Prayer At The Heart
Who would have thought 10 years ago that the church would be pressured by a culture where conservative Christians would be considered a threat to our communities and the Bible would not be allowed on some school library shelves? And the question becomes, “What is the strategy of the Lord in directing the Church through these unstable times and bringing back a culture of adhering to the guidelines of life as set forth in the Scriptures?”
There are many gatherings across the state of Oregon this Fall as the Body of Christ seeks to bring back an awareness to the benefits of Biblical world mindsets in the face of great opposition. Prayer at the Heart of Oregon (PATH) is an event that we believe will carry major benefits in not only pushing back the agenda of the nonBiblical worldview, but will greatly enhance the unity of the Body of Christ across all regions of our state. As far as we know, this is the first solemn assembly to pray for the State of Oregon, and it is desperately needed.
Pray at the Heart started in 2021 with thousands of Christians journeying to the geographic center of the Lower 48 (Lebanon, KS), praying for people and asking for our Father's mercy and grace to be poured out on the land. This event was attended by people from all 50 states, while some 12 million watched via livestream. In 2022, a tsunami wave of our Father's presence is building across America as Christians journey to the center of our states, with subsequent journeys to follow in 2023 at the heart of each county and 2024 at the heart of our cities. Some states have already had their PATH event and our PATH gathering is scheduled for October 21-22 at Powell Butte, Oregon.
We are inviting you to join by forming a team to travel to the event, participate in planting stakes at the center of the state on Friday, Oct 21, and share in the gathering with speakers and prayers or livestream at your location on Sat, Oct 22. See more schedule details on prayoregon.org/path, including training for regional prayer teams. We encourage teams from each county to pray and minister on their way to the gathering by visiting various communities along the way - praying at various churches or strategic places like County Court Houses and places of significant spiritual history.
Pray Oregon has taken the lead in organizing the activities and is being supported by many other ministry groups like: National Day of Prayer, International Healing Rooms, the Luis Palau Association, Serving our Neighbors and others.
This is not another conference, but a gathering of God's people to seek our Father's face in prayer, supplications, and petitions, as we ask for His help and mercy in these difficult times.
Saturday Speakers (with more to be announced)
Don Gentry: immediate Past Chairman of the Klamath, Modoc, Yahooskin Tribes.
“First Nations”
Randy Powell: (pre-recorded video) Revivalist, Wealth Advisor, former Kansas State Representative, serves in numerous ministries.
“Gen Z & Millennials”
“Fasting & Prayer”
Lance Wallnau: (pre-recorded video) Strategist, Futurist and compelling International Communicator.
“7 Mountains or Spheres of Culture”
Nick Vujicic: (pre-recorded video) International Evangelist and Motivational Speaker, author of 8 books including Life Without Limits translated into over 32 languages.
“The Broken Hearted”
Soorin Backer: Author, International Speaker, TV and Radio Host, Bible College Adjunct Professor.
“Bridging Cultures”
Hannah Kolehmainen: Kenyan born and Oregon raised. Author, Speaker and Teacher.
“Rebuilding Roles of Gender and Family Identity”
Shontae Thomas: Young Life Youth Leader, Office Administrator and Committee Member for Young Life.
“God’s Marvelous Plan for the Youth”
Pastor Trey Hinkle: Senior Pastor of Powell Butte Christian Church, hosting our statewide gathering.
“Church & Religion”
Bishop Liam Cary: Bishop of Eastern Oregon Diocese.
“Family”
Dave Brown: Newberg School Board Chairman.
“Education”
Bob Johns: Eastern Oregon Farmer, Church Elder.
“Business”
Judge Vance Day: Consultant with James Madison Center for Free Speech, former Marion County Circuit Court Judge, past President of Promise Keepers.
“Government”
Ray Rau: 27 years in Oregon Law Enforcement, City of Tillamook Police Chief, US Navy Veteran, served in Desert Storm, Instructor for Dept of Public Safety Standards and Training.
“Military and First Responders”
Kyle Justice: Emmy Award winning Producer, Director, Editor, Founder of Compel Media.
Karen Covill: Director of Hollywood Prayer Network, Director, Producer
Kelry Kirschenmann: Assistant Director for Hollywood Prayer Network.
“Media, Arts and Entertainment”
Linda Hanratty: President of Tillamook County Wide Prayer Team for 25 years, Author of 50 Days of Prayer, Core Team Member for Pray Oregon, Prayer Training Speaker, Registered Nurse Wound Care Specialist, Church Elder and Prayer Pastor.
“Regional Prayer Team Training”
Host A LIVESTREAM
We are inviting churches and prayer groups to host the livestream in our communities, multiplying the power of agreement over our state. Plans are to broadcast in both English and Spanish. We will have state and national leaders exhorting us to lift up informed prayers for Oregon and our communities; then WE the people of God (including your team), will intercede for these things.
- Would you be willing to promote this event in your church and with the ministerial group of your city?
- Would you be willing to host this livestream event in your church or with other churches?
- Would you be willing to develop a prayer team to participate in next year’s prayer movement?
State Coordinator: Linda Hanratty, 503-812-8889
Assistant State Coordinator: Peter Carlson, 541-936-2703
We desire to:
- Hear from Almighty God, our Father, for our communities and for mercy and another great spiritual awakening,
- Travel across Oregon praying for the people and sharing the Father's love and hope in practical ways,
- Gather together at the geographic center of Oregon to praise and worship the Lord as we celebrate our Father's goodness.
- Participate with other states in planting a scripture stake
- Provide training and networking for countywide prayer teams expanding our Father's Kingdom
- See a convergence of many streams of prayer and discipleship to release "living water" across Oregon
Learn more about the history of this National Prayer Movement and What's Next!
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