Notice to Christians: Will the Church rise up and contend with Christ in prayer?

This is a challenge to every believer in the church. As I've started out on this journey of prayer, my faith is more and more challenged. Looking around, there seems little obvious reason to believe God for change such as the ending of abortion, the toppling of evil forces within governments such as in Zimbabwe, Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, Algeria, Egypt, South Africa and more.....but God still issues the call and has made promises of His Kingdom coming to the Earth. Actually it's already here. The Kingdom of Christ wars with the Kingdom of Darkness. God breaks in daily into the lives of the oppressed. He's moved for His Heart is full of mercy. The Light cannot be put out by the darkness.

What if the entire world-wide church was in perpetual corporate prayer around the world? We hold our global day of prayer once a year - as if God should miraculously change our world in a day.....as the old saying goes "If the whole of China jumped at the same time the earth would shake..". What if the church of Jesus did that every day - not just for global change or the global "shizam" - but in love-sick worship for the Living God.

I'm issuing a challenge - dare to believe God for macro-level transformation. You will find that the struggle will challenge you and press you into Him. As you struggle you're forced to become more dependent on His strength. It becomes wonderful to be weak - and your mind becomes more fascinated with Him. This is the object of true Christianity. Prayer is just the vehicle to get us there. I'm wrestling to be hungry enough to actually do it.

Dare to Believe the Father for change. Listen to the mp3 by Lou Engle on our "Resources" page. Take up your Sword. It's not like you need to live out of this place of strength out of default - but let's believe enough to actually do it. Most try it and stop. I don't want to be found in the sleeping and slumbering majority.

Mission to Cape Town, South Africa

Hi there, We will be on mission to Cape Town, South Africa starting early November 2008. I (Robert) just got back from a weeks training with Desert Stream Ministries - receiving healing and training to become a more wholesome healer in sexual / relational brokenness. Oh.....what a week. I am by no means now suddenly qualified. At the same time, Christ qualifies us by the strength of the testimony God gives through His work of progressive healing in our lives. We are all sinners - saved by Grace - but some just need a lot more work!!

All this to say we are excited and by no means "ready" to head out to South Africa. We will likely be there for at least a year and half.

Our main vision for this time is to serve the local church and therefore extend the Kingdom by means of innner and physcial healing and daily prayer / intercession. The context that we will be doing this in is work-in-progress. We have some opportunity so far - but the details are being worked out.

Please pray for energy, grace, major financial covering and provision - and for God to break in miraculously on every level as time marches on toward Nov 2008. There is much to organize in this time - such as our house rental and much much more.

A "Foolish" occupation - a Glorious reward

I've many times wondered to myself - what am I doing here at what could be called a modern-day monastery - where humans worship and pray as an occupation. I mean, be honest, say it as it is - it looks weak, unmaterialistic, of no value to society, where the buzz - what's the impact. I count myself amongst those that have scoffed at it - and I even LIVE here.

BUT - God is winning the battle of my mind - and imparting revelation.

Here's the truth. The TRUTH is that Christ Himself uttered the words "store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.". Other TRUTHS of similar reference have been spoken. I want to live for a higher calling and I want to pass on the baton that was handed me by my predecessors (parents) to my children. I want to teach my children things that cannot be taught by the best schools & universities in the US or South Africa. I want to pass on to them things of eternal significance / reward.

This calling takes much more than my frail heart and body can offer it. The fact of the matter is that I want to be a history shaper - by the power of the Spirit of God. Let Your Kingdom come God! The glorious reality of this Priestly pursuit is that it takes God to fulfill it - through us - only by His Divine Power can it happen through my life.

What better way to do this than to tap into the ultimate power of Christ and call down the Kingdom of Heaven upon the earth! My desire for that is growing stronger. It's a glorious calling but at the same time it confronts ALL of my weakness and ALL of my insecurity buttons.

Christ be glorified on the earth! Will you answer the Call?