On October 2, 2005, across nearly
100 nations plus the Commonwealths of DC, Guam, and Puerto Rico, millions
of believers cried out for Israel on one collective knee, asking for the
peace of God to come to Jerusalem.
"We are here today to ask God to prevail in
what man has failed to accomplish through human diplomacy. Real peace
will come to the Middle East only when hearts and minds are changed,"
Robert Stearns, founder and co-chairman of the DPPJ event, said from
Karlsruhe, Germany on DPPJ Sunday, where he led a ceremony at one of
the nation’s largest churches, Israeli and German dignitaries in attendance.
“We are asking for God’s reign of peace to come
to Jerusalem,” he added.
From many Muslim nations like Indonesia, Turkey,
Egypt and Pakistan, a Christian remnant stood up and was counted in
praying for the peace of Jerusalem.
In the U.S., a coordinated 24-hour prayer and
worship vigil between New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles on Saturday,
Oct. 1, preceded the Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem, piercing
the Western world’s atmosphere with “harp & bowl” worship ahead
of the worldwide intercession for Israel.
DPPJ leaders in the U.S. coordinated
an interactive global teleconference on Oct. 2, 2005 where citizens around
the world who couldn’t attend official prayer assemblies used phones to
enter “virtual prayer rooms” in praying for the peace of Jerusalem.
Hundreds of callers from over 42 U.S. states
and 12 nations called in to pray, sing and even sound shofars – the
ram’s horn blown in biblical times to rally troops or announce sacrifices
–throughout the day.
Some of the prayer focuses at the top of each
hour included praying for the restoration, healing and protection of
Israel while other hour-long sessions prayed against terror in the land
and against Middle East media distortions, so common in the world today.
Several Christians prayed in their native tongues,
interceding in German, Hebrew, Thai –even Swahili – for the peace of
God to come to Jerusalem.
A poignant moment came when the voice of a young
girl interrupted focused and fierce intercession as she quietly prayed
for the peace and hope of Israel’s children during the “Praying for
the Youth of Israel” segment of the teleconference.
