Christian leaders from across London and parts of England gathered at Millwall Football Stadium on Tuesday night to pray and plan for the Global Day of Prayer London event 2008.
The massive event will unite Christians from all denominations and traditions to pray for the transformation and revival of the capital when it takes place at the south London football stadium on Pentecost Sunday 2008.The Bishop of Barking, the Rt Rev David Hawkins, who chairs GDOP London, said, “We want to gather more of the Christian community across London into this activity of united prayer and reclaim the significance of Pentecost while at the same time celebrating all the different styles of Christian expression and worship and ways of praying, to uplift our community mission and local transformation.
“There is such a desperate need of prayers for a spiritual reawakening in this huge multicultural city that so many people across the world look to.
“We have a responsibility as a world class city not only to be economically prosperous and culturally vibrant but to be spiritually alive and deep as we witness as a world class city and prepare to host the globe at the 2012 Olympic Games.”
Dr Jonathan Oloyede, Senior Associate Pastor at Glory House and one of the key visionaries behind the London Global Day of Prayer event, encouraged Christians to step up their commitment to prayer for spiritual change in London.
“The Lord wants us to begin to pray more,” he said. “We’re not praying enough. I am not praying enough. He’s saying to us ‘Let’s get on our knees and pray’.”
