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Contents 1 24-7UK 2 Prayer Rooms & Rhythms 3 Boiler Rooms and Communities 4 Learning Opportunities 5 Home 6 Schools & Youth 7 Students 8 Parliament 9 Giving/Contact 9.1 Contact 9.2 Giving 10 Resources 11 Links

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About page, text by Lucie // Left Hand Tab

24-7 Prayer has been described in many ways; a non-stop global prayer meeting, new monasticism for the 21st century, even as a virus that has spread around the world as a result of "God’s holy sneeze". We particularly like this last one.

But we’ve come to describe it, quite simply, as a movement of people who are centred on Jesus Christ, trying to live their lives wrapped around ‘prayer, mission and justice’. At the heart of this movement are hundreds of prayer rooms, in which people take one hour (or more) each, one after another, to form unbroken chains of prayer where they are. Twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week, ordinary people pass the prayer-baton onto friends and strangers... and on it travels, from group to group, from church to church, from city to city and from nation to nation. All over the world, night and day, this is non-stop, 24-7 prayer.

"24-7 Prayer exists to reconcile the world to God through Jesus Christ. We are changing the world by mobilising the Church in prayer, mission and justice."

What began as prayer very quickly became mission as God’s Spirit stirred and inspired people to become the answer to their own petitions. Over the last few years, prayer/mission teams have been sent all over Europe (and beyond) and some have put down roots, to serve communities for the long term (for example, in Ibiza and Morocco, Skopje in Macedonia, Boystown in Mexico, and more).

The UK has a special place in this story. It was here, in Chichester, on England's South coast, that the very first prayer room [link to prayer rooms page] began, among a group of mostly students and young people. And it was here, in Reading, that the first Boiler Room community [link to Boiler Room page] emerged after local Christians had hosted a series of creative prayer rooms, and began to feel that God might be calling them to explore a kind of 'new monastic' life together. Since then there have been hundreds of prayer rooms all over the UK, and many groups and church communities have also been inspired to explore the Boiler Room journey. For more on these stories, check out Pete Grieg's book, 'Red Moon Rising' [1], and Andy Freeman's book, 'Punk Monk' [link].

Here in the UK, as we've reflected on how 24-7 Prayer has developed over the last few years, we've noticed a simple pattern or process emerging, which we have come to describe as the '4 Rs': ROOMS, RHYTHMS, RELATIONSHIP and RESOURCE.

Prayer ROOMS and Prayer RHYTHMS [hand-drawn pic with prayer rooms and prayer rhythms boxes - PT]

Part of the 24-7 Prayer vision is to be a blessing to the body of Christ, the Church, in the UK. Our desire is to do this through encouraging groups and churches to host prayer rooms, and by encouraging all Christians, especially small groups of friends, to develop daily rhythms of prayer.

Prayer rooms are at the heart of what we do, and anyone can join in with them, and host their own. All it takes is a room (you'd be surprised at what 'rooms' can and have become prayer rooms!), a bunch of people, a little bit of creativity, and a desire to pray (desire and availability are far more important that 'expertise'... there are no prayer experts).

In the UK, prayer rooms have sprung up in schools, prisons, homes, University campuses, in the Houses of Parliament, even on double decker buses! For children, young people and the not-so-young, for the extroverts and the introverts, for the contemplatives, the Catholics and the charismatics, for believers of any church denomination in fact, a prayer room can provide a context where people can talk to God and hear from God. Prayer rooms are simple spaces, but they have the potential to enable groups and churches to pray more and to pray more deeply... and they have perhaps a unique ability to bring people together in the heart of local communities, and to create space for God's presence.

Having experienced prayer rooms, many people are discovering a new passion for prayer, and have begun searching for ways to continue prayer beyond their week of 24-7 Prayer. We're learning, along with saints throughout Christian history, that daily prayer is the heart of a healthy spiritual rhythm of life, which can also include rhythms of hospitality and mission, justice and creativity, learning and prayer (to name but a few). Our hope is that Holy Spirit will inhabit our lives more fully through these daily disciplines.

These ‘4 R’s’ are not simply a ladder to climb, or a defined path to take - it's simply a pattern that we've observed and that we continue to encourage. However, groups and churches often enjoy hosting prayer rooms so much that they simply include a regular prayer room into their annual cycle of life, rather than progress onto other 'R's... and we want to support this too.

Boiler Rooms in RELATIONSHIP and Boiler Room RESOURCE centres [hand-drawn pic with Boiler Rooms and resources boxes - PT]

Some groups and churches find that hosting prayer rooms, and developing rhythms of prayer, takes them on a journey towards establishing a long-term 24-7 Boiler Boom [link to Boiler Room page]... this is when 'involvement in the movement' becomes 'joining the family'. Part of the 24-7 Prayer vision is to plant more of these missional communities across the UK, and also into Europe - we feel it's part of our call, our purpose. While we describe the prayer rooms and rhythms of prayer as blessing the body of Christ, we see the Boiler Rooms and resource communities as building the body of Christ. Our prayer is that Jesus would build his house through 24-7 prayer.

We consider the UK Boiler Room communities to be in relationship with 24-7 Prayer... we are family (all together now, "I got all my sisters with me!"). One of the relational expectations is that Boiler Room communities commit themselves to living out the six rhythms of prayer, mission, justice, hospitality, learning and creativity together as a Christ-centred community.

Among the Boiler Room communities around the world, 24-7 Prayer recognises some as resource centres. These are commissioned to support new 24-7 communities on their way to becoming Boiler Room communities, and to send out new teams to establish similar communities, as well as short term mission teams.

UK (oversight) Team

The UK Team is responsible for the overall vision, strategy and budget of 24-7 Prayer in the UK, as well as the larger UK projects and opportunities that span both the Prayer and Communities Teams. It is also responsible for the strategic establishment of new national teams within the United Kingdom, e.g. Wales, Scotland. (Ireland already has it's own national team [link]) The UK Team is accountable to 24-7 Prayer's International Team.

The UK team currently includes Lucie Shuker, Pete Ward, Ian Nicholson and Phil Togwell. [pics! biogs??]

UK Prayer (rooms and rhythms) Team

This team is responsible for everything 24-7 Prayer does to encourage, resource and mobilise the body of Christ in the UK in prayer, including; + supporting new and regular prayer rooms across the UK + encouraging and resourcing groups and churches who are developing rhythms of prayer/life + managing 24-7 Prayer's involvement in projects and events, such as the Pentecost Festival, the Global Day of Prayer, the Tear Fund week of prayer for poverty, the Big Church Day Out, the Week of Prayer for Parliament and Whitehall, etc. (*links to all these websites) + supporting prayer rooms in schools, Universities, etc.

The Prayer Team currently includes; Lindy Morgan, Charlotte Terris, Georgina Micklewright, Phil Togwell and Andrea Percy. [pics! biogs??]

UK Communities (Boiler Rooms and 24-7 communities) Team

This team is responsible for establishing, developing and supporting Boiler Room (and other) communities within the 24-7 family, including: + regularly meeting with leaders and core teams of Boiler Room communities, and other 24-7 communities + hosting ‘UK Network Days’ to gather the UK family together... for story-telling, prayer, vision-casting and learning together + resourcing the movement through training and learning experiences and opportunities

The Communities Team currently includes; Pete Ward, Phil Togwell, Lucie Shuker, Dan Jones, Alana Wiens, Ian Nicholson and James Butler [pics! biogs??]

24-7 prayer in Wales

Part of our vision is to establish national teams in Wales and Scotland over the next few years. Lindy Morgan is based in Aberystwyth and represents 24-7 prayer in Wales, and she is catalysing 24-7 Prayer among groups and churches all over her nation (http://www.facebook.com/s.php?ref=search&init=quick&q=247%20wales#/group.php?gid=8940254420&ref=search). Please get in touch with her at lindy.morgan@24-7prayer.com if you want to find out more or connect with what she's doing.

Prayer Rooms & Rhythms

[Drop down links to: // Left Hand Tab - no text on the main tab page (i) Prayer rooms (ii) Rhythms of prayer (iii) Creative Bank and (iv) Free Resources (Andrea & Charlotte)]

Prayer ROOMS [the first tab]

“I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of the earth” (Isaiah 62:6-7)

The first 24-7 prayer room, sparked by caffeine-fuelled students in Chichester, England in September 1999, spread like a wild-fire across the globe. Last time we counted there had been over six thousand three hundred 24-7 prayer rooms in over 96 different nations! On every continent but Antarctica.

In the UK, we continue to receive stories about people meeting with God for the first time in prayer rooms... young people learning to pray, faith being raised and restored, churches experiencing a fresh blessing from Holy Spirit. It is an incredible privilege to be on the receiving end of these phone calls and emails, to hear and read the excitement as people share their stories of God's blessing.

[Stories- post its with stories on around the text] [In a Prayer Room in Scotland a cancerous tumour disappeared from a woman’s body in answer to prayer. Doctors at Ayr Hospital and Glasgow Royal Infirmary are astounded.

In recent months, we've heard about teenagers who wouldn't call themselves Christians experiencing God in prayer rooms. Not in a church buildings but in their schools. Heartfelt prayers are being scribbled on Post-It notes, cardboard confessions hang from the ceilings.

