city reaching in the US.)

 

May God bless you,

John Shuey
PA Coordinator US Strategic Prayer Network
 

25 Nov, 2005

Dear Intercessor,
      God is so very good. He is moving all over the world and He is moving in our state. On March 19, over 30 regional prayer leaders from eleven regions of the state and representing at least fourteen networks met for worship, fellowship, prayer and strategizing at Convocation 2005. The response from those who attended has been wonderful. We made much time to fellowship during the day. In many respects this seemed to be the highlight of the day as intercessors and prayer leaders encouraged one another and networked. One of the purposes of Convocation was to determine if there are any ways that God wants us to work together. We came to two conclusions:
      1. We believe that for all Pennsylvanians that Harrisburg is our city because our state government is housed there. Therefore, we are going to try to have one church praying at the capitol and in Harrisburg each week. We will supply prayer guides from PA SPN for those groups who go. If a group from your church would be interested in coming to Harrisburg one or two times per year to pray, please email us at PA SPN with the name of your church, a contact person [including email and phone number] and weeks that may work for you.
      2. We also decided that we would meet twice per year as leaders of regional networks. We will let you know potential dates. At this point we are looking at November 4-5. Friday evening will be a time for worship and prayer and then we will meet from 9-4 on Saturday. We will leave time for networking in the schedule. If you have any thoughts on what would be helpful to do that day for your group, let us know. Our Strategy Committee will make the final decision but your input is helpful. We can host the meeting at the same location in Camp Hill, however, if you have a facility in easy access for those around the state with hotels and restaurants, we would consider a different location. Host churches would need to be able to supply a worship team for a Harp and Bowl type of meeting on Friday evening and for the opening of morning and afternoon sessions on Saturday as well as care for details of a catered lunch or provide a lunch, which would be paid for out of registrations. If you are interested, please contact us here.
We may schedule you for this year or next.
      Our first intercessory prayer-training seminar will be held April 15-16 at Back Mountain Harvest AG church in Trucksville, PA (Scanton/Wilkes-Barre area.) The contact person is Judy Jordan and can be reached at 570-883-9924. The meetings will include worship and preaching on Friday evening to set the tone for the weekend and then practical workshops on Saturday morning and actual practice (ministry) in those areas in the afternoon.
      We will also have an intercessory training at Clarion Evangelical
Congregational Church in Shippensville, PA October 7-8. Presenters for both events will be John and Kerry Shuey from the PA Strategic Prayer Network and Ken Eberly from the Reading House of Prayer.
      As you may remember the purpose for these events is two-fold. First, we desire to train intercessors to be more effective in their own churches and region. Secondly, we desire to recruit an army of commandoes who will be ready to move into various regions of the state, at the invitation of local leadership to assist with prayer and spiritual warfare. (Each person on the commando team will need to fill out an application and have their pastor recommend and release them by filling out a recommendation form.)
TEACHING
      Let me take the teaching time to explain why PA SPN has determined to go into areas where we are invited. When Israel entered the Promised Land, God gave the whole nation to them but then gave each tribe its inheritance where it was to displace the enemy and occupy the land. God has given each of us a place of ministry. We have authority in that place. Paul demonstrates his understanding of this principle when he said, "We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the field God has assigned to us." (2 Corinthians 10:13).
      We believe that God has given the authority for our villages, our cities and our regions of our state to the local church leadership in that place.
Out of that, He raises up leaders; some may want to call them city elders, others may be comfortable with the title “apostle” but it is they who will lead the ministry in that area. Ministries like PA SPN exist to serve the Body of Christ. As local church leaders detect the need for the kind of ministry that PA SPN can provide, we can go in at their invitation and walk with them and walk in authority conferred upon us by them. In other words, they can deputize us for that specific ministry.
      We exist to serve the local church, which has been charged with the task of bringing transformation to her region.
KEY PRAYER REQUESTS
      1. Pray Terri Schaivo and the situation that this represents.
      2. Pray that abortion and all kind of death will be turned back.
      3. Pray that the slot machines will never go into effect in PA. Pray for School Boards who are resisting and for the PA Family Institute that is bringing litigation to stop slots.
      4. Pray for genuine unity among the churches of each region.
      5. Pray for God to raise up local apostolic (city elders) in each region.
      6. Pray for the salvation of Governor Ed Rendell, his staff, State Legislators and local government officials.
      7. Pray that God would give His Church wisdom concerning how we might see transformation come to our state.
      8. Pray that we would take our role as "the seed of a nation" and that the seek we would plant will be the Word of God, holiness and righteous, giving and a desire to fulfill our God-ordained destinies.
ANNOUNCEMENTS CONCERNING GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER (May 15, 2005)
      We are aware of Global Day of Prayer events in the following locations.
      Camp Hill, Christ Community Church (4:00 – 7:00 PM)
      Canton, PA [contact Paige VanRyn for info paigemu@frontiernet.net].
      Littlestown, PA Bethel AG (6:30 PM)
      Perry/Juanita Counties, Grace Covenant Community Church, Middleburg
      Eastern Lancaster @ “The Worship Center” www.worshipcenter.org
      Western Lancaster TBA
      If there is a Global Day of Prayer Event planned in your region, please let us know the location, time and contact information. We want to get the word out.
      I am interested in hearing from you.
John Shuey for both John and Kerry Shuey
PA Coordinators for US Strategic Prayer Network

