Words on the Prayer Chain

First off, thank you to everyone who signed up for a time. Without everyone pulling together we couldn't have made it 24 hours, but we made 26.

I just want to take a moment to explain what a prayer chain is. I didn't realize so many people had never heard of this. Think of a chain, where one link flows into the next link. They are interlocking and never break. On a prayer chain, one person starts and the next person takes over at their designated time, that way the prayer is interwoven and never breaks.

Everyone is saying that it doesn't matter if we run a prayer chain or not because they are praying at all hours of the day. However, I doubt that anyone is praying a complete 24 hours without stop. It is impossible for one person to do this. You might say a prayer 6 times a day, but there is a break. I didn't come up with this on a whim. I grew up in church, using prayer chains. My family never once asked what it was, and even though they live in Indiana and have never met Devon, they called and gave me names and times. They knew exactly what to do. I'm saying this to say that it wasn't a whim or a means to get face time on Devon's site. God put this in my heart. God asked me to start this. Devon had had two rough nights in a row. Nights, when people sleep and no one is praying save the night owls. God asked me to build this.

Before you balk at the idea and shove it off, I want you to know that it doesn't hurt my feelings. I didn't want to do it in the first place. It is a lot of work and everyone is praying right?

God said do it!

So I did it.

I don't like the limelight. I hate it. I'm the shy one in the back. I'm the one who prays in my closet so that no one may see. I don't spread my works or deeds in people's face and seek attention.

God give to each his child gifts and talents. Mine is intercessory prayer. Nothing I do is by my hand, but by God's alone. He is the King. He is Lord. He works all things great and small. When you intercede, you allow the Holy Spirit to pray through you. Don't think for one minute that Satan doesn't want to steal Devon's testimony. When our backs are turn, Satan will sneak in. When the church is not praying, Satan will nudge his way in.

I'm not making any of this up. Go back and look at the updates on Devon. When the people prayed sporadically, his ICPs were all over the place and medicine was given all over the place. A good report, a bad report. When we were sure that prayer was covered 100% of the time, his ICPs leveled and medicines have been given in regular intervals.

The prayer chain started at 5pm Sunday. Read the 5pm report. Devon's ICPs rose, even when medicine was given it went higher. At 5:15 I was in the prayer room on the 1st floor of the hospital taking my first prayer time. No one had signed up by that time for the blocks of 5;15-6:45. So I took them all. I will tell you that I was in a fight with Satan in that room. Satan wanted Devon's life, yet God told me to pray that Satan would take his hands off of Devon. I knew I needed help from other Saints and I asked God to send more people to fight. When I stopped to get my breath at 6, I saw that three other people had signed up. One at 5:30, 5:45 and 6. After that time his medicines began to level out.

Sporadic prayer, sporadic medicine.

Continuous prayer, level medicines.

Don't for one minute think I want glory from this. I want to win the battle in Jesus' name. And believe me, it is a battle. It is a spiritual battle for this boy's life. It's not a two second feel good, get the juicy update, and give a feel good line of "I'm praying for him" and then go on your merry way.

God put this boy in my path Saturday night. This boy sat in my living room and God put a heavy hand on my heart that night. I sat and listened to his voice and I was drawn to it. There was something about him. And my mind wondered to my nephew who had died in 2008 in a car crash. God put that boy in my life and he wants to win the battle. But it will be through a fight on our knees in war with the father of lies who is telling you and everyone else that continuous prayer is not needed.

I said before it didn't hurt my feelings. But at 6 pm when the chain was breaking, the Holy Spirit came over me and He cried. He wepted until I was exhuasted and then I fell asleep about 7 with the Spirit broken.