"I’m sorry for feeling hate instead of love”, wrote one girl. Pupils in a school in Addlestone sat watching vitamin tablets dissolving (representing forgiveness) with tears running down their cheeks. Afterwards, one admitted "it really helped me to let go of some things I'd been holding on to." In Romford, a sixth form girl scribbled this feedback after visiting the prayer room; "Before I came into the prayer room I didn’t know what I believed about God but feel an enlightenment."

And there are stories of salvation. People who wouldn't call themselves Christians are asking for prayer. Spontaneous conversations are taking place about God. A girl walked into a prayer tent on her university campus in Surrey said "it was like coming home". An atheist walked into a prayer room and said, "you can really feel God in here". His friend frowned and replied, "but you don’t believe in God". "I know," the 'atheist' said "but you can really feel God in here." A man came into a prayer room in Reading on crutches, but he left without them... no-one had even prayed for him, but he’d been healed!]

What is a Prayer Room?

A 24-7 prayer room is a simple idea. It's just praying without stopping... in one hour shifts, night and day around the clock, in a room or space that's been set aside as the 'prayer room', for a week (or less... or more... it's really up to you). The room is decorated creatively to inspire prayer, engaging as many of the senses as possible, and enabling people to experiment with different styles and types of prayer.

"We pray best when we are no longer aware of praying." Cassian

[Virtual walk through (link to content)]

[Prayer Room film (what does a prayer room look like?)(link)]

[Prayer room pics (on page)]

Why Prayer Rooms?

The most important thing about every single prayer room is that it is a place where people can go to meet with God. It's not that God is there in the prayer room and not here, wherever I am now... it's the 'going to meet with...' bit that makes it special. I go... to meet with God, and I find God there simply because God is longing to be met. The heart of 24-7 Prayer is the teenager who is praying somewhere, right now. It's the email saying that another person just walked into a prayer room and met Jesus for the very first time. It's about healing and hope and faith and freedom. It's about you and me.

"The Prayer Preceding all prayers is 'May it be the real I who speaks. May it be the real Thou that I speak to." C.S Lewis

A season of 24-7 Prayer provides a place, a time, a context and a catalyst for prayer. It's a practical tool helping ordinary people to pray. Many who would consider themselves bad at praying turn up for their hour slot in a prayer room and then stay for two. One is rarely enough.

"Our 24-7 prayer week exceeded all expectations. Over 200 people used the prayer room and more than 20 churches got involved. 24-7 has been one of the most productive weeks I have ever known. People were saved. The lukewarm were ignited. Unity made huge steps forward. Through 24-7 a radical vision was imparted way beyond anything our puny little talks could have accomplished"

In a prayer room the sense of God's presence after many hours of prayer makes prayer easier and time seems to pass much more quickly. Again and again people say that "one hour in the prayer room felt like ten minutes". And this is often from those whose previous experience of prayer had been the opposite, ten minutes feeling more like an hour.

"Lord, being in this room with you is like no place I have ever been. We have such a clear phone line! Our two way conversation is back."

"I walked into the prayer room at 7:55 this morning and the air was still potent with prayer. That invisible fog of intercession that you can feel but cannot see - it hung their. It's the weirdest thing, but it felt as if the room was actually alive."

Even people who wouldn't call themselves religious often sense the presence of God in prayer rooms. People who don't want to be preached at still want to be prayed for. People who don't think they believe in God still believe in prayer. And some people who wouldn't enter a church don't mind visiting a prayer room - even in the middle of the night.

The "infinite abyss" within each of us "can only be filled by an infinite immutable object, that is to say, only by God himself" (Blaise Pascal). People are seeking. People want to connect with the Creator.

"I told a non-christian friend about our prayer room. She said "My head's messed up right now, and I think I need to do some praying." I didn't realise she meant "right now" literally, until she left the club, went to the prayer room and spent two-and-a-half hours alone with God!" (Claire)

One of the outcomes of time spent in a prayer room is often changes in ourselves - in our motives and attitudes and compassion, and this often leads to new action. This conspires to build life back into our churches and communities as we become part of the answer to some of our prayers.

"I was so amazed by the prayer room last night – it was just an awesome space, and a total wake up call for me personally. There's so much injustice everywhere ! what am I, …doing to help ? the answer was nothing. I got so annoyed that I went straight home, thought, what the flip can I do right this second that could help others in need? So I packed up a load of clothes I don’t need and brought them to Barnardo’s this morning, this sounds nuts I know."

Getting Practical

[Pray in a 24-7 prayer room] if you are interested in visiting or setting up your own 24-7 prayer room

Additional Resources

24-7 Connect - prayer rooms: a practical guide. <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/uk/24-7_Connect _UK-ified-How_to_run_a 24-7Prayer_Room.pdf">Download as PDF</a> (1.1MB)

60 Minute Prayer Guide - <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/uk/UK_combined_60_minute_prayer_guides.pdf">Download as PDF</a> (880 KB)

"What is 24-7 Prayer" Video - an artistic expression of 24-7 Prayer <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/global/What_is_24-7_Prayer.mp4.zip">Download as mp4</a> (29.9 MB)

24-7 Prayer PowerPoint Presentation (which Charlotte will edit, Tomorrow) <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/global/24-7_Prayer_Presentation.zip">Download as zip</a> (99.5 MB)

Creative Prayer Bank- (waiting until Worthers gives me server space to make a link)

Prayer RHYTHMS [the second tab]

"Let all your thoughts be with the Most High, and direct your humble prayers unceasingly to Christ." Thomas a Kempis

Why rhythms of prayer?

People often find closing and packing their prayer room down at the end of a week of prayer really difficult. Something about the deeper communion with God has burrowed into their souls, and now they long for something more long-term than just a week. People begin to ask questions of themselves and of one another; ‘What next?’ ‘How do we take prayer out of the prayer room and make it part of the whole of our lives?’ In his wonderful book, ‘Finding Sanctuary’ (http://www.findingsanctuary.org/) Abbot Christopher Jamieson says: "Finding the sacred space begins with the recognition of the sacred in your daily living."

And the Apostle Paul says something very similar. "Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering." (Romans 12:1)

What is a rhythm of prayer?

In Reading, a small 24-7 community are learning to follow Jesus together. Among other things, this group of 15-or-so friends are developing a simple rhythm of prayer. + they meet weekly on Tuesdays to be together, praying together using Celtic liturgy and eating together. + they meet fortnightly on Saturday mornings for breakfast and prayer. + they set their alarms daily at 12-noon to pray the Lord’s Prayer, alone or with whoever they find themselves. + they hold quarterly weeks of 24-7 Prayer. + they use email and the Internet to share news and resources, to communicate prayer requests and to stay in touch.

A rhythm of prayer sets punctuation marks into the sentences of our week. It's like a heartbeat, the steady rhythm that confirms a body is alive... describing the flow of life-blood around the body. Establishing a rhythm of prayer affects all the stuff of our lives, it brings them into order, into some kind of shape and focus. You could say that it helps our prayers to become more whole, more 3-Dimensional.

Developing a rhythm of prayer isn’t a new idea. Benedictine monks and Franciscan friars have been doing this kind of thing for hundreds of years (and many still are). In Jesus’ day, the Jews submitted to a simple rhythm of prayer wrapped around the Synagogue. And the early church too, they would break up the day with regular prayer. In the book of Genesis, we find that the whole world was like an explosively creative 24-7 prayer room - open space where people met with their Maker. And then at dusk, "in the cool of the day", we read that Adam and Eve walked and talked with God. (Genesis 3:8) It was regular, intentional time to be together, to talk and listen - to commune.

The goal is not to serve the rhythm; the goal is to conform to the likeness of Christ.

We all have rhythms of life, whether we recognise them or not. In ‘Finding Sanctuary’ Christopher Jamieson writes "When people claim to be obeying rules but break them, we call this hypocrisy, a charge frequently levelled at religious people. When people claim to be free but are in fact obeying unstated rules, we don’t have a word for it. There is no word for it because it’s a very modern occurrence and one that people are slow to recognise. This unnamed feature of modern life is dangerous because people do no know that they are in thrall to other people’s agendas and hence do not see the need to escape from them."

Jamieson then explains that most of us bow the knee to consumerism and materialism every single day. We conform to the patterns of 'wanting' and 'having' without even realising it, and definitely without realising that these things are not benign - they affect us in powerful ways, shaping our thoughts and words and actions. The monastic tradition acknowledges that rhythms of life affect us all, and have simply chosen to conform to a rhythm, or a rule of life that will take them where they want to go - towards conforming to the image of Christ.

Rhythms of prayer and life help us to "remain in Christ" (John 17), they help us to keep Jesus at the centre of everything. They anchor us back into him, whatever season of life we are in. This anchor ensures that even in hard times, the journey towards Jesus is maintained.

"A person prays that he may be constructed" St Augustine

Rhythms of prayer rewire us. They change us for the inside out. 'The Way of the Pilgrim', tells the story of a Russian pilgrim and his journey, during which he discovered the ‘Jesus Prayer’. Reflecting on it, he realised that "each time he said the prayer it was pure joy filling him with both emotional and physical light", so much so that "he began to feel love for everyone he met."

