College Students Focus on Great Commission Praying

With the sudden rise of terrorism, threats of chemical and biological warfare, economic stresses, natural disasters, new strains of diseases, and other international conflicts, we certainly are living in a strategic hour for the church to impact our world with the love of Christ. Combined with the continued reality of 27% of the peoples of the world still being the least evangelized or unreached peoples, Ryan Shaw and other abandoned leaders from the Student Volunteer Movement 2 (SVM2) recently reminded us of the 1806 “Haystack” prayer meeting and subsequent movement that God used to launch the North American missionary movement. They called students to 21 days of Prayer and Fasting (January 10-31) as we entered 2006.

While it is likely too late to join in this prayer initiative, We invite you to read about it. You may want to encourage your teens and college-aged church members to explore the SMV2 website, http://www.svm2.citymaker.com. There you will find an excellent 21-day prayer guide (downloadable) that can be used anytime.

One thing that is not too late to promote: 2006 is the 200th anniversary of “The Year of the Haystack.” What’s that? Click here and find out.

Meet Our Expert:

Our missions and prayer section will be facilitated by Lisa Flake, the director of International Prayer Ministry, a ministry of Harvest Prayer Ministries. Lisa recently came on staff with Harvest following many years ministering with the Caleb Project. Lisa is available for seminars and consultation on helping people and churches to learn how to pray more effectively for the completion of the Great Commission. To contact her, phone 812-238-5504 or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .