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Last year I realised how much I pray for a nice sunny day, and how little I pray for rain and our farmers in the drought. God began opening my eyes to the devastation and breaking my heart for those who were struggling. One night [...]

by Warwick & Alison Marsh, Faith & Family Advocates, Canberra Declaration. Intent Dealing with our own ungratefulness, and the breakthrough that thanksgiving brings. Scripture Enter His gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord [...]

by Tracey Gummow, Liturgical Assistant, All Saints Anglican Church, Mitchell, QLD. Tracy’s husband, Rick, serves as a minister in SW QLD, including the drought-affected towns of Amby, Morven, Augathella, Charleville, Wyandra, Cunnamulla and Thargomindah. Intent Shifting our focus from a view of deficiency, to recognition [...]

by Steve Grace, international award-winning Country Gospel artist. Intention When you are dry and empty, Jesus will lift you up. Scripture I have swept away your offences like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. ~ [...]

by Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, Catholic Archbishop of Sydney. Intention In our darkest hour, faith can come back to life. Scriptures The poor and the needy ask for water, and there is none, their tongue is parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them, [...]

On Father’s Day Sunday 1 September 2002, we launched the very first Dads4Kids weekly newsletter for men. Sign Up Here. We have not missed a Sunday since. It is up to eight hundred and ninety-nine issues later, and no, I am not counting. Let me [...]

by Rev Harry Goodhew AO, former Anglican Archbishop of Sydney. Intention Jesus is Lord, even in the middle of drought. Scripture I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another, or My praise to idols. ~ Isaiah 42:8 [...]

by Pastor Tim Klein, Faith Lutheran Church Warrdale SA and 1st Assistant Bishop, Lutheran Church of Australia SA/NT District. Intention Life – even in times of drought. Scripture “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the [...]

by Ps Phil Pringle, Senior Pastor and co-founder of C3 Church. Intention God’s promises can be fulfilled in our nation. Scripture IF My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and PRAY and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, [...]

Pastor Wayne Alcorn is National President of Australian Christian Churches Intention Prayer for unity. Scriptures How good and how pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! ~ Psalm 133:1 NIV When the Day of Pentecost had fully come, they were all with [...]

by Ps Peter Walker, an Indigenous Christian Elder from the Bundjalung tribe and leader of the Uluru Bark Petition. Intention A strategy to come back to God and enjoy His blessing. Scripture Rather, the land you will soon take over is a land of hills [...]

by Cheryl Lindley, ARC Global, an international community of Apostles & Prophets. Intention To encourage us all to continue praying and believing that, ‘He who has promised, is faithful.’ Scripture The Contest on Mount Carmel V.1. Later on, in the third year of the drought, [...]

by Christopher Noone, Moderator, Bread of Life Fellowship. Intention An end to the drought and for repentance and renewal. Scripture Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days’ journey in breadth. Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he [...]

by Rev Stephen Schultz, Assistant Bishop for Mission, SA – NT, Lutheran Church of Australia. Intention To draw attention to the goodness of God. Scripture “And will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to Him day and night? Will [...]

by Tim Edwards, Australian Indigenous Christian Leader. Intention God is a merciful God who gives us all a chance to return to Him. Scripture “I gave you empty stomachs in every city and lack of bread in every town, yet you have not returned to [...]

by Helen Brown, a Farmer’s Wife and Christian author near Inverell in NSW. Intention We are all equal in the eyes of God. He loves us and is trying to get our attention. Scripture That ye may be the children of your Father which is [...]

On the importance of national prayer and fasting: It is not just individuals who pray. Entire nations can be involved in times of corporate prayer as well. Ancient Israel had such times of national prayer, as have other nations. Often in times of crisis or [...]

by Andrew Scarborough, Youth for Christ (YFC) National Director, member of executive, National Day of Prayer & Fasting. Intention The authority we have, in Christ, to pray for rain and renewal. Scripture He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be [...]

by Ps Jenny Hagger AM, Director – Australian House of Prayer for All Nations, and Pastor of Kingsgate Hub Intention The need to repent for destroying God’s seed through abortion. Scripture “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts [...]

by Ps Jeffrey Daly, Founder and Director of the National Day of Repentance, USA. Intention God provides a solution in His Word for physical and spiritual drought in Australia, supporting His destiny for this beloved nation. Scripture Then the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, [...]