Gandhi once said, "I like your Christ; but I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." Prayer changes us... at least it should do! It de- and re-constructs us, so we can be the body of Christ to a world that doesn't know him anymore. It fills us with love so that we can love.

The space we make in our daily lives for prayer, is space for intimacy with Father God. During these times of intimacy, God breathes on and in us (and like in Ezekiel's vision - Ezekiel 37 - as we receive God's breath, we come alive again)... we become infected by and infectious for God's kingdom. And then we breathe out, we exhale through involvement with friends and neighbours, in acts of kindness and mission, in loving enemies and serving the poor. Intimacy and involvement. Breathing in and breathing out. This is our basic rhythm of life. As we join in with God we become participators in God's rescue plan. "Your kingdom come" we pray, and then we find ourselves becoming part of the answer to our own prayers through the way we live with and love others.

"Pray on all occasions with all kinds of prayers" Ephesians 6:18

To pray day after day for a continued period of time naturally take you through different seasons. Sometimes we experience different emotional seasons - times of joy and times of sadness. Sometimes we are filled with hope and then other times we find it is hard to keep faith. We go through times of noise and times of silence. All kinds of things affect the pace and pattern and shape and rhythm to our lives... singleness or marriage, having children or not, participation in a wider community/family or not, age, mobility, work or rest, the wider culture that we live in... all of these will have a strong bearing on our rhythms of life. And our rhythms of prayer must wrap in and through and adapt to them too.

To maintain the discipline and perseverance required to pray day after day may mean that we need to experiment with different styles and types of prayer... new models of prayer, ancient disciplines of prayer, silent prayer, liturgical prayer, open prayer, prophetic prayer, etc. Below are a few thoughts and ideas that we hope you will find useful as you navigate the next phase of your journey.

Getting Practical - what does this mean in practice ? Here are a few suggestions for what you can do.

1. Organise a few 24-7 Prayer weeks. Prayer is a good place to begin. Find an 'upper room' (even if it's in a basement) and wait on Holy Spirit awhile.

2. Gather with friends. Often, when one person feels they want to develop rhythms of prayer, there are others feeling the same things too. See if you can find some.

3. Pray together weekly. Seek out a simple rhythm that works for you and your group. Maybe one evening and one lunchtime a week? We find that 'little and often' is better than 'long and far-apart' gatherings.

4. Eat together. We've found that hospitality and shared-meals together are essential to developing good rhythms of life. Build a regular meal into your group rhythm. Invite some guests along too?

5. Find your focus. What are the key things God is calling you to pray for? Maybe you’ll have a specific time to pray for those who aren’t Christians? Maybe specific local or national issues? You might like to write some liturgy or use some existing liturgy. You might like to build a simple pattern of what you do when you meet.

6. Find a rhythm of life. What is the outworking of your prayers? Maybe there’s a simple pattern of life you’d like to adopt? Many use the ‘Boiler Room Rule’ [link], which is designed to work in big venues and in small groups. If things are still progressing positively how about attempting to live out the Rule amongst your friends/community. Meet regularly to pray, practice hospitality, and serve the poor.

7. Continue to host prayer weeks. As a weekly rhythm of prayer develops, we have still found that focused weeks of 24-7 prayer are also important. Maybe you could host a week of prayer every 2 or 3 months? Within this framework we’ve found these weeks take on a new momentum.

Additional Resources

Some things that might help you along the way:

Lectio Divina [link through to content... are all these going to be on separate sub-pages?] Lectio Divina is a way of reading and praying the Bible out loud, first taught by a man called Origen, back in the third century AD. It has been, and continues to be, a foundational practice for at least four major monastic traditions.

Lectio Divina means 'holy reading'. It is a discipline which mixes words (logos) and the Spirit (rhema) together, which we hope will help us to draw near to God. It consists of four different steps: reading, meditation, prayer and contemplation. If you'd like to give it a try, here's a framework;

1. Read: Choose a passage of Scripture (anything from one verse to 15 verses). Start by asking Holy Spirit to shine light on it as you read. Read it through 2/3 times slowly and deliberately. If possible, read it out loud.

2. Meditate: Think about it. Make your brain work hard. What was the person writing trying to say? What does it mean for your life today? Are there certain words or phrases that grab you? Allow the text to trigger memories and associations.

3. Pray: Respond to God. Speak out to God your personal response to what you've read. Attend to those deeper meanings; meditate on the feelings and associations. Tell God how it makes you feel. Tell God what comforts you and what challenges you. Ask for God's help to live out the truths you've uncovered today.

4. Contemplate: Stop. Be still. Stop talking, stop asking and slow your brain down. This is the time for listening to God, for letting Holy Spirit talk back to you. Spend some time silently listening to God. Go beyond all the words you've read, and allow God to root you in truth and wrap you in love

Liturgy [link through to content]

Sometimes we think that liturgy, or leader-and-group response prayer, is outdated, restrictive or confined to musty old church services we don’t want to acquaint ourselves with. This is unfortunate, because it's not true. Opening our minds to the possibility of connecting with God through liturgy, we might find a depth and resonance from speaking truth together. Why not give it a go;

• With a group of friends, work through some of the prayers in the Book of Common Prayer. Ask God to illuminate and refresh the words so they are relevant to your lives. Share as a group the insights and inspiration you have gained from this.

• Practice writing some responsive prayers you can work through together; you can shape these around any situations or subjects you are particularly passionate about. Concentrate on making them honest, rather than trying to make them sound good.

• Write your own liturgy based on scripture. The Bible and particularly the Psalms are a great source of inspiration and praying the word of God may add a new dimension of understanding.

Here's an example of a liturgy based loosely on Psalms 5 & 6:

Leader: Jesus we come before you, humbly, quietly, in obedience, seeking your peace.

All: In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice. In the morning, I lay my requests before you & wait in expectation.

Leader: Where morning dawns and evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

All: God of light and glory, as the dawn brings in a new day, we remember your mercies are new each morning. We praise you for this new day you have made. Take it, use it and bring glory to Yourself. Take our lives, take our work and efforts, take our thoughts, take our every breath and use it for Your glory.

A short period of silent prayer is held to consider what today will bring and to offer our day & ourselves to God.

The Jesus Prayer [link through to content]

‘The prayer will not cease, whether you sit, walk, eat, drink, or do anything else. Even in deep sleep prayer will be active in you without any effort, for even when it is externally silent, it continues secretly to act within.’ (Fathers Callistus and Ignatius)

The Jesus Prayer is a very short, simple prayer that grew out of the writings of the Desert fathers. And it goes like this - ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

The Jesus Prayer is rooted in the gospels, in the stories of 'blind Bartimaeus' (Luke 18:13) and the tax collector (Mark 10:47), who both used the words of this prayer.

‘The prayer begins as words, then as we recite it further, we move onto pray the prayer as our own, owning the thoughts and expression of the prayer. Finally, our hearts take over the prayer, where the prayer is no longer a series of words and concepts, but gives way to a touching of our Spirit with God's Spirit.’ Theophan: 19th C. Russian spiritual teacher

There are different techniques to using this prayer. You can, for instance, breathe in whilst praying; ‘Have mercy on me’ (breathing in His mercy), and then breathe out as you pray; ‘a sinner’ (breathing out our sin).

A prayer rope can be used as a tangible aid to this prayer. [www.easternchristian.com/ropes]

Recommended Reading: 'The Way of the Pilgrim', Helen Bacovin

Silence [link through to content]

Our lives are filled with noise. Silence enables us to listen, really listen. The seeking out of solitary places was a regular rhythm for Jesus. The Benedictine Rule is formed and practised in a default pattern of silence. Silence can be said to be more tied with ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’.

‘Intelligent silence is the mother of prayer, freedom from bondage, custodian of zeal, a guard on our thoughts, a watch on our enemies... a companion of stillness, the opponent of dogmatism, a growth of knowledge, a hand to shape contemplation, hidden progress, the secret journey upward’ John Climacus.

The [Colchester Boiler Room community] host a weekly 'silent prayer' time as a part of their rhythm of prayer. [Insert quote from Katie Smith]

Recommended Reading: 'The Silent Life', Thomas Merton

Hospitality [link through to content]

Hospitality is an important part of the life of Jesus, and arguably central to the gospel itself - Jesus comes and is received as a homeless stranger, and then somehow becomes 'host'... welcoming people into his Kingdom, describing the outcome as "salvation" even. The gospels are full of these stories... Zachius, the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the house of Mary and Martha. And many of Jesus' parables are about hospitality too.

Build a regular meal into your group rhythm. Why not invite guests along too. Many of the Boiler Room and 24-7 communities have developed regular rhythms of hospitality, receiving guests, and community meals. The 24-7 community in Romford, for instance, host a fortnightly community meal, which often takes place in a large community house that two of their families live in, along with frequent visitors/pilgrims/guests. [link to blog]

“I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me… Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.' (Matthew 25v35-36) MSG

Recommended Reading: 'Making Room', Christine Pohl

Pray the Lord's Prayer at noon [link to content]

"To the man who prays habitually (not only when he feels like it - that is one of the snares of religion - but also when he does not feel like it) Christ is sure to make Himself real." (James Stewart, a Scottish preacher)

The idea of praying the Lord's Prayer at 12-midday began (we think) with the Guildford Boiler Room community [link] in the UK, as they explored ways to develop daily prayer together. They all set their watches, mobile phones and alarms for noon, and agreed to stop, wherever they found themslves, for a minute or two to say the Lord's Prayer. With this small action, wherever they were and whatever they were doing, they joined together in daily devotion.

