Prayerwalker Journals

55,517 motorists prayed for since 6 November 2006. (Distance walked: 330 km) As I passed a bus, full of passengers, I was so encouraged to know I had a few seconds to pray for all of them. Encouraged, because I know that God (who knows the number of hairs on my head) knows the passengers each one intimately. For some He is waiting ... With some He is communing ... and in that short prayer I prayed, He could touch each one of them ... Our God is an awesome God - He who knows even the stars by name ... It is not too difficult for Him to hear a prayer for a whole busload of people and then know them by name and their needs - it is a bit mind-blowing to think about that. But it grows your faith! Psalm 147:4 (NIV)  4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. So He knows your deepest thoughts, dear reader as I pray for you now ... Father, As I pray for this person right now, I ask that You will reach in as his/her "will" allows you now ... to touch that hea

41 153 motorists prayed for since 6 November 2006. Distance walked: 247 km. On this morning's prayerwalk I was - for most of the 18km - consumed by a combination of songs ... maybe I just had some words substituted. I sometimes don't mind using the words as they come to mind - it adds new meaning to the song and makes me feel the deeper meaning while the "new song" is an offering to God. Author of the u-ni-verse ... You are ho-ly ho-ly Author of the u-ni-verse ... high a-bove all el-se (repeat ... repeat ... repeat ...) Father God, You are holy You are high above all else Maker of the universe, You are holy We just praise You now We praise You We p r a i s e You mmm ... mmm mmm mmm ... We worship You Lord mmm ... Amen

I am currently spending about 2 hours daily on racewalk training. I use this opportunity to pray for the motorists that pass by me. The "one-in-a-million prayerwalk" is an attempt to pray for 1 000 000 individuals, while also praying for 1 000 000 to be saved in New Zealand. Yesterday's prayerwalk during peak time traffic was enough to make me quite dizzy while praying ... BUT I know the Lord knows each one of the people and I cannot pray fast and enough for each person. Some of these precious people have not been prayed for in some time - I know this in my heart. This is very encouraging for me. Since 6 November 2006 I have prayed for 27,456 motorists, and have walked a distance of 174 km . 29 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 944 Northcote / Torbay / Brownsbay - Distance walked: 10 km 28 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 2,458 East Coast Rd / Constellation Drive - Distance walked: 6 km 26 Nov 2006 - Motorists: 3,053 East Coast Rd / Constellation Drive / Sunset Drive - Distance walked: 9 km

13,582* motorists prayed for (11,318 drivers + 2,264 passengers) since 6 November 2006. On this morning's prayerwalk, I had a spine-chilling experience. 5 days ago, I asked the Lord to open my eyes to see into the spiritual realm ... like Elisha's servant who couldn't see why Elisha wasn't afraid of the huge army around his town ... sent to come and get him (Elisha) ... a whole army sent to fetch one of God's children. Now he had something to be scared of ... but yet he said to his servant: (2 Kings 6:16) "Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." Who was he referring to? What did Elisha know that his servant didn't know. It was just the 2 of them, and the huge army surrounding the town. (2 Kings 6:16) And Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open his eyes so he may see." Then the LORD opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of

11 182 people prayed for This morning the "1 million prayers"-prayerwalk had its first milestone ... I just passed the 10 000 mark. It started out as such a daunting ... unreachable goal, but now I have hope ... Just keep at it and keep on praying for precious people - ONE by ONE and I will get there. It will add up to 1 million en the end. Last week this prayerwalk added a dimension to my spiritual life which I thank God for. I experienced quite a number of moments where God reminded me of specific things in my own life - and I realised it was pointing to things that I did and never repented of. Unrepented sins. Aghhhh it feels so good to finally have spoken to the Lord about those things and knowing He is a loving and forgiving God. And to be able to look Him in the eyes without any feelings of guilt. Nehemiah 9:17 (New International Version) ... But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love ... Now a valuable lesson that I lea

