To the glory of God, this is a report about some of the marvelous things He has done during the last several years through our humble efforts in the International Prayer Connect. It is also a request for your help if you feel a resonance in your heart about partnering with us for the World Youth Prayer Assembly, a magnificent initiative that is being planned by youth and children leaders for next year. It cannot happen without the generous support of many brothers and sisters in the Lord.

History

History is shaped by the united prayers of God's people in accordance with His many promises to that effect in Scripture. Therefore, since our inception, we in the IPC have sought to connect and unite Christ's people around the world in an increasingly global prayer movement. Here are thumbnail mentions of some of the initiatives the Lord has enabled us to accomplish:

December 2001, international and U.S. prayer leaders gathered in New York City near Ground Zero committing to the Lord and one another to pool our efforts in order to birth a global prayer network that would focus on international issues of concern to the Body of Christ such as terrorism, the HIV pandemic, wars and humanitarian crises as well as the fulfillment of the Great Commandment and Great Commission in the nations.

November 2002, in South Africa, almost 300 prayer network leaders and mobilizers from every region of the world gathered for the launch of the IPC. A number of regional prayer summits were then held and networks formed that have continue to unite the prayer networks and ministries in those regions till this day.

Three initiatives inside the United Nations (2007, 2009, 2013) with ambassadors and hundreds of prayer leaders from across the world participating

Three Children in Prayer global consultations (2006, 2008, 2013) bringing together those working with children to nurture them in intimacy with God and to empower them as young men and women of God with His unique calling for their lives

Numerous national prayer initiatives in difficult areas of the world with our international facilitation teams, often in the midst of war and human suffering. As a result, God's often sudden and startling breakthroughs bringing unforeseen peace agreements and governments of national unity as Christian leaders of all denominations have gathered to seek His face in accordance with 2 Chronicles 7:14: "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, pray, seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin and heal their land."

Joined with the Global Day of Prayer to make it go global from 2004 after its leaders asked for our help. Hundreds of millions of believers in 200 nations have so far taken part during the years of the GDOP.

Actively bridging and embracing not only our own efforts but also many other prayer and mission networks as a "network of networks". This interdenominational, transcendent stance has enabled us to broker many different cooperative efforts that are the picture of "unity in diversity" in fulfillment of Jesus' prayer that we may be "one as He and the Father are one so the world may believe" (John 17).

In 2012, the IPC, in close cooperation with the Indonesian and Korean prayer movements as partners, brought together all known prayer networks and major ministries willing to participate for the World Prayer Assembly in Jakarta. Within Indonesia, up to 4 million people in almost 400 cities participated simultaneously in stadiums, churches and other public venues and by satellite TV. It was video-streamed through the Internet, God TV and Global Day of Prayer to many millions more, literally reaching the ends of the earth as possibly the largest prayer meeting in history.

Leadership

A leadership team of 24 men and women from every region of the world who lead various regional and international initiatives help direct the IPC. All of us volunteer our services without any remuneration. We also have a Board of Reference attached below. Through our database and the IPC Connections, a monthly prayer journal, we are in touch with about 5000 networks, ministries, prayer leaders and intercessors throughout the world.

World Youth Prayer Assembly

Both in Scripture and the history of the Church, the Lord has always used a vital prayer relationship with Himself to call and empower men and women of God for the unique missions He has for their lives. The IPC is now working on the World Youth Prayer Assembly with an international team of 40+ youth ministry leaders. We believe the Lord will use this WYPA called "UPrising (United Prayer rising) 2016-2017" to raise up a whole new generation of leadership for Christ's global Body and mission from the younger generation. Our Children in Prayer team is in touch with and helping to coordinate a movement of hundreds of thousands of praying children in various countries that will be included. We anticipate that a movement of many millions of the younger generation will be ignited as this prayer/mission movement rolls out around the world in successive waves. God will use the WYPA to call and empower the next generation, and through them generations to come. I am utterly convinced that supporting this focus on the youth and children is the most strategic thing we, as the older generation, can do for Christ's work on earth.

Request for your help

Hopefully, this letter has given you a clear idea of what the IPC is and what we are seeking to achieve. This initiative will be impossible without the support of many brothers and sisters in Christ through providing prayer and financial support. If you feel any resonance with this vision and would like more specific information about how you can partner with us to help make this initiative happen, we would like to share that with you. Just let me know through a quick email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or give me a call at 1 505 314-3331 FREE. If you would like to donate now, here is a link that will enable you to do so.

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IPC Leadership Team

Austen Ukachi, Coordinator, West Africa Prayer Network

Brian Mills, Interprayer and Senior Advisor to the IPC

Dr. Leslie Keegel, Co-chairman, Global Foursquare Movement

Steve Hawthorne, President, Waymakers

Gloria Au Yeung, China and Hong Kong United Prayer Altar

Refaat Gendy and Dr. Khaled Leon, Egypt United Prayer Movement

Yanira Gonzalez, Latin American Prayer Movement

Ian Cole, Director, World Prayer Centre, UK

Maria Harbajan, Coordinator, Caribbean Prayer Network

Ioan Peia, European Trumpet Call, Eastern Europe

Onassis Jeevaraj, Children in Prayer, India

Patrick Joshua, Coordinator, India National Prayer Network

Veronica Conteh, Youth Ambassadors, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Sarah Lee, President, All Nations Intercessors, South Korea

Tety Irwan and Irma Chon, Co-coordinators, Children in Prayer International

Grace Song, Lausanne and Call2All

Andy Page, International Prayer Alert and World Prayer Centre, UK

Jerome Ocampo, Coordinator, Jesus Revolution and World Youth Prayer Assembly

Hannah McVeigh, 24-7 Prayer Movement

Jason Mandryk, Former Coordinator of Operation World

Tom Victor, President, Great Commission Coalition and Transform World-4-14 Window Movements

Bishop Peter Sekhonyane, South African Prayer Watches and Royal Kids Children in Prayer movements.