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Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) - Home
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Global Day of Prayer - Christians United in Prayer for the Nations!
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Africa invites the world ...
10 Days of Fervent Prayer – 1 Day of Global Prayer – 90 Days of Compassion and Outreach
 An incredible opportunity is being presented to us (the Christian community of Greater Huntsville) in association with an international effort known as the "Global Day of Prayer" (GDOP) ...
From sunrise in the East to sunset in the West, Christians will fill stadiums across the globe for worship and prayer on Pentecost Sunday, June 4th 2006. The focus includes their cities/communities, their nation/continent, and the nations of the world. Over 200,000,000 Christians are expected to participate, including leadership from 6 continents and over 240 nations, with international broadcasts that will occur from at least one stadium from each time zone.
1.) Mobilize 10 days of 24 hour prayer leading up to Pentecost Sunday (May 25th - June 4th, 2006)
2.) Mobilize a 1 day public stadium event Pentecost Sunday (June 4th, 2006)
3.) Mobilize 90 days to bless the city - mercy and compassion ministry to areas of need (June 5th - Sept 2nd, 2006)
And this to be built on for 5-years (through 2010).
This sprang out of Africa (the "dark" continent becoming a "light" to the nations!), and in the last four years has spread to the entire continent, every nation in Africa participating, and last year leapt internationally to include the world.
Huntsville! Currently many states have GDOP events in planning. Huntsville city leaders have granted the Christian community the use of Joe Davis Stadium! Please plan to join Christians around the world - people of every nation, language, and tongue - as we come together in corporate prayer for our cities, communities, and nations from 3pm-6pm, June 4th 2006, on Pentecost Sunday - the day the church was born ... the day the Great Commission was ignited ...
| Huntsville Event Information: |
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June 4th, 2006 - Pentecost Sunday! |
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Joe Davis Stadium, Huntsville, Alabama (Map) |
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3pm-6pm |
| Tickets: |
FREE - No tickets required (limited seating of 10,000) |
Please check www.MissionHuntsville.org/GDOP links for online flyers, invitations, areas of opportunity to volunteer, resources, and other helpful links and materials available!
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GDOP Area-Wide Governing Board: Jerry Crutcher - GHIMF Social Action Chair, Pastor Little Indian Creek PBC; Paul Lawler - GHPPS Torchbearer, Pastor Chase Valley UMC; Wendell Thompson - GHIMF Vice-Pres, Pastor Owens Chapel MBC; Terrell Harris - COGIC Superintendent, Pastor True Light COGIC; Rob Peavy - Church and Community Ministry Director, Madison Baptist Association; Robert Somerville - City-Wide Coordinator Christ Our Passover; Charlotte Wycoffe - former City-Wide Coordinator March for Jesus; Chad Rehnburg - City-Wide Youth Pastors Fellowship, Student Minister; Ben Jones - Pastor First Seventh Day Adventist Church; Thom Ewing - WAY-FM Station Manager; Tom Rains - C12 Chair
A Tale of Two Cities and One God - SELAH!
Mombassa, Kenya - Huntsville, Alabama
July 2005 was the first time the Moslem government of Mombassa allowed a Christian church to use the municipal soccer stadium. Both Joseph Maisha (Mombassa, Kenya) and Doug Wever (Huntsville, Alabama) were there just three months after being in Joe Davis Stadium here in Huntsville for GDOP 2005 – there was a real sense of spiritual continuity.
That move of God continues: This year, Doug Wever (Huntsville, AL) will again introduce Joseph (Mombassa, Kenya) at Joe Davis stadium as part of GDOP 2006; then, exactly three Sundays later, Brother Joseph will introduce Brother Doug to what is projected to be an overflow crowd at Mombassa Municipal Stadium. In Mombassa, we are asking God for a tithe of the 1.2 million people in the city to come to Christ. Let us join our faith in Huntsville for the same move of God.
(Left) Doug getting ready to preach to 21,000 in Mbeya Tanzania, October ’05. Praying for him are Joseph Maisha, Pres. Kenya Baptist Convention; and, Harry Mwasanjala, Pres. Tanzania Baptist Convention. Not pictured is Kamwela Eleyazar, Bishop of the Charismatic Fellowship of Churches.
Pastor/President Joseph Maisha (Mombassa Kenya) serves as pastor of the 15,000 Member Ushindi Baptist Church, as the President of the Kenya Baptist Convention, and as the Chairman of the Fellowship of Baptists in East Africa, leading the convention presidents of Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, The Congo, and Sudan, and as the Chairman of the Board, East Africa Bible Institute serving seven East African Countries. He is a general in prayer and he and his congregation are a testament of God's faithfulness to hear the fervent prayer of His people. He will be a special ambassador to Huntsville from Africa during our 2006 GDOP Huntsville 10 Days of Prayer and public stadium event at Joe Davis.
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GDOP - Encouragement From Several Area Pastors and Leaders! |
COGIC Superintendent Terrell Harris, Jr. - "The Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) is an excellent vehicle to bless our city and the surrounding areas, our nation, as well as the nations of the world. I certainly attest to the fact that the timing is right. This is a great opportunity for our religious community to come together with one common cause and goal. It can bring much needed healing to our community of old hurts and give us a much better appreciation of other ministries. Furthermore, this is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous in our eyes! ... The Church Of God In Christ (COGIC) Churches in North Alabama endorse the GDOP and pledge our support ... May God bless you richly is my prayer!"
Pastor Leroy Cole, Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church - "The time has come for the Christian Community to put aside its differences and come together to petition the almighty God for guidance. I believe that God will hear our prayer and heal our land."
Pastor Robert Somerville, Covenant of Peace Church - "Corporate prayer at Pentecost can produce for us what it did in the second chapter of Acts, which is anointing for the harvest (Exodus 23:16). Let us make a historic effort in greater Huntsville to be at one place and in one accord!"
Bruce Martin, RENOWN - "I urge you to participate in what God is doing in this worldwide redemptive effort!"
Pastor Greg Anderson, Twickenham Church of Christ - "We have prayed for opportunities to build bridges to sister churches and the community ... God has honored both requests through the Global Day of Prayer."
Student Pastor Chad Rehnburg - "What a God thing. His fingerprints are all over this. I almost can't believe the things I am hearing and seeing. THE CHURCH IN HUNTSVILLE is coming together like never before, and GOD GET'S ALL THE GLORY!"
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