SACLA CALL TO PRAYER

FOR SOUTH AFRICA

(NO 7: FIRST QUARTER 2006)

OVERVIEW:

INTERCESSION FOR SOUTH AFRICA: Pray and mobilise so that THIS CALL TO PRAYER FOR SOUTH AFRICA will reach and be prayed for in one accord by millions of pray-ers/intercessors in SOUTH AFRICA.

The items for prayer for South Africa are divided into two parts:

A: Prayer items for South Africa which SACLA (South African Christian Leaders Assembly) CALLS ALL SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIANS to pray for.

B: Prayer items for SACLA: Please pray for the SACLA initiatives should the Lord lead you to do so.

A: PRAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

1. Local Elections: Specifically pray for the political processes as South Africa prepares for the March local elections so that many good leaders (of all parties) may be elected. Pray for peaceful elections and that everyone will vote.

2. South Africa: Pray for God’s blessing over South Africa and its people (Jer 29:7). Pray that God’s Kingdom will come and His will be done in South Africa.

3. Leaders: Pray for all leaders in South Africa according to 1 Tim 2:1-2. Specifically pray for president, cabinet and members of parliament, and premiers of the provinces, religious and business leaders. Let us also pray for the leaders of opposition groups and parties.

4. Pray that the Lord will assist His Church to become relevant in SA.

5. Lost: Pray for those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Saviour in South Africa. Pray for the preparation and gathering of the harvest. Pray for those working to gather the harvest. (1 Tim 2:3-6).

6. Dissatisfaction: More and more reports speak of a general dissatisfaction amongst people for different reasons: political promises that are perceived as not kept; ethnic divides resurfacing; uncertainty about the identity of the next president and so on. Pray that the Lord will bring and keep peace and calm amongst our people. Therefore we should pray according to 1 Tim 2:1-3 – the promise is in verse 2!

7. Giants: Let us continue steadfastly to pray for breakthroughs concerning the following “giants” (Num 13:33, 14:9) in our society: HIV/Aids; crime, corruption and violence; the crisis in the family; the deterioration of morals (a “new” giant); poverty and unemployment; sexism and racism (Excellent prayer material including prayer based on scripture is available from the 40 days of prayer Project & Cry Mercy Project – www.jwipn.com; 012 365 3214)

8.THE WAR AGAINST THE LEGALISATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES:The battle in the Constitutional Court was lost on 1 December 2005. Parliament has been instructed to do the necessary legislative changes.

So the war now shifts to Parliament and that is where our intercessory focus should be from now on.Pray for the Lord’s wisdom for our political authorities as the subject of same-sex marriages is debated in the parliamentary process on its way to becoming law.Pray for the Lord’s intervention on behalf of His Church.

Pray for the Marriage Alliance of South Africa (MASA) under the Co-chairmanship of Dr Michael Cassidy, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, and Rev Moss Nthla as they contemplate further action in their work to preserve the Biblical and traditional definition of marriage.

9. Identificational Repentance: Pray that God will forgive sin in South Africa. Let us in this period specifically continue to repent of the sin of SEXUAL IMMORALITY in all its forms in South Africa. Specifically repent of the way Christians in SA have sinned against the covenant of marriage as introduced by the Lord – fornication outside of marriage and adultery in marriage.

10.Rain: Thanks to the Lord for His blessing of rain over large parts ofour country.Pray for rain in areas still suffering from drought. Pray for protection against natural disasters such as storm wind, lightning and floods.

B: PRAY FOR THE SACLA COUNCIL & TEAMS/PROJECTS

1. FOR SACLA: Pray for the SACLA Co-Conveners (Michael Cassidy, Bishop Lunga ka Siboto, Rev Moss Ntlha) and Council. Pray for the new Executive Committee who will give direction (strategically and tactically)between Council meetings. They are: Septi Bukula (Chair), Doug Howie, Moss Ntlha, Michael Cassidy, Esme Bowers, Naomi Boshoff and Lunga Ka Siboto. Pray that God will give wisdom to the leaders in the SACLA follow-up process. Pray that the Lord will sustain the existing track and champion leaders and raise up leaders where they are needed.

2. Community Transformation Track: Thank the Lord for the excellent work done by the Transformation Africa team in South Africa, Africa and globally in facilitating the annual global day of prayer and its supportive programmes for adults and youth. Pray and prepare to participate in the simple threefold strategy: 1. 10 Days of day-and-night prayer from Ascension Day till the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday (4 June 2006) 2. A global day of repentance & prayer on Pentecost Sunday
   3. 90 Days of "community blessing" The key verses guiding the planning are: 2 Chron 7:14 and Hab 2:14. (see www.transformationafrica.com or 021 856 3130).

3. Business and Labour Track: Pray for wisdom and protection for the team working to get this track on track to really make Christianity relevant in the workplace form Monday to Saturday and in the fight against the giants.

