Darrien and Marlyn Alicea is a brilliant young couple who are youth pastors in the New York Metro District. I had the distinct privilege to interview them both recently. They have implemented a rather innovative youth prayer schedule based on II Chronicles 7:14. It is entitled "Operation 7:14." This prayer program requires every youth in their local church to pray for 14 minutes a day, 7 days a week. On July 14, 2010 their youth group will have completed 100 days of prayer i.e. "Operation 7:14" having begun in March of this year. Darrien told me that he often texts the youth at either 7:14 am or 7:14 pm to remind them to "get in" their "14 minutes of prayer" before the day ends and that God is doing a wonderful work in the lives of his young people.
I pray that all our young people, as well as adults can be infected with "Operation 7:14," and will live a life burning with passion for God." My prayer is that we burn for Jesus and that through our passion we can give Jesus Christ "the fame"." Darrien anchored the interview with such passion by saying, "And most of all, we pray that our nation will come to repentance."
Thank you Darrien and Marlyn for your innovative concept of "Operation 7:14" Think about it, folks! A mere 14 minutes a day in pray for revival! More to follow...
Don't forget the International Prayer Conference - "Summons to Sacrifice," beginning next week Thursday, June 10th. Meet me in St. Louie, Louie! Teri Spears made a great suggestion to the planning committee. She said, "Instead of having a teaching session on Thursday afternoon, June 10, why don't we just PRAY! Let's do what we have come to do!" Thank you Teri, for the great idea and your tremendous involvement in "Summons to Sacrifice" over the years.
Meet us Thursday, June 10 at 2:00 pm as we petition the Lord in a time of intercessory prayer.
Thomas Suey
International Coordinator
World Network of Prayer
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MINISTRY
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MINISTRY: John and Anne Nowacki (France), Kirby and Mary Parker (Malta/North Africa), Phil and Twyla Tolstad (Uganda), Henry and Sharon Ritchie (Windward Islands/French Guiana), William and Elizabeth Turner (Russia/Ukraine/Kazakhstan), John and Aurelia Hopkins (Regional Directors, Central America/Caribbean), Louis and Rosemary Louw (Namibia/Botswana)
A.I.M. - Associates in Missions: Aaron Evans - Spain (EME), Bill and Sylvia Ferrin - Middle East (EME)
FULL-TIME EVANGELIST: James Hughes - Pearland, TX, Billy J. Hughey - Poplar Bluff, MO, Helen Y. Hunt - Brazil, IN
BIBLE SCHOOLS: Urshan Graduate School of Theology, Apostolic Bible Institute
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WNOP'S PERSONAL REQUESTS
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To minister to the needs of others through prayer, click here to pray over WNOP's personal prayer list.
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STATE FOCUS - California
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The state focus this week is California. Please pray for Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer. Please pray for all district officials, home missionaries and pastors.
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WORLD NEEDS
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GUATEMALA CITY - Flooding and landslides from the season's first tropical storm have killed at least 150 people and made thousands homeless in Central America, officials said. Dozens of people were missing and emergency crews struggled to reach isolated communities cut off by washed-out roads and collapsed bridges caused by Tropical Storm Agatha.
The hardest-hit country was Guatemala, where officials reported 123 dead and at least 90 missing.
One of the most dramatic illustrations of the storm's impact was in the capital city where a 3-story building collapsed into a massive sinkhole.
In the department of Chimaltenango - a province west of Guatemala City - landslides buried dozens of rural Indian communities and killed at least 60 people, Gov. Erick de Leon said. "The department has collapsed," de Leon said. "There are a lot of dead people. The roads are blocked. The shelters are overflowing. We need water, food, clothes, blankets - but above all, money."
In the tiny village of Parajbei, a slide smothered three homes and killed 11 people. "It was raining really hard and there was a huge noise," said Vicente Azcaj, 56, who ran outside and saw that a hill had crumbled. "Now everyone is afraid that the same will happen to their homes."
Volunteers from nearby villages worked nonstop since Sunday to recover the bodies in Parajbei, and on Monday they found the last two: brothers, 4 and 8 years old, who were buried under tons of dirt, rocks and trees. As a thank-you, rescuers got a plate of rice and beans from the mayor of nearby Santa Apolonia. "It's a small thing, but it comes from the heart," Tulio Nunez told them through a translator. Nunez said he worried about the well-being of survivors in the area because landslides blocked roads and broke water pipes. "They don't have anything to drink," he said.
In all some 110,000 people were evacuated in Guatemala.
In El Salvador, 11,000 people were evacuated. The death toll rose to 10 and two others were missing, President Mauricio Funes said Monday night. About 95 percent of the country's roads were affected by landslides, but most remained open, Transportation Minister Gerson Martinez said. He said 179 bridges had been wrecked.
The Lempa River, which flows to the Pacific, topped its banks and flooded at least 20 villages, affecting some 6,000 people, said Jorge Melendez, director of the Civil Protection Agency. Officials warned that the Acelhuate River, which cuts through San Salvador, was running at dangerously high levels and threatened to spill over into the capital's streets. Melendez said classes would be suspended Tuesday in all primary and secondary schools and public and private universities across El Salvador.
Agatha made landfall near the Guatemala-Mexico border Saturday as a tropical storm with winds up to 45 mph. It dissipated the following day over the mountains of western Guatemala. Rescue efforts in Guatemala have been complicated by a volcanic eruption Thursday near the capital that blanketed parts of the area with ash.
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HOW TO PRAY FOR YOUR LOCAL CHURCH
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The uplifting and refreshing presence of God is upon a church where God's people have humbled themselves to pray!
When we were born again, we were born into a family-our church family (Ephesians 3:15, John 1:12-13). God purposed this inter-relationship for our spiritual good. We need each other in united prayer and prayer warfare. (See Acts 2:42 and James 5:16 .)
For the rest of the prayer guide click here.
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PRAYER QUOTE
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The prayer closet is the arena which produces the overcomer. - Paul E. Billheimer
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SUMMONS TO SACRIFICE
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Make plans now to attend WNOP's International Prayer Gathering. Summons To Sacrifice 2010 will be held June 10-12, 2010 in St. Louis, MO at the Airport Renaissance Hotel.
All preregistration will close on June 4th.
For more information follow this link.
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FIND US ON FACEBOOK
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World Network of Prayer and Kids Prayer are now on Facebook. We will be posting pictures, urgent prayer needs, and prayer helps. Search for us and become a fan on the World Network of Prayer page and the World Network of Prayer Kids page.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
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June 05-06, 2010 World Weekend of Prayer for Children at Risk
June 10-12, 2010 Summons to Sacrifice
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