Praying for 1 000 000 to be saved in New Zealand Christians have started praying for 1 million New Zealanders to be saved, and this prayerwalk is to pray for 1 million people representing them. Each person in that huge number (1 million) is someone special and that is what the next prayerwalk is about. Praying for each one of them. I am setting out to pray for 1 million people as they pass me. I pray that if they are not saved, they will be saved. If they are saved, to get to know the Lord Jesus more intimate. So while I pray for people individually, those prayers will also be for another individual to get saved ... does that make sense? I chose to do it where I find myself daily - on the road among thousands of commuters. I have seen something develop during the past months: As I prayerwalked the city, I have noticed that there are many opportunities to pray for motorists and their passengers. Some days I did that as they just kept on coming past me in droves. ( What a great opportuni

I felt convicted to pray into the big way in which stores have been marketing haloween this year ... and for the response from the people in the stores (shops). Little girls being dressed up as evil witches, Boys with glowing devils-forks. It is just terrible! I have mapped out a route which I have prayerwalked this morning and I am about to leave on the same route right after publishing this blog. The route takes the shape of a spiral and circles out in bigger and bigger circles throughout this city where I live in. Eventually the spiraling ends on the beach ... BUT not the prayers. This morning, as I prayerwalked this route, I didn't have (or use) much understandable words - I just let the Holy Spirit pray through me. This was a battle in the spirit-realm. The amazing deal in that is HE is doing the battle as we let HIM use us. So Lord please use us. Use me. I am standing in the gap for this nation right now. Just praying Your will to be done here. Your love to be here. Your glor

Even if you don't know it, I saw the sun rise this morning. I saw a new day break. I saw the sun break through the cloudy sky like in a red hot open flame giving freshness to the morning dew and a crispy chill that burns through bones and cut through skin. And I knew you made it through a-NO-ther day Yes ... you are at the start of a new day. You made it through YES-ter-day Now come, let me help you through this day TODAY Within the first few kilometers, as I started out on my 50km walk, I felt that I could go on for the whole day. I felt fit and ready ... I felt light and bouncy That was when I started to pray for you. And I mean it when I say: I came under a real conviction to pray for some specific things. Life is really really tough for those who have given in to drugs. Those who have been caught up in the addiction and who want to get out. Doesn't it feel like: " The world is just watching you - waiting for you to make your next mistake. " You need support right

The longest single prayerwalk I have done to this day was in Denmark, between Skagen and Frederickshaven. (42km) I have not advertised the next walk because I felt something stirring in me. I wanted to make sure what the Lord is laying on my heart. As I prepared for this walk; I more and more sensed the focus of the prayerwalk should be for our children - in the area of drug abuse. This morning, on a prayerwalk, I prayed against drugs. I prayed that the grip that drug abuse has, would be broken. As I walked, and as I prayed this prayer, I could almost sense the resistance in the spiritual realm. This just confirmed to me that drug abuse has deep spiritual roots and we have to come against it in prayer. I now challenge you to take time out this weekend and pray for the youth in your area. The youth in your church. The youth in your family. The youth in your home. That they will be free from drug abuse. As you pray for this, I am sure you will also sense the oppression in this area in th

Often, as I go prayerwalking, the Holy Spirit leads me to sing specific songs over an area as I walk through it. I wrote the other day about the trees and how He gave me such fresh revelation of how He made it to be pleasing to the eye. Now the song that came from that, is still mulling through my head, I even sing it in the supermarket! I share it with the whole world - just because of His love for us. So sing with me ... telling Him how beautiful He made creation for us to enjoy: Here are the words and sheet music copyright free. Just worship Him with it. Beautiful to behold Beautiful to behold are the works of Your hands Beautiful to behold are the words that You speak Beautiful beautiful are the trees of the field You planned it and made it and said that it was good, that's why we praise Your name Beautiful to behold are the works of Your hands Beautiful to behold are the words that You speak Beautiful beautiful are the trees of the field You planned it and made it an

