What is the International Day of Prayer?
The International Day of Prayer is one of the largest prayer events in the world, crossing geographical and denominational borders. With thousands of churches participating in over 150 countries since 1996 has made great strides in remembering the suffering church. The International Day of Prayer, or IDOP, is a day in November set apart for Christians to pray for believers around the world suffering from persecution . This year, falling on November 8th, 2009, the Christian community will unite in prayer to remember our brothers and sisters who are persecuted because of their commitment to Jesus Christ. Listen to Carl Moeller share on IDOP 2009 in a radio interview This idea of uniting as the body of Christ and remembering those who suffer for our same faith is grounded in scripture. Hebrews 13:3 says, “Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” God calls us to remember the persecuted Church in our p
