11/02/2026
THEY WERE MADE BY PRAYER!
Nana Adjei writes;
David Brainard died at 29. One of first missionaries to India. Prayed and lived in the forest till he got tuberculosis and pneumonia. A man that prayed in snow and still sweat. His last prayer, I long to be a flame of fire continuing glowing in the service and building uo of Christ's kingdom until my dying breathe. John Wesley read his diary. William Carey read his diary. That was their turning point.
The Monrovian brothers set up a prayer meeting that lasted for 100 years. It is the mother of several revivals we celebrate today.
Leonard Ravernhill prayed 14 hours a day. He could be absent from people in mind while still with them in person, and once he comes to himself, he goes into prayer without apology.
Praying Hyde died at 37. He prayed till his heart shifted to the right. Doctors asked him then, to be silent for 4 years for his heart to shift back. He won four souls a day each day of his life. He won souls by a life of prayer.
Father Nash was a great intercessor for Charles Finney. He was voted out of his church he pastored because they felt he looked too old. He dedicated himself to Charles Finney. He would groan in the Spirit till souls were won. About 98.8% of souls they won in their lifetime died being active Christians. It is said they won about 100,000 souls almost everyday. He could enter lands months ahead of Charles and wherever Charles came, entire cities were won. He died at age 37.
E. M. Bounds prayed minimum of 4 hours. At 45, he looked like 85 years. Till date, if you wanted to understand prayer, it is his books they refer chiefly with.
Mother Howard prayed everyday for about 8 hours as a single mother. Before she died, her city that was barren of churches now had churches. She was a mother that had made time with God. She travailed in prayer for souls in sets of 2 hours daily.
The Queen of England said she had more fear for the prayer of John Knox than all the armies of England. John Knox was fearsome in prayer for 20 years. This was the man that prayed, Give me Scotland or I die. And before he died, many in Great Britain had caught the fire of the Holy Spirit.
David Livingstone died on his knees in prayer. He was the first missionary to Africa.
Praying Percy prayed till his knees changed colour. His knees made holes in the floors of his house.
Joseph Babalola prayed till his sweat became a pool he knelt in to pray. He was frequent with 40 Days fast. One day while blessing food for about 32 hours, he continued. He got into a realm he didn't know he had gone into another day. One day while praying in the mountains, he was thirsty. He had no water so he commanded water out of the immediate rock he saw, and it gave water. Till today, the rock still flows with water.
George Buller had an orphanage of over 2,000 children. He refused to beg for their provision. He prayed their provision into being on his knees and fed that orphanage 3 times daily. All he got for food for the him was turned to over 7 million pounds. All by prayer.
For once, shift from the prayer for your needs to the place where you typically spend quality time with the Lord. Issues will be resolved that way.
God will show up in our days... But some men must assume the posture of Prayer, groaning in the Spirit till God prevails through us.
Ask the Lord, LORD, BAPTISE ME WITH THE SPIRIT OF PRAYER, AND THE FORTITUDE TO BE GIVEN IN TO YOU.
The Hungry Generation Global Conference