I had never seen anything like it. I have been to crazy prayer meetings in my time, but nothing quite like this. I was singing backing vocals for Andy Smith at one of the prayerstorm events a few months back and didn’t really know what to expect. I arrived before the others in the band and so walked into a hot room full of shouting, crying, laughing, swaying people. They were praying.

What happened afterwards was a breaking in the heavenlies, an opening, a thin space. It felt like God was IN the room, inhabiting the worship, breathing life into the pray-ers.
And breathing life into me.

I was fascinated to see that the average age in the room was well below the typical age associated with a life of prayer. (By about thirty years.)
I felt old, and ashamed that there weren’t more of my generation THIS excited by Jesus…but I felt SO at home too.

So what exactly is this Prayer Storm all about. Well, it is more than just a movement of radical worship and intercession. I asked one of those involved in its leadership, Alan Taylor, for his thoughts about what God is doing with it right now – exactly a month from its next event.

“Prayer Storm carries a vision to see God awaken hearts to a life of prayer,’ he said. ” A revival like this means being grounded in Jesus and empowered by the Spirit to pray the prayers on the Father’s heart. We are convinced God is calling a new generation to stand up and pray history into reality.”

This ties in with part of the book I have read (The Reformer’s Pledge) that declares in chapter 3, “History belongs to the Intercessors.” Something I have blogged about before at length.

The prayer storm site (www.prayerstorm.org) speaks about crying out to God for a ‘Great Awakening’ in our cities and our Nation. They declare, “we are passionate about praying for our generation and seeing the Lord release a great move of His Spirit in our Nation.”
I will certainly agree with that. Passion there is!
In unbridled wonderful abundance!

Alan continued, “Hundreds will be gathering for a prayerstorm on 11/11/11 and Saturday 12th November in Lighthouse Church, Salford. There is a horror movie coming out on the same day that is about a gateway of hell being opened. We trust the Lord will open up a gateway of heaven’s power for a new generation to pray like never before in this nation. Why not join us?”

I will be there.
Will you?

For more information please go to www.prayerstorm.org