The Power of Prayer

"The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."

James 5:16b

I have been encouraged a lot lately about prayer. Both the words of others speaking into my life and words that God has given me in my times with Him have said "the greatest movements and times of revival have been birthed through prayer". It really got me thinking about how much I pray. How important is it to me? Do I really believe that the first battles are won in the heavenly places before we see any fruits down here on earth? In the hour that we are living in there is a huge need for prayer warriors to rise up and take part in the battle that has already begun. With my team working in Red Hill we have seen so much evidence of the victories that are won in people’s lives through them praying and us praying for them. As important as it is for us to be physically there encouraging and teaching them I see an almost more important work of constantly and earnestly covering them in prayer. Through this I have seen the Holy Spirit transform anyone from drug addicts and alcoholics to simply insecure, shy people into passionate leaders in the house churches and communities!


After seeing all this and knowing that only God can really change a persons heart encouraged me so much more to battle for people’s lives through prayer. Of course this has to be a burden from God on each of our lives and that is what I would encourage each of you to pray for. Ask for God’s heart for prayer. Ask Him to give you pictures of just how powerful prayer really is. As God to lay specific things on your heart to pray for. Ask God to show you how your prayers are being answered. Trust me, He will give you what you ask for so be ready for it!

So, something I am asking of you when you feel lead to is please adopt a country, people group, or community to pray for. Each of us in my Red Hill team of course prays for the community we work in but have also adopted a country to pray for. We know God is raising up His people to bring in the harvest but the enemy won’t take it lying down. Each one of us wether we are in a foreign country or in our home neighborhood has battles and struggles to keep walking passionately for God. I really believe that amazing things will start to happen when God’s people start to ask and not stop until it is done!

P.S. Let me know if I can send you any information, prayer requests or etc. from the areas that we are working in over here.