SVM2 Global Prayer Team (GPT) Network

Uniting a Generation in Intercession to Reach the Nations

Highlights of this edition (Oct 31, 2006):

ARTICLE:  The Prayer that Killed the Prayer Meeting  by David Smithers

CONNECTION:  Haystack GPT in Missouri

RESOURCE:  International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

NETWORK:  Register and Update Your Group

ARTICLE:  The Prayer that Killed the Prayer Meeting  by David Smithers

Is it really possible for just one prayer to kill a prayer meeting? As strange as it may seem there is a kind of “praying” that has the potential to definitely hinder or even kill our corporate prayer meetings. I’m sad to say I have witnessed it happen many, many times, so if you are especially called to encourage and lead a corporate prayer meeting you will greatly benefit from the following exhortations.

The type of prayer that too often kills our prayer meetings is that religious oratory that pretends to address God but is actually designed to teach or correct men. Some believers are frequently compelled to showcase their spiritual gifts and biblical insights under the pretense of interceding during a corporate prayer meeting.  Click to read the rest of this article…

CONNECTION:  Haystack GPT in Missouri

>>From Julianne– Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO

>>”This summer, God really laid it on my heart to pray for missions more…  Several of my friends were really excited about it and had felt God calling them to do something similar…”

>>Julianne writes:  This is how God brought the Haystack to our campus…  " Last semester this guy and I were talking about starting a prayer group on campus just to pray for the students here at SBU and that God would really move on our campus. Then, this summer, God really laid it on my heart to pray for missions more. I had planned on starting a women's prayer tea once a week so girls could come over for tea and just pray for missions. Then, we had this missions type retreat for the weekend for our Intercultural Studies Majors, and other missions minded folks, and from that weekend I decided not to just limit it to women...I felt the guys probably wouldn't start their own group so we should just have a prayer time for everyone. One of the missionaries who spoke that weekend was Jess Jenkins, IMB missionary to the Philippines. He is the one who told me about SVM2 and hooked me up with the website. I then read it and just decided that that was what we were going to do. :)

I set up a time, Fridays at 10am, and set up a group on facebook and invited everyone that I knew, calling it "The Haystack." Our first meeting we had 10 people. Several of my friends were really excited about it and had felt God calling them to do something similar. Then we had our missions week here at school a few weeks ago. I told the missions office about our prayer group and they let us make a chapel announcement with missions chapel, set up a booth to tell others about it at the fair where they introduced the new mission trips, came and led us in prayer for missions week and the students deciding to go on mission trips, and even let us post announcements on our school's web announcement page.

We've have a lot of different people come, some regulars, and new ones every week so far. There were a lot of people who wanted to do it but couldn't because of the time, so just this week we started 2 more groups to meet at different times. Last night was the first meeting at 6pm on Mondays, with 4 people there. Thursday @ 3pm will be our next new meeting.

Last Friday I introduced the SVM2uesdays at our meeting and emailed everyone the website to check it out. Today is the first day that some of us are joining in...my stomach just growled as I typed that! lol....”

Paul says:  God is moving on campuses across our nation!  Praise God for what he’s doing on the campus of

RESOURCE:  International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

From: Open Doors (http://www.odusa.org)

What: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church

When: Sunday, November 12, 2006

Last year thousands of churches internationally joined in prayer for our persecuted brothers and sisters in Christ. Will your church or small group be a part of this powerful prayer event this year?

Free IDOP materials, including a powerful DVD presentation, a free book on prayer, bulletin inserts, and more can be sent to your church or home. Call (toll-free in the U.S.) 888.5.BIBLE.5 after October 26 to arrange a rush delivery.

Additional materials can be downloaded  here (http://members.opendoorsusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=idopKit%5Fcontents).

NETWORK:  Register and Update Your Prayer Group Info

Do you have multiple prayer groups on your campus?  If so, please let us know!  We’d love to connect all of your groups and post them up on the website.  Email us at info@svm2.net to update any new info about your prayer group or to let us know of other prayer groups on your campus.