FROM THE NATIONAL PRAYER EMBASSY HERE IS TODAY'S PRAYER ALERT:

IN MARCH 2001, 45,000 CHRISTIANS GATHERED AT A SPORTS STADIUM IN CAPETOWN, SOUTH AFRICA FOR A DAY OF REPENTANCE AND PRAYER.

THAT LED TO EIGHT OTHER AREAS ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA HOLDING SIMILAR EVENTS IN 2002.

THEN THAT LED TO "THE DAY OF REPENTANCE AND PRAYER FOR AFRICA" HELD IN MAY 2003 AND AGAIN IN MAY 2004.

AT THE 2004 EVENT ALL 56 COUNTRIES IN AFRICA PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 22 MILLION PEOPLE, MANY IN LARGE OUTDOOR MEETINGS BROADCAST BY TV AND RADIO.

THEN IN 2005 A "GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER" WAS ORGANIZED BY CHRISTIAN LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY, MAY 15TH.

THIS YEAR ANOTHER GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER IS BEING PLANNED, AGAIN FOR PENTECOST SUNDAY, WHICH FALLS THIS YEAR ON JUNE 4TH.

MORE THAN 200 MILLION CHRISTIANS FROM ALMOST EVERY COUNTRY WILL UNITE IN PRAYER FOR CHRIST’S GLORY AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE NATIONS. LIVE ROADCASTSAND THOUSANDS OF GATHERINGS ARE BEING PLANNED FOR LARGE STADIUMS, CHURCHES AND HOMES.

A TEN-DAY PRAYER GUIDE HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR USE ON MAY 25TH TO JUNE 4TH.

LET’S PRAY ABOUT ALL OF THIS TODAY: "FATHER GOD, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO BRING FORTH ON THE GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER THOSE FERVENT AND EFFECTUAL PRAYERS BASED ON YOUR WORD AND MULTIPLIED IN UNITY THAT WILL AVAIL MUCH GOOD FOR OUR WORLD.

WE THANK YOU LORD FOR GOOD WEATHER LEADING UP TO AND ON JUNE 4TH TO FACILITATE ALL OF THE OUTDOOR PRAYER MEETINGS THAT WILL BE HELD. WE THANK YOU LORD FOR HELPING ALL THOSE WORKING TO ORGANIZE PRAYER MEETINGS FOR THE GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER, IN JESUS’ NAME, AMEN!"