Prayer Chain Times

05:00 p.m. - Jerry Myers



05:15 p.m. - Kimberley Myers



05:30 p.m. - " "



05:45 p.m. - " "



06:00 p.m. - " "



06:15 p.m. - " "



06:30 p.m. - " "



06:45 p.m. - " "



07:00 p.m. - Paula Meaner



07:15 p.m. - Kimberly



07:30 p.m. - Ella



07:45 p.m. - Kimberly



08:00 p.m. - Jackie



08:15 p.m. - Kristin



08:30 p.m. - Brittany Rood



08:45 p.m. - Amber Dugas



09:00 p.m. - Ronda Wade



09:15 p.m. - Loy Kelly



09:30 p.m. - Ben Ozborn



09:45 p.m. - Morgan Gilbert



10:00 p.m. - Sue Roberts



10:15 p.m. - Lydia's Grandma



10:30 p.m. - Tina



10:45 p.m. - Larry Kelly



11:00 p.m. - AJ Dile



11:15 p.m. - Vicky Herrington



11:30 p.m. - Matty Katterjohn



11:45 p.m. - Ashley Herrington



12:00 a.m. - Lydia Jones



12:15 a.m. - McKenna



12:30 a.m. - Dedra



12:45 a.m. - Dara



01:00 a.m. - Jessica Roberts



01:15 a.m. - Matthew Jones



01:30 a.m. - Joey Myers



01:45 a.m. - " "



02:00 a.m. - Ben Ozborn



02:15 a.m. - Tony



02:30 a.m. - Morgan



02:45 a.m. - Morgan



03:00 a.m. - Ben Ozborn



03:15 a.m. - Kimberly



03:30 a.m. - Kimberly



03:45 a.m. - Kimberly



04:00 a.m. -Carlyn Katterjohn



04:15 a.m. - " "



04:30 a.m. - Angel Jones



04:45 a.m. - " "



05:00 a.m. - Karen



05:15 a.m. - " "



05:30 a.m. - Jodi Winsett



05:45 a.m. - Filled



06:00 a.m. - Jerry Myers



06:15 a.m. - Ronda Kelly



06:30 a.m. - Sam Kelly



06:45 a.m. - Sam Kelly, Clint Jones



07:00 a.m. - Vonda Clack



07:15 a.m. - Brenda Gilbert



07:30 a.m. - Ella



07:45 a.m. - Shirleen Christmas



08:00 a.m. - Jackie



08:15 a.m. - Lacy Lofton



08:30 a.m. - Cameron Sullivan



08:45 a.m. - Kimberly



09:00 a.m. - Ronda Wade



09:15 a.m. - Kimberly



09:30 a.m. - Kimberly



09:45 a.m. - Ann Herrington



10:00 a.m. - Sue Roberts



10:15 a.m. - Lydia's Grnadma



10:30 a.m. - Tina



10:45 a.m. - Filled



11:00 a.m. - Kimberly



11:15 a.m. - Kimberly



11:30 a.m. - Kimberly



11:45 a.m. - Kimberly



12:00 p.m. - Jessica Roberts



12:15 p.m. - Kimberly



12:30 p.m. - Jeff Jamison



12:45 p.m. - Kimberly



01:00 p.m. - Karen



01:15 p.m. - Matthew Jones



01:30 p.m. - Ken King



01:45 p.m. - Danniel George



02:00 p.m. - Jessi Kellems



02:15 p.m. - Kimberly



02:30 p.m. - Michael Jackson



02:45 p.m. - Kimberly



03:00 p.m. -Taylor Boyte



03:15 p.m. - " "



03:30 p.m. - Kimberly



03:45 p.m. - Jerry Myers



04:00 p.m. - Joey Myers



04:15 p.m. - Kimberly



04:30 p.m. - Allison



04:45 p.m. - Jessi Kellems



05:00 p.m. - Angel Jones



05:30 p.m. - " "



05:45 p.m. - Kimberly

Volunteers Needed!

I'm looking for volunteers for the prayer chain for Devon. I would like to start this today. You can ask to be put on the list for 15 minutes or as long as you would like. I want to have this covered for at least 24 hours. Who is with me?