In it’s 8th consecutive year, Australia is calling the nations of the world to join with them:
8 days of prayer and fasting for USA, 30 April – 7 May 2020.
Pray & Fast for USA 2020
April 30 is America’s National Day of Repentance.
Ps Jeff Daly from the USA, the founder of the National Day of Repentance, is a long-time friend to Australia and the leaders of the Australian Prayer Movement.
May 7 is America’s National Day of Prayer.
The theme is “GODS GLORY – Across the Earth” Habakkuk 2:14.
The National Day of Prayer, 7 May 2020, is a vital part of America’s heritage. The first call to prayer was in 1775 when the Continental Congress asked the colonies to pray for wisdom in forming a nation.
The national call to prayer in the USA has continued through history, including President Lincoln’s proclamation of a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” on 30 April 1863. In 1952, a joint resolution by Congress, signed by President Truman, declared an annual National Day of Prayer.
We have been praying and fasting on an annual basis since 2013 for revival and transformation for USA, according to 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Our prayers, and the prayers of other nations we believe, have made a significant contribution to the miraculous shift back to more Godly values which have occurred under the current administration.
The Pandemic in USA is Severe
Currently there have been 987,322 cases of Coronavirus in USA, over 11 times worse than Australia on a pro-rata basis. Currently, here in Australia, we are sitting at 6,719 to total cases to date with 83 deaths.
Worse still, there have been 55,415 deaths from COVID-19 in the USA, over 51 times worse than Australia on a pro-rata basis. This is horrific! From the sheer number of cases and death toll, the USA is the worst hit country in the world and the death rate is likely to rise. America desperately needs our prayers!
President Abraham Lincoln’s humble call to prayer in 1863 resonates with us today. Both America and Australia need to come back to God in repentance and humility.
HOPESTORY
It is significant that these eight days of Prayer and Fasting mark the beginning of Go2020 in the month of May, a call for Christians of the world to pray for, and share the Gospel with, 5 people in the month of May. The simple goal is to reach a billion people with God’s love.
The team at the National Day of Prayer & Fasting are encouraging each believer to accept the ‘Hope Story Challenge’ and share their video testimony about how they came to hope in Jesus, and then post it online. You can use your mobile phone to record your testimony.
Then challenge five others to do the same. This is a vital part of our prayer call as the call to pray and fast for America is intersecting with the Go2020 evangelistic prayer call.
Thank you again for your support for the National Day of Prayer & Fasting.
Let us pray for a breakthrough for America together!
Yours for the Nations
Warwick Marsh, James Condon & Andrew Scarborough
National Day of Prayer & Fasting
澳大利亚连续第八年呼吁世界各国加入：
为美国祈祷和禁食8天，2020年4月30日至5月7日。
为2020年美国祈祷
4月30日是美国的全国忏悔日。
来自美国的杰夫·戴利是“全国忏悔日”的创办人，他是澳大利亚和澳大利亚祈祷运动领导人的长期朋友。
5月7日是美国的国庆祈祷日。
主题是“神的荣耀-横跨地球”哈巴谷书2:14。
2020年5月7日是国家祈祷日，是美国传统的重要组成部分。第一次祈祷是在1775年，当时大陆议会要求殖民地祈祷建立一个国家的智慧。
美国的全国性祈祷活动贯穿历史，包括林肯总统在1863年4月30日宣布的“羞辱、禁食和祈祷”日。1952年，由杜鲁门总统签署的国会联合决议宣布一年一度的全国祈祷日。
从2013年起，我们每年都在祈祷和禁食，为美国的复兴和转变，根据2编年史7:14。
我们的祈祷，以及我们相信的其他国家的祈祷，为奇迹般地回归到在现任政府下发生的更加虔诚的价值观做出了重大贡献。
美国的流行病很严重
目前，美国共有987322例冠状病毒病例，按比例比澳大利亚严重11倍以上。目前，在澳大利亚，我们的病例总数为6719例，其中83例死亡。
更糟糕的是，美国有55415人死于COVID-19，按比例计算，是澳大利亚的51倍多。太可怕了！从病例数量和死亡人数来看，美国是世界上受灾最严重的国家，死亡率可能会上升。美国迫切需要我们的祈祷！
1863年，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统谦卑地呼吁人们祈祷，今天我们对此产生了共鸣。美国和澳大利亚都需要在悔改和谦卑中回归上帝。
玻璃窗
重要的是，这八天的祷告和禁食标志着五月份Go2020的开始，呼吁全世界的基督徒在五月份为五个人祷告，并与他们分享福音。简单的目标是用上帝的爱去帮助十亿人。
国家祈祷与禁食日的小组鼓励每个信徒接受“希望故事挑战”，分享他们如何在耶稣身上获得希望的视频证词，然后将其发布到网上。你可以用手机记录你的证词。
然后挑战另外五个人做同样的事。这是我们祈祷呼吁的一个重要部分，因为美国祈祷和禁食的呼吁正与Go2020福音祈祷呼吁交叉。
再次感谢您对全国祈祷禁食日的支持。
让我们一起为美国的突破祈祷吧！
你的国家
沃里克·马什、詹姆斯·康登和安德鲁·斯卡伯勒
全国祈祷禁食日