A portion of the day's prayer has been dedicated to praying for the next generation, for young believers to carry on the legacy of Christian leaders and make broader impact into their communities. They called it the Third Great Awakening.
A string of teens spoke at the mic, giving 30 second prayers asking God to rise up young people to spread Christianity and "shine a light" in middle schools and high schools.
The pastors praying also emphasized the return of prayer in schools. The crowd--in groups of two or three--prayed Christianity to go out in specific campuses by name.
James and Shirley Dobson, two of the biggest names in 20th-century American Christianity (known for their role in Focus on the Family), prayed on behalf of youth, as did Don Wildmon, of the American Family Association, the controversial Christian group who sponsored The Response.
He apologized for the fault of his generation and said, "We pray that you will give them the ability and the desire to begin to clean up the mess we left them."
Youth groups from across Texas drove in to Houston to attend the event, in buses filled with kids from Christian homes and new believers fresh out of Christian summer camp.
"I didn't expect it to be like this," said 14-year-old Josh Hutchison, who rededicated his life to Christ earlier this summer. "It's big, but you can feel that the people are warm, it's like a celebration. I have been praying about everything, about football, about my relationship with God."
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SOURCE: The Houston Chronicle
Kate Shellnutt
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