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We are committed to
pray for our National leaders The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and
Archbishop of York John Sentamu. Following a prophecy from Ian Cole of the World
Prayer Centre we have been obedient to believe that they have been raised up by
the Lord as "two silver trumpets" in accordance with the pattern revealed in
Numbers 10:1-10.
We undertake to pray for the Nation every quarter
under the auspices of the Maranatha Community We are one of over 50 regional
gatherings within the Maranatha community that pray for the UK under the
"Trumpet Call" initiative. (www.maranathacommunity.org.uk).
We believe that the Wilberforce
Connection is the key move of God in the UK at the present time. The 200th
anniversary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade has reintroduced
to the national life the reminder of what The Lord achieved through a small
number of evangelical believers in the Clapham Group during the time of William
Wilberforce.
Moggerhanger Park
and, in particular, the ministry of Dr. Clifford Hill, has assisted us greatly
in understanding the prophetic importance of this move. Over the past 10 years,
we have seen confirmation after confirmation that it is the Lord's intent to
encourage His church to believe that the example of Wilberforce can inspire
ministry in the nation in the 21st Century (please refer to
www.the-park.net for details of the ministries that assist us in praying for
the UK).
We have recently responded to
the 12,000 young children who are held in slavery to produce 43% of the World's
Cocoa production and are fully committed to the
'Stop the Traffik'
chocolate campaign.
Summary of where we believe our
national emphasis should be:
(a) Consistently looking for
the ongoing development of the Wilberforce Connection.
(b) In this regard,
anticipating that the black majority churches, being those who were the children
and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who were once in slavery,
will emerge as the leaders of the National Church in the 21st century.
(c) Inspiring young men and
women to believe God for their destiny, both locally and nationally, if we
continue to pray for insight and anointing.
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