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1 1 of 11 15/10/ :20 A Monthly Journal to Guide Intercession for Our World July 2015 In This Issue Prayer of Faith Power of Transformational Prayer Pray in Afghanistan North Korea More for NK Pray for ISIS Prayer Warriors Arise Fasting RESET - Report Syrian Refugees American National Security CIP Brazil IPC calendar Quick Links IPC Website Children in Prayer WYPA 2016 Make your petition deep, O heart of mine, your God can do much more than you ask. Launch out on the Divine, Draw from his love-filled store. Trust Him with everything. Begin today, and find the joy that comes when Jesus has His way. We must continue to pray and "wait for the Lord" (Isaiah 8:17), until we hear the sound of His mighty rain. There is no reason why we should not ask for great things. Without a doubt, we will receive them if we ask in faith, having the courage to wait with patient perseverance for Him and meanwhile doing those things that are within our power to do. Can't the same great wonders be done today that were done many years ago? Where is the God of Elijah? He is waiting for today's Elijah call on him. The greatest Old or New Testament saints who ever lived were on a level that is quite within our reach. The same spiritual force that was available to them, and the energy that enabled them to become our spiritual heroes, are also available to us. If we exhibit the same faith, hope, and love they exhibited, we will achieve miracles as great as theirs. A simple prayer from our mouths will be powerful enough to call down from heaven God's gracious dew or the melting fire of his Spirit, just as the words from Elijah's mouth called down literal rain and fire. All that is required is to speak the words with the same complete assurance of faith with which he spoke. Dr. Goulburn, Dean of Norwich (An excerpt from Streams in the Desert, June 5) Bishop Peter Sekhonyane was a builder called to be an evangelist, who then was drawn into the prayer movement of South Africa. For the last 11 years, he and his team of 45 co-workers have established 12,300 prayer watches, many of them 24/7, in the black township churches of his country and southern Africa. They have seen approximately 1.5 million come to Christ this way with families healed, businesses established, corruption and crime eliminated in many areas. He also now has 28,000 Children in Prayer involved in this rapidly growing movement. His commitment to helping the poor is also significant. His own church feeds 1100 children and their families every week with vegetable hampers until they run out.

2 2 of 11 15/10/ :20 In this interview with John Robb, the bishop describes this amazing movement of prayer that is transforming his nation and the lessons he has been learning through it all. He also shares his vision for the future including the continent of Africa. You will be challenged and stirred by his experience with the Lord in prayer! Click Here for the Interview Please read the attached article from The New York Times about the present situation in Afghanistan and pray accordingly. There is a lot of fighting going on in many parts of the country. Last year more than 3000 Afghan Police men and soldiers died, these are more casualties than the entire NATO troops suffered since they came to Afghanistan about 13 years ago. In addition to that, the government has not been able to choose the new defense minister, since the government came to power last September, and this during a time of war. President Ghani's nominations were repeatedly rejected by the parliament. Please pray for agreement to be quickly reached on the choice of a good defense minister and for the Afghan government and army to wisely, unitedly and effectively deal with the growing Taliban threat to the capital of Kabul and the nation. Afghan Forces Battle Taliban as Lawmakers Reject Defense Minister The New York Times By MUJIB MASHALJ JULY 4, 2015 KABUL, Afghanistan Read more... LETTER OF DEMANDS TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY: To the Leaders of Korea, America, China, Russia, Japan, the United Nations and the Entire International Community, We Refuse to Allow the North Korean Genocide to Continue Any Longer. Over 4,000,000 Innocent North Koreans have been Murdered through Starvation by the DPRK regime since 1995, and an estimated 1,000,000 North Koreans have been Murdered as a result of Slave Labor, Rape, Torture, Brutal Beatings, Human Experimentation, Starvation, and Execution in North Korea's Political Concentration Camps. The Very Existence of these Concentration Camps makes the North Korean State Illegal, Illegitimate, and Criminal, and Demands the Immediate Intervention of the International Community. Our Demands, based upon the foundation of International Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are as follows: 1. The Immediate and Total Liberation of All North Korean Political Concentration Camps 2. Compensation and Reimbursement to All North Korean Victims of Slavery, Starvation, Torture, All Concentration Camp Survivors in addition to All Execution, Experimentation and Murder Victims' Families for Immeasurable Loss and

