The Malaysia National Prayer Network (MNPN) has been finally established after years of mobilisation and consultation with churches and prayer leaders in the country.
MNPN has a simple two-prong objective: pray for the revival of the Church of Malaysia and for transformation of the nation.
The national network, which links regional and local prayer networks, will be officially launched on March19 at St Paul’s Church in Petaling Jaya, after a seven-hour intercession beginning 10.00a.m. Rev. Dr Hwa Yung (Bishop – The Methodist Church in Malaysia) and Rev. Wong Kim Kong (NECF Malaysia Secretary- General) are the advisors of the MNPN committee while Rev. Ann Low (NECF Executive Secretary – Prayer) and Rev. Lee Tak Vui (Basel churches) are the convenors.
The other members of the committee are:
- Pr Daniel Raut (representing SIB and BM-speaking churches);
- Rev. Wong Kong Hoo (Chinese-speaking churches);
- M.S.Maniam (Tamil-speaking churches);
- Canon Eddie Ong (Anglican churches);
- Rev. Teo Kwee Keng (Assemblies of God churches);
- Dr Chan Ah Kee (Evangelical Free churches);
- Rev. Lee Tak Vui (Basel churches);
- Dr Andrew Chong (North and Independent churches); and
- Dr Chan Geok Oon (Methodist churches).
The MNPN was finally birthed following last December’s momentous National Prayer Leaders’ Consultation attended by some 40 leaders from mainline and independent churches.
Compelled by the current situation in the country, the participants unanimously agreed to undertake the following initiatives:
- Mobilise all Christians to pray daily at noon;
- Hold an annual National Prayer Consultation for heads of churches and key prayer leaders;
- Encourage all churches to promote greater visibility of the prayer ministry by getting every believer to be part of a prayer group be it in church, office, school or neighbourhood - in addition to their home fellowship commitment;
- Create pastors’ prayer Fellowships from all churches of each town/city for regular prayer gatherings for their towns/cities and for the nation;
- Encourage all churches to hold regular corporate prayer meetings and to persevere in prayer; and
- Mobilise prayer channels to communicate specific and urgent national issues that may arise from time to time.
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