Children in Prayer
Report on the 10 Days Virtual Prayer Room 2023:
By Melody Divine
The 10 Days Virtual Upper Room witnessed over 37 nations come together to lift up a multigenerational “Cry for the Harvest” in many languages, focusing on the 110 cities.
This year, we had an ambitious goal of children from around the globe leading in prayer, and we could not do it alone. Our partnership with 2BC (2 Billion Children – Children changing the world) proved fruitful as over 100 of the 240 prayer hours were led by children’s teams and families. Citing one of our 2BC partners, Anja Letsatsi, “to experience the weight of the anointing as the prayers of children, families and ministries from one continent flowing to the next – from Israel to Uganda to Papua to South Korea…Truly a Revelations 7:9 glimpse of every tribe, tongue and nation before the throne!”
What began as a yearning to include and involve children in prayer, and an urgent desire to contend for them, became a release to all of us as His children to know the width, length, depth, and height of the love of their Heavenly Father and to be “filled with all the fullness of God.” (Eph 3:16-19). We celebrated His joy as we came to Papa God with the trust and faith of children.
Several visions during this time were very meaningful: In one, I saw groups of children, all with a giant diamond crowning their head, and a single drop of blood at their heart - God said, “My children are My treasure.” The Lord also revealed His ability through His blood to save and completely restore them. We have victory and triumph in His blood, the blood of the Lamb. A single drop of the blood of the Lamb contains immeasurable power that will break every wicked plan and plot of the enemy and heal every trauma. He is gathering these ones to Himself and accomplishing mighty breakthroughs on the earth.
In another experience, I saw the Lord on beautiful hills, a large gathering of children all around Him – first, His joy and His delight in them was evident, and then groups of peoples came to Him. All nations and peoples were being added and gathered to Him. He was revealed in this as the Good Shepherd. The sheep were well cared for, well fed, protected, and His leadership was perfect.
In yearning together as family for His heart these 10 Days, we saw the beginning of the fulfillment of Isaiah 56:7, “Even them I will bring to My Holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on My altar; For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”
Beautifully, our partnership with 2BC remains and we will work together to see the 2BC 24/7 zoom prayer room become a reality as we cry out in unity for the 2 Billion Children under the age of 15 to be reached with the message of His love for them.