I’ve wanted to memorize and pray for all the countries of the world for about 5 years. I figured since I’ve actually started, that blogging about it may help provide added accountability.
I heard a speaker at Book of Hope quite some time ago. His name is Dick Eastman and he’s with a ministry called Every Home for Christ. http://www.ehc.org/
If I remember correctly, he spoke of praying for every country in the world every day on his way to work, or wherever he was going that day. I love that idea. Of course, it’s a listing thing where he would simply fly through a list. However, with his decent knowlege of the world a passion for those people, and a greater love for God, I bet some cool things happen in response to those prayers.
The prayer…
- helps keep his passion alive and growing.
- reminds him to pray for the places he’s been and the people he’s met
- helps him be more aware when he hears of places on the news or in conversation
- connects him with the desire God has to receive worship from the nations
- is heard by our Savior, who responds
He passed out prayer maps that day. I have mine with me most of the time, wanting to actually start the memorization process. The idea is to pray for a few countries a day each day for a month, but I like the idea of just learning them all. I’ve told other intern teams of my desire to learn them all. Haven’t done it. Will do so starting now, or last week actually.
Click here to see the list.
I’ve gotten Africa, but am a bit worried about all of those Oceanic islands. Wish me luck…or even order the map (it’s free). Accountability in cyberspace has arrived.
1 Response
Ok Matt. I’m gonna learn ‘em with ya. I challenge you to learn them first. You’ve had a head start.
Posted on February 18th, 2009 at 4:27 am
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