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Swedish Prayer Report  The Phantom Intercessor  3rd Sep

We received this faith building report from a Prayer Room in Sweden this week. 

"I came to this town in south-west Sweden about a year ago and knew God wanted to see 24-7 Prayer happen here" writes Malin Stadig from Markaryd in Sweden. "God told me that a creative Prayer Room would grow, and that I was to pray until this happened.

I often prayed for God’s will and vision for the place, and at a Spring party a few months later my pastor remarked “I think we should pray 24-7 here – have you heard about it?” We talked a little that evening and I encouraged him to read “Red Moon Rising” which he did. A few months later the book was handed out to the entire leadership of Haga Church and began spreading to the Swedish Lutheran Church and other congregations. This made me so incredibly happy! There is a song with the lyrics: “For all you have decided, what is written, will be fulfilled, sooner or later, everything you have said”.  I believe that this is how God is. He has the ability to fulfill his work and what he has decided for 24-7 in all the places that he has prepared and is preparing in Sweden.

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Campus America: Watching...Waiting  Rachel Wegner  1st Sep

After a summer full of traveling and adventures for many members of the Campus America team (and one or two that are still traveling as I write this), we were overjoyed at the turnout of our Northfield 2010 summer gathering. As I shared in my last post, we spent time worshipping, praying, working, resting and having a load of fun. We recently posted a photo slideshow (with a few video clips for good measure) that we assembled from our time together. It seems the team came away from our time with the 40 or so students and leaders that had gathered both encouraged and amazed at their huge hearts and their passion for prayer and university campuses.

In true 24-7 Prayer style, we had many times of celebratory storytelling during our gathering and throughout the summer months. One story that stood out was that of Sherei Lopez, who is our Alabama State Coordinator and currently a senior at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. I was able to sit with Sherei during our time in Northfield and capture a few of her remarkable stories from the last two semesters. Below is a video of her sharing a story about how God used her and her friends to reach an influential atheist on campus.

Keep an eye on our recently revamped Vimeo channel for more videos like this in the weeks and months to come.

With the fall semester and the last quarter of our Year of Prayer newly underway, we have seen a handful of campuses praying already. Our friend and fellow teammate Nathan Chud, along with Trent Sheppard, are also preparing to hit the road for a fall tour to share Nate’s new CD, “Moratorium” and to inspire students with Trent's book, "God on Campus." They will travel around the U.S. and visit many campuses in the process to encourage students and put some meaningful tunes in their hands. They will be announcing tour dates soon. In the meantime, we have a few samplers and an exclusive full-length track of Nate’s album up on the Campus America site. You can also purchase his album via iTunes or the 24-7 Prayer USA Store, and find out more about the stories behind the songs at Nate’s site.

As a team, we get the sense that God is up to really wonderful things with Campus America as we carry out the last part of our Year of Prayer. Keep posted on our latest stories and I will certainly update you all in next month’s entry!

Watching…waiting…

Zimbabwean Arts  Carla Harding  30th Aug

Katelyn from 24-7 Canada has written a great little article on the Canadian site about the life and loves of Oria Dale in Zimbabwe.  Katelyn writes...

"None of us could get by in the world without some kind of aid.  Even if you have the most amazing dream and you are ready to bring it into the world, in order to actualize it you will require some collaboration and support.

One lady who has such a dream, and is in the process of making it a reality is Oria Dale.  This creative woman has been affiliated with 24-7 for years, and is currently in Zimbabwe trying to make a difference musically and artistically.  One of the movements she is involved in at the moment is trying start up an arts hub in Bulawayo called “eKhaya” (journey towards home), which will be a cultural center where local artists will be promoted in a variety of creative ways..."

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Unity, diversity and an old patchwork quilt  Scot Bower  27th Aug

My wife, Misty and I own a threadbare patchwork quilt that my mother-in-law made many years ago. We were living in the North of England back then and I can remember fighting freezing winters wrapped in it’s warmth.

That blanket has been with us ever since and was one of few possessions that accompanied us as we left the UK for Eastern Europe.

Over the years an increasing number of the square fabric patches have succumbed to the passage of time and ripped, faded or simply worn right through. Despite my callous assertions that the blanket was well past it’s best and should be consigned to the bin, Misty has determined to keep it alive and tried to repair it with material from our travels. So much so that the once carefully designed pattern is now unrecognisable. A chaotic assembly of colour and texture is slowly taking it’s place. It may no longer be pretty but it’s a reminder of our journey and nicely illustrates the complexity and diversity we’ve seen as we've traveled all over this wonderful continent.

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Are you ready to change the world?  Mark Nelson  25th Aug

The central theme of the Magnify weekend is framed around releasing ‘A Vision to Change the World.’ As you get ready for your time in Edinburgh here are a few things the 24-7 team have come up with to make the most of your Magnify experience:

Come prepared – ‘Prepare your minds for action’ (1 Peter 1: 13). Are you expectant for God to move? Have you taken time to ask the Lord what He is saying to you already, and for our time together time? What might ‘A Vision to Change the World’ mean to you locally, what would a changed world look like in your neighborhood? Come expecting to contribute, when we gather we believe we all have a part to play.

Notebook – Magnify has an awesome line up of speakers, seminars, resources and some pretty special people hanging around all weekend. Check out the line up. Make sure you make the most of the time to take notes, enjoy the experience and take some written reflections home with you.

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Day tickets available for Magnify!  Carla Harding  23rd Aug

Are you in Edinburgh Scotland between the 16th and 18th September and would like to attend some of Magnify: the 24-7 Prayer International Gathering?  Well now you can!  

Join hundreds of others from around the world as we pray, worship, hear from people across the movement and celebrate the last ten years of non-stop prayer together.  Tickets for the whole weekend are still available but if you can't join us for the whole thing you'll no longer miss out.  An evening ticket is available for Thursday 16th and all day and evening tickets are available for both Friday 17th and Saturday 18th.  You can purchase them now from the 24-7 shop.  Check out our programme to see what we’ll be up to!

Even though you may only be with us for a day, don’t forget to make a hat for our competition/auction and send us a video greeting for our birthday montage too.

All details about Magnify: the International Gathering of 24-7 Prayer from the 16th – 18th September in Edinburgh, Scotland can be found here.

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