Global Prayer Challenge

Hello. God put the following on my heart, so I decided to share it with you.

ONE WORLD. ONE CHURCH. ONE MISSION. UNITED IN PRAYER.

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF CHRISTIANS AROUND THE WORLD STOPPED WHAT THEY WERE DOING EVERY NIGHT AT 7 PM AND WENT OUTSIDE TO PRAY?

Imagine it for a moment.

Christians stepping onto their front porches. Families gathering in their yards. Neighbors walking their streets. Believers standing outside their churches. People in cities and small towns across the globe, all taking a few moments to pray.

Different countries. Different time zones. Different languages. Different denominations.

ONE FAITH. ONE GOD. ONE ACT OF LOVE.

What if we started a simple challenge?

THE 7 PM GLOBAL PRAYER CHALLENGE

Here’s the challenge:

Every night at 7 PM, your local time, step outside and pray.

That’s it!

You decide how long you pray. Five minutes. Ten minutes. Thirty minutes. Whatever time you can give.

Walk your neighborhood and pray for your neighbors.

Pray for your family, your friends, and those who feel forgotten.

Pray for your local churches and their leaders.

Pray for healing, restoration, forgiveness, and unity.

Pray for those who are struggling with addiction, depression, loneliness, poverty, and hopelessness.

Pray for peace in our communities and around the world.

Pray for people who don’t know Jesus.

And most importantly, ask God to show you how you can become an answer to some of the prayers you’re praying.

DON’T JUST PRAY FOR YOUR LITTLE CORNER OF THE WORLD. ASK GOD HOW YOU CAN HELP CHANGE IT.

Now, imagine this challenge spreading.

Imagine a Christian in Florida praying at 7 PM, followed by believers in other parts of the United States. As the evening moves across the time zones, Christians around the world begin stepping outside to pray.

Imagine this happening night after night, in neighborhoods and cities across the globe.

What if this simple act of faith became a daily reminder that we are called to love our neighbors, serve our communities, and reflect the heart of Jesus wherever God has planted us?

What if God used those moments of prayer to soften hearts, restore relationships, bring families together, encourage struggling pastors, and inspire believers to serve the people living right next door?

We cannot predict what God will do. But we know that prayer matters, and Scripture encourages us to pray continually.

“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” — James 5:16

Listen, this isn’t about creating another Christian movement, building a platform, or getting attention.

It’s about something much bigger than us.

IT’S ABOUT JESUS. IT’S ABOUT PRAYER. IT’S ABOUT LOVING PEOPLE.

You don’t need a microphone, a stage, a church building, or thousands of followers to make a difference.

You just need a willing heart and a few minutes to spend with God.

And remember, prayer isn’t just about asking God to change the world around us. It’s also about allowing Him to change the person looking back at us in the mirror.

So here’s my challenge to Christians everywhere:

PRAY ABOUT IT. ASK GOD TO LEAD YOU. AND IF HE PUTS IT ON YOUR HEART, JOIN THE 7 PM GLOBAL PRAYER CHALLENGE.

Start in your own home. Step into your yard. Walk your neighborhood. Pray wherever you can do so safely.

Then invite your family, friends, church, and neighbors to join you.

No pressure. No competition. No judgment. Just people who love Jesus choosing to spend a few minutes each evening praying for the places and people God has put in their lives.

Imagine the possibilities if Christians everywhere made prayer a daily priority!

We may never know the full impact of every prayer we pray. We may never see every seed planted or every heart touched.

But we can be faithful with the little piece of the world God has entrusted to us.

ONE PERSON. ONE PRAYER. ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AT A TIME.

EVERY NIGHT AT 7 PM. YOUR TIME ZONE. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOUR COMMUNITY. YOUR WORLD.

Will you prayerfully consider joining the challenge?

And if you do, invite someone else to join you.

Let’s see what God can do when His people humble themselves, seek His face, and commit themselves to praying for the world around them.

