Please say yes...Carla Harding - 6 Feb 2012
Is my Dad going to be OK? Please say yes....
This was a real prayer, found in a prayer space... Few things move me more than honest encounters with God. In 24-7 Prayer Rooms and Spaces in churches, workplaces, prisons, community hubs and schools, people poor out what they really think, what they really want, how they actually feel deep down where no-one else can see. Sometimes it spills out into an artistic explosion, other times a simple prayer or question... but if all I do with my life is walk with and encourage communities making space for this, I'll die a happy woman.As this movement continues to... well... move... a new swell has emerged in the ordinary schools of our nation. Prayer Spaces in Schools began only a few years ago yet they've spread like a wild fire across the UK & Ireland. These creative, holy spaces in hosted in primary and secondary schools for a day or week, provide space for a generation to encounter a living and interested God. We ran two here in Chichester and both times I was floored by the honest, questioning and genuine responses evident on the walls / cargo nets / paint spaces / crosses. It was messy, uncertain, unfinished and absolutely gorgeous.
It's also spreading...
There's been interest from a few different nations about taking prayer spaces to schools but one that has just run with it is Uganda. This weeks feature tells of a group of schools that are joining together to host spaces back to back filling the academic year in 2012! A generation, praying through the academic year. Amazing!
Yesterday the teaser film for the new Prayer Spaces in Schools video was released in the UK. Take a look and let us know what you think... Could this be something for your local schools?
Prayer Spaces in Schools Teaser from Prayer Spaces In Schools on Vimeo.
This post was taken from Carla's personal blog
Carla leads on the work and growth of 24-7 Prayer across Great Britain and she is part of the Lectio 365 team, helping people pray the Bible every day. Her life was hijacked by God in 1999 during a two hour stint in the first ever 24-7 Prayer Room. Carla loves prayer and worship, friends and food, a well told story and a challenge to get her teeth into. In her spare time, Carla is an active member of Revelation Family Church, a 24-7 Prayer Community. She lives in Chichester, UK with her husband Steve and their children Jackson and Eloise.
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