Governor Brownback Requests Eight Hours of Prayer & Worship Last week, on the National Day of Prayer, Governor Sam Brownback of Kansas opened the doors of the Capitol building to eight hours of continuous worship and prayer. He gave us the Old Supreme Court Room within the state capitol building. Governor Brownback has been a […]
This month, we began to focus our prayer meetings on asking God to bring justice to specific worldwide issues. We are crying out to God on a specific topic each day of the week. Poor and Suffering – Sunday We begin Sundays praying for the poor and suffering. One thing we are targeting is the […]
After two years of hard work, on May 15th, I graduated with the class of 2011 from IHOPU’s Forerunner Justice Program (FJP). It has been an adventure for sure! Starting in Mexico on our “dis-orientation” trip, I saw firsthand the injustices of bloodshed and witchcraft, poverty, human trafficking, and unresponsive hearts to the truth of […]
A Vision Birthed in Silence In 2004, on a prophetic prayer journey with Lou Engle, we prayed in front of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s house asking God to birth songs that would end abortion. I asked Jesus, “Give me songs to end abortion.” God answered that prayer quickly, as I stood in front of the Supreme […]
For the Past Two Months in the Neighborhood around Hope City Once a month, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) has their briefing for their night shift at our prayer room in the inner city, Hope City. The Sergeant announced that in the past two months violent crime has literally scattered out from our neighborhood. […]
On January 12th, an earthquake devastated the nation of Haiti causing the nations of the earth including America to respond with humanitarian aid. Before the earthquake, Haiti was considered the poorest nation in the western hemisphere with 54% of Haitians living in abject poverty (Central Intelegence Agency, 2009). After the earthquake, the situation went from […]
On November 11, I arrived at the FSM building at 3 pm for my normally scheduled Justice Program class. To my bewilderment, I found the auditorium filled with over 2,000 people that had spontaneously gathered from all over the Kansas City area. During the 9 am class that morning, led by Allen Hood and Wes Hall (the […]
On September 19th of this year IHOP celebrated its ten-year anniversary of 24/7 prayer. As we celebrated, we made a commitment before the Lord to combine our 24/7 prayer with 24/7 acts of justice. We desire to be a people who not only pray but also do the works of the kingdom. This vision will […]
“A Journey of Justice” Mexico Mission Trip Video After 30+ hours of video editing (what I used to do for a living), I have finished my Mexico Mission Trip video. I hope you take a moment to watch this 12-minute video. Mexico is a nation of great beauty, a rich cultural heritage, and loving passionate […]
A cry is sounding in the earth for justice. From the political realm to universities to Hollywood a social justice movement is amassing for the poor and oppressed of the earth. It calls for all the religions of the world to put aside their differences and unite under the common goal of justice for the […]