What Is The Origin Of The Strategic Prayer Initiative?
The foundations of The Initiative can be traced back to the underground war rooms, in London where Winston Churchill (Englands Prime Minister at that time) and his staff, tracked the strategy and logistics of the British elements of the Second World War. In 1984, a few weeks after these rooms were made available for public viewing for the first time, the young founder of The Initiative was sovereignly led to these underground rooms. While the tour guide explained how pin pricks on the great world map came from tracking supply convoys and escort ships across the Atlantic, an intense thought came into this young mans headWe (the Christian church) believe that we are in a spiritual war, yet we dont fight it this way! During World War II, a war in which 40 million to 50 million people lost their lives, Churchills cabinet addressed their circumstances with the utmost seriousness and focus. They planned extensively concerning their offensive as well as their defensive positions. As little as