SCOTLAND
Those who have been involved in prayer ministry in Scotland over the past 40 years cannot remember a time when there have been so many prayer initiatives It would be true to say they are exploding all over the Nation..
These include: Pray for Scotland, Parliamentary Prayer Scotland, Lydia, The Scotland Trust, HOPE Alba [HOPE 08], Evangelical Alliance, Healing Rooms, Houses of Prayer Global Day of Prayer and Yachad [an umbrella group for. Prayer ministries who support Israel )
A weekly Prayer Diary for events in Scotland is produced by Pray for Scotland and Parliamentary Prayer Scotland, produces a weekly Current Issues update.
Praise God there is a rising tide of prayer in the nation and one of the responses to this has been a national call to 24/7 prayer for the whole year of 2010. Individuals, churches or ministries can sign up on the dedicated website, www.scotland2010.org
The second national focus for prayer will be on St Andrews Day 2010.
Pray for Scotland is a prayer network that seeks to be a catalyst for the mobilisation of people to pray for every area of society in Scotland, and to believe for Community Transformation. In 2007 just before the last Scottish Elections, Pray for Scotland were led to do a 50 day prayer walk/drive combing through Scotland, from North to South and East to West making connections throughout the Nation. It started on Easter Day and ended on Pentecost Sunday with a Global Day of Prayer event in Edinburgh.
Building on the ‘connections' from the 50 days, the current vision is the promotion of Lighthouses of Prayer. Individuals or small groups from one church or across denominations meeting together in their community for prayer.
As Lighthouses emerge in churches, homes, schools, the potential is a community saturated in prayer. Lighthouses bring a message of hope, and believe for transformation as they pray for, as well as care about and share the love of Christ with their community.
There are so many requests from every area in Scotland it is a
challenge for the Team to meet the requests for Training Days.
The Team are presenting the vision to the
Church of Scotland Prayer Co-ordinators,l and the Congregational
Federation.
Parliamentary Prayer Scotland is a growing network of men and women ‘standing in the gap' on behalf of Scotland. Ezekiel 22 v 30. They exist to honour the name of Jesus and proclaim His Kingship and Lordship and the Christian faith in Scotland; to glorify God and demonstrate His love into the heart of Government. Praying for the Queen, members of the four United Kingdom Parliaments and the European Union and for all support staff. A Core Team of about twenty meet each week to pray, from a pool of forty plus, coming from all over Scotland every Wednesday, from 10.30 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. They then go to the Public Gallery in the Scottish Parliament and silently pray before business starts at 2.30 p.m. Each week relationships with staff are built up. Over 1000 people receive The weekly Current Issues Anne McIntyre gives a Current Issues update on Revival Radio every Monday morning, from 10.30 - 11.00 a.m. 100.8 FM
Lydia Fellowship International exists in all of the nations and islands of the Prayer Forum. The heart of Lydia is still the cell group interceding for church, community, nation and nations. God has used and blessed this ministry for 30+ years in Scotland but in general we have been hidden warriors., We continue to encourage our faithful women but also look to engage with the many praying women in our nation, especially in the younger generation.
"Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things"
Jeremiah. 33 v 3 ..... Hear our cry Lord and let it come to you.
List of ministries in Scotland
Harry Sprange, Anne Stewart, Anne McIntyre, Prayer Forum Core team
