Tuesday 7 October 2014

Christians in 200 Nations Unite in Day of Prayer for Peace of Jerusalem

(New York, NY)—Millions of Christians united across denominational, cultural, and political differences on Sunday, October 5, as part of The Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem (DPPJ) to intercede for the city God calls His own and to call upon God’s blessing, purposes, and provision upon all of Jerusalem’s people.

From over 175 nations, Believers gathered to pray in their worship services, in their homes, in regional gatherings, on the prayer app Instapray, and on a 24 Hour Prayer Conference Call.
The Rev. Canon Andrew White, nicknamed in recent weeks as The “Vicar of Baghdad,” pastors the only Anglican Church in Iraq whose members have either been martyred or driven away by ISIS.
This multi-national, multi-denominational global prayer movement was started in 2002 and is co-chaired by Evangelical Christian leaders Rev. Dr. Robert Stearns, Dr. Jack W. Hayford, and Dr. Paul Cedar. Rev.