A Guangxi church has launched the twenty-four-hour prayer chain for three consecutive years, offering intercession for the country, the church, pastors, believers, ministries, and evangelism.
Last Saturday, Beihai Church held the Third Anniversary Prayer Conference for the 24-Hour Prayer Chain, with pastoral staff and believers sitting together to read the Bible, pray, and praise the Lord.
Leading others in reciting Acts 26: 19-20, Rev. Huang Zhengxin encouraged the attendees to pray constantly, look to the Triune God, and entrust everything to Him, as prayer was as important a part of our faith journey as breathing.
During this commemorative conference, each prayer group talked about their gains and testimonies during the prayer in 2021, counting the grace of God.
One pastor said, "The past three years are really not easy, especially for the groups that participated in the early morning. They wake up to pray in the middle of the night, which has lasted three years!"
All participants are divided into 24 groups, each of them prays in a designated one-hour slot. It was the most difficult to pray during the latter half of the night and early morning, so they adopt a variety of methods such as reminding each other online, being waken up by family members or alarm clocks to attend the continuous prayer.
Another pastor claimed, "Thank God! We should watch and pray when getting to the end, hoping to light up the world, and spread the gospel 24 hours a day."
(The article was originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
广西壮族自治区北海基督教会连续三年举行24小时昼夜祷告，为国家、为教会、为福音、为牧者、为肢体、为事工等献上祷告。
2021年11月27日礼拜六上午，北海堂举行了“24小时祷告链三周年祷告大会”。参会的教牧同工和弟兄姊妹围坐在一起，读经、祷告、赞美。北海堂黄正欣牧师带领大家诵读使徒行传26章19节至20节经文,并以此经文内容为题与弟兄姊妹分享，鼓励大家在基督里恒切祷告，仰望三一的神，把一切交托给上帝。使祷告如同呼吸一样，成为信仰生活的重要内容。
纪念聚会期间，每个祷告小组分别讲述2021年靠着祷告的得着和见证，数算上帝的恩典和恩惠。
正如一位传道人说的：“这三年真的不容易啊，尤其是凌晨参与祷告的几个小组。后半夜起来祷告，一如既往三年了！”
他们分了祷告小组，每个小组一个小时的昼夜守望祷告。每个小组都有规定好的祷告时间，一共24个小组。后半夜和凌晨是最难的，但是大家采取互相在网络提醒、闹铃、家人帮助提醒等多种方式参加连续祷告。
一位传道人谈到24小时祷告链：“感谢神！越到这末后，我们越应该警醒祷告了，希望给这世界点上一盏明灯，希望福音24小时不断的广传。”
（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。感谢贺军教士提供的照片。）
https://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/59371
广西北海教会举行“24小时祷告链三周年祷告大会”
A Guangxi church has launched the twenty-four-hour prayer chain for three consecutive years, offering intercession for the country, the church, pastors, believers, ministries, and evangelism.
Last Saturday, Beihai Church held the Third Anniversary Prayer Conference for the 24-Hour Prayer Chain, with pastoral staff and believers sitting together to read the Bible, pray, and praise the Lord.
Leading others in reciting Acts 26: 19-20, Rev. Huang Zhengxin encouraged the attendees to pray constantly, look to the Triune God, and entrust everything to Him, as prayer was as important a part of our faith journey as breathing.
During this commemorative conference, each prayer group talked about their gains and testimonies during the prayer in 2021, counting the grace of God.
One pastor said, "The past three years are really not easy, especially for the groups that participated in the early morning. They wake up to pray in the middle of the night, which has lasted three years!"
All participants are divided into 24 groups, each of them prays in a designated one-hour slot. It was the most difficult to pray during the latter half of the night and early morning, so they adopt a variety of methods such as reminding each other online, being waken up by family members or alarm clocks to attend the continuous prayer.
Another pastor claimed, "Thank God! We should watch and pray when getting to the end, hoping to light up the world, and spread the gospel 24 hours a day."
(The article was originally published by the Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Guangxi Church Marks Three Years of 24-Hour Prayer Chain
