Dear Friends and Supporters,
If there is anything we have learned
in the short eight years that we have worked on the mission field is that we
cannot accomplish anything without the aid of God. Whether it is planting a
church, witnessing to a neighbor, discipling a new believer, or simply living
out Christ in our daily lives, we cannot do so by our might or by our power it
is only through the power of Jesus Christ. For this reason it is crucial that
we maintain our lives at the full mark spiritually. Spirit-filled Christians are power-filled
Christians. We need to see the power of the Holy Spirit work through us once
again. We need to see God’s power when we stand before our congregations to
preach, so that sinners will be convicted of their sins and be brought to
repentance. We need God’s power to move in the hearts of men to put within them
hunger and thirst and a desire to seek God, to attend our services and to think
about the eternal destination of their souls. We need God’s power to help us
establish the churches and to raise up leaders, preachers and missionaries. We
long to see God’s power heal the sick, break addictions, and to purify carnal
hearts.
Realizing our need for God and for a
fresh anointing, we are calling upon all willing hearts to join us for a forty
hour fast. In nearly every example of a fast that is recorded in the Bible
great things happened. In II Chronicles 20 King Jehoshaphat and all of Judah
fasted and sought God’s help against the invading Ammonites. God responded by
turning the enemy nations against each other, destroying each other without Judah
firing a single arrow. In the book of Jonah, the city of Nineveh repented of
their sins in sackcloth and proclaimed a fast and God spared them from
impending judgment. Time and time again, salvation was sought, revivals burned
and victories were won through prayer and fasting.
You are probably wondering why forty
hours? There are three occasions in the Bible when men fasted for forty days;
Moses, Elijah and Jesus. Moses was in Mount Sinai for forty days fasting when
he received the Law of God. Elijah fasted forty days while in hiding from
Jezebel after which he heard the still small voice of God. Our great example
Jesus Christ fasted forty days in the wilderness before beginning his earthly
ministry. Forty day fasts have been done by some of our greatest heroes of the
faith and requires tremendous amounts of discipline and patience. We don’t
pretend to be on the same level as these men but we do seek the same results as
their fasting produced; God’s power and blessing. Our goal is to have 24 people
fasting forty hours collectively to equal one person fasting alone for forty
days.
Jesus said, “ask, and it shall be
given you: seek, and ye shall find: knock and it shall be opened unto you”. Prayer and fasting is the means of asking, seeking
and knocking. It is the means of getting God’s attention. As parents we grow
very concerned when one of our children is not eating. It is a strong
indication that something is wrong. It usually means that they are sick,
troubled, or distressed. When we fast and set aside food, it gets the attention
of our Heavenly Father. It is not that He is not aware of our needs, but rather,
our sacrifice and our desperation moves the heart of God which in turn moves
the hand of God. Prayer and fasting are
powerful weapons in our spiritual arsenal.
Will you help us in seeking God for
a fresh outpouring of His Spirit and power? Will you join us on August 20 at
8:00 pm through August 22 at 12:00 pm as we pray and fast? We are living in
troublesome times, the signs of Christ’s soon return are all around us. We are
in desperate need of God’s power and God’s help.
If you are unable to complete the
forty hours but you are willing to do twelve or even twenty-four, it would be
appreciated. Everyone doing a little can accomplish much.
Please help us to announce the time
of fasting by promoting it in your churches and by posting the announcement on
your church bulletins.
Sincerely,
Eric and Hannah Kuhns
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