New Year's Day Sunrise Prayer Relay 2018

TESTIMONIES

Awakening the dawn with prayer on New Year's Day 2019

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​Note: This album is a work in progress, we will be adding many more over the coming days and weeks.

Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Tes - This is our second year joining everyone in prayers at Sunrise. We were at the same spot today as where we were last year, at a place called 'The Hill' in Rooty Hill NSW. The place is overlooking the Great Western Highway and the surrounding residences in the Blacktown Council area. And yes, I noticed that the latest Profile photo you use was the one we sent you last year. It's our honor, thank you for choosing it.
We are a group of lovers of Jesus, I run The Lord's business in Rooty Hill, a real estate for more than ten years. It was 9 years ago when I re-dedicated my life back to God and its been an amazing transformation since then. Still a work in progress, but it's really wonderful seeing how God works in bringing His people together- to pray, to love on one another.
The group in the photo are loyal and faithful friends in The Lord who for years, we've been fasting and praying corporately each new year, praying for Revival, then we found you! Now for 2 years, we are together in one voice, in unity, shouting out the name of Jesus, praying for salvation. The Lord gives the increase, the multiplication. I could sense Him dancing in Heaven, excitedly anticipating His children coming, singing in one voice...and they're growing in numbers!
Again it really is our honor, a blessing and an answered prayer that we got to connect with you to pray. We also joined you in the recent Awakening 40 days prayer and fasting. When there is a call to pray, please count us in. All for God's glory. :)
The word highlighted in our prayer today was : Forgiveness. Actually, there is a second one, unity. You know how Paul called on the people in Ephesus to unite, be one, use each one's God given gift to serve God and His church together as one, came out today. 
So we are all reading and studying the book of Ephesians in the next 21 days.
Lastly, we did some jumpshot photos after the prayers, the laughter, the joy and the love for Jesus were overflowing!
May these photos help us when 'distractions' hit us in the next 365 days, remembering that God has called us to live a life of surrender, of love and devotion only to Him. :)
Happy New Year from all of us, your prayer partners in Rooty Hill! 

Eastern Beach, Auckland, New Zealand

Cross on the sea?

Lake Cargelligo, NSW, Australia

Dawn breaking as we pray. Crescent moon, morning star over the lake.  All glory and praise to God for this New Year. Blessings to all in Jesus' name.

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Mel - God provided an amazing sunrise. Beautiful morning knowing others at that exact moment were praying as well. Ready to start 2019.

Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia

Mike Lane - New Year’s day sunrise at Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Praying for my family and my nation for 2019. I was given Isaiah 43:19 “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.” I watched a pod of dolphins pass by as i watched the sun rise. I took it as a sign that this word was sealed and will travel forth:) Happy New Year friends.

Hill 60, Port Kembla, NSW, Australia

Tamar Stanford - Started the new year praying with these lovely people.

Redcliffs, Victoria, Australia

Clio Williams - Our relay group, led by Ps. Rebekah Milne, prayed at the Redcliffs lookout over the majestic Murray River bordering NSW and Victoria. We praised the Lord for the dawn of a new day and prayed over the waterways, the church and land. Many prayers were said for government. Heartfelt prayers for our youth and a 'Jesus revolution'. Kingdom decrees were declared over the nation. What a beautiful prayer room - God's creation showcasing His glory!

Black Hill, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Margaret River, WA, Australia

Andrea & Mat Manners - We prayed together on the beach this morning in the South West corner of WA in Margaret River. Was solid.

Although we were quite intrigued by the skinny old naked man spinning like a top with his arms out further up the beach... we live in a very new age naturist town ha ha... maybe our praying made his demons spin out?! 

God bless & may Jesus be exalted in our Great South Land of the Holy Spirit in 2019!

Rockford Common, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK

Fran Bowen - A Few of us met for Sunrise Prayer and Worship at Rockford Common, Ringwood, Hampshire, UK today and what a glorious sunrise it was too! So clear when cloud and drizzle was forecast by the weather experts.
Jesus was and is Lord over Ringwood. Hallelujah!
Blessings to All.

