For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  (Is 9:6)

We are pleased to bring you this Christmas and New Year edition of IPC Connections!

As we reflect on 2022, we have SO much to be thankful for! 

We have seen astounding growth in the prayer and missions movements this last year! 

This spring, 300 Children Houses of Prayer came together to cover the families and children of China in 100,000 hours of prayer over a period of 31 days! 

We launched prayer walking teams who prayed onsite with insight across 90 of the 110 most unreached cities in the world this last year, asking for Jesus to be exalted as King over the peoples of these cities!   

18 of the most unreached cities in India were prayer-walked by hundreds of churches in October of 2022 - they are now continuing in 24/7 prayer every month!  As teams prayer-walked these cities in partnership with some of the largest house church movements in the world, 570,000 house churches were planted since January 2022, including over 8 million new Jesus followers!

Read more about our vision in our opening article entitled ‘Prayer is Rising’ along with a personal invitation from Dr Jason Hubbard to partner with IPC by sowing in with a donation.  Also, do save and read Jason’s inspiring and challenging companion Editorial article entitled ‘Decade of Harvest’.

Launch of 110 Cities – 2023: 4 Global Days

On Dec 5-6^th, we gathered with key leaders at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City to make covenant together with 110 million people of prayer around the world, committing to pray on 4 global Days of Prayer in 2023!  Watch the event!

It is truly a catalytic moment in the history of the Church, as multitudes of believers  are commiting to pray on these 4 Global Days of Prayer this next year.

We invite you and your networks! - to join us as we pray for the exaltation of Jesus Christ in the nations, Psalm 110 and for a burgeoning of Gospel movements in these 110 most unreached cities in the world. Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 9:37-38.  We will pray globally on Pentecost Sunday for the Salvation of all Israel, Isaiah 62:1-7 Romans 9-11. Read more about the 4 Global Prayer Days 

21 Days of Prayer for the Buddhist World - January 2-22 2023

We are calling Christians and churches worldwide - to take 21 days, January 2- 22, to learn about and pray for our world’s Buddhist friends. With this guide we invite you to pray specifically that Jesus Christ will become known to the one billion people across the globe who are at least nominally Buddhist. We are encouraging believers to ask the Father to give his Son these Buddhist nations as his inheritance (Psalm 2:8). Let’s ask the Lord of the Harvest to send forth laborers (Matt 9:38) to key Buddhist cities as messengers of Hope, drenched with the Spirit of God, in the power of God for the mission of God!  The Prayer Guide is in 20 languages.  

More Info, Resources and Sign up for 110 Cities HERE.

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Thank you for continuing to partner with us in mobilising and informing united prayer across nations, denominations, movements, and generations for the fulfilment of the Great Commission.

May we express grateful thanks to Andy Page and the IPC Editorial Team who put this email together each month.

‘Hope and a Future!’

What better way for us to close our Christmas IPC Connections email, than sharing a Christmas song video from 'Celebrate Christmas'. It was produced by our friends at Children in Prayer, Singapore! and conveys the seasonal message of 'Hope and a Future!' found in Jesus.

As we joyfully celebrate the birth of our Saviour, we wish you and your families a blessed and peaceful Christmas and New Year.

Jason Hubbard - Director
International Prayer Connect

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