The prayer movement in Latin America goes hand in hand with the Pentecostal Movement that was successfully absorbed in our culture as an answer to the social, political, and economic problems of the 22 countries that make up Central and South America.

In the last two decades we have seen changes and measurable changes as a result of the prayer movement in the region.  One example of this has been church growth that has produced mega churches - in countries such as Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, and Peru - which have attracted people from different social and economic classes to get together in large arenas week after week to offer worship to God.  The region is growing and its democracy has progressed, but on the other hand we have another very interesting phenomenon.  In the majority of countries, even those with a large number of Christians, there is no visible transformation or it is very slow in the cultural areas of influence (government, economy, family, religion, communication media, arts/entertainment, education) and these shortcomings continue to affect many millions of its people in terms of:

1. Poverty and inequality,
2. Violence, and
3. Environmental deterioration

In different parts of the continent prayer has taken on different shapes and forms in churches, ministries, movements, lay groups, businessmen, Christian and people who believe that prayer continues to be the answer to the problems in the region and to that extent the Prayer Movement in Latin America fits the ability, vision and modality of the leaders who are at the forefront of the region.

Prayer Points:

• Unity of the Body of Christ
• Revelation of the prayer strategies to confront the political, social, and economic problems of Latin America
• Reduction of the statistical indices of: violence, poverty, malnutrition, Illiteracy, infant mortality, demographic situation, fiscal and tributary problems, unemployment, social marginalization
• Increase of the statistical indices of: housing, education, labor, social welfare, infrastructure, communications
• To improve overall macro and microeconomic indicators and that the entire region can enjoy an atmosphere of peace, security and prosperity
• Provoke not only a spiritual reform, but comprehensive reform that includes the transformation of social, political, and economic aspects of the region.
• Cry out to God for a spirit of reconciliation, adoption, repentance, confession, and restitution to fill the region and produce healing in the land.
• Pray for understanding for the national leaders about the Kairos moment in which Latin America is in to reposition it in its Divine destiny.
• To provoke the "Transformation of the Holy Spirit" in the 7 areas of Latin American culture: government, family, education, church, arts and entertainment, economy, and the media.

Strategies

•  40-Year Latin American Prayer Plan
•  Prayer Vigils that are pro-unity for the body of Christ
•  Celebration of the "Global Day of Prayer" (Day of Pentecost)
•  Massive Prayer Convocations
•  Fasting and Prayer Journeys
•  24/7 Altars of Worship and Intercession
•  Identification of prayer efforts of distinct identities to unite common points and bring solutions to Latin American problems
•  Latin American Plan for Repentance and Forgiveness

Latin American Geography

Area: 20,286,362 sq. km.  Comprising 22 countries; 15% of the World's land area.  It can be divided into three almost equal areas in terms of population and land area: Mexico, Central America, Spanish South America and Brazil.
Population: 546,336,000
Urbanites: 80%
Peoples Languages: 503

Religion                              Pop %    Ann Gr
Christians 503,374,334        92.14    .1%
Evangelicals 91,423,319     16.7    2.6%

Submitted by Judith Gonzalez<This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>