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Hundreds of millions of Christians around the world came
together in prayer on Pentecost Sunday, May 31, for the
annual Global Day of Prayer.
Individuals from 220 nations gathered in local churches,
stadiums and other venues for the fifth annual event
that crosses denominational lines and cultural barriers.
While participants were encouraged to pray for their own
nation, event organizers also requested prayers for
issues such as the unreached people of the world,
children who are at risk for various reasons, and the
persecuted church, among other topics.
Last year an estimated 500 million Christians
participated in GDOP.
The massive global prayer event began as a local prayer
event in Cape Town, South Africa in 2001. The event
quickly expanded throughout Africa in subsequent years,
and in 2005 Christians from 156 of the 220 nations of
the world united in prayer.
Last year, 210 countries participated in the day of
prayer, and this year all 220 countries are registered
to hold some kind of prayer event.
In addition to having Christians in every country
participate in GDOP, this year also became the first
time a live webcast of the Pentecost Prayer Service from
Jerusalem will be streamed online.
IPrayTv.com
connected Christians worldwide to the Holy Land on
Pentecost with this effort. Viewers watched the feed
online at the group's web site for free.
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