3 3 of 11 15/10/ :20 Suffering 3. The Immediate Stepping Down from Power of the DPRK Leadership 4. Prosecution of Kim Jong-un and All Individuals Responsible for Commissioning or Carrying Out Acts of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity 5. Through the Guidance and Oversight of a Coalition of North Korean Refugee Leaders and Human Rights Activists, in Partnership with the Republic of Korea and the International Community, WE DEMAND THE LIBERATION AND REBUILDING OF NORTH KOREA BASED UPON THE FOUNDATION OF ENSURING AND GUARANTEEING WITHOUT FAIL THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND SAFETY OF EVERY NORTH KOREAN INDIVIDUAL ACCORDING TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND INTERNATIONAL LAW, WHICH WAS COMPOSED TO PREVENT THE ATROCITIES OF NAZI GERMANY FROM EVER OCCURRING AGAIN. WE, THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, HAVE ALL FAILED TO KEEP OUR PROMISE AND UPHOLD INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND MOST MISERABLY IN THE CASE OF NORTH KOREA. Worldwide Coalition to Stop Genocide in North Korea (Non-partisan) The following petition commemorates the 65th anniversary of the Korean War's outbreak. Please consider sharing it with all of your networks and encouraging those you know to sign. This website has more information and helpful videos on the situation in North Korea that will stir your heart and motivate your prayer and action. Let's pray for this demand and its points above to impact the leaders of nations and to become an outcry they can no longer ignore. We have been praying for almost a year now for the release of Canadians (and good friends) Kevin and Julia Garratt from custody in China where they have been accused of "spying." Last February we were happy to report that Julia was out on bail. At the same time, however, her husband Kevin had been moved to a high security prison. The latest news we have is that she is still being held under house arrest. Please keep this lovely and faithful couple in your prayers. We have also been praying for South Korean pastor, Kim Jong-wook, sentenced to hard-labor in the North. Now, two more pastors from the South, one who is also a business man, have been sentenced to life in prison at hard labor. From others who work inside, we also hear that the level of general tension and fear is much higher than in the past. Internal security continues to tighten up, especially on families with members who have escaped to South Korea. At the same time, people are getting tired of their young leader's war games and other extravagant projects such as a new railroad that requires non-existent electricity. Another big project that is due to go public this month is the new Pyongyang airport. Kim Jong Un toured there in June, showing off but also unhappy about the design. Apparently his complaints got the architect executed. Interesting, First Lady, Ri Sol Ju's fashion statement at the grand tour--brooch instead of leaders' portrait pin--has been drawing criticism. North Korea is sending workers to Tumen, China under tight security in its ongoing desperation to obtain foreign currency. Efforts also include a new fleet of taxis in Pyongyang under a new KKG brand (Kumkang Group) that is part of a newly expanding commercial arrangement with Hong Kong business conglomerate, Queensway Group, closely linked to North Korea's infamous Office 39. But all is not doom and gloom. It seems that North Korea has produced a miracle

4 4 of 11 15/10/ :20 drug that can cure Ebola, MERS, SARS, and just about anything else that ails you. All you need is a good Kumdang-2 injection. After all, "Everyone has the right to be healthy." Ben Torrey Director The Fourth River Project, Inc. Frontiers has built a powerful 30-day prayer guide calledprayforisis.com. In just over a week, we have seen an incredible response from faithful prayer warriors, answering Christ's call to pray for their enemies. I believe this to be one of the most critical prayer needs of our time. Those of us who are within Christ, are not without hope. However, those who are not, do not yet know a reason for the hope we have. They need to hear the Good news of the God who reigns, and whose active and pursuing love is the hope they have been looking for. Two ways you can help. You can help by joining us in praying for ISIS through Frontiers' new prayer guide, PrayforISIS.com. It will challenge you to embrace God's heart for the Muslim world, asking Him to bring members of ISIS into the knowledge of His love and grace. (Click here on this link to get to the prayer guide.) You can also help by sharing this with others. Where two or more are gathered, God is also among them. (Mat. 18:20) Imagine the possibilities if all God's people, were united under the banner of prayer for hearts of ISIS to be broken! Bob Blincoe, PhD President Frontiers USA The rapid spread of one crime group in Mexico is revealing a shifting power base for the country's illicit drug trade. Prior to 2010, most Mexican crime groups that emerged from the rural region known as Tierra Caliente worked as subsidiaries of powerful Sinaloa- and Tamaulipas-based syndicates such as the Gulf cartel and the Sinaloa Federation. However, the expansion of Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion (CJNG), one of Mexico's most powerful crime syndicates, reflects the gradual breakdown of organized crime in Sinaloa and Tamaulipas states since 2010, which has made way for the spread of Tierra Caliente groups into other parts of Mexico. The CJNG originates from the organization led by a Sinaloa Federation lieutenant, Ignacio "El Nacho" Coronel Villarreal, who was killed by federal troops in July After continuous infighting and years of aggressive pursuit by the military and law enforcement, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas groups began to lose control of organized crime in Tierra Caliente, leading to the expansion other independent groups. Now the CJNG is rapidly expanding. In Baja California state, the cartel has allied with crime groups derived from the Arellano Felix Organization (also known as

