Bulgaria
Pray for Bulgaria
- Posted March 1, 2009
BULGARIA
1) Bulgarians are an ancient people group and the
Bulgarian culture has had defining influences on the
Balkan Peninsula. There are many reports of a spiritual
awaking there. Pray that the Bulgarian Christians will lead
the way in evangelism for the Balkans.
2) Let us pray for the calling out of evangelist. The
proclamation of the Gospel is needed for all the Balkan
countries. Lord, raise up radical witnesses. Let us pray the
two following passages:
Mark 6: 7-9 And He called the twelve to Himself, and began
to send them out two by two, and gave them power over
unclean spirits. He commanded them to take nothing for
the journey except a staff—no bag, no bread, no copper in
their money belts— but to wear sandals, and not to put on
two tunics.
Rev. 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the
Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not
love their lives to the death.
3) I received the following email recently from a
Christian worker in Bulgaria. Let us pray for these needs
that are mentioned. (As it was written)
Hello Jerry,
Greetings and blessings from Sofia [Bulgaria]. I do believe
God is doing something here, but I fell it is more about
pushing more and not to just relax and wait for something
to happen.
Well, please join us in prayer for the unity of the Bulgarian
Protestant Denomination's leaders. That is very important.
Pray also that the media will reflect and actually be a tool in
the hands of God for spreading the good news and revival
messages.
Pray also that God would grant us favor in front of the
political leaders. I always think that this nation can be
dedicated to the plans and purposes of God by its political
leaders.
And we are again in big financial limitations, we need some
money to advance the kingdom. that also involves our (as
a team) personal needs, some of us haven't got any
income for nearly 6 months. But anyhow, God is good and
His mercy endures for ever.
May God bless you and bless your family to stay together.
Thank you for your e-mails with prayer points. Look
forward to hearing again from you.
Philip Rashev,
4) The unemployment rate is expected to be 10.4% for
the first quarter of 2010. May the Lord first bless the
Christians so they can bring business strategies into the
public business sector. Business is all about capitalizing on
solving problems and Lord we know You have the solutions
for even material problems around us.
5) Because of Christians compromising during
communist days while others stood for their faith and were
persecuted there is still miss-trust among leaders. May the
past be buried and let forgiveness bring the saints into
unity.
6) Let us pray for the printing of Gospel literature in
the Bulgarian language. May foreign and domestic
resources come together for production of Christian books.
7) Let us also pray for the broadcasting of the Gospel
across Bulgaria. May the current projects go forth and
have the anointing of the Lord to capture the seeing eyes
and hearing ears.
8) Around 5,000 to 7,000 Jews live in Bulgaria. When
they celebrate Purim and the deliverance of their
ancestors from Haram in Persia the Bulgarian Jews also
celebrate their deliverance from being shipped to Hitler’s
ovens in 1943. This deliverance mainly came from by the
sacrifice of some Christian leaders in Bulgaria at that time.
Pray for the remaining Jews in Bulgaria and read the story
of their deliverance at http://www.forward.
com/articles/126361/ Pray they would meet their true
deliver, Jesus
Oh how good it is to lift up nations to the Lord. Remember
Psalms 2:8
Ask of Me, and I will give You
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for Your possession.
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A Report and History
By Filip Rashev, Global Day of Prayer coordinator in Bulgaria.
We saw God writing His story in Bulgaria in 2008, when we called 10
cities for united prayer with expectations for 10,000 people. Yet on May
11th, 2008, God touched over 26,000 people from over 82 cities.
This year on May 31st, instead of having many small gatherings, we
would like to see a movement towards unity. We plan 12 larger events
all over the country, where the surrounding smaller cities and villages
will join in prayer for Bulgaria.
Organizing and preparing such a large event was a big struggle for
many of us. As some of you know, we are just a team of young people
and we pass through some very difficult times- physically, financially,
and the list goes on...
We held a fast from May 1st to the 21st and in that time the situation
became even worse. BUT, God is faithful!
As we were looking for a place to have the event in Sofia, God opened
the doors for the largest open-air square in Sofia. Last time when the
square was rented for such an event, was in 1995 and since that time
the church have not been out in public again.
On the 31st of May , we held a remarkable event in the History of the
church in Bulgaria. After nearly 15 years, the Church of Bulgaria was
once again in the center of Sofia praising and worshiping the name of
Jesus.
(See the attached photos.)
Christian websites broadcasted the event LIVE, with over 4,000 people
watching it. (About 30,000 people watched recordings of the event two
days later)
The opportunity to broadcast LIVE, made us wonder if we could also do
it on TV? Broadcasting an unorthodox primetime event in Bulgaria on
satellite TV is a challenge. We went there and miraculously received a
price which was nearly 10 times greater than usual. Sunday evening,
the GDOP event was on the AIR and thousands of people were able to
watch it.
