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Check these links for news and inspiring relection from 24-7 Prayer. Can we read the ‘signs of the times’ – from Lakeland, Florida to South West China – Pete Greig challenges us to respond to global events and the movement of the Spirit with an explosion of prayer. http://www.24-7prayer.com/cm/content/887 “Two drunk girls walked into the prayer-room in a former shop in Northern Ireland.”

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Dear friends, A door has been opened to us. The Gildberd School, Highwoods, has offered space to us with CYO to run a Christ centred prayer room. The prayer room will be open to pupils and staff before school, during break and lunchtime, and after school. The prayer room will be called Sanctum. This opportunity may be repeated in other schools. It is proposed that the Gilberd Sanctum will

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On Saturday, Carol and I journeyed to Guildford. There we met about 40 others from Guildford, Cambridge, Southampton, Belfast, Devon and elsewhere. We had come to hear stories from Kansas City Boiler Room Community. It was great to see Nate and Marissa again from Kansas City, and also to meet Adam, their friend and co-leader. These guys are so fun, but also really kind and encouraging. And

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Our friend Anne posts the following news; We're having another Prayer Room on Saturday 21st June at Great Clacton Methodist Church, Old Road (B1027), Great Clacton. This time 7.30am to 6.30pm, church open and vestry set up with the more tactile stuff. Love Anne

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Yesterday, I was privileged to spend some time meeting and hanging out with Nate and Marissa from Kansas City Boiler Room. We had lunch, toured into Colchester along the river, cooked and visited Rosie and Mo in St Osyth (thanks for having us!!). Nate and Marissa appreciated a sea view! I was encouraged to hear Nate and Marissa's stories of growing Christ centred community in Kansas City. One

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A little later than planned but hope you still appreciate it... A huge thank you to you all from my team and I for your support and prayers. The visit was a great success! We were very welcome by the Christian families in the country who come from all over the world to work there. They kept thanking us before we even started childcare sessions!! God gave the best team! I always believed the

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I am reading an inspiring and challenging book "Not Religion but Love" by Dave Andrews. He writes about his belief in following the radical, nonviolent and sacrificial example of Jesus. And also out of his experience living in community and serving marginalised people. "But the only way we can live is to live in the real world. And the only way we can live in the real world is to love the

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A Big Thanks to everyone who supported the Hope 2008 24/10 Prayer Room. More than 200 people from 18 church congregations took slots in the prayer room. Together we sustained 220 hours of prayer over 10 days. "There is a real sense of the presence of God." Prayer Room user."I feel much clearer in my head in the prayer room." Prayer Room visitor.Excitingly, many passersby left prayer requests

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Latest news is the team is well. And so are the children they've been looking after. They completed their children's work successfully. Thank God. Please pray for safe return travel today.

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The prayer room has now been the site of 4 days of prayer room, with seven church congregations taking slots. Visitors have commented on the sense of peace in the prayer room. But Magic, a visitor from Poland, also commented on the life he saw. Passers by have taken the chance to hang prayers on the church railings. (These prayers are then brought inside and prayed). Free slots in the prayer

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"News from Mike and team in North Africa is that they arrived safely on Tuesday and all of them are well. They are having good times with the children praying for the nations, and the children are enjoying the stories the team have brought. Please pray for continuing peace and joy, especially for the little children they are working with. Also good worship times with the older young people.

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Here's a great bit of wisdom from Marie.... "I learned something in the Easter holidays that may also be an encouragement to you in this busy season. Grace and I visited an owl sanctuary. We discovered there used to be 14,000 owls before the second World War. At that time fields were fairly small. During the war the government became worried about feeding the people. They encouraged farmers

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The prayer room will be running from 8pm 1 May - 8pm 10 May at St Peter's Church, North Hill, Colchester. So far 16 different church congregations have committed to taking prayer slots in the prayer room, covering about 8 days of continuous prayer!! If you'd like your church to be involved please contact Richard Smith via mail@colchesterboilerroom.org.uk The prayer room will be open to visitors

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Dear Boiler Room friends, You can come and pray for Mike and the team before they go to North Africa on 29 April. We are gathering at Kingsland Lexden at 7.30pm on Thursday 24 April. I think there'll be coffee! love Richard

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Hello Boiler Room friends, There is a state of emergency and dispair in Zimbabwe currently. However, there also seems to be an opportunity of movement towards change as well as potential violence. Please would you join me in praying for Zimbabwe for a minute a day at this time? This could be added to our Daily Prayer, if you pray that. Further info on Zimbabwe and the one minute prayer are

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Last weekend, I visited Shropshire - land of rolling hills, wind and rain... and... snow! I joined other believers for a training conference for voluntary work with a Chiristian company either overseas or in UK. These other people were really encouraging. I'm more and more convinced God chooses people who seem ordinary or clearly not naturally qualified for the job. The Bible is full of them...

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Check this link http://www.24-7prayer.com/spaces I think these podcasts inspire Godly reflection and prayer... what do you think? love Richard

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Anne Scott, prayer room creator extraordinaire invites us to the; Great Clacton Methodist Church Prayer Room Day of prayer Share time with God and with others. 5th April 2008 7.30 am – 10.30 pm

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Many people across the church are coming to together with the dream of seeing many people reached by the love of Jesus Christ. This is Hope 2008. We believe prayer is crucial to enable us to be guided by God, and to see fruit for His kingdom. You and your congregation can be part of a special prayer time to fuel Hope 2008 in Colchester, and inspire our work together for His kingdom. The vision

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Here's some encouraging news from the hosting church in Turkey, who we worked with to do a 24-7 Prayer Room. "We can see a new zeal for the Lord and a new desire to pray. The biggest thing happened to a couple who thought they have to go back home to work and earn money. One of them just found work last week in the International School as a teacher. She can start in September. Also housing and

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Colin, Jean, Katy and I had an amazing trip to Turkey. Thanks so much to all of you who prayed and encouraged us. God provided all we needed, and answered all our prayers for the week. Here's the entrance to the daytime prayer room (we had two prayer rooms making up this 24/7 prayer week). "Hos geldiniz" is "you are welcome" in Turkish. A key prayer for us during the week was "Hos Geldiniz,

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Dear friends, Thanks so much for all your encouragement and prayers. We have really felt supported in our trip, and we are seeing answers to your prayers. We have been welcomed very well by many friends here. The two (!) prayer rooms are now running. And many of the slots are booked up. One is a basement boiler room, with a well in the back room. Living water is a theme in this room and

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Here's a message from Chris, The 24/3 prayer room will be at St Stephens Church, Canterbury Road, Colchester. "If you have time please could you publicise the prayer room as we would really welcome anyone and everyone. The prayer room starts at 9pm on Maundy Thursday (20thMarch) and runs till Easter Sunday 10pm (23rd March). During the days the prayer room will follow the different days of

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A vision for Prayer Rooms as part of Hope 2008 Church congregations have been working together to run 24-7 Prayer Rooms in Colchester area since 2000. These Prayer Rooms continue to be a place of inspiration, refreshment and encounter. Colchester Boiler Room Community would like to co-ordinate a 24-10 Prayer Room at a town centre location 1 – 10 May 2008, in the run up to the Global Day of

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Thanks to Gillian for this report of comments on the Highwoods prayer room in January; ‘I felt the prayer room had a peaceful atmosphere and I felt very much at home there.’ ‘I felt a new commitment to the people on Highwoods generally.’ ‘'Break through' was a major theme that cropped up again and again’ ‘It was good to know that there was an hour where you weren't going to be distracted. It

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