25 Nov, 2005

Dear Friends,
      It has not been that terribly long since I wrote, but it seems like it. I was privileged to teach in Slovakia, I actually saw the castle in Brataslava where Presidents Bush and Putin met a week ago.
      Then, Kerry and I had the privilege of ministering in two locations in India. During the first week, we ministered the first College of Prayer in India. (The College of Prayer meets three times a year in the US. The purpose is to train pastors, leaders and intercessors in the kind of prayer that will change congregations and bring transformation in regions.
Students attend the seminars, read books and write reflection papers. They graduate in nine modules. For more information visit their web page at www.collegeofprayer.org. It is worth the trip to Georgia. COP is now in the US, Canada, Norway, Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa and India.)
      At the first Module in India, 125 people from Assemblies of God, Baptist and Nazarene and other denominations attended and they were hungry. During the time, some received calls to ministry and others held the call of God to specific ministries. Our goal is to see greater and more effective prayer on the local level so that God will change the face of India. Thousands are being saved in this great nation. Believers are paying a great price to see the gospel go forth. HOWEVER, JESUS IS LORD OF THAT NATION AS HE IS WITH ALL OTHERS. WE DESIRE TO SEE HIS MANIFEST PRESENCE AND LORDSHIP RULE OVER THE NATION.
      God also has much He wants to do in our nation and state. We will get to some key requests in a little while. First, let me share from the Word.
TEACHING
      God makes a startling promise in Isaiah 54. He says that the barren women will rejoice and then tells them to expand their tent pegs. In other words, the Lord is telling families without children to add a nursery to the house.
Later, the Lord indicates that the sons of these barren women will bring revival and possess the cities of the enemy.
      I believe God is speaking this word to many in our day. Many have been hidden, almost without fruit in ministry, praying and studying the word of God. The Lord has been forming these faithful servants (see Isaiah 49) and is ready to use them in a special way. BE EXPECTANT!!! God is on the move and wants to use you in ways that you have never imagined. He wants to extend the tent pegs of ministry in Pennsylvania. He wants to see His Kingdom come to the cities of our State.
      Our desire is to raise up a team of intercessors that can come into various parts of the state to assist in weekend prayer blitzes. In order for this to happen, we want to have regional prayer events throughout the state.
Currently two are planned:
      Back Mountain Harvest Assembly in the Wilkes Barre areas April 16-17.
      Clarian Evangelical Congregational Church in Shippensville Oct. 7-8
      Our team would love to do two or three more. If your region is interested, contact me at the email address above or call 717-761-2933.
      We will bring one or two others from out team with us. The weekends will have this format:
      Friday evening-Worship and Preaching
      Saturday AM- Three workshops. Those attending will choose one which will last the entire morning.
      Saturday PM from 1-3 Attendees will apply what they learned in the morning.
      Saturday 3-4 Closing session.
      We have a two-fold purpose in these events:
      1. First and foremost, to train intercessors for their congregations and
regions.
      2. Out of the larger groups we desire to choose some recommended and approved by their pastors to be part of a team that will travel to different parts of the state, at the invitation of local leaders, to be part of prayer blitzes.
SOME KEY PRAYER AREAS
      1. The PA Family Institute has filed suit to try to stop the slot machines.
The PA Supreme Court has agreed to hear their suit and they have expedited it. Oral arguments begin March 9. Please be in prayer and get as many as you can to pray. You may want to let them know you are praying. (mail@pafamily.org)
      2. Pray for Governor Ed Rendell. Pray for wisdom and pray that he would come to know Jesus.
      3. Pray for your city officials. Pray also that God would raise up committed Christians called to public service who will stand for righteousness.
      4. Pray for PA SPN that God would direct us in our ministry. Pray for:
      CONVOCTION 2005 - This event is March 19. It is for leaders of regional prayer networks: Pastors Networks, Intercessory Networks, Regional Harp and Bowl and House of Prayer teams and the like. We desire to find ways to work together and to network. (Registrations are coming in slow. Pray that God brings everyone He desires.)
      Pray for our regional prayer trainings (discussed above).
      Pray for key contacts to network with around the state.
      We hope to see some of you at Convocation. If you have any questions call Apryl at 717-761-2933 or email her at apryl.bivens@christcc.org
      Pray for your city, pray for the state and prayer for our nation. A great world-wide revival is coming. WE WILL BRING IT BY PRAYER.
John Shuey
PA Coordinator for US Strategic Prayer Network