4. For the other National Tracks and their champions: Youth, Church Leaders; Education; Science, Technology & Environment; Civil Society, Health & Medicine; Politics & Government; Children’s Ministry & Family Issues; and Justice, SafetySecurity.

5. Regional SACLA initiatives: Please pray for all the different regional SACLA initiatives and their coordinators (refer to SACLA website www.sacla.za.net for more info):

6. SACLA Coordinators: Denise Woods (Advocacy); Pierre van Wyk (Research) and Willem Joubert (Intercession).

7. Future National Action Planning Consultation on each of the seven Giants:Pray for the planning of these consultations and the giant “champions” leading this.

8. SACLA FINANCES: SACLA needs finances to continue functioning. Please pray for the necessary finances to be released and for the Finance and Fundraising Committee: Brian Edwards & Septi Bukula.

9. Pray for protection of all intercessors and sensitivity to the guiding of the Holy Spirit. Thank the Lord for all the prayer and intercession of the past and present by known and unknown intercessors, and the Lord’s mercy and grace in hearing our prayers.

C. PRAYER NEWS

1.The above prayer pointers do not purport to represent all the important issues to pray about – only the ones that we suggest to pray about in one accord till the next SACLA Call to Prayer. Beskikbaar in Afrikaans op versoek (wjoubert@icon.co.za).

2.Please feel free to suggest any important South African item for prayer for the next SACLA Call To Prayer. (082 650 5684; Fax 011 824 3141; wjoubert@icon.co.za)

3.Did you know that you can get daily (print or e-mail) or weekly (e-mail) intercessory prayer information from Jericho Walls International? (Call +27-12-365 3213 or visit www.jwipn.com)

Willem Joubert

SACLA Prayer Coordinator

082 650 5684

SACLA CALL TO PRAYER

FOR SOUTH AFRICA

(NO 8: SECOND QUARTER 2006)

OVERVIEW:

INTERCESSION FOR SOUTH AFRICA: Please distribute and pray so that this CALL TO PRAYER FOR SOUTH AFRICA will reach and be prayed for in one accord by millions of pray-ers/intercessors in SOUTH AFRICA.

The items for prayer for South Africa are divided into two parts:

A: Prayer items for South Africa which SACLA (South African Christian Leaders Assembly) CALLS ALL SOUTH AFRICAN CHRISTIANS to pray for.

B: Prayer items for SACLA: Please pray for the SACLA initiatives should the Lord lead you to do so.

A: PRAY FOR SOUTH AFRICA

1. Global Day of Prayer: Pray for the preparations for and on the Global Day of Prayer which takes place in ALL SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES AND TOWNS on 4 June 2006 (Pentecost Sunday). The programme is: 1. 10 Days of day-and-night prayer from Ascension Day till the Saturday before Pentecost Sunday (4 June 2006) 2. A global day of repentance & prayer on Pentecost Sunday 3. 90 Days of "community blessing" following Pentecost Sunday.

The key verses guiding the Day of Prayer are: 2 Chron 7:14 and Hab 2:14. Join the team in your city/town/region or start the team! (see www.transformationafrica.com or 021 856 3130).

2. Heartlines Project: Please pray for the preparations for this project: Eight Weeks; Eight Values, One national Discussion starting on 16 July 2006 on SABC 2. The eight values: Second Chances; Responsibility; Forgiveness; Perseverance; Self Control; Accepting Difference; Compassion and Honesty; will be handled in eight films. Discussion material for churches and schools are available. Pray that the Lord will use this project mightily to stir up a higher level of morality in our families and country (www.heartlines.org.za).

3. South Africa: Pray for God’s blessing over South Africa and its people (Jer 29:7). Pray that God’s Kingdom will come and His will be done in South Africa.

4. Leaders: Pray for all leaders in South Africa according to 1 Tim 2:1-2. Specifically pray for president, cabinet and members of parliament and premiers of the provinces and members of provincial legislature, mayors of cities/towns and their councillors and religious and business leaders. Let us also pray for the leaders of opposition parties.

5. Pray that the Lord will assist His Church to become relevant in SA.

6. Lost: Pray for those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Saviour in South Africa. Pray for the preparation and gathering of the harvest. Pray for those working to gather the harvest. (1 Tim 2:3-6).

7. Dissatisfaction: More and more reports speak of a general dissatisfaction amongst people for different reasons: political promises that are perceived as not kept; ethnic divides resurfacing; uncertainty about the identity of the next president, the “after Mandela” issue and so on. Pray that the Lord will bring and keep peace and calm amongst our people. Therefore we should pray according to 1 Tim 2:1-3 – the promise is in verse 2!

8. Giants: Let us continue steadfastly to pray for breakthroughs concerning the seven “giants” (Num 13:33, 14:9) in our society: HIV/Aids; crime, corruption and violence; the crisis in the family; the loss of moral and ethical base (a “new” giant); poverty and unemployment; sexism and racism (see B7 below).

