About 100 Christians involved in the intercession ministry came from all over Malaysia to share, discuss and pray over issues affecting their states at the annual NECF National Prayer Consultation in May.
YB Tan Cheng Liang (holding microphone) praying with participants.
The consultation, held for the second time, saw a representation from all the 14 states, signalling the great concern Christians of all denominations have on the need for united intercession for the nation.
As if sensing this concern, Grace Hee welcomed the participants with a call to them to be “single minded to seek God in a concerted effort to hear what He has to say to us during this time”. The NECF Prayer Commission Chairperson said the one thing that the commission hoped to achieve through the consultation was to strengthen and intensify prayer networks throughout the country to help fulfil the Great Commission.
Besides this, the consultation also aimed to come up with a five-year plan for strategic prayer over the nation, which it did at the end of the three-day deliberation. For this purpose, the country was divided into six regions – North, East Coast, Central and South (for the peninsula) and Sabah and Sarawak (East Malaysia).
The five- year plans include strategies to strengthen prayer networks and inter-church relations; and prayer targeting crucial issues within the region, such as socio-economic issues, politics and evangelism.
One of the highlights of the consultation was the session by Jawi State Assemblyman Tan Cheng Liang who shared how she was called into politics, how the Lord confirmed her calling to serve the rakyat with the increased margin of victory over the three elections, and the challenges she faced as a Christian politician. The winsome and articulate politician had the participants roaring in laughter with her quips, and yet managed to stir them to seriously intercede for the many issues facing the country and to pray for the leaders and the Christian politicians. |
