Let God Arise!

Preface

“Nothing has changed, and yet, everything has changed.” I used this fairly ambiguous statement recently to describe the momentous change that occurred in the ministry of which I am a part. I wanted to describe the game-changing nature of the moment, to get at the irony and weight of the experience we were undergoing. Yet, I also wanted to speak to our hearts, to those same values and that same vision we had always embraced. That vision was still alive; our commitment and calling had not changed – they both were still in play. This statement describes also the current state of our Let God Arise! prayer initiative started on New Years Day, 2000, more than thirteen years ago. Much has changed in our lives and ministries over the last decade; I have lost a mother and a son, and three sisters, all who went to be with the Lord. The tiny nucleus of intercessors who joined for early morning prayer before the sun arose have scattered to other cities, and other

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