The midday prayer is a powerful way to re-centre ourselves on Jesus as we go about our daily routines, we ask our Father in heaven to bring His Kingdom and to do His will. Why not set your alarms and join with hundreds of us, as we pray the Lord's Prayer.

The Stanford le hope Boiler Room community [link], among many others now, use 'The Lord's Prayer at Noon' as part of their rhythm of prayer. [Insert quote from Sally - Stanford BR]

Recommended Reading: 'The Lord and His Prayer', Tom Wright

Further reading

School(s) for Conversion: 12 Marks of a New Monasticism - Rutba House (Editor)

Finding Sanctuary – Christopher Jamison

Punk Monk – Andy Freeman

Celebration of Discipline – Richard Foster

Celtic Daily Prayer – Northumbria Community

Life Together – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Helpful Links:
24-7 Connect - Prayer Rooms: a practical guide. <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/uk/24-7_Connect _UK-ified-How_to_run_a 24-7Prayer_Room.pdf">Download as PDF</a> (1.1MB)

60 Minute Prayer Guide- <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/uk/UK_combined_60_minute_prayer_guides.pdf">Download as PDF</a> (880 KB)

24-7 Deeper - How to run a Prayer Room and what to do next. <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/uk/UK_Complete_Prayer_Pack.pdf">Download as PDF</a> (2.7 MB)

The 24-7 Prayer UK Leaflet - a brief discretion of what 24-7 Prayer looks like in the UK. http://www.24-7prayer.com/shop/product/124

The Vision Poem Posters http://www.24-7prayer.com/shop/product/142

"What is 24-7Prayer" Video - an artistic expression of 24-7prayer <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/global/What_is_24-7_Prayer.mp4.zip">Download as mp4</a> (29.9 MB)

24-7 Shorts - films about 24-7 Prayer <a href="http://www.24-7shorts.com">here</a>

24-7 Prayer PowerPoint Presentation ( which Charlotte will edit, Tomorrow) <a href="http://downloads.24-7prayer.com/resources/global/24-7_Prayer_Presentation.zip">Download as zip</a> (99.5 MB)

Creative prayer Bank- (waiting until Worthers gives me server space to make a link)

Vision and the Vow study guide

Red Moon Rising study guide

Boiler Rooms and Communities

Boiler Room communities

"A 24-7 Boiler Room is a Christ-centred community that practices a daily rhythm of prayer, study and celebration whilst caring actively for the poor and the lost."

The first Boiler Room opened in Reading, UK, in September 2001, and for the first three years of its life, home was an old pub incorporating three semi-derelict apartments, a basement, and the old bar itself. The Reading Boiler Room community sustained a continual rhythm of prayer throughout its life. It also sought to nurture creativity. It received over two-hundred pilgrims from around the UK and the world. It worked extensively with and for the disadvantaged of the local community, building friendships with many marginalized young people, and receiving the recognition of local statutory bodies. This all came out of the place and context of prayer.

From this wild experiment, some exciting things emerged; A discipline of prayer developed. Many people visited with the Boiler Room community regularly, coming in week after week to seek God as part of a missional community. Prayers were answered. The Reading community still have two volumes full of testimonies to answered prayer. The poor and lost were reached. For example, 150 needy young people came in and spent time with the Boiler Room community each week. Most of them were not Christians. Local Government recognised the effectiveness of what was going on, seeking partnership and funded projects.

The Reading Boiler Room eventually closed in 2005. The shockwaves from this dynamic experiment in monastic community life, however, have continued to ripple out ever since... and new and emerging Boiler Room communities have been established all over the world.

To help establish these new Boiler Room communities on stable foundations, the 24-7 Prayer International team developed a 'Boiler Room Rule' [can we insert the downloadable document here, or do we just list it as an additional resource?], a rhythm of life wrapped around the six Boiler Room community practices.

The Boiler Room Rule

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(i) The Two Purposes A 24-7 Boiler Room exists to love God in prayer and to love its neighbours in practice. These purposes are contextualised in community and expressed in a defined location.

(ii) The Three Principles At the heart of every Boiler Room is a living community committed to being: 1. Authentic: True to Christ. 2. Relational: Kind to People. 3. Missional: Taking the Gospel to the World.

(iii) The Six Practices Every Boiler Room Community applies these three principles practically through six core activities:

A Boiler Room is true to Christ by being:

+++ A prayerful community practicing a daily rhythm of which includes all kinds of prayers on all occasions.

+++ A creative community where artistic expressions of prayer and worship may take the form of art, sculpture, new music, poetry, dance, fun and a celebratory lifestyle.

A Boiler Room is kind to people by being:

+++ A just and merciful community where the practical needs of the local poor are met and where liberation is championed.

+++ A hospitable community where pilgrims are welcomed, meals are shared and where friendships can flourish across boundaries of race and culture.

A Boiler Room is committed to taking the gospel to the world by being:

+++ A missional community existing for incarnation and proclamation of the gospel to all people. To act as well as to pray.

+++ A learning community of training and discipleship, where people are growing in their faith, their life-skills and their ability to lead.

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Boiler Room communities in the UK

Currently, there are four Boiler Room communities in the UK, in Wandsworth, Colchester, Guildford and Stanford-le-Hope. (Click on the tabs below to find out more about each of these.) And there are a few other communities who are exploring the journey towards becoming a Boiler Room community.

To find out more about Boiler Room communities, we would recommend that you;

a) visit the Communities web-pages on the 24-7 International website [link]

b) download the Boiler Room Rule and have a good read through, perhaps with some friends

c) read Andy Freeman's book, 'Punk Monk', which tells the story of the Reading Boiler Room community, and explores the six Boiler Room practices in detail

d) come along to the next Boiler Room Unpacked Day - hopefully there will be one that you can participate in soon

e) if you can, visit one of the existing Boiler Room communities. Please bear in mind that they all receive a high number of visiting pilgrims throughout the year, whilst also continuing with their local activities. And some have very limited available bed-spaces, if you need somewhere to stay.

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Boiler Room Unpacked Days

Every few months, the UK Communities Team host a Boiler Room Unpacked Day, for around 30 participants. These Days are an interactive mixture of story-telling and teaching, question-and-answer time and conversation, with input from UK Boiler Room community leaders and other practitioners. At the last one, which we hosted in Reading, sessions included;

+ the six Boiler Room practices

+ being Christ-centred

+ developing rhythms of life

+ learning styles and making disciples

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To register for more information about upcoming Boiler Room Unpacked Days, please contact the 24-7 Prayer UK Communities Team at [contact details here]

24-7 Communities

Sustained prayer often generates fresh vision and deep friendships. In many cases, 24-7 prayer rooms have evolved into ongoing expressions of community, gathered around the broader 24-7 vision and values. Likewise, in some pioneer missionary situations, teams have established small 24-7 communities, perhaps with a vision to grow a team into a Boiler Room community. As far as possible, we support and encourage these models, recognizing that these groups are similar to Boiler Rooms and some may develop in that direction. At this formative stage, somewhere between a one-off prayer room and a licensed Boiler Room community, we sometimes describe these groups as 24-7 Prayer communities.

A 24-7 community is a group of people in a local area who have a desire to express the six practices around a rhythm of daily prayer and weeks of 24-7. They are often small, full of faith and vision, and grateful for encouragement... which 24-7 Prayer is delighted to offer! One of the was that these smaller communities can develop their rhythms of life as a community, as well as their connection with 24-7 Prayer, is by doing one of the 24-7 Virtual [link to page] courses together, which are designed for local groups.

Currently, we are walking this 'community' journey with friends in Gloucester and Reading, the Shetland Islands and Aberystwyth, Romford and Earl's Court, to mention just a few!

UK Network Days

Twice a year, the 24-7 Prayer UK family gathers for what we call a ‘Network Day’. These Days are for leaders, for those who are carrying and shaping and influencing what 24-7 Prayer is in the UK in some way... UK teams and volunteers, students and interns, Boiler Room community leaders and smaller community teams, key leaders in particular arenas, administrative staff and Trustees, web-designers and journalists, plus some friends that 24-7 has 'adopted' from other Christian organisations. It's just great fun to all be together!

We make space during the Day to pray together and worship Jesus, to listen to one anothers stories, explore new opportunities, discuss big questions and challenges, receive encouragement and fresh envisioning, and (most importantly) to eat and drink together. In fact, we devote a full third of the Day to sharing lunch together - we do this because we value our friendships highly, and these Days are a rare opportunity to catch up with old friends, and to welcome some new ones.

The word 'companion' comes from the root words, 'com' and 'panis', which literally mean 'with-bread'. As we break bread together, we who are many become com-panis together, companions... companions of the heart, together for Jesus sake, and for his Kingdom.

