The Call

In the fall of 2002 several men in the El Campo, Texas area formed a monthly prayer breakfast. In the very beginning we were not sure where it would lead. One thing we were sure of; God was calling us to begin the prayer group. This was not decided one day just because it seemed a good idea. Instead, many prayers and days with questions were involved in this process. We checked and double-checked because we had been involved in prayer groups before that surfaced quickly and just as quickly faded away. This was definitely not what we were hearing from the Holy Spirit.

What we did hear was a mandate from the Spirit to unite a group of men who would be faithful and committed to pray for spiritual change to come to this city and the surrounding area. The Holy Spirit had placed in our hearts a desire to begin something that would be simple, yet powerful--a group of men with hearts to pray for their communities. Not just for a time then forget it but men who would stay committed and would continue praying with a passion.

This would include praying for each other, our families, our churches, our schools, and our cities as a whole.

We believe this to be of the Lord Jesus. Again I want to re-iterate this is not a spur of the moment idea rather it is a definite word from the Lord and we have accepted it.

The Structure

1. We will meet in individual homes on a rotating basis. Each month the breakfast is hosted by a different person. The host person will decide if his home is large enough to accommodate the entire group or if we need to secure a larger place.

2. We will keep the dates consistent as far as scheduling. It will always be on the 3rd Saturday of each month. If a scheduled person finds it impossible to host on a 3rd Saturday he will call the leader in time to re-schedule.

3. We will always remember the emphasis is on prayer and the food is secondary. The meal should be simple and easy to prepare. Since this is a men's meeting please do not shift the responsibility onto the wife. Men it is possible to serve a simple meal and still have a great prayer time.

4. A personal testimony is always in order. It too should be simple but powerful. Please no long drawn out sermons.

5. Each person attending will be urged to offer prayers. Again simple is wonderful. Remember there is power in prayer and the more participating the greater the powerful results.

7. The prayer time will include: families, schools, churches, and civil administrations.

8. We will always remember the meeting is Holy Spirit led and while we may pray for other issues we will remain committed to the format mentioned above.