LONDON, ENGLAND – (ANS)- As millions around the world
gathered for the 11th Annual Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday (June 12,
2011), churches of all denominations and ethnic backgrounds across London and
throughout the British Isles prayed as the heavens poured out rain to end the
season of drought.

Many farming
communities rejoiced to see their land soaked which was a poignant prophetic
sign that prayers will end the spiritual drought in Britain.

Across all 33 London boroughs thousands of Christians in Newham, Southwark,
Brent, Bromley, Lewisham, Harringay, Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, Ealing,
Wandsworth, Lambeth and Westminster amongst others held a variety of prayer
events. Prayer events also took place across the home counties including
Surrey, Essex and Kent.

In Romford in Essex, heavy rain forced plans to gather at the local market
place, to be moved at the last minute to Romford Baptist Church. Despite this
the church was packed with Christians from a wide variety of denominations and
nationalities in a powerful display of unity as prayers were said for all
aspects of society from the recession, loneliness to youth issues.

There were a number of dignitaries in attendance including the Mayor of
Romford and Member of Parliament for Romford Andrew Rosindell, who said:
“The Global Day of Prayer is an important event in the local community.
You have wonderful organisations, churches and faith groups throughout Romford
and they play a pivotal part in our local community. They’re the bedrock of
Romford and I’m very pleased that the Global Day of Prayer is happening in my
constituency.

“It’s a wonderful initiative and I’m delighted that so many from
Romford are contributing to that 200 million group of people who are coming
together to worship and to celebrate and so here in Romford we’re playing our
part in that global community of Christians.”

GDOP London Convener Jonathan Oloyede was extremely encouraged by all that
was happening in the capital on Pentecost Sunday: “I’m excited by all the
different events that have been happening across London. We’ve been having
celebrations in all the 33 boroughs of the city.

“We’ve been praying for the peace of God for our city, we’ve been
praying for the young people, we’ve been praying that the crime rates will come
down. We’ve been praying for the unity of the church to come together at such a
time as Pentecost.

“We’ve been talking about the powerful leaders’ prayer summit that’s
going to be taking place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday September 17. Many
churches and denominations are gearing up to send their delegates to this
historic gathering which has a theme of Unity, Prayer and Transformation.

As Global Day of Prayer London moves on with the 500 Days of unceasing
Prayer, a number of ongoing events have been planned to mobilize increased
prayer for the city and the nation, including a special Night of Prayer on
Tuesday July 13 at the Emmanuel Christian Centre in Westminster, London 7-10pm.
GDOP London is inviting all leaders to attend a special reception at 6:30pm,
when they’ll hear more about the exciting plans to gather 1,000 leaders at
Wembley Stadium on Saturday, September 17, 2011.

For more details go to: www.gdoplondon.com

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About Peter Wooding

Peter Wooding is an award-winning TV, radio and
print journalist and media consultant under the name of Peter
Wooding Productions (www.peterwoodingproductions.com).
Having previously spent 10 years as news editor with UCB Radio in
the UK, he has travelled extensively reporting from countries
including Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, Dubai, South Korea, Zambia,
Gambia, Mozambique, Croatia, Israel and India. He now reports
regularly for CBN News, ASSIST News Service, GDOP London, Russian
Ministries, Whispering Word and Sorted Magazine. Peter and wife
Sharon live in North Wales, UK with their three children. Passionate
to see God’s Justice and Mercy impact lives, Peter is director of a
new UK ministry Mercy Projects International (www.mercyproject.org.uk)
to help at-risk young people in Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, Kosovo,
the Middle East and beyond. 

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