9.THE WAR AGAINST THE LEGALISATION OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGES:Although the battle in the Constitutional Court was lost on 1 December 2005 andParliament has been instructed to do the necessary legislative changes, we as South African Christians may not waver in our Call to the Lord to intervene on behalf of His Church to stop this un-Biblical concept form becoming law in our country.

So the war now shifts to Parliament and that is where our intercessory focus should be from now on.Pray for the Lord’s wisdom for our political authorities as the subject of same-sex marriages is debated in the parliamentary process on its way to becoming law.

Pray for the Marriage Alliance of South Africa (MASA) under the Co-chairmanship of Dr Michael Cassidy, Cardinal Wilfrid Napier, Rev Moss Nthla and their teams as they contemplate and execute further action in their work to preserve the Biblical and traditional definition of marriage (www.marriagealliancesa.com)

Let us as Church in South Africa repent of our loveless treatment of people who are homosexual/lesbian and see them as people such as us for whom Christ have died. They are our neighbour, they are our sons and daughters, they could have been us.

10. Identificational Repentance: Pray that God will forgive sin in South Africa. Let us in this period specifically continue to repent of the sin of SEXUAL IMMORALITY in all its forms in South Africa. Specifically repent of the way Christians in SA have sinned against the covenant of marriage as introduced by the Lord – fornication outside of marriage and adultery in marriage. Let us repent of the sin of homosexuality in SA.

11. Thank the Lord for peaceful LOCAL ELECTIONS during March 2006!

B: PRAY FOR THE SACLA COUNCIL & TEAMS/PROJECTS

1. Pray for the SACLA Co-Conveners (Michael Cassidy, Bishop Lunga ka Siboto, Rev Moss Ntlha - representing the three patrons of SACLA, i.e. SACC, TEASA and African Enterprise (AE)) for Godly wisdom as they lead SACLA. Pray for the SACC, TEASA and AE in their work in the South African Church and their support of the SACLA process.

2. Pray for the SACLA Council (consisting of top Christian Leaders in SA) for wisdom and Holy Spirit guidance as they reflect on and discuss the challenges faced by the South African Church. Pray for the Council retreat on 26-27 May 2006.

3. Pray for the SACLA Executive Committee who is giving direction (strategically and tactically)between Council meetings. They are: Septi Bukula (Chair), Doug Howie, Moss Ntlha,Lunga Ka Siboto, Esme Bowers, Naomi Boshoff and Willem Joubert. Pray that God will give wisdom and guidance to these leaders in the SACLA follow-up process.

4. Business and Labour Track: Pray for wisdom and protection for the team, under leadership of Willem Joubert, working to construct practical way to make Christianity relevant in the workplace from Monday to Saturday and in the fight against the giants and to also make the work applicable to all the other domains of society.

5. For the other National Tracks and their coordinators: Youth (Brian Helsby), Church Leaders (Doug Howie); Justice, Safety and Security & Advocacy (Teresa Conradie & Denise Woods) and Arts, Entertainment and Media (Naomi Boshoff);Education; Science, Technology & Environment; Civil Society, Health & Medicine; Politics & Government; Tertiary Students & Young Adults; Children’s Ministry & Family Issues. Please pray that the Lord will raise up champions for the tracks without one as indicated.

6. Regional SACLA initiatives: Please pray for all the different regional SACLA initiatives and their coordinators. The SACLA initiatives lead to city/town/region transformation! (refer to SACLA website www.sacla.za.net for more info):

7. Pray for the planning of National Consultations on each of the seven Giants and the giant champion:Loss of Moral and Ethical Base (Bishop Lunga ka Siboto); Poverty Alleviation (Ron Steele); Family in Crisis (Dr Tony van Tonder/MASA); HIV/AIDS (Mpendulo Nyembe); Crime, Corruption & Violence (Kathy Zamouzaridis); Racism (Trevor Jennings); Sexism (Esme Bouwers).

8. SACLA FINANCES: SACLA needs finances to continue functioning. Please pray for the necessary finances to be released and for the Finance and Fundraising Committee: Brian Edwards & Septi Bukula.

9. Pray for protection of all intercessors and sensitivity to the guiding of the Holy Spirit – also for the SACLA Prayer Coordinator! Thank the Lord for all the prayer and intercession of the past and present by known and unknown intercessors, and the Lord’s mercy and grace in hearing our prayers.

C. PRAYER NEWS

1.The above prayer pointers do not purport to represent all the important issues to pray about – only the ones that we suggest praying about in one accord till the next SACLA Call to Prayer. In Afrikaans beskikbaar op versoek - wjoubert@icon.co.za.

2.Prayer suggestions for the next SACLA Call To Prayer? Fax or e-mail to: Fax 011 824 3141; wjoubert@icon.co.za

3.Did you know that you can get daily (print or e-mail) or weekly (e-mail) intercessory prayer information from Jericho Walls International? Also prayer material on the giants. (40 days of prayer Project & Cry Mercy Project) (Call +27-12-365 3213 or visit www.jwipn.com)

Willem Joubert

SACLA Prayer Coordinator

082 650 5684