On Saturday Nov 21, I had the privilege to attend “Awake! Arise!”, an all-day prayer retreat at Chauncey and Joan Hutter’s beautiful home in Charlottesville Virginia. At least 50-60 people gathered to give thanks and praise and pray to the King of kings and LORD of lords, opening a gateway to heaven. People came from communities throughout Virginia and even Washington D.C. And God did a special work on me. This morning I was prompted to post a profound message and 2-way prayer about mercy.

To disciple a nation you need a philosophy that governs all aspects of behavior yet is flexible enough to apply to all sectors of society. What are the sectors of society the gospel must penetrate in order to disciple nations? There are in fact seven mountains or world kingdoms that make up the matrix in which the culture of every nation exists.

So many exciting things are happening from a transformation standpoint in Virginia. If time permitted, I could write all day long with what I see God doing around the Commonwealth. God’s people are rising up and responding to the call of God on their lives. People are stepping into their destinies. Prayer is on the increase – BIG TIME.

NBWC [New Beginnings Worship Center] has been meeting for prayer at 1pm every Wednesday for the last 9 months. We begin with streaming prayer with Billye Brim at 1:00, praying for a Great Awakening. The Lord had spoken last November that no man could save America, only and awakening to God. Millions around the world are praying together at this time for our nation, & nations around the world.

When we officially stopped the weekly Pray Culpeper gatherings in the summer of 2007 after meeting consistently for two years, I asked the LORD to have at least three pastors commit to come together to pray weekly. Well, yesterday (Nov 4) at our Pray Culpeper gathering, we had three pastors for the first time in several years.

Dear Friends of The Business of Prayer, (living in the Central Virginia area) Joan and I would like to invite you to our home for 1 day prayer retreat. (See details below) Our heart is to join with other Christians who desire to pray and seek God as THE answer in this hour. Young and old, mature or new … if your heart wants to go deeper in Christ, please clear out some time in your schedule and come.

As a global CONNECTOR in Christ, I delight in connecting people, ideas, and resources. I realize that many of the connections shared are not meant for most of my followers. But hopefully, when the right opportunity comes your way at the right time, you will have the spiritual discernment and courage to seize that. Over the next three days, I will be sharing what I consider three extraordinary opportunities to sow into yourself and the Kingdom of God.

On Monday Nov 2, my wife and I returned to Culpeper from a wonderful 2-week vacation in Hawaii. Julia participated in the Xterra World Triathlon Championship in Maui on Oct 25. I’m thrilled to be able to participate in today’s weekly Pray Culpeper meeting at Reformation Luther Church. You’re invited.