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Dead Sea prayer-walk around Johannesburg

As I pondered the prompting in my heart, to go on the 210km prayer-walk around the city of Johannesburg, the Holy Spirit spoke a very interesting thing to me:

Walk around Johannesburg as if you are walking around the dead sea...

I was intrigued and I delved deeper to understand God's heart.

I thought I was to pray
  • About the death and destruction in the city.
  • About the barrenness and isolation that people experience.
  • About the sinfulness and crime.

But the Lord impressed on my heart to pray along the words in Ez 47...
  • About water flowing from the temple, from a trickle to mighty river, into the Dead Sea.
  • About how this river makes the water in the Dead Sea fresh so everything will live where the river goes.
  • About how fishermen will come to fish and the fish will be of many kinds.

He also showed me a principle in Jer 29:7 to pray to the Lord on behalf of the welfare of the city, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.

I Timothy 2:1-2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.

This sets the theme for my first long distance prayer-walk since the one through New Zealand.
I Invite you to join me in this adventure, by being a prayer-partner. I will keep you updated via posts online as I get to face challenges that I and we all should pray for. You can then pray as the Holy Spirit leads you, and what makes it so much more interesting is when you give feedback of what God speaks to you as you pray. That just completes the whole picture of how great God is and how much He cares for us.

I have taken the 2nd week of December off and will let you know the time and day when I will be starting. I need to cover 30-40km daily.

Below is a map which you can use to track my progress. You are welcome to join me at any stage of this prayer-walk for a time of communion or prayers (just bring bread and water)... or just to say Hi or walk a with me for a while.

The first reaction I get from almost everyone is the following: But where are you going to sleep???
My answer is the same as for all the previous long-distance prayer-walks ... I walk with God and I have learned to trust in Him - so I have no answer to that and just step out in faith that He called me to this ministry of prayer-walking, and I have learned and am learning to trust Him to work that out. it is really an adventure to walk with God and I pray that you will experience Him deeper and give Him more of your heart and mind each day.


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And now Lord Jesus
we commit this week of prayer for Johannesburg into Your hands
Lord
use us
lead us
pray through us
speak through us
we are your willing vessels
and we are in Your service
we desire nothing but You
and we lift Your name over Johannesburg
Jesus ... Jesus ... Jesus
amen...
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