Christians are renewing their prayer lives during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Local representative of 24/7 Prayer Canada, Shira Gamey, says that this is a time to think creatively about how we can combine prayer and service.
"Change is never easy, but it can be a catalyst for creative thinking. When business as usual is disrupted it gives us the opportunity to invite God's wisdom into doing things differently."
24/7 Prayer was started twenty years ago when Pete Grieg visited Herrnhut Germany. While there, he was introduced to the story of Moravians who maintained a continuous prayer meeting that lasted over one hundred years. He brought the idea back home to the UK. From there, it has become a global movement.
24/7 offers a video prayer course that is available for churches as well as books and other learning resources. More recently though, she says that their ministry seeks to support church leaders.