I just returned from my "39 churches ... 1 hour ... 1 prayer" walk in Howick and Pakuranga in Auckland, New Zealand. One thing which was on my heart while I walked through the area, was an "anchor". I focused on praying for the churches in the area to be places where people will get anchored. Places where the people from Howick and Pakuranga can come to get anchored in their spiritual lives. Anchored to the Word of God. Anchored to Jesus. As I passed one church, it struck me that there was still parking space available. It really struck a chord in my heart and I prayed (and continue to pray) that the parking areas will fill up. That people will come to church, and your parking areas will overflow. At another church their was the sweet sound of worship. I say "sweet" because it was how I perceived it - an aroma pleasing to the Lord. And as I passed, I could see that some of the athletes heard it and that they made comments about it. Filled with compassion,

A new day will break on 15 October. And it will be a new morning. And ... the mercies of the LORD will be new ... still fresh, as we start the prayerwalk. I have one thing on my heart for this walk: it is to pray for unity among the 39 churches along the way. That they will step into peaceful and supportive relationships. That the bride of Christ will be ONE BRIDE ... and even as we worship in our different ways, we will be accepting towards other denominations. Loving and supportive of our fellow brothers and sisters in the Lord. Join me in the spirit, as many of my dear friends do when I go on my prayerwalks, by praying with me on Sunday morning 09:40 for an hour. The event is the Sir Barry Curtis 10km race. Even though I entered as a walker; I will be prayerwalking! I am always humbled when I announce my prayerwalks, how people from all over the world let me know how they will be joining me (in the spirit - praying). Some even wheelchair bound, others already in their 80's. So l

What a great week of prayerwalking! On Monday it was just getting back into the routine after a bit of muscle-resting. Tuesday started of on a high note ... I first walked 3km and then did some fast and furious dashes. (that means I walk 100m at a slow pace and then walk very fast for the next 100m.) As I did these spped bursts - I just enjoyed the rhythm of the walking. And with that I prayed many many prayers for the people in my life and the members on this list. Yes I prayed for many of you by name - Just saying Lord, for this 100m I want to pray for * ... I would not be surprised if I get lots of emails confirming wonderful things happening on Tuesday. Then after doing speed bursts, I did a long fast walk for 3 km. I feel in my heart to speak what I felt the Lord laid on my heart: There are members on this list who will instantly know it is for them ... you have been on some kind of a journey for quite some time now. And you do not have a clear indication of how long it is going t

I was on a casual walk, on my way home when I saw a turn-off which seemed to be a short-cut home. I decided to take it. Merely 50 steps down the road, I realised it was going to be a little longer. Sometimes when that happens (smile) I would normally just say to the Lord: "Lord this is going to give me a little extra time, and I give myself over to Your leading, to use me to pray for the people living here." So I just walked on and prayed as I felt the Lord laid on my heart for each house that I was passing. Ohhh, you can think of the shock I got when I passed one particular home and the Lord prompted me to pray for some specific things for the people in there - and added to that, He prompted me to go and knock on the door and tell them I am praying for them and for those specific things. I thought I'd just continue ... but the Holy Spirit convicted me in a gentle manner to turn around. What a surprise I got when the owner of that house turned out to be the director of a

This is my prayer as I walk New Zealand - That the Lord will be present in a tangible way ... Even in sport ... even in the church !!! And that people will live in peace, harmony and serve God in love and harmony. That religious barriers will get blurred and that the church will become the true bride of Christ. and that the splendor of the Lord will fill each of His temples (servants). 2 Chronicles 5 15 ... The trumpeters and musicians played together, praising and giving thanks to the Lord. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments, they loudly praised the Lord, singing: 16 “Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!” Then a cloud filled the Lord’s temple. 17 The priests could not carry out their duties 18 because of the cloud; the Lord’s splendor filled God’s temple. Lord I pray that You would show Your splendor to this country and that we will hunger for more of You in our lives ... and that we will truly put You in the center of our lives ... and r