25 Nov, 2005

Dear friends,
      THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING THAT GOD CANNOT DO!!! THERE IS NOTHING THAT HE WILL NOT DO IN RESPONSE TO FAITH-FILLED PRAYER!!! He wants to see His Kingdom come to every strata of our state and our nation. By this, I mean that God not only wants to touch the lives of individuals, but He also desires to take control of our culture. Imagine what culture would be like if we as humans would allow Him to fully control the church, the government, business, industry and entertainment. What if we would allow Him to control law enforcement, medicine and education? We would see much redemptive coming from each of these important aspects of our society. I BELIEVE HE DESIRES TO DO THIS!! He desires to touch the lives of people who work in and control each of these important sectors of our society. As these saved and sanctified individuals team up with others like themselves to allow God to be gloried in their field of endeavor, the Lord will control each of them and will use each one to make the world a better place to live.
      I am encouraged that we are headed toward a wonderful move of God. My encouragement does not come from what I read in the newspaper or in what I see on the national news. My encouragement comes from the fact that thousands seek the Lord in prayer and in worship. When God sets His people to praying, He is up to something. All over the world, God is calling His people to pray. From 24/7 prayer gatherings to Harp and Bowl meetings, God is calling city after city to expand the corporate prayer. Much of this is cross-denominational.
      Lancaster and Reading have established houses of prayer. State College is establishing a prayer house. There are powerful harp and bowl meetings in the northern tier of the state. Over 30 pastors prayer meetings take place in the capital region.
      This only begins to tell what is going on in the state from places like Wilkes-Barre to Washington, PA and from Pittsburg to Philadelphia. GOD IS CALLING HIS PEOPLE TO PRAYER!
      Each of you has been praying in your part of the state. God is up to something. Let us be encouraged by what we see. Let the fact that, thousands of others have taken up this challenge to believe God for society transforming revival, strengthen you to go on as you seek the Lord to come in mighty power. Let us not be weary in well doing for in due time we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.
TEACHING - I have recently been challenged by God to ask Him to make His truth reality in the depth of my being. (Some folks call this revelation.
Revelation is not new information-the bible is what we need. Rather, revelation comes when our theology gets out of the realm of the theoretical, becoming so ingrained in the depth of our being that the truths become the reality by which we live.)
      Paul prayed that the Ephesians would have a spirit of wisdom and
revelation. He wanted the truths of God's provisions to be so real to them that it would change the way they lived (Ephesians 1:15-23). We also need this. We don't want to be guilty of knowing all the right things but fail to have these teachings change the way that we live. A good glimpse of the awesome power of the Lord will melt every doubt we have about anything. He is so much bigger than whatever we face. A good glimpse of the love of God will melt all of our fear, because perfect love casts out fear. We need to see Him and His provision so that we can do the supernatural works that He has asked us to do like winning the lost, teaching the Word of God in such a way that lives are changed, praying for the sick with results and bringing transformation to the nations.
      Let us make 2005 at year to seek God in His Word. If you have never read the Bible through, why not do it this year? If you read three chapters per day you can finish in about a year.
      As you read, ask the Lord to stamp truth on our inner man (the human spirit) in such a way that our lives will never be the same. He wants us to win supernatural victories.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1. March 19th: PA Strategic Prayer Network is hosting a Convocation for Regional Prayer Network Leaders at Christ Community Church in Camp Hill, PA. The meeting will be from 9 AM until 4 PM. This convocation is for leaders of prayer efforts that include multiple congregations. We are asking that only 2 or 3 persons from each group attend so that we can keep the numbers low enough that we can network and discuss how we can work together. The day will include teaching and prayer, but will really focus upon getting to know one another and discussing how we can work together. The cost will be $15 per person and includes lunch. You may register by emailing or calling Apryl Bivens at apryl.bivens@christcc.org or 717-761-2933. If you would like to receive one of the brochures or know of a prayer leader that should receive a brochure, email Apryl with the name and mailing address.