5 5 of 11 15/10/ :20 the Tijuana cartel or the Cartel de Arellano Felix) to seize control of the Tijuana plaza, the Tijuana-based investigative journal Zeta reported June 15. If the report is accurate, the CJNG is apparently seeking to end the dominance that Sinaloan groups have had around Tijuana since at least the 1980s. Meanwhile, in San Luis Potosi state, the group appears to be attempting to wrest control of towns from several other drug trafficking operations: the Velazquez network (also known as Los Talibanes or the Gulf cartel) and possibly Los Zetas. As with all organized crime networks facing persistent law enforcement pressure, the CJNG is doomed to one day decentralize, a fate all the more inevitable after the Mexican government vowed to dismantle the group earlier this year. But for the time being, the cartel will remain the fastest-expanding crime group in Mexico. And as it spreads, it will cement the status and influence across Mexico of criminal groups that originated in the Tierra Caliente region. Stratfor.com Give thanks to God for the "gradual breakdown of organized crime in Sinaloa and Tamaulipas states since 2010". This positive development parallels the increased prayer focus that prayer organizations including the IPC have devoted to the drug cartels. Pray for the Mexican authorities to be strong and effective in dealing with the criminal organizations and for the dissolving and overthrow of the CJNG cartel, now "the fastest-expanding crime group in Mexico". May 15 Report from Wiesbaden, Germany The Lord seems to have His finger on Europe these days! A prayer event just concluded in Rome and there will be several additional prayer gatherings in the UK, Holland and Romania coming up over the next couple of months. Right now, the Nordic Summit for marketplace people is happening in Stockholm and the Arab Europe prayer conference is happening here in Wiesbaden, Germany, both continuing today through tomorrow. Here in Wiesbaden, there are 300 Arab immigrant believers who have gathered from all over Europe- Egyptians, Iraqis and Syrians, some who are refugees from the conflicts going on in the Middle East. It all reminds me of a visionary experience I had years ago not far from where we are here in Germany in which I saw pin pricks of light approaching in the great darkness. As they got closer, they were warriors with burning swords cutting through the dark canopy and I heard the words, "These are the intercessors". Afterwards, I heard these words, "New Reformation." A few days later, I received a communication from Loren Cunningham, the founder of Youth with a Mission, in which he was calling Christians in Europe to pray and work for a "New Reformation"! Wow, could the Spirit of the Lord be doing this now, moving brothers and sisters in Christ to gather others together across this great continent that has known wonderful revivals in the past and was the major missionsending center for a couple centuries? Later on, a local prayer leader and I visited Herrnhut, the place where Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians began a prayer chain in the 18th century that went on for 100 years and sent out hundreds of missionaries, the first Protestants to go to the ends of the earth. A few years ago, some local believers started it up again as a 24/7 prayer ministry! Germany was also the home of the Reformation in the 16th century and the great Pietist revival that swept through this country in the 17th century. Would you please pray with us for a great outpouring of His Spirit upon upcoming prayer gatherings and upon the nations of Europe over the coming weeks? 1 Pray for great unity and clarity for the leaders and participants to know how they should pray for their nations and for this continent as a whole. 2 That the prayer movement which has at times been a trickle will become a mighty river, stirring Europeans so accustomed to empty, deadening secularism, to be hungry to know the Lord and return to Him with all their hearts.

