The Three-Day National Fasting and Prayer for our Nation



My brother-in-law who is the Pastor of our church together with wife flew to Manila yesterday to Join the The Three-Day National Fasting and Prayer for our nation.

The Three-Day National Fasting and Prayer Assembly is a three-day solemn assembly marked by fasting and prayer based on Joel 2:15-17. It will focus on: seeking the face of God and turning back to Him; knowing what God wants us as His people to be; and crying (confessing and repenting) for the sins that the Filipino people has committed during the past 490 years, since the Christianity and the cross was planted in Philippine soil.

Joel 2:12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning:

Joe 2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

JoeL 2:14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?

Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly:

Joel 2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Joe 2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where is their God?

Venue

Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium
Pablo Ocampo St. (former Vito Cruz St.) Malate, Manila

The venue can accommodate 16,000 to 20,000 people. Admission is free.

Date and Time

1st night: Apr 22, 6:00 PM to Apr 23, 6:00 AM
2nd night: Apr 23, 6:00 PM to Apr 24, 6:00 AM
3rd night: Apr 24, 6:00 PM to Apr 25, 6:00 AM

Fasting and Prayer Mechanics

The nationwide fasting will commence on April 22, 6:00 AM and will end on April 25, 2010, 6:00AM. People are encouraged to fast with any one of the following types:

* Full fast (no solid food but with or without liquid). Those are doing a three-day full fast must start with a partial fast two days in advance as body preparation.
* Partial fast by skipping a meal or two a day.
* Light meals by eating vegetables or fruit(s) only.
* Juice fast.

The type of fasting will depend on one‘s conviction, the leading of the Holy Spirit, and the health condition of the individual.

The prayer assembly will be conducted nightly at the Rizal Memorial Baseball Stadium. Those who can not come to the venue are enjoined to participate in their respective homes and churches.

The participants are encouraged to rest / sleep during daytime and to break their fast gradually.

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