Chapter Turnaround – Nehemiah Guide to Intercessory Prayer
This guide provides a scriptural model for engaging in intercessory prayer from Nehemiah.
Intercessory prayer is the act of praying to God on behalf of yourself or others. When Nehemiah heard of the decline of the people of Israel – their community and their structures - he was affected to the heart: “I sat down and wept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven."
Nehemiah waited upon God in prayer for four months before springing into action. More than likely he gathered a community to intercede with him. When he finally did move into action at the invitation of the King, no one can deny that the hand of God was upon him.
Nehemiah Guide
Forms of Intercessory Prayer
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Dave serves as the Associate Director of Faculty Ministry and loves to integrate strategy and formation holistically in his work. He and his family live near Ann Arbor in Michigan where he has served InterVarsity as a volunteer, Associate Regional Director, and everything in between before his national roles. David holds a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Regent College in Vancouver. You can find him roasting coffee, kicking a soccer ball or exploring a new trail.
As InterVarsity's National Director of International Student Ministry (ISM), Anna Lee-Winans leads ISM's Leadership Team to serve students and scholars from every nation, to every nation. Anna has served with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA for 24 years - as a Campus Minister at New York University, as an Area Director for Graduate and Faculty Ministries (GFM) in New York & New Jersey, as the National Director of Discipleship & Growth, and as a national strategist for GFM. She is a second generation Chinese American born and raised in NYC, serving as a social worker in a pediatric AIDS clinic before ministering with InterVarsity. She has both a MSW and BA from NYU. She lives in Queens, NY with her husband and two daughters. Anna enjoys eating adventures with gracious people.
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