      For those who can come early, there will be a night of worship and intercession for the State of Pennsylvania on Friday evening, March 18 at CCC from 7 PM -9 or 9:30 PM. This event will be open to anyone who would like to come; regional prayer leaders and intercessors alike.
      Please pass this information on to other regional prayer leaders in the state. This would include leaders of Pastor's Prayer Network as well as other intercessory groups. AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE DO WANT TO LIMIT THIS TO LEADERS OF MOVEMENTS THAT INVOLVE MULTIPLE CHURCHES.
2. The PA SPN team would love to come to your region to do intercessor
trainings in 2005. We would love for these to be gatherings of more than one church. We would also like to invite folks to attend your meeting. We have two purposes for these events:
      a. To equip the intercessors in your region.
      b. To recruit a group of people from those who attend these meetings who will be part of a team who travel with us to different parts of the state to assist the local church there by prayer. Please note that we will only go to areas to prayer where local leadership has invited us. Secondly, those who will be part of the state-wide team will be added to our team with the permission and recommendation of their local pastor.
3. We invite you all to participate in the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP).
This day is May 15, 2005 (Pentecost Sunday.) GDOP has four objectives:
      1. To have a regional event for three hours on May 15. Regions in many nations will be participating in this event. This can be done in a stadium or any other large venue. A neutral cite is good because we want a broad representation of the Body of Christ to be involved.
      2. 24 Hour prayer from May 6-15. This can be done as 10 churches in your region sign up to cover a 24 hour period of time. (Or 4 small churches could take a day. For best results, have folks come to the church, or a common location, for this prayer.
      3. 90 Days of blessing in your community beginning May 16. It could be cleaning up a park or painting an inner city school building. It could be 40 VBS meetings around the city. Each region will determine how they can best serve their community.
      4. To move toward 24 hour prayer for the year between Pentecost Sunday 2005 and 2006. If 31 churches or groups could prayer 24 hours on day per month we would have it. This 24 hour prayer could be one person praying for 30 minutes or an hour or it could be groups or a combination of different expressions of prayer. If you don't get the monthly calendar completely filled up, you will be doing more than now.
      CAN YOU IMAGINE THE IMPACT OF 24 HOUR PRAYER FOR ONE YEAR GOING ON ALL OVER THE WORLD?
STATE PRAYER NEEDS
1. Pray for the Salvation of Governor Ed Rendell, his cabinet, the
legislature and the state judiciary, and pray that these leaders will lead with righteousness.
2. Pray the same for the leaders in your city and region. Let's pray that God will raise up a righteous governmental and judiciary covering over our state.
3. Let us pray for the overturning of abortion laws in our country.
4. Let us pray for true unity in the Body of Christ in our state. Let us pray that we will be so focused upon seeing the Lord glorified in our state that no one will care who gets credit for effective ministry. IT IS JESUS WHO DOES EFFECTIVE MINISTRY, IS IT NOT? Let us pray that we would be able to determine what are the truly foundational teachings of the Scripture so we can work with all others who hold those same key beliefs. Let's pray that the church will not be divided over minor doctrinal issues and styles of ministry. WE MUST WORK TOGETHER!!! THE KINGDOM OF DARKNESS (The principalities etc) WORK IN UNITY. The promises of God come to the unified (Ps 133. John 17 and Ephesians 3:14-20)
5. Pray for the Network Leaders' Convocation March 18-19 that everyone who is to come would be there and that we would effectively lock arms to pray the Kingdom into our State.
6. Pray that 100's of millions will participate in the GDOP around the world (20 million participated in Transformation Africa last year.)
May God bring rich blessing to you and use you in mighty ways in 2005.
John Shuey
Co State Coordinator (along with wife Kerry) of US Strategic Prayer Network
in PA