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Prayer fascinates me. It’s a rich experience. It’s a privilege. I am constantly learning, and wanting to learn more. Here I will share something of my journey with you.

From scripture, from the life of Jesus, and from the saints throughout history, we know that prayer is the foundation for the Christian life and for seeing God’s purposes fulfilled. But we can easily become lethargic with regard to prayer. Or we can develop a sense of self-confidence that says, ‘We can do this on our own’. But reaching the unreached with the Gospel, is a battle, and it is only possible with God’s help, relying on his Spirit to work through us and amongst us. We must pour time, energy and resources into the work of prayer.

Monday 13 July 2015

Korean Prayer Mission


Prayer walking


Not for selfies
Did you hear about the recent Korean Prayer Mission to the UK?  Nearly 400 Christians from South Korea came to the UK to pray.  They didn’t come to see the sights and do the ‘touristy thing’.  They didn’t get lots of selfies in front of famous landmarks.  They came to pray.  They paid their airfares and took time of work in order to come and pray.

Feelings of gratitude
Korean Christians look to the UK with gratitude.  They see the UK church as their ‘mother church’, because it was a missionary from the UK, Robert Thomas, who in 1866 was martyred taking the Gospel to the Korean peninsula.  He was martyred, but from this the church in Korea grew.  And today the church in Korea is strong, has a keen focus on prayer, and is sending out many missionaries around the world.

Heavy hearts
Korean Christians also look to the UK with heavy hearts because of the current state of the UK church.  The Korean Prayer Mission is a response to this.  They want to pray for the UK and the church here – it’s like “coming to help a sick mother”, as one of them said.

The way forward
The 400 South Koreans divided into small teams and spread out around the UK, staying in 30 different towns and cities.  And they prayed – day and night.  Their example is a great challenge.  Do I, do you, pray for the UK, for the churches we attend, and the towns we live in, with the same concern and earnestness that our Korean brothers and sisters display?  They know and demonstrate that prayer is the way forward. 

What’s your response to this?

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