Global Day of Prayer - May 23

At the turn of the millennium, believers in South Africa sensed God calling them to seek Him in repentance and prayer and to call people across their country to assemble in united prayer for their cities and nations.

Soon gatherings like it—all meeting on the same day of the year—multiplied across Africa, and in the years that followed, all over the world. The result was the first Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday in 2005.

Across the face of the earth. Many millions from almost every stream of Christian faith have gathered to answer the same call for repentance and prayer in the years that followed. The movement continues to spread and to deepen, packing large stadiums, filling homes with small groups, spilling out to the open squares of small villages, surging around the clock and uniting many churches in prayer for Christ’s greater glory and the blessing of all nations.The Global Day of Prayer has seen millions of Christians unite in a day of repentance and united prayer. Believers gathered in every country of the world on 31 May 2009. The echoes of desperate prayers for transformation sounded from stadiums, open fields, community centers and private homes. These prayers have the power to transform our world and to fill the nations with the glory of God.
On 23 May 2010, God is again calling the nations from the North, South, East and West to embark on this prayer journey with Him. God is moving in His awesome power, and He is challenging us to be part of this journey. It is a journey that is not about us, but about a world in desperate need for His glory and compassionate love. It is a call to respond to His invitation in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to humble ourselves, pray, seek His face and turn from our wicked ways. May He hear our prayers, forgive our sin and heal our land.

You can visit the Global Day of Prayer website at http://www.globaldayofprayer.com/index.html
They have prayer guides for each day prior to, on the day of, and for 90 days afterwards. The Children's Prayer Guide is really great!

May we join with our brothers and sisters in Christ on this day and pray!