Patrick Cronin, one of our dedicated workers for the area of government reports on how the Week of Prayer went...

Firstly, a big THANK YOU and WELL DONE to all those who prayed during the Week of Prayer for Parliament and Government.

There was a strong sense during the week that much of the current events with MPs expenses was the result of the prayers that have been made over the years. The Lord has been shaking things up and although it is and will continue to be painful and disrupting to Parliamentary business, we know that He is in control.

Highlights include praying up the Tower of Big Ben and a Praise and Prayer session just metres away from where Gordon Brown was meeting with his Parliamentary Labour party.

Among other things, it was felt that the Lord was saying:

• to persevere in prayer - it will bear fruit
• to pray for and encourage young Christians to stand at the next election
• His justice will prevail

Please do consider, if you can:

• setting up a Love Your MP group in your consistency (let me know if you would like to do this)
• encouraging your church, home group or prayer group to pray for
• our government and parliament on a regular basis
• mobilise others to get politically involved

Let me know if and how I can help and serve you.

Prayer really does change countries. Look at South Korea. Once a poor, agricultural nation. Now the 11th largest economy. 2nd largest missionary sending nation. Its success many trace back to a prayer group that met in 1907.

Be part of a move of prayer for this country

Wherever you are