NEW ENGLAND TERRITORY SUMMONS (NETS)
The power of God was there in a tangible way at the “Kids Prayer Summons” at the NETS 2021! The adults in the room even could see the change in the children from Night One to Night Two.
Of course, when kids are involved, there are always silly games and fun stories and things to do that seem to be of a non-serious nature. In children’s ministry, I believe that you need to help them to break through the shell of self-consciousness and begin to open their hearts to not only the Lord but also the speaker who is bringing the Word. So we sang! We danced around as David danced! We even had the older children volunteer to be an impromptu puppet team. And we memorized many scriptures either through song or traditional memory verses.
An interesting challenge at this particular event was that all the older children already had been filled with the Holy Ghost. There were 3 younger children (ages 3, 4, and 5) who had not yet been filled, but the traditional message of being initially filled with His Spirit was of lesser focus, instead, we focused on using the power God has given us. Each night there were about 30 - 35 children present. Night Two being slightly larger than Night One, but mainly the same group of children was present at both events.
Night One, my lesson was on being a conduit for the Lord to move through us. I had a science experiment that we used—a human circuit. I told them that the tiny bit of electricity that keeps my heart beating in time would also light up this circuit if I held both ends. I showed them how the experiment worked. I then asked if I could send my heartbeat through them if we all stood in a circle and held hands. They weren’t sure it would work. But in the end, we all could see the circuit light up with the electricity that flowed through us.
Next, we learned that the concept is just like Paul and Silas in jail—calling on the power of God in worship and unity. Jesus was not physically visible in that place, but His power was! And it flowed through them just like electricity. We had more to this lesson, but in general, the children learned how to call on God, how to utilize the gift within them and to see powerful things happen when their hearts were flowing with His Spirit and in unity with each other.
Night Two, I taught on the Jericho Wall. I brought miracle videos. We watched a man raised from the dead. We watched as a church stood outside and prayed against a tornado that was very near them and would have surely destroyed them. As the people prayed, the tornado dissipated before their very eyes. Then I told them of a church I had taught this lesson that remembered the video. When a storm threatened their meeting, they went outside and lifted their hands to heaven, and the storm immediately stopped. The children were shocked and inspired! We pulled out a “Jericho wall,” and had all of the children and adults present write needs they had felt that God had given them the faith to believe for on small papers. We taped those needs to the wall. And we marched! And we prayed! When that wall fell, the children lifted their voices to heaven and such a power filled the place.
We had instructions. We led them in prayer for various aspects of their lives and the church. We had children loudly interceding and calling on God for miracles and sobbing as they prayed for their pastors. They were laying hands on one another and slowly but surely, those who had struggled to pray on Night One, you could see the ice melting from around their hearts. Tears flowed. Children were refilled. One little girl, age 6, was going around to others—praying in the Spirit—and when she left them, the person she had prayed for had a different countenance. There was one mother with very young children, and all four of them were on their faces kneeling at their chairs as the Spirit moved on their hearts.
I believe in kid's prayer. It’s more than we can see with our eyes. These children touched the throne of God, and I was honored to be a part of this event. Kids Prayer Summons was “awesome” when we all met at the NETS!
Kara S. McCoy
UPCI Traveling Evangelist
Kingwood, Texas
The Children’s REVIVAL
www.childrensrevival.org
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Prayer for the 2021 UPCI General Conference
CONTINUED…
The 2021 UPCI General Conference will convene October 5-8, 2021 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme is “BEYOND.” Please “CONTINUE” to pray for the success of this key event. We anticipate a dynamic conference with the Shekinah glory of God in our midst!
Pray for:
- David Bernard, General Superintendent, and Scott Graham, General Secretary, and for all Assistant General Superintendents, Division Leaders, Directors, Coordinators, District Superintendents and Secretaries, administration, staff, leadership, and the entire ministerial body and all churches of the UPCI. Pray for God’s purpose to be fulfilled.
- the success of all business meetings, services, and events at General Conference. Pray God’s will be done in all decisions and voting. Pray He guides and uses the Ministry.
- God to continue to bless our entire organization with faithful laborers and with the finances and resources necessary to continue to further advance His kingdom.
- the entire Body of Christ and for His divine plan to be wrought.
- ALL to go well with every aspect of General Conference. Pray for all speakers, musicians, singers, altar workers, greeters, conference workers, etc., and for everyone involved in the conference agenda. Pray that God would greatly anoint and use all.
- the Word of God to go forth with power and authority and to be confirmed with signs following. Pray that God would perform healing, miracles, signs, and wonders.
- God's people worldwide to greater advocate and demonstrate in the name of Jesus.
- many people to be filled with the Holy Ghost and baptized in the name of Jesus.
- an ultimate outcome of great revival, restoration, and harvest worldwide.
- everyone to get in one mind and one accord and render strategically focused prayer and be world changers.
- God’s kingdom to come and His will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
- our churches and ministers during this time of crisis, that they would overcome the pandemic and other difficult challenges. Pray Spirit-led prayers.
- the Church to engage in repentance and stand in the gap for our world.
- healing, deliverance, revival, restoration, and reaping of harvest…and all that God desires to take us “beyond” the blue, to a place of greater victory in Him!
- the Church, both leadership and laity, to continually soar “BEYOND” to a great victory in Christ in all things!
Flo Shaw
Director
World Network of Prayer
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World Needs:
- Pray for the people of Mexico as it was hit by a 7.0 earthquake east of Acapulco, and has also been hit by Category 2 Hurricane Olaf at Mexico’s Los Cabos.
- Pray for recovery efforts as most of New Orleans has had electricity restored while across Louisiana more than 240,000 are still without service due to Hurricane Ida. Further, seven nursing homes have lost their licenses due to sending residents to a warehouse shelter which was considered unsafe. Pray for residents and family members as seven of the residents died.
- Pray for the Lord to provide support to end the new phase of ethnic cleansing in Ethiopia, which has had mass detentions and executions in Humera, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
- Continue praying for the Lord to help and protect His children, the harvest field, and bring an end to the Covid season. Pray for the Lord to protect healthcare workers and to have His will and His way with all vaccine efforts.
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Access Challenged Nations
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2021 WNOP Events
- UPCI Day of Prayer (September 29)
- Oklahoma District One-Day Prayer Summons (October 2) Sperry, Oklahoma
- International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (November 7)
- Ontario District Summons (Dates TBD) Ontario, Canada
- Canadian Plains District Summons (Dates TBD) Alberta, Canada
- Detroit Summons (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Wayne, Michigan
- YM + WNOP Summons (Rescheduled Dates and location TBD)
- School of Prayer (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Ijamsville, Maryland
- Advanced Prayer Seminar (Rescheduled Dates TBD) Del Valle, Texas
- Ministry And Prayer Seminar (MAP) (Rescheduled Dates and Location TBD)
- “Operation Switzerland” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
- “Operation Turkey” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
- “Operation Jamaica” (Rescheduled Dates TBD)
*Pending Board approval. Note: Events and schedule subject to the restrictions and impact of the ongoing pandemic. Also, some 2021 event dates are pending and more will be added to the WNOP calendar later as approved by the Board throughout the year.
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