“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven…” — 2 Chronicles 7:14

LET’S TAKE IT TO THE STREETS. NOT TO ARGUE. BUT TO PRAY.

Because sometimes, changing the world begins with stepping outside your front door.

WHO’S IN? ~OC

#7PMGlobalPrayerChallenge #PrayForYourNeighborhood #UnitedInPrayer #LoveYourNeighbor #BeTheChurch

Call to Community

Today’s a new day! As we scroll through social media or turn on the tv, there is no doubt we are living in messy times. Sadly, across America and the world so many people have become anxious and isolated. 

But, as I look at all of the craziness going on around us, all I can think about is how badly we need each other. We were not created to be divided. We have been called to appreciate and celebrate diversity. The inclusion of every culture, nation and people is an element in the reign of God, in the pictures we’re presented throughout the New Testament of the Bible, from the start of the book of Matthew to the end of Revelation. Even while much remains uncertain, the Spirit continues to summon us into the messy places of discomfort. We have been called to serve others, to help all know God’s love and peace.

We are living in messy times, but our hearts should be full of passion. A passion for stability and hope. A passion to know and see the value and worth of others around us. A passion to experience a sense of belonging and meaning. Only together, can we step forward into the mess of discomfort and build a community flourishing with the values of inclusion, hospitality, service, compassion, love and mercy. A community that is united and committed to looking past our differences and instead focusing on our commonalities.

If you have this same passion, then I welcome you to the call to community. Welcome to the mess of relationship, differences, variety and perspectives. Come on into this community where being the hands and feet of Jesus is not just another Christian cliche.

To build a community like this I need you. This community is created to welcome all people into the community as we explore the margins and celebrate the goodness. 

Welcome to the mess! Let’s go make a difference. ~OC

America

Today’s a new day! So many thoughts swirling around, as I see everything that is happening in America and around the world. I definitely do not recognize America at this moment.

I love the United States of America, but I do not think of it as a country that is united at this time. It’s not the America that most of us grew up in or that the rest of the world looked to for hope.

What does the world see when it looks at America in 2025? What do I see? What do you see?

How do the choices each of us make every day affect, influence, impact the future that is before us, the direction America is headed and the world that upcoming generations will inhabit?

What combination of events and attitudes and circumstances has brought us to this point in our history?

How did we get to this point, to this current version of America?

I have far, far more questions than answers as unprecedented events unfold in our nation and around the world. I still believe in America, in the sense that there are so many people I care about so very deeply that are standing up for ALL people who are currently living on American soil. My concern is at heart-wrenchingly-high levels for the well-being of everyone who calls America home this very hour and for those living in every part of this beautiful world.

How do we move past this era of woeful words of hatred and division, how do we work together for the better world that I do believe, that I have to believe is possible? How do we shape a brighter future for all, a future of connection, compassion and peace? Those are some billion dollar questions for sure.

I will continue to pray for brighter, more stable and peaceful days for America and the world. I hope you will join me in this prayer. ~OC

Thank You, MLK

Good Morning! I could not let this special day go by without sharing something. I have spent the last few days working on this, so I hope it will convey what’s in my heart.

Today we celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. whose life and words continue to inspire and make a difference today.

As I continue running this crazy beautiful health journey, one of my prayers over the years is that this journey would encourage and inspire at least one person.

I mean truly inspire: to provide real hope where none previously existed and help turn that hope into positive action, maybe even positive change, that may otherwise never happen.

It’s so much harder than it sounds.

What, then, do we say about a man who inspired not just one person, but an entire generation of people?

And generations beyond that?

And who will inspire generations beyond this?

On this day, we say thank you … to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose dreams, words, and actions remain as inspiring today as they were almost six decades ago.

Today we celebrate that legacy, the legacy that Dr. King left behind without ever fully leaving.

For he was true to what he said on paper, and he was true to what he said out loud. And so his words live on, some of the most meaningful in history. An everlasting testament to one of the most meaningful and inspirational lives that has ever been lived. Thank you Dr. King. ~OC

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