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Colchester

The Colchester Boiler Room community began when a group of people committed to inter-church prayer for the town started having meals together and developing their own rhythms of prayer and life together. They chose to wrap their lives around the Three Loves - loving Jesus, loving one another and their local neighbours, and then loving the wider world.

The Colchester Boiler Room community serve the people of Colchester in many ways... by hosting town-wide weeks of prayer in churches, as well as developing other prayer spaces in arts/psychic festivals, on the streets, in shop-fronts, anywhere they can really. They engage in mercy and justice through their support of the local Street Pastors project, an ex-offenders programme called Out For Good, and other opportunities. For a small community, they have a lot of involvement in things!

'Loving the World' has also meant loving beyond Colchester itself. The Boiler Room community have been working with believers in Turkey, sending teams and helping to host prayer spaces in a mostly Muslim nation. They have also sent a good friend to Morocco.

In 2009 the group became a commissioned Boiler Room and Rich and Katy Smith took on the core leadership. You can find out more about them and make contact with them via their community blog http://www.colchesterboilerroom.blogspot.com/

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Guildford

24-7-ers in Guildford have been involved in 24-7 Prayer from the very beginning. Between 2000 and 2004, the growing 24-7 community in Guildford sent teams to places like Serbia, Cyprus, Thailand and Brazil, and hosted numerous prayer weeks across the city. Following on from this period of prayer and mission, and since the publication of Pete Grieg's book, 'Red Moon Rising', local leaders and Christians felt they wanted to establish a Boiler Room community in Guildford.

In the Autumn of 2005, a group of around thirty people across Guildford gathered to pray and dream together towards launching a Boiler Room community. By May 2006, a core community of fifteen people were gathering regularly to meet, eat and pray together, and then they launched, officially, in November that year, having welcomed their first group of Transit [Transit link] students. They felt God encouraging them to focus on growing a committed community, rather than look for a 24-hour prayer venue.

Since it's birth, the Guildford Boiler Room community has grown into three expressions: + Core: sharing life together through prayer, justice, hospitality, creativity, learning and mission. + Cross-church group: a wider group from many congregations, who connect into the Boiler Room community life from time to time through prayer weeks, citywide initiatives, missions and training. + Catalyst: a training base for wider 24-7 Prayer movement, where individuals and teams are developed and prepared to go and initiate Boiler Room communities elsewhere – particularly focused on Europe.

Today, the Guildford Boiler Room core community has grown to around forty people, with several community houses and missional groups ('Collectives')becoming established in the town. The Boiler Room community still feels very young.

"We want to see Guildford changed for God's glory, but we also feel that part of our identity is to train and send out those in our community to the rest of Europe." Ian Nicholson, GBR team leader

You can find out more about, and get in touch with the Guildford Boiler Rom community via their website http://guildfordboilerroom.webeden.co.uk/

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Stanford

The Stanford-le-hope Boiler Room community use a large residential house (no-one lives there permanently) as their base for daily prayers, for sharing meals and offering hospitality to pilgrims, and for learning how to live out the six Boiler Room practices together. The 24-7 Prayer learning year, ‘Transit’, is currently based with the Stanford Boiler Room community, which keeps them busy. If and when you visit, you might find them playing on the trampoline in their back garden, or eating soup together to save (and raise) money and live simply, or setting out in their Bar'n'Bus to meet with young people and talk with them about Jesus. There's never a dull day.

One of the core leaders, Phil Anderson, writes; "As Boiler Rooms go, we're quite young and small. We began in April 2007, though before that we had been involved in triggering 24-7 Prayer locally for more than 5 years. We are based out of a residential house that has been given to our community. Like all Boiler Rooms, we try to live out the six values;

+ Prayer: We have prayer in the house at least three times a day on weekdays, either as individuals or in groups. We normally have a 24-hour prayer watch each week from Friday into Saturday, and occasional weeks of continuous 24-7 Prayer.

+ Creativity: We have a room set aside as an arts studio. We encourage people to use painting, writing, sculpture, installation art, music etc. as part of their prayer.

+ Mission: Some of us go out weekly on a youth outreach project which uses a converted double-decker bus called Bar'n'bus. We also actively support various short and long term mission works, in prayer and financially. These are all done in partnership with local churches.

+ Learning: We currently host the 24-7 Transit course, a 10-month residential discipleship initiative, and many of our Boiler Room community have joined in with the 'God Story' teaching.

+ Justice and Mercy: Individuals are involved in supporting Besom, helping the local poor. We are also involved in micro enterprise in India, a food project in Kosovo and some other projects through prayer, personal involvement and financially. Again, all these are in partnership with local churches.

+ Hospitality: We welcome guests for personal retreats, or to get involved in Boiler Room activities. We've probably had guests for around 50% of the time since we began. Hospitality has become an important part of our community. In addition, we have at least one open meal at the house each week.

The Boiler Room community was initially established by Thurrock Christian Fellowship, but is actively supported by a number of local churches, and makes a positive contribution to church unity. Because of this, we do not seek a separate identity. Most of what we are involved with is done alongside other churches.

You can find out more about, and get in touch with the Stanford Boiler Room community via their blogsite http://247stanford.blogspot.com/

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Wandsworth (Salvation Army)

24-7 Prayer has always had a special relationship with the Salvation Army. In the UK, they were the first to experiment with a whole year of non-stop prayer, and as a result they experienced God's response to their prayers in incredible ways. Worldwide, many Salvation Army territories have followed this example, and have launched similar seasons of non-stop prayer.

The Wandsworth Boiler Room community is unique, in so many ways. First and foremost though, it is an exciting fusion of 24-7 Prayer and the missional, social-activist DNA of the Salvation Army, intimacy with God and involvement in a broken world around us. What might have been considered an unlikely 'marriage' has become something that only Heaven could have dreamed up.

Following lengthy conversations and preparations, in August 2004, the Wandsworth Salvation Army Corps was reborn as the Wandsworth Salvation Army Boiler Room, wrapping their daily rhythms firmly around the six Boiler Room practices - mission and justice, hospitality and prayer, creativity and learning. Many described it as a return to their Salvation Army roots, a call back to their original destiny.

The Wandsworth Boiler Room community is a church congregation, but is also very much part of all that the body of Christ is actively involved in their local community. In fact, someone recently commented that "wherever something is happening in our Borough, I find the Wandsworth Boiler Room community in the middle somewhere". Community members are involved with the Street Pastors, and as pastors to local schools. They visit prisons, they serve at local mental health day centres, and are involved in many other Local Authority projects. They host and lead most of the prayer activities across the area, serving as catalysts and gatherers for the Church. And day after day, they care for poor and homeless people, they pray for those who are locked into addictions and violence, they offer hospitality to the broken and the bruised, the lost and the lonely.

You can find out more about the Wandsworth Boiler Room here (http://www.24-7sa.org.uk/places/wandsworth_boiler_room.asp), and contact them at wsarmy@aol.com

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Learning Opportunities

Drop down links to:// Left Hand Tab Transit Virtual Wild Goose Springboard (*in that order!)

Wild Goose

Wild Goose is a unique opportunity to intern with one of 24-7's nationally recognised leaders... placements are currently available with members of the UK teams supporting prayer, communities and operations, with Boiler Room community leaders, and with other key leaders in smaller communities (all placements are worked out in relationship with, and supported by the UK team).

Wild Goose is mostly for people who already have a connection with, or a sense of calling into the 24-7prayer movement in some way... for those who want to walk and work and live more closely with this wild global movement, in practical day-to-day ways.

It's not always exciting. Sometimes it's hard work. Sometimes it's boring and frustrating and challenging... but Christ is in and over and through all these things as well, and our aim with Wild Goose is to learn together how to find and hear Christ in and over and through all things. In working with the 24-7 leaders... in other part-time work that the intern takes on... in study and reading... in mission and adventure as well as in rest and retreat-times... even in play.

And this is why we prefer to describe, and why it is probably better to understand and approach Wild Goose, as a pilgrimage rather than a training course. Unlike other training courses, it doesn't rely much on regular classroom learning, but in regular reflection... alone and with others, in journalling, and in conversation with the 24-7 leader (or 'coach').

The Wild Goose journey/adventure is unique to each intern, shaped by them and the 24-7 leader they're walking and working with. In many ways it is unpredictable and flexible... although there is usually some convergence with other interns - books to explore together, national gatherings and events to participate in, and around three week-long 'retreat-style' visits with Boiler Room communities (and perhaps elsewhere... last year's interns experienced an unforgettable five days on Lindisfarne/Holy Island in Northumberland as well as visits with the Guildford and Standford Boiler Room communities).

We consider Wild Goose to be a novice year. This doesn’t mean that intern's existing experience and skills aren’t important. It just means that Wild Goose is a learning year... with the emphasis on learning through active reflection (stop, look, listen, think). For those who are interested, there will be opportunities to continue learning and living with 24-7 prayer beyond the Wild Goose internship.

