If you’ve been praying for Denmark for a while, you may
recall a prayer movement in Djursland, a hilly Danish peninsula facing Sweden
at the entrance to the Baltic Sea. (See Pray for
Denmark, January 2016.)
This is exciting: Now that prayer movement is spreading
throughout Denmark, as 1,300 people of all ages met earlier this month for the
annual meeting of the Indre Mission renewal movement. At the close of their
meeting, they banded together in small groups to pray for the entire country.
In typical Danish fashion, the prayer time featured “Pray for Djursland” prayer
candles, as reminders to remain faithful and keep praying for their land.
“Since we started praying for Djursland,” said Indre Mission
missionary Egild Kildeholm Jensen, “I’ve started looking, anticipating how God will
answer. . . Many need to hear the
Gospel.”
As Jensen shared examples of how God has answered prayer in
individual lives during the past year, he explained how prayer itself is a sign
of God’s work.
“When we pray,” he said, “it’s a reaction to God knocking on
the door. So the fires of prayer for Djursland. . . show that it’s God who is
knocking, because he loves this place.”
At the end of the meeting, the prayer flame was symbolically
given to several attendees who represented different areas of their small
country. Everyone also left with blue reminder ribbons printed with “Prayer for
Denmark.”
PRAY that the
fire of revival will light from these prayers, spreading throughout Denmark in
a powerful new way.
PRAY for these
faithful believers, concerned for their country and for the salvation of their
neighbors, that they would boldly and compassionately share the light of
Christ.
PRAY that many
Danes would come to know the Light of the world, Jesus himself, in coming
weeks, as a result of these prayers.