Watch Focus Friday 30th May: Thanksgiving For Revival in USA & UK, the Persecuted and Underground Church.

We are sensing the pendulum swinging back in favor of our Judeo Christian foundations in America, UK and the West. In the UK a new report by the Bible Society, "The Quiet Revival," found that church attendance increased by 56% between 2018 and 2024. This translates to 12% of the population attending church at least monthly, up from 8% in 2018. The most notable growth is among Gen Z (18-24 year olds), where attendance has quadrupled. In the US Nondenominational churches are seeing noticeable growth, with 6.5 million more people attending a nondenominational church in 2020 than in 2010 (US Religion Census). We rejoice and give thanks for these trends and call on the Lord for more! May there be a mighty wave of the Holy Spirit poured out afresh!

We pray ‘Lord Your Kingdom Come and Your Will be done as it is in heaven!’

We lay hold of Revelation 22:2, “In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.” We call on the Lord to heal our Nations!”

We pray for the Nigerian church to be mightily strengthened and comforted by the Lord under intense persecution from Islamic terror gangs and pray as the Lord taught us to “deliver them from the Evil One.” We take encouragement from Paul’s faith in 2 Timothy 4:18, “And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom. To Him be glory forever and ever. Amen!”

We pray for the underground church in China and Iran. We take encouragement from Acts 9:31, “Then the churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were edified. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.” Lord may this be so for your church in these nations!

We pray for leaders across the US, UK, the West and the nations to fear the Lord and have great wisdom to lead! May leaders hostile to the Lord and His Gospel be softened and come into agreement with the Lord or be replaced by God Fearers! As in the book of Daniel even wicked leaders can be brought into submission to the Lord! We declare Psalm 2:10-12, “Now therefore, be wise, O kings; Be instructed, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, And rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest He be angry, And you perish in the way, When His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all those who put their trust in Him.”