Join me this week as I will be walking out the cloud. The final game of the Super 14 series was played in a cloud of mist. The conditions meant fans in the 35800 capacity stadium (all tickets were sold out) and those watching on television could see very little of the game as the players struggled to see each end of the field. I honestly wondered if the Lord is speaking some revelation to the Christians in the 3 countries who participate in this series. I was reminded of the how God some times uses physical signs to communicate with us. Is this just a coincidence? Three nations from across the world ... Sport is often worshipped ... For some people it is only sports that gets the honour of them lifting their hands and praising the beauty of the moment. Is the Lord speaking to us from that "cloud" I am challenging you to pray with me this week and find what the Lord wants us to hear. Please share with me any revelation the Lord may speak to you. peet@fingerbattle.com I h

On the way to Singapore, I asked the Lord to speak into my heart what He wants me to pray over that area, or country. Then I just got lost in Psalm 18. I realised His compassion and His heart for my walk there would be to pray this beautiful psalm over Singapore. I didn't have a visa to leave the airport, but after 3 hours of walking inside that huge airport, I have not even covered all of the walkways and gardens. My walk started of with intercession for Singapore, and the countries surrounding that area. Praying was based on much of Ps 18 as well as this new song the Lord gave into my heart. It is a song to sing over that country to speak the blessing and fullness of a personal relationship with Jesus into its peoples hearts and lives. I bless You Lord, oh Source of my strength I praise You Lord, ..... Source of my security I praise You Lord, ..... Source of my protection I praise You Lord, ..... oh Source of my strength Chorus: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In You I hi

When my plane leaves Auckland, New Zealand at 3 the afternoon of 16 March, I am told that I would arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa at 7 in the morning, the 17 March. That is 16 hours On my ticket it states I will fly to Singapore for 10 hours 25 minutes, leaving at 3 in the afternoon from Auckland to Singapore. There I wait for 5 hours 50 minutes for the flight to Johannesburg - which will last 10 hours 45 minutes. That is 27 hours. and that means I will be missing for 11 hours !! Keeping in mind that I fly "back" into the timezones - halfway across the world makes it balance out - but ... Just to let you know - the next prayerwalk will happen during the 10 hours when I will be missing on my virtual time-travel journey. It will be in Singapore - some time between 3pm March 16 and 7am March 17 ... exactly the same time when I will dissappear for 11 hours. So I invite you to send me prayer requests relating to the EAST. Do you have friends/family in Singapore, or in the Ea

I awoke in the early hours of the night from noises in the house. This house is next to a forest and there may be a number of reasons why things go tic or toinc at night. Anyway, it must have been anything between 2 and 4 in the morning. The sounds stopped and as I lay in silence, I realised (in my spirit) that there were angels in the room. How can I describe it, but say to you I sensed them in my spirit. They weren't visible, but I had this awareness that something peaceful and loving was in the room. There were 3 of them; and even though they weren't visible to the naked eye, I felt they were huge, reaching to the ceiling. I was lying on my back and 2 were on my sides, left and right and the 3rd was above me - standing over my heart. I became aware of God's presence in the room. and I started to pray. In a way just talking to the Lord. As I did this, I felt in my spirit that the angels were praising Him. So I praised Him with them. There was a heavenly rhythm in that

I went out for a walk this morning and as I started out, the Lord laid on my heart, this list of 42 people. I had such a good time walking and interceding, that I would not be surprised if you knew about it in your heart, before I told you so (smile)... Bill, as you go to Denmark, I have on my heart a nr 8 spanner (wrench) ... you are shaped and made to a specific size and stature my friend. and as you go to Denmark, you will fix some specific "bolts and nuts" (hearts) by just being who the Lord made you to be in those situations. No strife, or struggling ... just a tight fit and fixing the prepared hearts for HIS glory. Lord we just pray for the preparation of those hearts right now ... Lord ... Dee, a new heartbeat is what I feel for you. A new deeper heartbeat in the same rythm as our Father's heartbeat. A walk so close to the Lord's will - you are moving into exiting new times with the Lord dear one. and then for you dear reader - hear this. A soft and gentle ra