Africa 24-7 Prayer Summit: Changing Our World Through Prayer
"It takes a village to raise a child," the saying goes. I'd like to offer my own version: it takes a village to send a child — a child of God.
I was privileged to attend the Africa 24-7 Prayer Summit, hosted by Jericho Walls International Prayer Ministry, in Stellenbosch from 24–27 August 2026. My heartfelt thanks to my "village" — everyone who played a role in sending and hosting me. May God bless you all abundantly.
Forty participants from six countries gathered: the USA, UAE, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. We spent wonderful times worshipping together using the Harp and Bowl method of singing Scripture and received rich teaching on 24/7 prayer from Daniel and Estell Brink. I was also given a short slot to speak about Bible translation and the upcoming week of prayer for Bible translation.
It was a time of reconnecting with old friends and making new ones, with many highlights along the way. One especially meaningful, divine connection was meeting Nolitha Ceza-Mabungula from King William's Town. The timing was remarkable: on Monday, 24 August — the very day the Summit began — the Bhaca Bible translation started in the Eastern Cape, and Nolitha is from the Bhaca tribe herself. She runs three prayer meetings a week, including a House of Prayer in King William's Town, and they will be interceding for this translation. How wonderful is our God, connecting me with intercessors who carry a heart for the Bhaca people.
Looking ahead, please pray for the Global 24-7 Prayer Summit, to be held in Herrnhut, Germany, from 18–22 August 2027. This gathering will celebrate the 100-year prayer watch begun by the Moravians.
Through unceasingprayer.bible, led by Jason Hubbard, 100 of the week's 168 hours are already covered in prayer for Bible translation. Together with other initiatives such as Pray for Zero, we believe a full 24/7 prayer watch for Bible translation now spans the globe.
Thank you to all our faithful prayer warriors and intercessors — your prayers truly make a difference.
"I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night... Give Him no rest till He establishes..." — Isaiah 62:6–7
