
Why One Christian Author Is Spearheading a Global Prayer Event
By Movieguide® Contributor
Christian author and speaker Jennie Allen had a dream about Jesus’ possible return in the next 10 years, leading her to create a global prayer event.
“Nobody knows the hour or the day, but I think all of us can agree it feels like it could be the season,” Allen told CBN. “And when I dreamed that it wasn’t good news and part of the reason it wasn’t good news is that so many people still have not heard the gospel. And so, I thought when I woke up, we should gather the entire global church and we should talk about being on mission together.”
She’s bringing the global church together on Feb. 28 and March 1 with Gather25, a 25-hour event that will unite Christians around the world through prayer.
The event will be streamed from seven locations across the world:
- USA (Friday / 8 p.m. – midnight)
- New Zealand (Friday / midnight – 3 a.m. EST)
- Singapore (Saturday / 5 a.m. – 8 a.m. EST)
- Rwanda (Saturday / 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. EST)
- Romania (Saturday / 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. EST)
- United Kingdom (Saturday / 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. EST)
- Peru (Saturday / 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. EST)
Allen explained, “We’re going live from seven different locations on every continent in the world and we are telling the stories of the global church. We’re going to share with everyone this is what God is doing today in the world. And so, anyone can be a part, they can tune in and watch from their home, from their church. We’re hoping for lots of different small events or large events that are happening all over the world.”
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The event will also be translated into over 80 languages to include as many different people as possible.
“In the very beginning when we started talking about this, people would say, ‘Are you sure that it’s never been done before?’ And because the technology has never existed, we were sure besides Pentecost, when the very small amount of believers were gathered at one time and one place, it just hasn’t been possible because of languages,” Allen said. But now with artificial intelligence, it’s possible to live-translate.
Gather25 has joined forces with other major Christian organizations to make the event possible.
Allen explained, “We’re partnering with You Version, the Bible app, Bible Project Alpha, and then international ministries like East West and Campus Crusade for Christ, and all of these ministries that are just spread out all over the world, they have reach everywhere.”
Allen has a heart to lead people into a genuine relationship with God. Not only is she spearheading this massive event, but she is also a three-time New York Bestselling author. Her most recent book titled “Untangle Your Emotions” is about how to “discover how to name and navigate our emotions, we’ll learn how they can draw us closer to the God who built us — soul, mind, and heart.”
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