6 6 of 11 15/10/ :20 3 Pray that the principalities and powers that have influenced the thinking of so many with their various -isms will be bound and driven to the feet of Jesus and that people here will go free from the materialism that blinds so many. 4 For genuine and widespread spiritual revival as happened in centuries past. It can happen again! Read more... John Robb IPC Chairman From the new book, Arise Intercessors, Arise! A Manual for the Birthing, Calling, Training and Restoration of Prayer Warriors (Outskirts Press, 2015) Available on Amazon.com The end time harvest and revival awaits God's watchmen intercessors being birthed, equipped, and fully taking their place. Their training needs to be prompt and accurate. Those who have fallen and are wounded need to be restored. Maria Harbajan gives you the keys to experiencing the fulfillment of your call and ministry as an intercessor. Discover what intercessor should know in order to fight spiritual battles successfully. These include: Intercession- knowing its dangers and how to avoid pitfalls Specific instructions for praying for the family, church, and nation Powerful praying children-- releasing the youth and children How pastors and intercessors can be a dream team Dealing with different types of curses through intercession Intercession in the marketplaces- in your workplace, business environment, public places Restoring falling prayer warriors "This book should be required reading for every serious, committed intercessor. In it Maria is candid and honest and plainspoken of herself. She offers volumes of revelation and truths for anyone who takes seriously the ministry of intercession. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned intercessor, you will learn as I have from this excellent work." (Esther Ilnisky, founder of Esther Network International and Children's Global Prayer Movement) Maria Harbajan is President and CEO of the National Intercessory Prayer Network of Jamaica and prayer center of the Caribbean located in Kingston, Jamaica. She is also a member of the International Prayer Council leadership team. by Hugh and Kathy Ross, Reasons to Believe Definition of fasting: choosing to abstain from food, one meal or several meals, to give special attention to some spiritual concern(s). Though fasting is neither a major biblical doctrine nor a foundation stone of the faith, it may open doors where other keys have not. It may open the way to new vistas of understanding and strength. Motivation for fasting: first, to honor God by giving ourselves more fully to Him. Additional reasons may include any one or combination of the following:

7 7 of 11 15/10/ :20 to express sorrow for our disobedience to God, for doing things our own way. to purify our lives and receive God's grace for the purification process. to turn our affections away from earthly things and toward eternal things. to express the seriousness and earnestness of our request. to avert the outpouring of God's wrath against evil; to appeal to God for extra time for His grace to work. to gain deeper insight into a particular portion of God's Word. to request the fulfillment of God's prophesies and promises. to sharpen our spiritual senses. to enhance our creativity in solving difficult problems. to discern God's will in a difficult situation and the steps to accomplish it. to mourn with God over the spiritual resistance and darkness both inside and outside the church. to reignite our desire to lead people to Christ and to see His kingdom come. to free those who are in spiritual bondage. to confirm the selection and ordination of elders. to keep the body and soul in subjection to the spirit. (Note: if fasting becomes a mere ritual, it loses its spiritual effectiveness.) to obey Jesus' words: "When you fast..." (Matt. 6:16, 17) and "... then they shall fast..." (Mark 2:20). to avoid the sins of Sodom: "...pride, surfeit of food, and prosperous ease" (Ezek. 16:49; Jer. 5:17; and Matt. 24:37-38). to gain insight leading to restoration and healing. to regain the spark of our "first love" for Jesus Christ to discern and dedicate the talents and skills God has given us for fulfillment of His purposes. to gain insight into God's chastening, a willingness to accept His discipline, and renewed commitment to obey. This page and all contents are copyright protected by Reasons To Believe, June Jesus does not want us to be satisfied with meager fruitfulness (John 15: 2, 5, 8). He wants our joy to be full and the fruit of the Spirit to overflow, to the glory of God the Father. When Jesus says "when you fast" (Matthew 6:16, 17), He uses both the singular you and the plural you (although English makes no clear distinction, the Greek text does). Fasting is for individuals and for groups. Read more... About 250 leaders of various big and smaller networks and ministries from across the USA, and a few from outside the nation, gathered in Washington DC, June 11-13, to hear about plans for a million-youth prayer assembly on the Washington Mall next July The exact date will be known this next month because the US Park Service only allows bookings up to one year in advance. The three dates they are checking on are July 16, 23rd and 30th. The leaders are 30-something younger generation followers of Christ, some of them evangelists like Nick Hall, the visionary behind the RESET effort. They realize the importance of prayer and so are asking the prayer ministries and networks to get behind it by mobilizing up to one million to be in prayer for the coming year. They also are good at networking and have invited everyone under the Lordship of Jesus whether people are evangelical, charismatic or whatever so John 17 unity is an important part of what they are seeking to accomplish. Here are a few quotes from Nick Hall and other RESET leaders to give you a bit of the flavor from the gathering:

