{"id":147,"date":"2007-03-25T09:20:07","date_gmt":"2007-03-24T22:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/index.php\/operation-global-rain\/how-it-started\/"},"modified":"2015-12-23T21:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-23T10:15:37","slug":"how-it-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/how-it-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How it Started!"},"content":{"rendered":"
It started when a few churches in central California decided to hold a 10-day prayer event – after the experience of the believers in Acts 2. Each evening between 7 and 8 pm the people met to read the scripture stories of the Holy Spirit’s anointing and then prayed. Sometimes they prayed silently, other times in groups of two or three – and sometimes as a congregation! Though done at separate times, each church experienced revival – with animosity laid aside and a true spirit of unity, repentance and mission evident. The thought arose: What if the all the churches in the state – or the world – were to petition God at the same time for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It started when a few churches in central California decided to hold a 10-day prayer event – after the experience of the believers in Acts 2. Each evening between 7 and 8 pm the people met to read the scripture stories of the Holy Spirit’s anointing and then prayed. Sometimes they prayed silently, other times in groups… Continue reading