Progress with GDOP Namibia

Global Day of Prayer is right around the corner. Many have joined in a season of ten days prayer to meet God with the world on Pentecost Sunday, 31 May 2009. Believers in all 220 countries of the world will be praying the "Prayer for the World". Namibia is participating and many exciting things are happening all over our country.

In Otjiwarongo 15 churches decided to unite at one place for the worship service on Sunday morning and turn it into a GDOP event. There is an air of expectation in that town!

Here in Windhoek many will gather to pray at the Independence Arena in Katutura at 14:00. This year the "Prayer for the World" is for the first time available in local languages like Oshivambo, Oshiherero and Khoekhoegowab (Nama/Damara)! Praise God!

At the time of writing, there will be GDOP gatherings in 45 communities from Oranjemund in the far South to Katima Mulio in the far north-east. Small places like Kalkfeld, Tses, Maltahöhe, Karibib, Otjimbingwe and Aus are on board for the very first time. Rehoboth will also for the first time include GDOP in their yearly Feast of Pentecost.

We are sad that there will be no organized event in the Ohangwena and Omusati Regions or amongst the San Bushmen. On the other hand, by an intervention that could only be God, we have made contact with Pastor Asaph Kandjeo and this year Hereros in Okakarara will again join the world in prayers after an absence of several years. Praise God!

We are also excited to join hands with the AMOS farm ministry as they distributed GDOP requests to their members. We trust that many farms will create an opportunity for their workers to participate in prayers.

Photo of the church in Otjimbingwe where GDOP will take place on Sunday (completed in 1867, the oldest to have been built to serve the Herero community).