8 8 of 11 15/10/ :20 "We need a Jesus Movement in our land!" (Hab.3:2) "Reset is a prayer." (They are using the word "reset" as a modern equivalent of "repent" and the purpose is to ask the Lord for a reset of the USA, morally, spiritually and in every other way. "This generation is seeking their moment. We want Jesus to be the agenda for America since no politician has the answer. They will include an evangelism/ discipling emphasis as well as justice/ compassion aspects to all they are doing with prayer at the center of it all. Hopefully after the July assembly day next year they will continue to grow as a movement for the nation. Read more... According to the Christian humanitarian agency, World Vision, nearly 12 million Syrians have been displaced by the fighting - more than 7.6 million within Syria, and more than 4 million as refugees in neighboring countries. More than 1.6 million Syrian children are refugees. Refugee children are at risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused, or exploited. Millions have been forced to quit school. World Vision is assisting affected families with interventions like clean water, cash assistance for food, hygiene kits, basic household goods, clothing, Child-Friendly Spaces, and education. See more at: Prayer Concerns 1- Family unity between husbands and wives and children; in other words, there is a breakdown among the families in view of the stress caused by the ongoing war. e.g. a mother of two took her children and left her home/husband to a far away place (details can not be released). 2- Joy to return to the hearts and smiles to reappear on the faces of people. Most people are depressed, and wear black clothing as a sign of mourning due to the death of family members caught innocently in the fighting, 3- The need for laborers to rise from within the Church, to encourage, and lend a listening ear to counsel those in need. 4- Healing and comfort for those who are sick and especially those with chronic diseases due to: a. shortage of pharmaceuticals b. long distance from the proximity of medical centers c. expensive cost of pharmaceuticals d. emigration of professional doctors 5- Increase in various sicknesses; doctors' appointments at hospitals are almost not accessible for dialysis, and cancer patients. 6- The transportation system is in jeopardy

9 9 of 11 15/10/ :20 7- The economy was highly affected due to the war. 9- Comfort for the increased numbers of those who lost family members, businesses, and properties. 10- God is giving additional opportunities for the Syrian people to love, forgive, and turn away from their evil ways, that have increased recently. 11- The Syrian people to humble themselves and shun arrogance. 12- Many of the youth are hopeless and have no job opportunities in the country. Immigration is their only option, which is a major loss in the CHURCH and the country. Jean (John) G. Bouchebel, L.H.D. jean.bouchebel@gmail.com We are writing to you as prayer leaders and intercessors out of deep concern for the state of our nation, its spiritual decline and national security. Lawlessness has entered our gates and is on the rise. Our government is steadily moving away from the Constitution. Core issues of covenant are now being contested at the Supreme Court amongst the multitude of issues we all know. For a nation that was founded on religious freedom, we are in a real danger zone and at a tipping point. Our nation's security and its future is now greatly at risk. This sense of urgency has been underlined through recent visions and words (please see three of them below). We believe there are two key factors that have increasingly put our national security at risk: Insufficient alertness and prayer for military/police forces as well as for our overall national security in spite of the growing threats of ISIS and other radical Islamic groups to carry nuclear weapons into the continental USA, a re-arming Russia, a rapidly emerging Chinese military build-up, and the avowed North Korean intention to put nuclear missiles on submarines. The shocking moral and spiritual decline of America has opened us for attack at all levels as a consequence of gross sin and broken covenants before our holy God who may rightly withdraw His protecting hand that has kept us relatively secure till now. Given these urgent concerns, we remind ourselves that the Lord has always used the united prayers of intercessors to build up a wall of protection over a nation, indeed to change the history of nations (Ezekiel 22:30, Isaiah 62:1-7). We cannot do it alone. Our hope is that through corporate agreement across the many prayer networks and streams, we could together intervene strategically in united prayer for God's redemptive, restorative call on America. The time is now, the trumpet is sounding, and the call is real. As part of this increased watchfulness over our national security, we would like to encourage you to include this emphasis in any prayer initiatives or conference calls you have for the next 18 months, leading up to the next national election. Please let us know if you are in agreement with this heightened prayer focus and would like to take part with us in this effort. If you have any other suggestions on how we can mobilize and seed this emphasis into America and other nations' prayer networks and initiatives, please let us know your thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you to see His wall of protection extended and strengthened around our nation and other nations. Dave Butts, National Prayer Committee Dave Kubal, Intercessors for America Lisa Crump, National Day of Prayer

