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Tulsa (OK) Churches Join in 24/7 Prayer Vigil
TULSA, OK (October 29, 2007) – Members of Redeemer Covenant Church have been praying for their city and state all day and night for the past week.
The church is participating in The Tulsa Year of Prayer, a cooperative mission with congregations throughout the city who commit to pray 24-7 for one week of this year.
 “It’s been a great success,” says Carol Sullivan, one of the three women who organized Redeemer’s participation. All of the one-hour slots have been filled by individuals and families.
The church transformed the congregation’s chapel, which is separate from the sanctuary, into a 24-7 prayer room with various stations. Among them were opportunities for people to nail their prayer requests to a cross, take communion, and read scripture. To see scenes from the special room, see Place of Prayer. “It is such a humbling experience to open the door and feel the presence of God,” participants have told Sullivan. “People also have been humbled by the prayer requests.”
Sullivan is encouraged by the response. “The exciting thing is they want to continue to do it.”
The church’s week of prayer began a week ago Sunday when members of the church who fulfilled the previous week’s commitment participated in Redeemer’s Sunday worship service by passing along a candle they had used in their prayer room.
Congregations began the year-long prayer chain January 1 to coincide with the city’s centennial. Karol Day and Kathy Wollmershauser also helped organize Redeemer’s participation. To learn more about Redeemer’s ministries, visit the Redeemer website.
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