The primary-ever World Day of Prayer for Media is being hailed as a “exceptional success” and a “highly effective 24-hour stay prayer expertise” after 1000’s of Christians world wide joined the occasion on Sunday.
Greater than 2,000 folks joined the stay prayer marathon, logging in from greater than 25 nations – with the Philippines recording the best viewership.
The occasion was attended by greater than 180 ladies and men concerned within the media, who defined their position and expressed their ardour to share the Christian gospel by media in all its kinds. Every led prayers with many contributing Bible verses of encouragement.
Christians within the media from nations together with the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Argentina took turns praying for the media atmosphere.
In the course of the occasion, there have been over 14,000 hits on the occasion web site www.prayformedia.com.
Amongst those that supported the World Day of Prayer was the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell. In a video message posted on social media, he known as on Christians “to hitch me in prayer for the media and people who usually put their lives on the road to inform the tales that must be informed.”
The Day of Prayer was the brainchild of a collaboration between Christians in Media UK, Christian Media and Artwork Australia, the Christian Broadcasting Affiliation of New Zealand and the Hollywood Prayer Community from the USA.
After the Day of Prayer, a Christians in Media UK spokesman mentioned the occasion was “a exceptional success, creating a strong 24-hour stay prayer expertise that united viewers and worshipers from world wide”.
“The overwhelmingly optimistic suggestions reaffirms the necessity and want for a prayer-focused gathering devoted to the media, arts and leisure industries,” they mentioned.
“We consider that is just the start of a powerful custom and we’re already feeling renewed pleasure to discover the potential of internet hosting this occasion once more subsequent 12 months.”
The Rev Peter Crumpler is a Church of England minister in St Albans, Herts, UK, and former director of communications with the CofE. He was amongst these from the UK who led prayers throughout the occasion.
