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PTAP: Hajj in Mecca

Posted by Merton J. Hershberger on August 6, 2018 at 16:11
Prayer Requests - August 5, 2018
HAJJ PRAYER 2018
 
On 19-21 August 2018, PTAP is asking for 100,000 people from around the world to join us in Prayer and Fasting for the two million Muslims going on the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.
 
The Hajj is one of the five required acts of service for all Muslims. The city of Mecca is the center of the entire Muslim world.  It is the place where the Hajj is performed and the place to where a Muslim directs his daily prayers.  Therefore, there are many barriers that prevent the gospel from spreading to these people at this time.  However, our God knows no barriers!  And so we desire to gather together to fast and pray for this monumental event - for God to do something truly miraculous, something only he can do.
 
Would you join us in this effort as well as spread the word about this prayer and fasting event?
 
We have created three core resources for you:
 
A Hajj prayer promo video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLq9B14wBM) - This is designed to introduce this event and invite others to join us for these three days of prayer and fasting.
 
Hajj Prayer guides and a Hajj prayer video (http://prayforap.com/hajj.html) - We created a helpful 4-page prayer guide that has been translated into several languages (including Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Portugese).  There is also a corresponding video to watch. 
 
Please forward the above resources along to your spheres of influence and also feel free to edit as you feel led.  And similarly, when it comes to the fasting element, feel free to fast you feel led - one meal, one day, all three days, individually, as a group, etc.
 
Our one request is that you let us know an estimate of how many people in your spheres of influence prayed and also the country where they prayed during these three days.
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PTAP: 2018 Prayer for Hajj.

Posted by Merton J. Hershberger on August 17, 2018 at 21:36

HAJJ PRAYER 2018

Dear Friend of the Arabian Peninsula,

On 19-21 August 2018, PTAP (Praying Through the Arabian Peninsula) is asking for 100,000 people from around the world to join us in Prayer & Fasting for the two million Muslims going on the Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam. These are required acts of service for all Muslims (conditions apply to those that are impoverished or in poor health). The city of Mecca is the center of the entire Muslim world.  It is the place where the Hajj is performed and the place where all Muslims direct their 5x daily prayers.  As a consequence of the heightened religious activity, there are significant barriers that prevent the gospel from spreading to these people at this time. 

However, our God knows no barriers!  There are testimonies of Muslims performing the Hajj in Mecca and encountering God – through receiving a digital version of the Bible, through Dreams & Visions, through encounters with Christians during their journey. And so, we desire to gather together a dedicated body of Christians to stand in the gap and to fast and pray for this monumental event - for God to do something truly miraculous, something only He can do.

Would you join us in this effort as well as spread the word about this prayer and fasting event?

We have created three core resources for you:

A Hajj prayer promo video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaLq9B14wBM) - This is designed to introduce this event and invite others to join us for these three days of prayer and fasting.

Hajj Prayer guides and a Hajj prayer video (https://prayforap.com/hajj.html) - We created a helpful 4-page prayer guide that has been translated into several languages (including Korean, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Portugese).  There is also a corresponding video to watch. 

Please forward the above resources through your spheres of influence and also feel free to edit as you feel led.  And similarly, when it comes to the fasting element, feel free to fast you feel led - one meal, one day, all three days, individually, as a group, etc.

Our one request is that you let us know an estimate of how many people in your spheres of influence prayed and also the country where they prayed during these three days. Please send your estimates and any spiritual insights you have gleaned from this time of prayer and fasting to <pray4ptap@gmail.com>.

See Act 13:1-3 for a wonderful illustration of how fasting became instrumental in the laying hold of God for the shaping of world-changing ministry. We long to see many of the 2 million Muslims performing the Hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in August 2018 to encounter Jesus. Many Blessings,

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Together: from the National Mall to a Texas Speedway

Posted by Phil Miglioratti on November 1, 2017 at 17:00

Dear praying friends—
Recently tens of thousands of people gathered day and night for three days in more than 50 tents on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to offer worship and prayer to Jesus. The sight of tents representing every state in our nation, filled with continuous worship, was amazing. 
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God keeps calling this generation to move closer to Jesus. He called us last summer for Together 2016. He called us to multiple venues. And now He's calling us again to Dallas-Fort Worth for Together 2018. He calls His people because He intends to do something for His glory! 
Thank you for praying with us over all these months for another great spiritual awakening in our nation—an awakening to Jesus! As we pray toward Together 2018 at the Texas Motor Speedway next October, let's ask Jesus to call this generation to a new Jesus movement. 
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Here are some other ways to pray: 
  • Pray for the worship, faith, and vision for a Jesus movement to spread from Washington, D.C. to all states throughout our nation. May day and night worship of Jesus continue! 
  • Nick Hall had the opportunity to share the gospel from the main stage at Awaken the Dawn, and he continues to travel around the country to proclaim Jesus. Pray for thousands of people to reset their lives to Jesus. 
  • We are right now recruiting 2,000 reps to share the vision of Together 2018 throughout the country. Pray for God to raise up the right people with a passion to see another Jesus movement. 
  • Pray for increased partnership with ministries across the nation that have the same vision to see the spiritual awakening of this generation.
  • Pray for all the communication pieces being developed: website, videos, printed materials, etc. We need clear communication and funding to get the message out about Together 2018.
  • Pray for our nation to recognize that the only hope in the midst of such division and polarization is Jesus! Ask God for boldness to declare the Gospel in a winsome way.
     
Thank you for continuing to hope and pray! God is calling and preparing us for some exciting days to come. 
It's all about Jesus.
Carol Madison 
Nation Prayer Initiative 
Together 2018
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