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AFRICA
TO LEAD THE WAY FOR GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER 2005
On
Pentecost Sunday, 15 May 2005, millions of Christians all
over the world will unite in prayer with Africa leading the
way.
Graham
Power, Chairperson of Transformation Africa, says: "We
have great expectations for next year. The plan is to start
praying in different time zones as the sun rises over the
international dateline to the east of New Zealand until the
sun sets to the west of the Americas". It is estimated
that some 200 million Christians will be praying on 15 May
2005 and that this amount will grow year by year to about
500 million in 2010. At a recent meeting of the International
Prayer Council (IPC) South Africa was asked to take charge
in organizing the Global Day of Prayer 2005.
The
Global Day of Prayer will be preceded by ten days of prayer,
following the example set by the first followers who "joined
together constantly" in prayer (Acts 1:14). During the
ten days between the ascension of Jesus and the descent of
His Spirit on Pentecost, believers will be organizing ways
to pray together day and night beginning on Friday 6 May,
through to the end of Pentecost Sunday 15 May 2005 with the
Day of Prayer.
"We
do not know what God’s plan is for 2005 and beyond,
but I know we will be astonished at the rate at which people
in different countries will start praying together. We will
see a major impact worldwide," says Graham.
International
Website: www.globaldayofprayer.com
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