Many Christians from all over the world are calling for sustained periods of prayer and fasting. Lou Engle, a Californian intercession leader reports: "In a dream, an intercessor saw a large Roman goddess making waves which were causing problems for many swimmers. Suddenly, an angel came down from heaven and told the intercessor 'This kind will not be overcome except through 40 days of prayer and fasting'. 'As in Jesus' time?' she asked, to which the angel replied 'Yes, just as in Jesus' time'. I was devastated", writes Engle, "because we have a Roman goddess, Minerva, on the Calfornian coat of arms. Many Christians in California will be fasting from 1 January to 9 February 2000, seeking God's presence and repenting for 'Hollywood's religious sins' among other things. Robert Fitts and Myoko Kaide have also called 2,000 Christian churches to 40 days of prayer and fasting, and Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, has called for another 40 days of prayer and fasting from 10 February." The following are further signs that God has called Americans to prayer and fasting:
- Sarah, a young student at "Life Bible College", reports that 1,200 students sensed God telling them to fast from 1 January to 9 February 2000;
- A pastor in San Francisco was sitting on the beach with his wife when they were attacked by a swarm of flies. They ran to their car for shelter, and the pastor sensed God telling him "study the flies. I will show you the weak points in the enemy's armour." The pastor discovered that most flies have a reproduction period of less than 40 days. "If you spray the flies with insecticide for 40 days, the next generation is completely wiped out. If we pray
and fast for 40 days, we will see breakthroughs and opportunities which were not there before. Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies, is a sprinter, not a marathon runner";
- a quiet, 15-year-old girl in Nevada felt the urge to pray for the youths in her village of 2,000. For 40 days, she fasted and drank only fruit juice. At the end of the time of fasting, 17 youths decided to become Christians, and her youth group grew from 11 to 50 members; - Elijah, a 20-year-old Korean Christian in San Diego, decided to fast for 40 days at the start of the school year, and mobilise the students in San Diego's High Schools for prayer. In one school, the numbers attending the prayer meeting grew from 20 to 50, then to 250.
Source: Lou Engle, www.firstfortydays.com

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