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Welcome to Watchmen Arise!

We’re so glad you’re joining us for Watchmen Arise. Over these ten days leading up to Pentecost Sunday, may your heart be stirred, your prayers empowered, and your love for Israel and the Jewish people deepened as we journey together.

Why a Prayer Guide for Israel?

As Missions advocates and prayer leaders, the critical need for intercession for the Jewish people has become increasingly evident. Israel holds a central role in God’s redemptive plan, yet many Jewish people remain unreached by the Gospel. Despite Israel’s prominence in Scripture, the Jewish population, both in Israel and the diaspora, continues to require our focused prayer.

There are approximately 15 million Jews worldwide, with 6 million residing in Israel. However, only about 1% of the Jewish population identifies as Messianic believers. According to Joshua Project, over 5 million Jews in Israel remain unreached, with many others in Jewish communities around the world still waiting to hear the message of salvation.

In Romans 10:1, Paul expressed his heart’s desire for Israel’s salvation:

“Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”

This call to prayer resonates deeply within parts of the Church today, while other parts are awakening to this call. The power of intercession has proven to bring breakthroughs in areas long considered spiritually hard. Israel, despite its history and significance, remains in desperate need of the Gospel.
Rejoicing is found in the fact that the number of Messianic Jews in Israel has grown from a handful in the early 1970s to some 30,000 believers today.

This prayer guide aims to engage believers in focused prayer for Israel’s spiritual awakening, salvation, and their role in God’s Kingdom. It calls the Church to pray for the Jewish people to recognize Yeshua as the Messiah and for Israel’s place in God’s unfolding plan to be realised.

International Prayer Connect, in collaboration with other prayer movements, is focusing on 110 cities around the world that have disciple-making teams reaching out to many unreached people groups and different communities with the Gospel. The vision is to see the 110 most unreached cities in the world reached with the Gospel, praying for the fulfilment of the Great Commission. This guide highlights 6 of the key cities with links to more information on how to continue praying for those cities throughout the year.

As believers seeking to obey Jesus’ command, prayer for Israel and the Jewish people is an expression of God’s continued love, faithfulness, and desire to bring them to a full knowledge of Himself.

Our prayer is that this guide inspires you in your intercessions for Israel, so that God’s promises for His people are fulfilled!
Shalom

The IPC Team
www.ipcprayer.org