Women Who Have Had Abortions to Lead
National Prayer for Repentance and Healing
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(Elliot News, Volume 3, #8)
America For Jesus, a national, interdenominational coalition of Christian ministries and churches, is sponsoring seven days of prayer, fasting, and repentance for the sins of our nation and fellow Americans from October 18-24, 2004. Two days, October 21-22, will focus particularly on abortion be will be post-abortive women.
The event coordinators are inviting women to "teach us to mourn and seek repentance." citing Jeremiah 9:17-24, which reads, in part: "Call for the wailing women to come; and send for the most skillful of them. Let them come quickly and wail over us till our eyes overflow with tears and water streams from our eyelids.... Now O women, hear the word of the Lord; open your ears to the words of his mouth. Teach your daughters how to wail; teach one another a lament. Death has climbed in through our windows and has entered our fortresses; it has cut off the children from the streets and the young men from the public squares."
Women who have had abortions -- as well as others who have been involved in an abortion -- who would like to participate in a special way in this event are invited come Tent of Meeting and Prayer that will be erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., particularly on the 21st and the 22nd.
According to an invitation from America for Jesus:"We are representatives of the Body of Christ, all who say "Jesus is Lord", regardless of denominational differences.... Our audience is God. Our battle cry is 2 Chronicles 7:14." That passage reads: "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 will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
Sponsors of the event encourage as many people as possible to come to the National Mall in Washington for any portion of the seven days of prayer. Those who have been involved in abortion are particularly encouraged to attend on October 21st and 22nd. Those who cannot attend are asked to unite themselves to this effort through additional time in prayer, fasting, and repentance during this seven day prayer vigil.
For more information, visit http://www.americaforjesus.org/ or http://www.operationoutcry.org/ .
~ posted by Jean M. Heimann
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