10 10 of 11 15/10/ :20 Drs. Fred and Sue Rowe, Transform World Celebration Challenge Dai Sup Han, Prayer Surge John Robb, IPC Read more... Here is some news from the Ministry of Renaci - Children Intercessory Network here in Brazil. Please pray for us! Currently, Renaci has 16 coordinators in six Brazilian states. We are implementing Prayer Centers with children in the Evangelical Churches throughout Brazil. I hope to soon be informing you of the number of children involved in intercession. I pray that God bless you all, as well as the ministry of each. In the love of Christ our Savior and Lord. Arlety Calemi R. Nieto (National Coordinator of Renaci - Brazil) Renaci Brazil: renaci.arlety@gmail.com, 6-9th August- International Children Intercessors Conference 31st Aug - 4th Sept European Trumpet Call - Timisoara Romania The website consists of the following sections, and we would appreciate it if you could assist us in the following ways: 1. Home: Please send us news of international prayer-related interest such as upcoming initiatives and conferences. We will update our calendar regularly with such dates. 2. Regions: Please send us strategic prayer requests and alerts for your nation or region. Please send your suggestions to the IPC administrator Amazing Grace Cruz at office@ipcprayer.org OUR VISION: "Compelled by God to seek Christ's glory worldwide for

11 11 of 11 15/10/ :20 the blessing, healing, and transforming of the nations, International Prayer Connect exists as a coalition of prayer networkers and mobilizers working together to motivate, develop and equip national movements and local churches to fill all nations with prayer for the fulfillment of the Great Commandment and the completion of the Great Commission." HOW WE OPERATE: The IPC is not an organization as such. We are a fellowship of people involved in mobilizing prayer throughout the world. We function as an international "network of networks", connecting international, regional, and national prayer ministries and networks. We also arrange or support special prayer initiatives that bring prayer leaders together from time to time to pray for matters of regional and global concern to the Body of Christ. Regional prayer summits have been arranged or supported by the IPC in most regions of the world as well as international prayer initiatives for the United Nations, Hollywood, and other issues. The IPC is led by an international leadership team, now called the International Prayer Council, is composed of twenty leaders who coordinate regional prayer networks or international prayer initiatives of various kinds. We seek to be catalysts and connectors within the global prayer movement towards the fulfillment of Habakkuk 2:14- that "the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea." We do not have an official membership but connect with individuals and networks through IPC Connections, a periodical newsletter distributed via to give prayer information to interested people. Please share this newsletter with prayer coordinators, prayer network leaders, and others who have an interest in the global prayer movement so that they can be informed about different prayer initiatives, existing prayer networks, and how to participate in them. PayPal is an online banking service that can receive donations from over 30 currencies worldwide through automatic draft and credit cards. It is safe and secure. International Prayer Connect is a non-profit ministry funded through the Transformation Prayer Foundation and relies on individual donations to keep the work going. If you are willing to provide support, please click below. Thank you for your sacrificial gift to IPC! Click Here to Donate office@ipcprayer.org Amazing Grace Cruz, IPC Administrator IPC Website (free resources and information for all ages): NOTE: Constant Contact is our mass service. If you have unsubscribed from the newsletter through Constant Contact, you will not be sent other information you might be expecting from IPC. To get back on specific database mailing lists, you will need to sign up again at You may choose from 3 lists (IPC Connections Newsletter, Children in Prayer, and International Prayer Alerts). You can unsubscribe at any time by contacting the office or hitting the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the newsletter.

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