USRPN - 06/13/08 Prayer at Our Nation's Borders

Dear Praying Friends,

The BLEND coalition would like to thank you for covering us in prayer as we journeyed to our nation's border last month to tear down the spirit of racism and contend for a righteous solution to the immigration issue.  This event changed the course of our nation!  We are also excited to report that the work of BLEND continues!  The prayers of this kingdom coalition have paved the way for many more intercessors within the US Reformation Prayer Network to coordinate border prayer initiatives.  We are honored to be working hand in hand with people who are giving so much of themselves to the ministry of reconciliation and who are serving as watchmen on the wall for our nation's security.

On May 4-5, 2008 at BLEND: Christians Against Racism, we saw 2 Chronicles 7:13-15 take form in Laredo when it said: "When I shut up the heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, if my people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

Recognizing that one of the roots of the immigration crisis is racism, a Kingdom coalition blended together in Laredo, TX to contend against the spirit of racism and cry out to God for a just solution.   At our Sunday, May 4 service, many national leaders spent hours in confession and repentance for the sin of racism within their representative  people groups.  With clean hands and pure hearts, we engaged in a time of intercession, tearing down the spirit of racism in our nation.

The following morning, we awoke to the biggest rainstorm the Laredo / Nuevo Laredo area had in over two years! We knew this was a sign from the Lord--the healing of land had begun!  The entire Laredo and Nuevo Laredo was washed with the rain of heaven.   

When the rain subsided, a delegation from the USA marched to the center of the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge and met with a delegation from Mexico.  Joined by the Mayor of Laredo, TX and the Deputy Mayor of Nuevo Laredo, MX, we prayed for repentance for abuses at the border.  With one foot on the U.S. side and another on the Mexican side, we prayed prayers of reconciliation, invoking the reciprocal benefits conferred upon both nations through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, proclaimed in 1848.  The treaty states, in part:

"IN THE NAME OF ALMIGHTY GOD...to establish upon a solid basis relations of peace and friendship, which shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the citizens of both, and assure the concord, harmony, and mutual confidence wherein the two people should live as good neighbors under the protection of Almighty God, the author of peace...". Read More...

Click here to view the BLEND post-event page that includes a 30 minute television program of the event, providing footage of the Prayer on the International Bridge and the Reconciliation Service in Mexico, courtesy of Channel KLMV-68.

On Saturday, May 10, USRPN representatives from the four U.S. border states - Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas - met together with Christian leaders of Mexicali, Mexico to establish the Mexico-USA Border Prayer Alliance.  A total of eighteen pastors and ministry leaders from both sides of the border met around the table for more than 5 hours to seek the Lord's wisdom on this explosive and divisive issue.  

The Mexico-USA Border Prayer Alliance also referenced the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.  Early on in their meeting, it became evident that God was giving important initial prayer points for addressing our border issues in the language of the treaty itself, from which seven overlapping points emerged.  

The meeting turned to prayer, which led to an extensive time of repentance and prophetic acts of reconciliation between the representatives of our two nations.  The time included prayers of repentance for the shedding of innocent blood at our borders (Genesis 4:8-10; Deuteronomy 32:43) and the abuse and usury that has transpired between our nations.  Read more...

In a continuation of this move of God at the Mexico-USA border, various Mexican churches united in a prayer initiative addressing violence on the borders on May 31, 2008.  On June 9-10, in a meeting hosted by the Mexicali Apostolic Alliance in Mexicali, MX, a team from Arizona met with a wonderful covenant group of Mexican pastors to further develop the Mexico-USA Border Prayer Initiative.

The prayer gathering on Monday evening included dozens of pastors and more than 200 intercessors in fervent worship, prayer, and declaration.  Together they cried out for God's intervention in the difficult border issues that our two nations face.  The planning meeting the next morning began with an historical synopsis of the border situation from the 1800s to the present and then focused on two important upcoming border prayer initiatives:

June 18-20, 2008:  prayer and declarations for shifting our nation toward reconciliation at the Prayer Quake Conference in Phoenix, AZ.  A workshop will be held regarding the Mexico-USA Border Initiative, and prayer for the border will also take place during the one main sessions.

July 4, 2008:  160th anniversary (completion of 4 generations) of the proclamation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.  There will be a a series of events at key border cities to affirm the original Treaty and establish reconciliation and peace.  These July 4 events will launch a sustained "Watchmen on the Wall" day and night border prayer initiative.

For more information, contact Guy Chadwick of Arizona Call to Prayer at guy@arizonacalltoprayer.net.

Arizona has been called upon by God to shift the nation at some of its most strategic moments.  This shows the trust that God has in His people in Arizona.  This is the time of history-making for the nation once again.

We stand as a nation on the brink of some of the most serious issues we have ever faced: the economy, the elections, the need for immigration reform, to name a few.  While it seems it would be easy to ignore these problems we face, they will not go away.

This is the moment when we must invest our time and energy to be trained as a righteous army so we may fight for the soul of the nation.  The problems we face are immense, but the God we serve is just waiting to release His answers and wisdom from heaven--both for our personal family needs and those of America.

For this reason, we are asking you to set aside time to come and participate in PRAYER QUAKE 2008.  We use the term "participate" because while there will be training, your prayers are needed to both defend the nation and propel it into its greatest destiny.

Click here to view full conference details.  We look forward to seeing you there!

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