The NECF Malaysia National Children?s Prayer Network has had a busy 2007 with many successful programmes organised to launch Christian children into the realms of more passionate and intimate intercession.
The year?s efforts culminated in the ?Releasing A Praying Generation? training seminars held last November in Penang, Alor Star, Petaling Jaya and Johor Baru.
The speaker/facilitator was Jane Mackie, the founder and national coordinator of the Australia Children?s Prayer Network.
Hundreds of children, parents and children ministry workers who attended the one-day sessions were spurred by Mackie?s experiences and testimonies of what God is doing and how He is using children all around the world for His purposes.
While the children learned to look beyond their personal needs to the needs of the world around them, the adults were heavily reminded of their responsibility to train the next generation to rise in prayer.
Together, they learned to wait upon and hear from God, participated in prayer activities in groups and finally, prayed for the nation. Visions were aplenty as they entered into deep intercession.
As a result, the children participants now have a keener sense of prayer and are more passionate about praying for their pastors, churches, schools and friends. The youths and adults, on the other hand, are inspired by the children?s spontaneous acceptance of their role as intercessors and their ?childlike? faith in their prayers.
Though the level of participation from the churches is not up to expectation, nevertheless, the organisers believe this heralds the release of the praying generation.
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