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Keep Cool, Keep Praying

Keep Cool, Keep Praying

Malaysian Christians must remain calm, patient and vigilant while church leaders engage with the Government for an amicable solution to the current crises facing the Malaysian Church.

Speaking to participants at the NECF Malaysia Thanksgiving Tea at FGA Kuala Lumpur in February, NECF Secretary-General Sam Ang urged intercessors to persevere in continuous intercession for the nation.

FGA Elder Dr Khoo Kay Hup picked up the momentum by sharing the critical need for every Christian to be an intercessor according to Ezekiel 22:30, "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."

However, "we need to have the right spirit when we intercede for the lost in the midst of the turmoil and all the negativity that we see," Dr Khoo stressed, adding that the heart of an intercessor must first be filled with God's love.

Otherwise, "we could become self-righteous and even call down God's wrath on situations where we find injustice," he cautioned.

Dr Khoo remin-ded participants that their role is to engage with God for the present time to build for the future.

The Thanksgiving Tea is an annual gathering of those involved in the prayer ministry for the nation.

Jointly organised by the NECF Prayer and Research commissions, the gathering reflects on and give thanks for the past year's events, besides updating participants on the critical issues facing the nation and the Church.

The tea gathering was attended by 170 people from 28 churches.

At the gathering, Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) Chief Coordinator Elder Dr Tan Nget Hong shared that 11,000 of the 12,000 seats at Shah Alam Stadium Malawati seats have been booked. (This year's GDOP gathering will be held at the stadium to celebrate its 10th year in Malaysia.)

Admission to the event is by ticket which is free of charge and churches must act quickly to reserve the remainder tickets.

In conjunction with the GDOP stadium gathering, Run for the Nation (RunNat) led by Victor Chua has organised a charity cum prayer torch run in every state on the eve of GDOP. Torch runners from each state will then travel to Petaling Jaya to complete the run together into the stadium to launch the gathering.

Funds raised from the run will be donated to selected organisations as part of the GDOP 90 Days of Blessings efforts.

Another report that greatly stirred the gathering was by Lei Wah who shared that almost all the pre-believing children who attended last year's National Children's Prayer Conference confessed faith in Christ. This year, the organisers intend to invite children from different orphanages throughout the country to attend the conference.

The gathering ended with a time of fervent intercession for the nation and, of course, tea.



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