 National Day of Prayer event we sponsored in downtown Grand Rapids this past Thursday Thank you to those who prayed for our National Day of Prayer event this past week in the center of downtown Grand Rapids. God gave us great weather, a good crowd and, most importantly, the blessing of His presence. After an inspiring time of worship, we asked leaders from the Seven Mountains of Culture to share appropriate scripture passages and then asked local pastors to lift these areas of culture up in prayer. So, for example, we had a local mayor, a state representative and a trial court judge each share scripture relating to their governmental roles, and then a pastor covered that entire area in prayer. The same was done for business, education, arts and entertainment, media, religion and family. People were clearly touched by God's presence. Here's a few comments that people posted on social media: "What an inspirational, Spirit-led evening! Crowds praying for repentance, revival, and reconciliation! Moving forward together in Christ!" "National Day of Prayer in Grand Rapids. The SUN showed up. And so did the SON!" "Great in every way!" "Powerful time!" " Toward the end of the event, Grand Rapids First Church Pastor Sam Rijfkogel summed it up well. He said we will look back at May 5, 2016 as a major milestone in our pursuit of revival in our region, that God will certainly be responding to our united prayers. To which we say, "May it be, Lord! All for Your glory!" Many asked what's next for The Grand Awakening. Please pray that we will clearly hear God and boldly follow His leading. So you can get a better sense of what happened, below are a few more pictures of the event, most taken by photographer Tom De Vette. To see even more, click here. |
Randy HekmanHe is the executive director of The Grand Awakening. Archives
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