We praise God for the use of technology in this season of quarantine. The College of Prayer has utilized this in gathering people every morning at 9AM EST through Facebook Live to share insights from God's word and pray for revival. We have also enjoyed significant times of prayer with leaders around the world by joining together in live stream in what we call a Global Prayer Gathering.
Again we come home overwhelmed at God’s goodness and at a loss for how to even try to encapsulate in a thank you email what happened. Jon Mitchell, executive director of the College of Prayer, and Hiram Sostre, lead pastor for Cristo Vive in Lilburn, GA, made the long trip to be with us and the national church in Uruguay. It was a rich time. The anticipation of everyone who attended was evident. This was the most anticipated module of the COP yet here in Uruguay. It literally felt like the floorboards were rattling with anticipation. In the days leading up to the weekend module, people were writing us and telling us how they couldn’t wait to meet Christ in this Upper Room weekend. Pastors and leaders from six churches gathered in Tranqueras on Friday, and from the beginning there was an open heaven as revival is being poured over this people. As they learned what it meant to minister to the Presence of Jesus Christ made manifest among us;…
We were invited by the Christian Association in Nigeria, a government recognized federation of Christian churches, to bring the College of Prayer to many of the largest church networks in their country. Simultaneously, we were invited by the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS), the largest organization in Nigeria with branches in every primary school, secondary school, college and university throughout Nigeria to bring the College of Prayer training. Our message was overwhelmingly received. They have invited us back each year for the next three years to complete the training so that they can take our curriculum throughout the nation and build upper rooms in a large number of churches and to every school in Nigeria. To God be the glory.
God has opened wide a door of opportunity to serve the Christian church in Taiwan. 75% of all of Taipei evangelistic churches have participated in the College of Prayer training. Three of the four largest church networks in Taiwan are being trained. All glory to Jesus Christ!
We had a special three days in the presence of God. The worship was high, teaching was empowering and the prayer time was activating. We had over 250 people in attendance including 50 lead pastors.
A Hub Campus is where we gather the regional campus leaders once a year for training and equipping. Stephen Sundilla, Jon Mitchell and Fred Hartley, IV participated in launching two Hub Campuses, one in Western India and one in the North.
Today we launched our newest College of prayer campus in the most populated country in Africa - Nigeria. Many denominational leaders and key pastors gathered for training. Ask Christ to establish a strong reproductive campus in this strategic nation over the next three days of training.
Our newest Hub Campus was just planted in Kenya. The pastors and leaders who were trained will now go, by the grace of God, and plant 133 College of Prayer Campuses. They anticipate planting an additional 285 Campuses over the next 3 to 5 years. These leaders who were trained came from every county of Kenya and also Tanzania and Uganda.
Rev. Fred Hartley, III and Rev. Brad Reynolds led a Module in Toulouse, France last week. They taught the College of Prayer Year 2 Curriculum, Lord, As Families, Teach Us to Pray! Many lives were touched and families renewed in God's presence.
Rev. Fred Hartley, III and Rev. Wes Hilliard teamed up for a mighty week of College of Prayer ministry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week. They further mentored, trained, and equipped leaders who are overseeing the College of Prayer in this great nation. Our partnership with the Ethiopian Kale Heywat Church is stronger than ever and we continue to serve Ethiopian Parliament and Military leaders as well.
Last week a new Hub Campus launched in Lilongwe, Malawi. Pastor Theo Burakeye (Regional director for Southern Africa) reports, “God has met with us these 3 days. Repentance, renewal of commitment to prayer, forgiveness...all these were our blessings. Thank you for praying for me. I did experience Him once again.”
We just launched a Regional Campus launch in São Paulo.
A module was held in Villa Fundacion, Peravia DR in March 1-2, 2019. We participated in the second module of Year One: "Lord, Teach Us to Pray!". The event was conducted in a God-encountering, Christ-exalting and life-giving environment as we walked through the curriculum based on the Lord's Prayer.
Here are some highlights of what we saw God do:
We trained 86 Pastors and leaders from four strategic countries in Southeast Asia: Vietnam, Miramar, Laos, Thailand
What a blessed time in the Presence of God with our Latino brothers and sisters. A Chilean pastor brought 4 people who he is mentoring and charged them with key aspects of prayer and teaching. We drove 6 hours north on Friday and our time with the Uruguayan national church opened Friday evening. About 140 Uruguayans, pastors and leaders from the churches, gathered in the small town of Tranqueras in the Alliance church there. It was beautiful as the Chilean pastor and the up and coming leaders from Chile poured into this weekend of worship, prayer, and teaching in the power, ministering to the Presence of God. God is fulfilling the vision of uniting the Southern Cone of South America.
It was exciting to be with Pastor Yasser Vidal, in helping him lead a College of Prayer module, last weekend in Santo Domingo. This is one of 3 active campuses in the Dominican Republic. There were pastors and people from 5 churches participating. Together, we launched into Year 2 of our curriculum, Lord, As Families, Teach us to Pray.
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Our largest footprint, as a ministry, is in Ethiopia.
May 14-20, 2018 will go down as one of the all-time great weeks in the history of the College of Prayer International.
On March 2-3, we were in Villa Fundacion, Peravia province of DR to launch a new College of Prayer campus. Pastor Freddy de los Santos and I (Yasser Vidal) taught the lessons.
This week, our President, Fred Hartley III traveled to South Africa. He and Pastor Theo Burakeye then went North to Malawi to lead the first Advanced Leadership Training ever in Malawi, Africa.
La Molina, Lima Peru Nov. 3-4, 2017