Global Day of Prayer

Last night, Debra and I traveled to Cleveland where we participated in the special activities for the Global Day of Prayer. Believers from across the world, an estimated 200 million, gathered in corporate prayer meetings to seek the face of God.

This gathering was for the Cleveland/Bradley county area churches, and although I live in Sumner County, I was asked to participate in the program and lead prayers for unity. The Lord had touched my heart leading up to last night to lead the congregation (I am not sure how many were there, but the organizers were expecting 4,000) to pray for a unity of purpose to see Christ's prayer recorded in John 17 to be fulfilled, and to prayer for a unity of focus to see the harvest gathered in.

We were well represented in the meeting from our churches, and pastor Winston Reid led one of the other sections. Thank God for what He is doing in our world!

After the service we traveled back home because of work needed to be done in the office today and the rest of the week. I covet your prayers as we travel the state of Tennessee.

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