05 January 2012 United Kingdom [tedNEWS/BUC NEWS] As part of the General Conference Revival and Reformation initiative, the world church’s Executive Committee at the 2010 Annual Council held in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, voted to make “Operation Global Rain” OGR’s 10 days of prayer an annual global event each January.
What is OGR? Church congregations, small groups, or individuals set aside one hour each day to pray together. Individuals are encouraged to pray by themselves or with a few friends if they are not near a participating church. During the hour of prayer each day, short sentence prayers are encouraged so each person can pray more than once and should be based on the Word of God.
Many churches and individuals joined the initiative across the Trans-European Division (TED). “Operation Global Rain may be a worldwide initiative, but it is only when it takes place in my heart and life that it makes a difference,” states Pastor Victor Hulbert, Communication and Media director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland. He is not alone in those sentiments. Thousands of church members across the country, and millions around the world, are joining an initiative that helps focus our minds for the year ahead. Many churches are opening nightly for special times of prayer, but more importantly, individual members are spending time praying for themselves, their families, and specific neighbours or work colleagues who need to know Jesus.
Vili Costescu of Newbold church states, “We had our regular prayer meeting tonight and it was such a blessing. I expect great things to happen during these 10 days!” Pastor Weiers Coetser has been coordinating a prayer initiative across the whole of Ireland with different pastors contributing to a daily prayer blog. A young lady on Facebook shared how she is not only praying but is restricting her diet during the period, 4 – 14 January in order to focus more intentionally on the things of God.
Dr Bertil Wiklander, TED President states, “that only through humbled hearts, true repentance, and praying together we will experience revival and receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit to be empowered to reach many people for Christ.”
For more information and to join others seeking God’s Spirit in their lives during the 10 days of prayer, January 4-14, 2012, go to www.revivalandreformation.org and click on “Operation Global Rain.” [tedNEWS]
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