On the 21st day of our fast, the heavens responded and the river of God
just flooded us. We were able to spread posters and flyers ALL
AROUND Sofia to advertise the event. Nearly 1,000 per day in every
neighborhood of Sofia.
Also, 20, 000 flyers were daily distributed in the most well know places
of Sofia by hand.
Together with the president of the Pentecostal Union of Bulgaria and
one Christian who was a famous scientist, we gave a press
conference. The news was published by different members of the
media
.
Afterwards, an invitation from national radio came and for about 10
minutes spoke about the coming GDOP. We were then informed that
around 1.5 to 2 million people had listened to it.
On one TV station, Philip also talked LIVE for over 40 minutes on
prayer, relationship with God, and for the coming Global Day of Prayer.
Another interview on a different national radio station was on the AIR
Saturday morning for longer than 15 minutes.
The other larger events in Bulgaria also reported a great move of God
at the time of the GDOP.
During the prayer day in one city, 8 Muslims accepted Jesus Christ as
their personal savior, from which one was instantly healed of cancer.
Other cities invited all the surrounding smaller towns and villages to a
stadium and held nearly 5 hours of prayer and worship.
In another city for the first time in the history of the church, all the
pastors there agreed to be together and serve the Lord in unity.
After the event the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance met and agree for the
next year GDOP all of the denominational leaders to be involved in the
preparation of the event.
Reconciliations among different Christian church groups nation wide,
brought the needed unity for more and more sense coming revivals to
Bulgaria.
By Filip Rashev, Global Day of Prayer coordinator in Bulgaria.
We saw God writing His story in Bulgaria in 2008, when we called 10
cities for united prayer with expectations for 10,000 people. Yet on May
11th, 2008, God touched over 26,000 people from over 82 cities.
This year on May 31st, instead of having many small gatherings, we
would like to see a movement towards unity. We plan 12 larger events
all over the country, where the surrounding smaller cities and villages
will join in prayer for Bulgaria.
Organizing and preparing such a large event was a big struggle for
many of us. As some of you know, we are just a team of young people
and we pass through some very difficult times- physically, financially,
and the list goes on...
We held a fast from May 1st to the 21st and in that time the situation
became even worse. BUT, God is faithful!
As we were looking for a place to have the event in Sofia, God opened
the doors for the largest open-air square in Sofia. Last time when the
square was rented for such an event, was in 1995 and since that time
the church have not been out in public again.
On the 31st of May , we held a remarkable event in the History of the
church in Bulgaria. After nearly 15 years, the Church of Bulgaria was
once again in the center of Sofia praising and worshiping the name of
Jesus.
(See the attached photos.)
Christian websites broadcasted the event LIVE, with over 4,000 people
watching it. (About 30,000 people watched recordings of the event two
days later)
The opportunity to broadcast LIVE, made us wonder if we could also do
it on TV? Broadcasting an unorthodox primetime event in Bulgaria on
satellite TV is a challenge. We went there and miraculously received a
price which was nearly 10 times greater than usual. Sunday evening,
the GDOP event was on the AIR and thousands of people were able to
watch it.
On the 21st day of our fast, the heavens responded and the river of God
just flooded us. We were able to spread posters and flyers ALL
AROUND Sofia to advertise the event. Nearly 1,000 per day in every
neighborhood of Sofia.
Also, 20, 000 flyers were daily distributed in the most well know places
of Sofia by hand.
Together with the president of the Pentecostal Union of Bulgaria and
one Christian who was a famous scientist, we gave a press
conference. The news was published by different members of the
media
.
Afterwards, an invitation from national radio came and for about 10
minutes spoke about the coming GDOP. We were then informed that
around 1.5 to 2 million people had listened to it.
On one TV station, Philip also talked LIVE for over 40 minutes on
prayer, relationship with God, and for the coming Global Day of Prayer.
Another interview on a different national radio station was on the AIR
Saturday morning for longer than 15 minutes.
The other larger events in Bulgaria also reported a great move of God
at the time of the GDOP.
During the prayer day in one city, 8 Muslims accepted Jesus Christ as
their personal savior, from which one was instantly healed of cancer.
Other cities invited all the surrounding smaller towns and villages to a
stadium and held nearly 5 hours of prayer and worship.
In another city for the first time in the history of the church, all the
pastors there agreed to be together and serve the Lord in unity.
After the event the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance met and agree for the
next year GDOP all of the denominational leaders to be involved in the
preparation of the event.
Reconciliations among different Christian church groups nation wide,
brought the needed unity for more and more sense coming revivals to
Bulgaria.
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