40 Days of Strategic Prayer for France!
February 21 - April 1, 2007
Did you know that in America, most churches, individuals, missionary agencies, and prayer groups have no information or tools to join their brothers and sisters in "moving the mountains" in France during this time?
Yet this unified and targeted 40-day prayer strategy has been going on since 2001 and strongholds have been coming down ever since. There are more ministries, more churches, and more growth in the Kingdom of God in France than ever before!
That's why the CCFOF is partnering with Objectif France to mobilize, unify, and amplify the prayers of America's Christians who have a heart for France!
Background...
In 1997, John Mulinde (a pastor from Uganda) came to Paris to call the people of God to humble themselves, pray, and seek His face for France. For two years he came back to France with the same message.
In 1999, a group of Christians came together to institute a time of 40 days of prayer and fasting for France. It was during these 40 days that Jacky Minard met an English missionary who wanted to begin a world-wide mobilization of prayer and fasting for France starting in 2001.
So that the prayer would be targeted and united, he wanted to edit a Prayer Guide that would provide comprehensive and precise information on France. He needed a coordinator in France, and so was born Objectif France!
Objectif France collaborates with all churches and all Christian walks. A group began meeting in Paris on a regular basis to cooperate and create the guide.
In 2001, over 2 million Christians from across the world came alongside French Christians to intercede for France! Because of this success and the clear confirmation from God, Objectif France has continued to distribute the guide since that time.
Current situation
Now is the time for France!
There is currently no advocate for this project in the United States, so in parternship with Objectif France, the CCFOF has started a U.S. Prayer Guide distribution and awareness project.
We will be contacting over 25,000 churches, missionary agencies, and individuals throughout the country to ask them to join us in prayer by downloading the free guide from Objectif France's website or ordering a printed version.
All the guides are in English and have 52 pages of up-to-date information, prayer points, and resources to help individuals, churches, and prayer groups intercede for France.
The CCFOF has also opened an Objectif France Ministry Fund so that we here in America can give tax-deductible gifts to support this project. All gifts will go directly to Objectif France to advance their mission of mobilizing prayer for France!
How you can help...
Action Point #1: Get the guide! To download your FREE copy visit Objectif France's website by clicking here. Because the free version is difficult to print, you can also order a printed copy directly from their website.
Action Point #2: Pray for Objectif France and this project! Click here to visit their website and learn more about their work and ministry.
Action Point #3: E-mail your contacts and send them to our site! Your help in connecting others with this effort will directly increase prayers for France!
Action Point #4: Give a tax-deductible gift in support of this project! 100% of the money raised will go directly to Objectif France's work. You can also click here to sign up for CCFOF's free e-newsletter on our home page!
The Results...
These guides are truly seeds of faith inspiring encouragement and long-term intercession. Each person touched by this guide can produce a lifetime of prayer, encouragement and support for France's Christian community.
Will you be a part of fueling the fires of persistent prayer for France?
Thank you in advance for your support!
To make a gift to the Objectif France Fund in U.S. Dollars, please click here:
To make a gift in Euros, please click here:
To send a gift by mail, please address all checks to "CCFOF" with "Prayer Guide - OF" in the Memo section and send them to the following address:
Christian Community Foundation of France
829 Stansbury Drive
Marietta, GA 30066
For a complete list click here (in French)
"Many want to continue to meet and pray after the 40 days. Our relationships with other churches have been much more intense than in other years!" (Perpignan)
“There was more zeal this year than last and we had great expectations. We rediscovered the enthusiasm from 2001 and there are more people coming to our meetings than in any of the last years. God has poured out His grace and favor on us!" (Poitiers)
“This was a larger, more intense, and more persistant mobilization. A real renewal of prayer in the heart of the church. Everyone wants to go further in intercession." (76-Yvetot)
“We need to continue this initiative. I am encouraging my friends in the United States to pray for France. We are seeing God move and we can't stop! After 18 years of ministry, the last 6 were the most fruitful." (Toulouse)
“I felt the power of the Holy Spirit flow through us at our church during one of the weeks of prayer. We have been blessed and feel the strong unity in the Spirit."
Quick Facts on France...
France's Evangelical population is .7% (400,000 out of a national population of 62 million).
There are fewer than 2,500 Evangelical churches in the entire country and over 250 towns with populations of over 10,000 have no Evangelical church at all.
In a recent survey, 51% of the population identified themselves as "Catholic" however only half believe in God.
France's atheist population is 31%.
There are 30,000 occult workers (spiritists, mediums, etc.) in France - there are 2,300 full-time Christian workers (pastors, evangelists, missionaries)
However, in the past 12 years, over 400 new churches have been started.