"The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective." James 5 v 16

This Monday evening prayer meeting was started as a group to pray for the Alpha Course over four years ago. It has continued until now because it meets a need, and there are those committed to it and available on a Monday evening at eight. The format consists of a reading from God's word, a short time of focussing on God and praising Him, and then a longer time praying for various subjects until nine o'clock.

The group moves around four or five different homes according to the subjects for prayer: the outreach of the Church (all the evangelism of the Church including Cornerstone), the growth of the Church (it's leaders, members, services etc.), our nation (it's leaders, society, churches etc. & for revival), and missions and the suffering Church (we pray especially for the missionaries who are supported by our church). We normally concentrate mainly on the subject for the week but also pray for current needs or emergencies in the Church.

This year there have been ten of us who have gathered but we are usually down to four or five at a time. There have been several answers to prayer which have encouraged us. For instance new people have been added to our church. Despite setbacks our church leaders continue to minister well. NETS got government accreditation. Christian prisoners have been freed. Cornerstone was given five star rating by the VWHDC health and environment inspectors. Christian churches given noise abatement notices were allowed to worship normally once more on appeal. Praise the Lord! John 14 v 14; 15 v 7, 8; Hebrews 11 v 6. We plan to continue to pray. We are so grateful to God for this hour of prayer. Do come and join us if you can.

Maurice Glover