Here's a rough summary. Wild Goose;

+ is a discipleship, apprenticeship, learning journey

+ is one-on-one. It is one intern with one 24-7 leader/coach

+ is life-on-life. It isn't simply about learning particular skills... it is about working together and walking together. And it's a two-way learning experience... both intern and 24-7 leader coach must be open to learning and transormation

+ is about shadowing, not simple volunteering

+ is about prayer and reflection. The learning philosophy is based around the idea that we do not truly learn through experience (good, bad, classroom, practical, etc.), but through reflecting on experience (stop, look, listen, think)... and through choosing paths of transformation from that reflection, in co-operation with Holy Spirit

+ is part-time. Interns need to have 2/3 days available to walk and work with the 24-7 leader/coach, and must also have some kind of part-time work or volunteering to fill the rest of the week. (Learning to reflect on work-life, and to transform it, is just as much part of the Wild Goose year as the time with the 24-7 leader/coach)

+ is relatively cost-free. Interns need to be financially self-sufficient, and they are responsible for their own food, accommodation and living costs (which is why it is often best to participate in Wild Goose in the intern's home-location). They also need to be prepared to cover their own travel, books, etc. during the Wild Goose journey, and to contribute roughly £500, which will help pay for the Boiler Room community retreats, plus cover some small admin costs. (£100 will be payable at the start of the Wild Goose journey, the rest as the retreats come up.)

+ is costly... for interns and for 24-7 leaders/coaches. Wild Goose is a commitment to learn and listen and be transformed and risk and give and live and love and reach higher and run faster and dig deeper and grow in the fruit of Holy Spirit and in the Three Loves. This is a costly grace!

+ is part of 24-7's learning field. Wild Goose will take place within the boundaries of 24-7's global vision for prayer, mission and justice through communities.

What the Wild Gooses say;

Catie Raikes; "Thank you God, and thank you Wild Goose, for the emphasis on reflection and teaching me to do that. I have struggled with anxiety in my life. Journaling has really helped with that. Also with the intimacy of relationship with God! My prayer life’s been kind of transformed this year, partly by journaling. But really my understanding and experience of every day life with Jesus has gained extra solidity, excitement, freedom and trust."

Emma Nicholson; "Well, this year I became a traveler rather than a tourist, a human “being” rather than a human “doing.” I have stopped and therefore seen that the Kingdom of God is in and amongst all things – if I chose to find it! Wild Goose has given me time to stop. Time to reflect and time to “be”. Be myself and be with Jesus. I look back over my year, through the pages of my journal I see the footprints of Jesus weaving beauty into a chaotic life. This is something he has always done but this year positioned me to see it. I am thankful for so much … for the tears shed in coffee shops, for answered prayers, for the confusion, the questions, the doubts and the smiles. But most of all I’m thankful for Jesus; because he knew I needed to be here. He knew I needed to adjust my rhythm of life and to walk with someone through it. He has pulled down the walls I had built and the boxes I had in place to just see him. In a nut shell this is what Wild Goose has done for me – destroyed my life in the most beautiful way and I’m forever grateful for that! Amen."

24-7 Virtual

24-7 Virtual offers the training and resources of 24-7 Prayer in a more portable and flexible format for growing and developing communities. It involves; + gathering as a small group for eight sessions of podcasted training, recorded by the best of our 24-7 speakers + post-podcast discussions as a local group, via questions at the end of the podcast, and via an online forum, as well as activities and mentoring by the the 24-7 learning team. + a growing relationship with 24-7's UK teams

We currently offer courses in Prayer, Community and Justice.

The Colchester Boiler Room community recently took the Virtual series entitled 'Community', and it helped them to better define their core group and start asking big questions about what it meant to be developing as a community. The outcomes of this learning and questioning can be seen in their development.

The growing 24-7 community in Gloucester recently took the Virtual series on 'Prayer', and it helped them to ask tough questions of one another about their future and where their group was going. During the course they took a break to run a prayer room that has helped to mobilize prayer in the larger church community in Gloucester. The course has pushed their prayer as a group as well as their personal prayer lives.

"Virtual has brought a lot of benefit to us here in Gloucester, as individuals as well as a small community. Its relaxed, informal but intimate style welcomes you warmly into the 24-7 roller coaster ride of exploring prayer, and you quickly find yourself challenged, stretched and inspired.

The insight, stories and enthusiasm have inspired all of us to consider, and reconsider our prayer life - our rhythms of prayer as a community, the way we run prayer rooms, our understanding of prayer, what we do with our prayers, how we can put our prayers into practise? its had a real impact!

If you and some friends want to explore the values that fuel 24-7, of prayer, mission and justice, and you wonder what that could mean for you personally and collectively, then Virtual is a great way to take you up a gear into a fuller awareness and experience of prayer focussed on Jesus Christ." Joe Knight - Gloucester

For more information on the current and future-planned series, please contact Alana Wiens alana.wiens@24-7prayer.com

Springboard

Springboard UK: equipping long-term missional pioneers within 24-7 communities

Springboard is currently being piloted over 2009 to 2011 with 10 students taking part from five different nations. The first ten weeks of the course were held among the Guildford Boiler Room community, where the students received classroom-style teaching from many different teachers, and also went on a few pilgrimage-visits to the Stanford and Wandsworth Boiler Room communities, as well as other places.

"What began with 10 intense weeks of tremendous teaching from wise and passionate men and women, God's story unfolding in front of our eyes and making friends and meeting soul mates within the ever growing 24-7 Prayer family ... has proven to be only a beginning of a life time journey. A brilliant challenge to face yourself, to share life with your neighbour to meet with your God. Great tool box for those who God has called "long term mission" and/or church/community planting within 24-7 Prayer." Ella Auren, 09 Student.

The teaching followed a number of particular streams including; 'God Story', theology, church history, cultural adaptation, church planting and practical subjects such as how to raise support. Students also had to prepare presentations on topics such as; 'saints', and the location they were heading to.

"For me one of the highlights of the course was the community that it generated. Ten relative strangers thrown together for ten weeks of intensive classroom based teaching. We had a busy schedule where meetings were held almost daily (some recreational) but this also meant we got to know each other relatively well in a condensed period of time. As I reflect back this is the element that I would say was my favourite." James Wilby, 09 Student.

At the end of the 10 weeks, the students were sent onto different 24-7 prayer communities, where they will live and serve until 2011. From this pilot course, four people went to Macedonia, one to Boystown in Reynosa, Mexico, three stayed in the UK, and two went to Iceland. All of the students will receive mentoring from 24-7 leaders and will receive ongoing teaching, and involvement in discussion.

"I would recommend Springboard to people who are teachable and have a thirst for mission and community in a 24-7 prayer context. Those that want to engage in a growing relationship with God (intimacy) and consequently gain a growing heart for the lost-propelling them into mission!" James Wilby, 09 Student.

If you are interested in future Springboard opportunities, please contact Ian Nicholson on; ian.nicholson@24-7prayer.com

Transit

Transit is a ten month residential program built around the values of prayer, mission, justice & mercy, hospitality, creativity and learning within a 24-7 Prayer Boiler Room community. The goal of the course is to make disciples that make disciples, and in the UK we have a particular passion to see that happen across Europe.

Transit could be right for you if you want to: - grow in your knowledge of the Bible - take time out to go deeper in prayer - develop and use your areas of gifting - get more involved in the 24-7 Prayer community and movement - help establish a Boiler Room community in the heart of a city - move as a missionary to a place like Ibiza - explore the Rule of the Mustard Seed Order...

If you're wanting to lay the foundations in your life for a deeper experience of God and a greater impact on the world as part of the 24-7 prayer community, then Transit may well be your 'way in'. Practically, you would need to; - be available from September through until the following July - raise enough money to pay course fees and to support yourself for the duration of the course - travel to the UK (unless, of course, you're a citizen)

"I would recommend transit to anyone who is wanting to invest some of their time in studying the world of God, wants to get involved in prayer in new and creative (as well as old and traditional) ways, is willing to serve a christ-centered community, and desiring to make a difference in this world. Transit it a good place to come when you are looking to make a transition in your life, but also can be a good step off to people interested in missions or those who just want to make sure they are living life in a healthy rhythm of breathing God in so that in whatever they do they can equally breath God out." Tina Aurand, 08/09 Student.

The Transit Model of Learning

24-7 is committed to a learning philosophy that develops mind, spirit and body in the context of practical action as well as more formal 'classroom' settings. This model of experiential learning works on four distinct levels:

1. The Prayer Room (Pray) Students will spend regular times in prayer and worship during the 10 months. Jesus is at the centre of all that will be done and it is from this place of prayer that the rest of the course will flow in obedience to his guiding.

2. The Class Room (Learn) Students gather together in a class-room setting to interact with an amazing array of teachers and practitioners at regular times throughout the year. During these more formal teaching times, we also take time to walk through a program we call 'God's Story' - a 10 month overview of the Bible which is consistently voted the most popular aspect of Transit. Students are also given reading and writing assignments as part of their study time.

3. The Living Room (Live) Students will live together and therefore share life together. It is in this environment that students will learn what it means to put the theory of loving one another it practice and be discipled together in community.

All students will also receive personal mentoring which focuses on issues of character development, support and ongoing discipleship.

4. The Boiler Room (Serve) Students belong to a small team (max. 8) based with a 24-7 Boiler Room community in the UK. In this context, they get to practice a rhythm of work, rest and prayer as part of a missional community actively engaged with the poor and the lost. This is one of the things that makes Transit unlike so many theory-driven courses; the students learn by doing.