Flat Rock Beach,  Ballina, NSW, Australia

Sheree Choake ​- My husband Glenn and I headed to Flat Rock Beach in Ballina to pray at sunrise. It was so peaceful and a beautiful way to welcome the New Year! 
The sun was hidden for quite a while but when it fully broke through the clouds, it was magnificent!! What a wonderful picture of God in our lives. 
Happy 2019! Thanks for the privilege! 

South Cronulla, NSW, Australia

Bella Thornton - What an amazing morning we had down at South Cronulla this morning at Sunrise. This was our first year joining in, only a small group of 10 this time around but we will grow. We prayed, we worshiped, we shared the love of Jesus. Then some of us shared breakfast together. A truly special morning in His presence praying for our loved ones, our nation, our world! So excited to see all God will do in 2019. Ephesians 3:20-21 equals my God IS ABLE!

Cherry Creek, British Columbia, Canada

​Shelly - Blessings from a sleepy little farming community in the “Great White North” of Western Canada!
SO PRECIOUS to pray with saints from around the globe on this Dawn of a New Year.....
.....anticipating. HIS OUTPOURING OF GOODNESS AND LIGHT ....in the midst of deep darkness that surrounds us! May He awaken our hearts to unshakeable FAITH/HOPE/LOVE  this coming year! Your KINGDOM COME LORD!

Sunshine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia 

Katina Ziggy - Awakening the dawn at Duke Street Reserve.

Burnie, TAS, Australia

Peter Yaxley - Around 15 people joined together to pray over Burnie, Tasmania. To greet the Son as the sun rose on New Year's Day 2019.

Kurajong, NSW, Australia

​Valeria Falisova - A few of us gathered to pray and declare the word of God in Kurajong.

Springfield Lakes, QLD, Australia

Gloria Nolan - We pray before sunrise from 4:30 am until 6:00 am. Sunrise was a 4:53 am. We start praying the creed, our Father, we start giving thanks to God for His son Jesus and for His gift of redemption, we start singing open my eyes Lord, then we sang Holy is the Lord. We declare Jesus our Lord and King, over our lives and over the country and all the nations. We invite Holy Spirit, we sing Holy Spirit rain dawn. Then we get the look out point and then we start reading scriptures, Leading by the Holy Spirit. Our  prayers where all aligned with scriptures. We pray for families, people who are sick and in difficulties, we pray for the Church in Australia and the whole word, we pray for the church at Springfield lakes, we pray for pastors, priest, deacons, prophets, warrior prayers, lay people, servants, we pray for music ministry and leaders, we pray for leaders in the governments we pray for Nigeria Colombia and countries where corruption is hurting people and destroying we pray and we pray for Jesus come to our lives every day and His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We also have time for repentance and healing. It was beautiful we cry we laughed of joy we feel peace we were full of Him and His presence was beautiful calm and kind. Oh Jesus how I love you how I love my new life in you my Jesus. We pray for unity in the body️ we pray Jesus we spoke Jesus with His heart we pray in His name we pray and He will answer our prayers. Readings in order as the holy Spirit lead us. Jeremiah 29:11, psalm 27, psalm 25, Romans 12 .

Cairns, QLD, Australia

 Marie Harding-Smith - Awakening the dawn with prayer in Cairns, 15 people present and a wonderful way to welcome 2019.

Coogie Beach, NSW, Australia

Juliana Taketa - At sunrise on the 1st day of the year we gathered to pray for the year and strengthen each other. We shared communion and had a wonderful time at Coogee Beach.

Esperance, WA, Australia

Wynand van Niekerk - As my wife and I prayed it was overcast. I felt Gods message is "Don't look at the clouds, because behind the clouds the sun is still shining." At the end i prayed and asked "Father please make your glory visible and almost instantly the sun broke through." We save an awesome Father!

