January was a great start to kingdom come 2012 and as we move into February we are taking a prayer focus on schools and universities all over Ireland check out the video for more details and how to get invoved…

24-7 prayer has three strands, prayer, mission and justice. Over the last few years we have been developing a partnership with Tearfund here in Northern Ireland to help us focus on our justice strand.

In the U.K, Tearfund and 24-7 prayer have partnered around a week in February/March called ‘Global Poverty Prayer week,’ acknowledging that prayer leads to action that leads to prayer that leads to action. The two are inseparable, as we pray God gives us his heart for his world and we are changed and challenged to do something about that! In March 2011, Tearfund launched the One Voice Global Poverty Prayer Movement and have been praying together throughout the year. In 2012 they want to continue to grow this global movement, uniting even more people in praying for an end to poverty.

The dates for the One Voice prayer week are Sunday 26 February – Sunday 4 March 2012.

Last year 24-7 prayer got involved in a great event that helps resource individuals and churches to pray and act to transform communities locally and globally.

This is called Re:Ignite and is coming up next weekend on Saturday 4th February a day to explore how faith, prayer and lifestyle can bring change locally and globally more details.

Renowned conference speaker, and former Tearfund board member, Andy Hickford will consider how consumerism shapes our faith and attitudes towards poverty as he unpacks our theme of ‘Be the change’ .
And seminar leaders from Northern Ireland, England and Ethiopia will encourage delegates to think about the actions we can take in our everyday lives to bring change locally and globally. It promises to be a great day!

There will also be a free youth RE:Ignite Event on Friday 3rd February so get along more details

24-7 Prayer Ireland are excited to be involved in this event that aims to inspire those who come to give, act and pray.

Tim Magowan, the Northern Ireland Director for Tearfund, says this about the partnership,
John Wesley once said that ‘prayer is where the action is’. As people who are active in building a better world, we hope that 24/7 Prayer Ireland will help us pray more deeply at Re:Ignite and beyond. We hope that our activism will enable people who are passionate about prayer to find ways to be part of the answer to them’.