The Transit Syllabus

24-7 Transit explores the three great dimensions of Christian discipleship, set out by Jesus in the Great Commandment and the Great Commission. These three dimensions may be summarised as; Authentic Spirituality [equipping students to be true to Christ] "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart."(Lk 10:27) Relational Spirituality [equipping students to be kinder to people] "You shall love your neighbour as yourself." (Lk 10:27) Missional Spirituality [equipping students to take the Gospel to the world] "Go and make disciples of all nations." (Mt.28:19)

Practically, Transit identifies these dimensions with the triune vow of the Order of the Mustard Seed [link to OMS site]; Be True to Christ Prayer, Worship and Intercession Creativity and the Arts Be Kind to All People Mercy and Social Justice Hospitality, the Family and Lifestyle Take the Gospel to All Nations Mission and God's Strategy for History Training: Making Disciples

"Transit is one of the hardest and easiest lifestyle choices you can make. It lets you get involved in deep bible studies, practical prayer ministries, and needed outreach ministries. Transit really challenages their students in every way; pushing them to recognize their human weaknesses and then helping them learn how to transform them into God inspired gifts. The community living teaches so many practical and normal life lessons that no book or classroom could teach. It gives you the opportunity to draw alongside like minded people and run the race God has called us to with encouragement and focus." Tina Aurand, 08/09 Student.

Locations

Currently, Stanford-Le-Hope Boiler Room community [2] There may be more locations in the future. Watch this space...

People involved

Daniel Jones – Daniel is the manager for the UK Transit course, which means that he oversees the overall running and planning of the course in the UK. He is part of the Guildford Boiler Room community, the UK Communities Team and is originally from Wales.

Jon Biddle – Jon and his wife Emma are an active part of the Stanford-Le-Hope Boiler Room community and head up the day-to-day life of the Transit course in the local area. Jon works for a local business and is a big Manchester United fan (sad but true).

UK Course Fees

BAND 1 TBA The fees cover: Accommodation, taxes and utilities, travel, food, the basic course, PLUS additional experience and activities with the host Boiler Room community, visiting lecturers, three residential retreats, text books, and mission trips. Students are expected to raise any additional spending money for social life, clothes etc. Students receive a small monthly amount for food and consumables.

BAND 2 TBA This option gives the space for a student to take a part time job as part of the course if visa/residency permits (note - the part time job is just as much of the course as anything else!). The fees cover: Travel, taxes and utilities at the house, the basic course, visiting lecturers, three residential retreats, text books, and mission trips. Students are expected to contribute monthly towards food costs for the house, pay monthly rent, raise their own spending money for social life, clothes etc.

A deposit of £500 is payable on acceptance to the course. The remainder of the fees are payable in their entirety a week before the first day of the course.

Top Tips on Raising Financial Support Our advice on raising the money to come on Transit is simple; if God wants you to come on the course, God will provide the money. Somehow. However, you may well have to 'do your bit', and then God will do his. This could involve; + working to save money (and clear outstanding debts) + finding friends and relatives who will support you financially as well as prayerfully + selling luxury possessions such as cars, stereos etc! + approaching your church for a donation from their missions budget, or for regular support

If you are travelling from another country to do Transit, we recommend that you buy your own travel insurance for the duration of the course.

How to Apply for Transit

Applying for Transit 10/11 couldn't be easier; - download the Transit Application Form [Attached in email] - print it off and fill it in - obtain the necessary references as detailed in the Application Form - send the application and references to:

Daniel Jones c/o The Matrix Trust, Unit 3, Meadow House, 11 Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford, Surrey.GU1 1BA

We'll evaluate your application, pray, and be in touch. The deadline for Transit UK is 31st of May 2010

Please note! If you are from the USA we would ask you to think very seriously with regards to the reasons why you would want to do Transit in the UK. We say this as there have been big changes made to visa regulations for people coming to the UK from the USA, which has made it quite difficult to obtain the appropriate visa needed and made it very expensive. We would advise that unless you feel specifically called to the UK or Europe for the long term that you apply for the Transit courses that run in the USA and Canada.

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We’ve hearing some exciting stories from the growing number of prayer rooms/spaces in schools, both primary and secondary. The Holy Spirit seems to be up to something... and we’re feeling the call/pull to join in.

One of the first stories we heard was from a prayer room in a URC church in Ryton, near Gateshead. The church was next to a large comprehensive school, and during their 24-7 week, whole classes were visiting the prayer room to learn about ‘Christian prayer’ and to experience the prayer room. Tom, the vicar who organised the prayer week, was surprised to find 20 pairs of shoes piled in the entrance to the prayer room one lunchtime... 20 mostly unchurched students had come for a visit, and many were writing prayers on Post-it notes or asking their Christian friends about prayer and faith. The following week, one of Tom’s friends - a History teacher in the school - abandoned her year 10 lesson plan to answer the barrage of questions that her class were asking about knowing God.

Around the same time, in Chichester, some 24-7 ers were asked to organise a kind of ‘prayer room taster experience’ as part of a R.S. day in a C of E comprehensive. They set up a wonderfully creative prayer space in one of the classrooms, with simple interactive prayer stations, and invited the students to come and explore. They split classes in half - one group exploring the prayer room for half the lesson, while one of them taught the other half of the class in another classroom - and then swapped over.

And since then, we’ve discovered that many others have run whole week-long prayer spaces in schools... in Gloucester, Joe and a team of friends hosted a prayer room in a struggling school where 50% of the students were considered to be below the poverty line. Joe’s reports of the positive responses that some students (and almost all of the teachers) showed towards the prayer room are amazing.

In Colchester, Tim, an experienced CYO youth/schools worker and friend of the Colchester Boiler Room community, began to experiment with taking the prayer room idea into schools. It developed quickly into a popular project, Sanctum - sacred space in schools (http://timabbott.typepad.com/timabbott/sanctum/). Tim and the Sanctum team designed a series of creative/reflective prayer stations that take participants on a bit of a spiritual journey, whatever their starting point. In the past year they’ve run at least four prayer rooms in schools - one in a 2700-student sixth form college!

Phil and others in Romford ‘borrowed’ Tim’s prayer station ideas for a prayer room they’d been invited to run in a local all-girls secondary school. The response from the students was overwhelming... some began to weep as they ‘felt God's presence’. One sixth form girl who had been adamant about “not being religious” wrote this feedback at the end of the week; “I have to be honest and say I never know what I believed in God, if I did or not, but I feel a enlightenment at acceptance in myself. It’s nice to feel that there will always be someone to turn to, always offering unconditional love.” Since that first prayer room, the team in Romford have run two further prayer rooms in secondary schools, and are planning for more in the coming year.

A Surrey based project, Orison (http://grassroots.org.uk/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=171&ItemItalic textid=280) has been running creative prayer spaces in schools for the past couple of years, both primary and secondary. They’ve developed some beautiful resources, videos and publicity, and are regularly being invited into more schools.

Here’s a few of the things that students have said after experiencing a prayer room in their school;

“I love the prayer room, because it gives me a chance to connect with God, unlike home.”

“I’ve never seen prayer displayed or experienced like this before. It’s made me realise how many different ways prayer can be appreciated. it’s opened up religion into my life again. Thank you!”

“It has really helped me understand more about God and how to pray and how to express my feelings in all different ways!”

“It has helped me to realise that I don’t have to be in church to worship God. It has helped me to be calm and silent. I don’t have to be loud to tell God that I am praying. Because he knows that I am communicating with him. I know that he loves me now matter what I look like, no matter what I do. Well done. It has changed my emotionally well being and physically as well. Thank you 24-7 prayer.”

Our vision, over the coming year, is to see 100 prayer spaces in schools all over the UK. And the following year, who knows... 1000? Maybe 10000?

And why not? What if this thing really takes off? A lot of the people we’ve spoken with already seem to think that it could spread very quickly. The creation of a prayer space, a ‘sacred space’ in school, seems to have caught a lot of people’s imagination... which is a great place to start.

Can you imagine...

...children, students and teachers experiencing the presence of God in their schools? Prayer that leads to genuine change, to real transformation in the lives of children, students and teachers, and in whole schools!

...a chain of prayer spaces, where each school takes on a week of prayer before ‘passing the baton’ onto another school, filling whole term-times across a whole year? Maybe a Borough or an LEA could fill a whole year of prayer itself? Can you imagine that - prayer spaces in schools in every regional or Local Education Authority?

...prayer spaces taking root in the life of local schools, to such an extent that they are an accepted part of the curriculum, an essential part of a children’s and student’s spiritual learning experience... and that schools even dedicate permanent prayer spaces for children, students and teachers to use?

...churches adopting and supporting locals schools, praying specifically and strategically for these schools, helping them to host prayer spaces, and to develop their spirituality?

...the prayer room experience linking in with OFSTED SMSC development goals, and National Curriculum learning outcomes.

...a set of simple lesson plans that wrap the prayer room experience in with various subjects and themes.

