We're on our knees again

We are now a good few hours into our 36 hours of non-stop prayer. Alan asked for prayer requests of all who have an army e mail address and we now have had over a hundred responses, which we are delighted about. Many have said that they will also pray for us.

And no one was surprised that we asked or that we are doing this. Things have changed so much since we became officers in 1982.

About 18 years ago we introduced half nights of prayer and prayer walking into the programme of the Corps we were at. We had some wonderful times but people were at first quite daunted by the idea of praying for more than the usual 15 minutes before the salvation meeting interspersed with choruses from the back of the songbook to break up the silence. Back then the older comrades of the corps talked about the fact that this kind of thing hadn't happened since they were children and some said nights of prayer were events their parents spoke about with nostalgia from the early days of the Army.

But in 2008 no one thinks we are doing anything unusual by going prayer walking every week, praying in small groups and holding prayer events. They are happening somewhere in the terrirtory all the time.

Now that has to be encouraging doesn't it?

God bless

Carol