Richmond, VA, USA

Elizabeth Higgins - On the steps of the State Capitol, intercessors prayed before, during and after sunrise this morning,
as part of an international call to prayer. And we saw an angel cloud! 

Broadwater, QLD, Australia

Bassendean, WA, Australia

Lachlan Dunjey - Once again it was a very good day with a wonderfully clear, glorious sunrise. 17 came from 6 churches representing 5 denominations. The setting – Success Hill Reserve in Bassendean, Western Australia overlooking the Swan River – was stunning with a good view of the sun rising over the Darling Range. The historical significance of the setting with its Noongar history and early white settlement also gave it meaning for a New Year dedication of our future. Once again we said The Lord’s Prayer together and then sang it to the tune of Auld Lang Syne (the “Millennial” version) followed by prayers for God to be glorified in ourselves, our families, our church ministries, our governments and our nation.The quiet singing of “Brother let me be your servant” was good to sing to each other in view of our wide representation and our desire to work together and be a Christian voice for our nation. It was a privilege to be there and to be sharing with like-minded people. Thank You Lord!

Parramatta, NSW, Australia

​Shane Degan - The Jesus Loves Australia movement in Sydney gathered at Parramatta Parklands to pray.

25,000ft over Malaysia

Matt Chappell - I had an my sunrise prayer relay at 25,000ft over the middle of Malaysia. Declaring the Glory of God and the manifest presence of the outpouring of the Joel 2 truth that upon all flesh I will pour out my Spirit. I was on row 16 declaring aloud throughout the plane Jesus is Lord, His plans will be established and for all nations to come to the reality of God and the mercy and grace He poured out will manifest in abundance in 2019!

Kona, Hawaii, USA

Kris Richards - We had a picnic with friends on the beach at sunset on New years Eve, thanking the Lord for a great year as about the last people on the planet to see the sun set on 2018. My husband and I awoke on New Year's and prayed for souls in Hawaii and the Pacific. As the sun stretched out its rays on the land and bay in front of us, I thought of Proverbs 4:18. "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day." We prayed that over the land, that as the people choose to be rightly related to the Lord, He would make their path lit up and sure for them, and for others who are watching. 

Port St. Lucie, Florida, USA

Peggy Steffel - Port St. Lucie prayer group at Ft. Pierce beach, Florida, USA.

Rhyll Beach, VIC, Australia

Andrew Scarborough - Starting 2019 in prayer for souls to be saved. Physical death comes to us all, but spiritual life comes to those that choose Jesus. Let this be your year of receiving and giving life. Rhyll Beach, VIC, Australia

The Farm, Shellharbour, NSW, Australia

Kim Imisides - HAPPY NEW YEAR! It was so exciting for our church to be part of praying in the New Year at the Sunrise Prayer Relay. We stood together in unity with people from countries right across the world, believing for peoples and nations to come home to God in 2019. Big prayers for a big God! The Farm, Shellharbour, NSW, Australia.

Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Sue Tinworth - Your kingdom come in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia!

Devonport, TAS, Australia

‎Gaylene Read​ - Sunrise Prayer Relay, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia. 

Pt Peron, Rockingham, WA, Australia

Artee Vanelli‎ - ​It was an amazing morning at Pt Peron in Rockingham. W.A. as we came together from different churches to pray, praise, and proclaim the Lord Jesus over this place and for people to know the love of God in their lives, in 2019

Tumbarumba, NSW, Australia

‎Debbie Gadd‎ - Tumbarumba Community Church Intercessors greeting the New Year Sunrise in Prayer at 'Blossom Cottage' - the venue of a short/medium term program for single mother families opening on January 19 - where LOVE transforms generations! What a joy to pray from this veranda toward the East, welcoming the new year and all that is in store for our Blossom Families, our Church Family, our community, our nation and the earth! "Lord pour out Your Spirit on Your Church, that Your Gospel will go forth to the ends of the earth."