These are just some of things we’re imagining and praying towards right now... and we’d love to join with you in chasing these ‘imaginations’. :o)

Getting Practical

You can run a prayer space in schools that’s just open during break times and lunch times, or one that welcomes R.S. (or other?) classes in during lesson-time for a more structured prayer room experience. It doesn’t have to be open 24 hours. Essentially a prayer room in a school is a creative space, that allows pupils to engage with God/spirituality. You can structure the prayer stations so that they run in a particular order, or open it up for students to explore wherever they want to. You can go all hi-tech (and high-budget!) with MP3-players and laptops and visual projections, or you can make it work with Post-it notes, Christmas lights and torn-up bits of cardboard. You can run a prayer space like this in a primary or secondary school, or even a sixth form college - we’ve tried all of the above and they work!

If you’d like to run prayer spaces in schools, please get in touch. We have a resource pack full of vision, prayer station ideas, different ways to run a prayer space in schools, practical things to consider, plus a bunch of extraordinary stories... of confession and forgiveness, new hope, physical healings - all from prayer rooms in schools.

If you’ve already been running prayer spaces in schools in some way, shape or form, we’d love to talk with you, learn from you, conspire with you. We’re trying to help people connect up all over the UK, so that we can support and encourage one another more locally. And we’d love to hear your stories, so that we can encourage others with them!

The Holy Spirit is definitely up to something within schools in the UK... and we really want to encourage you to think and pray about setting up a prayer room in school where you are. Talk with your friends, your church... And we can help you get started... :o)

Email us on: schools@24-7prayer.com for more information.

Students

When you trace the history of significant Christian revivals, or of any major social or political change for that matter, you often find that students have been the catalysts, the metaphorical (and sometimes literal) fire-starters. As far back as the very first Universities were built in the 16th century, students have been active in bringing change and breakthrough. 24-7 Prayer itself started as a result of students getting together and deciding to pray.

In the UK there are over 2 million students - and 300,000 of those come from beyond our shores. Unsurprisingly, most of these students don't know Jesus, and even those who do often find it hard to stay true to their faith when they start University - such is the pressure to live differently, to doubt previously-held beliefs, and such is the lack of godly role models to support and guide them through this period of transition.

The current student generation has almost no idea of the relevance and the life-changing power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Clever strategies, catchy brands and expensive programs to communicate the Gospel certainly help, but alone they are not the answer. The history of Christian revivals shows us something undeniable - that the tide turns when God's people pray.

We want to see students praying for their friends, praying for their University campuses, praying and living-out those prayers, 24-7 - on every University campus in the UK.

Part of the 24-7 Prayer vision is to encourage another generation of students to live 100% for Jesus, to be rebels and reconcilers for the Kingdom of Heaven. Whether you're a student at University, or a student-worker, or a local group or church with a vision to encourage and engage with students, we want to support and resource you. Here are a few tips to get started;

What you can do if you're a student; + get together with your mates and pray for your University campus and your friends. + prayer walk round your University campus, halls and streets where you know other students live + host a day, a weekend, or even a week of 24-7 Prayer. In the past, students have converted their bedrooms into prayer spaces, used tents, chaplaincies and even churches! Let you're imagination run wild. + pray for your departments or faculties. You could meet every week to prayer for the staff, lecturers and students in your department?

[Get connected to the 24-7 Students facebook group, email George, is there anything else on a one to one basis that ppl need to do?]

And if you live in a shared house; + invite fellow students round for meals + turn a spare corner (or shed!) into a prayer area + read this story and be inspired [link to "i live in a frat-house" story on Int website]

[For more ideas look at rhythms of prayer section]

[+ Tell your friends your praying for them! (should this be in prayer section]

[praying together]

What you can do if you're a church; + pray for students in your church... they are missionaries! + pray for your local university and the students in your town or city + if you're running a prayer week have a focused area to pray for students

[Gather your students - student evenings/student meals}]

[more ideas in these section?]

[prayer request cards - students on streets, home safely, clubs - missional]

[Andrea, I'm a bit confused by all these bits towards the end, where you/George want them listed? Can you jiggle them around into some kind of cohesive order?]

Parliament

The Bible gives us lots of reasons why we should pray, but passages telling us exactly what to pray for are surprisingly few and far between. So when Timothy writes “I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority” [1 Tim 2:1-2], we probably need to take it seriously!

24-7 Prayer in the UK has been involved in Parliament since 2004. During that time, we have felt a growing sense that for us, this is one of our ‘mission fields’, an area where we are called to go out and get involved both prayerfully and practically.

So what does that mean in practise?

• We pray with Christians in Parliament (http://www.christiansinparliament.org.uk/) every Thursday lunchtime in Portcullis House (the new parliamentary building opposite Big Ben). This mostly involves Christians who work inside the parliamentary estate (support staff, researchers, interns, etc) and is all about supporting each other to be a witness in the jobs that they do.

• We help to organise the annual Week of Prayer for Parliament and Government. 24-7 Prayer has organised prayer walks around Westminster and Whitehall, provided prayer resources to churches all across the country, and led a worship service inside the Houses of Parliament itself. We've prayed with others in countless offices and chambers. We have even prayed up inside Big Ben, beside the bell and behind the clock faces!

• We support Christian political organisations who want to grow and develop in prayer. These have included The Christian Socialist Movement (http://www.thecsm.org.uk/), the Conservative Christian Fellowship (http://www.ccfwebsite.com/), the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum (http://www.ldcf.net/), and various churches and prayer groups who want to pray into this area.

• We are partners in a project called [Susa] (launching late 2009), which is all about encouraging and equipping Christians to get more extensively and effectively involved in public life, right across the political spectrum and from local to national level.

Can religion and politics mix?

God cares about just and righteous government, and calls his people to be ‘salt and light’ in this area. As South African anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu put it: “When people tell me that the Bible has nothing to do with politics, I ask them, ‘Which Bible are you talking about?’.”

We do know that Christian involvement in politics can be controversial, so we have adopted a few principles to help guide us:

• We work with Christians from across the political spectrum, regardless of their party or church background.

• We try to pray ‘for’ things, not ‘against’ things. Jesus commands us to “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” [Matt 5:44], and we reckon that this applies especially in the world of politics!

• As 24-7 Prayer in the UK, we normally avoid taking positions on party political issues (although we frequently support Christians who are themselves called to campaign on specific policies and legislation).

Who are the 24-7 political posse?

Phil Togwell heads up 24-7 Prayer in the UK (http://uk.24-7prayer.com/) and is a regular participant in prayer for parliament, the Week of Prayer, and other events that 24-7 gets involved in.

Phil Anderson, a leader of the Stanford Boiler Room community, heads up 24-7’s political engagement work. Phil is the main project manager for Susa (http://www.susa.info/), and also works across the road as a consultant in the Foreign Office (http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/) which means that he is virtually full time in Westminster and Whitehall.

Dave Landrum is Senior Parliamentary Officer (http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/about-bible-society/our-people/parliamentary-officer/) for Bible Society (http://www.biblesociety.org.uk/about-bible-society/what-we-do-in-england-and-wales/politics/) and a great friend of 24-7. Dave is based permanently in Parliament, where he co-ordinates Christians in Parliament, the prayer week, and knows virtually everyone from Lords and MPs to catering staff and the Serjeant-at-arms!

As well as these there are a whole network of people working in Parliament, the Civil Service, Christian ministries and campaigning organisations, and churches with a heart to pray for politics and government.

How can I get involved?

God is calling more and more people to get involved as ‘salt and light’ in politics and government. Maybe you are one of them! You could consider:

• Making politics and government a focus of your prayer room, week of prayer, or church service. We have some free resources available (link) which can help you.

• Coming along to a prayer event inside parliament. Praying right in the heart of government can be a really inspiring and challenging experience! Contact [phil.anderson@24-7prayer.com] for more info.

• Joining a campaigning group, becoming a party member, standing as a local councillor, or even becoming an MP. We need Christians to be more deeply involved in all of these areas. Contact [parliamentandgovernment@24-7prayer.com] and we’ll link you up with someone who can help you.

Giving/Contact

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Contact

24-7 Prayer UK

Dowgate Hill House

14-16 Dowgate Hill

London

EC4R 2SU // this will change soon, but not sure where to yet //

uk@24-7prayer.com

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Giving

Will you join us in the adventure of faith we're on by supporting the movement financially?

If you would like to read more about becoming a 24-7 Supporter, please go over to our supporters page on the 24-7 international website. Donations here help fund the movement in the UK directly.

If you're already wanting to give and you don't want to read any further, please just hop over to our donations page and fill in your details.

Thanks so much for your support!

Please do make sure you sign up to 24-7 Rewind (Link) on the international site and join the 24-7 UK Facebook group (Link), so that you can continue to be encouraged by all the amazing things God continues to do in and through 24-7 Prayer.

"I have received full payment and even more; I am amply supplied, now that I have received... the gifts you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen." (Phil. 4:18-20)

Resources

Drop down links to: (Charlotte to write) // Top Tab (i) Downloads (ii) Shop (external link) (iii) 24-7 Shorts (external link)

Any UK based Video footage???
On Line Shop - http://www.24-7prayer.com/shop
24-7 Shorts - films about 24-7 Prayer
<a href="http://www.24-7shorts.com">here</a>

Links

Drop down external links to: (Andrea to write) // Top Tab

[24-7 Rewind]

[UK Facebook Group]

[24-7 Global Site]