 Children are sensitive to God’s voice and He will use them to be His agents of transformation in their homes, communities and the nation. That’s why He is actively raising them for the ministries of intercession, praise and worship, healing and prophecy.
And because they have the same Holy Spirit that resides in adults, they have the same potential to do great exploits for God. Participants shared this conviction at the recent Children In Prayer National Consultation in Johor Baru after hearing the reports from various ministries targeted at children, such as Viva Network, Esther Network and Grace Manna House.
About 90 people involved in ministries to children attended the consultation organised by the NECF Malaysia Prayer Commission. They concurred that both the Church and parents have a crucial role in efforts to raise “praying and worshipping children”.
And to help the Church and parents in their efforts, they agreed to form a National Children’s Prayer Network under NECF., and led by its Executive Secretary (Prayer), Ann Low, as National Coordinator.
Regional heads were also appointed. They are: Pr Mei Soon (North); Lei Wah (Central); Elder Lim and Priscilla Ng (East Coast); Carol Perumal (South); Mei Chan (Sabah); and Pat Wong (Sarawak).
The network set several objectives, some of which are:
- To bring awareness and passion for raising children in prayer through equipping and mentoring; and
- To identify and link with existing organisations/ministries that work with children.
At the start of the consultation, Ann shared the need to raise awareness and passion on the role of children in intercession.
Speaker Pr Sam Phun then spoke about the importance of knowing our children well enough to be able to reach out to them. “What is required is work, mentoring, prayer and uncompromising faithfulness to God’s call in raising a new generation for His end-time purposes,” he said.
The consultation closed with a time of commissioning and anointing for all participants as they sought God for direction in the task ahead – to inspire, develop and mobilise children to pray.
Some children were present at the consultation and there was a meaningful time of repentance as the adult participants apologised to the children for neglecting them and failing to follow through their calling. The children responded by apologising for being disobedient and not recognising the love that God had given in their lives. There was hardly a dry eye during this time of renewal.
Commenting on the consultation, one participant said it was an eye-opener to learn that children are a big part of the Church and members of the Body of Christ; they have the same Holy Spirit and gifts that adults have. Another delegate who found the consultation an eye-opener is Tan Phaik Hoon from Viva Network, who was amazed at the way God is moving to raise children as powerful partners in His work.
Perhaps the best comment came from Carmen Chew, 12, who said, “I wish there was more time to learn about God. The time you gave us to learn is too little because this is such a useful and interesting meeting.”
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