Passion and Purity hosted their Inaugural Prayer Breakfast on Saturday July 13, 2024
at the Summit Hotel. Members/reps, partners, youth, and other supporters gathered
and the powerful presence of God manifested in our midst as the morning proceeded.
It proved a mighty kingdom move; that they are first of all sanctioned by The King
Himself, and executed by His Spirit through the unity of hearts in prayer and the
word, as they co-labour with Him.
Indeed, the event was a literal product and demonstration of its theme “Strategic
Prayer” which may be summed as prayers that are first of all Spirit led/initiated,
according to the will of God, and therefore guaranteed His answer. It is also hearing
and moving real time with God’s instructions.
So, who said you can’t have your cake and eat it too?? Not true! At least not if this
cake is the sweet presence of the Holy Spirit. We were being supernaturally fed and
strengthened by He who continually dwells in us, He who is Life . He strongly rested
upon us; from the beginning and all throughout the proceedings. There were three
praise and worship segments, two of which were led by Minister Andrea McCurdy,
the other being a team of Passion and Purity Praisers. Each segment was like a rich
filling, that bonded multiple layers of other expressions of ministry.
Make no mistakes, prayers were just as refreshing and impactful. They were
prophetic, intercessory cries for families, youth, missions, the nation, leaders of all
kinds, Passion and Purity and other youth ministries, even other intercessors.
The prayers were also passionate outpourings from pure hearts that were surely heard
(got God’s attention) and because of this we are guaranteed that He will answer. This
is the hallmark of strategic prayers.
Breakfast, (Jamaican dishes such as mackerel rundown, ackee and saltfish, stewed
chicken, ground provisions and fried dumplings, along with an assortment of options
teas as well as cool fruit juices) was seamlessly served in a timely intermission
between times of prayer. Just before we ate, Passion and Purity Dancers took the stage
moving to “Here’s My Worship”; sending the message/reminder that all we do unto
God in our lives is worship and should be filled with fervent prayers, praises, and
thanksgiving. A vibrant and encouraging video presentation of sixteen years in review
of the host ministry’s work and achievements was shown while everyone dined.
On the heels of food and fellowship, were more strides in the Spirit as strategic
prayers were lifted up. Subsequently, we soared another level in praise and worship
just before Mr. Duane Taylor came with an eagle eye exhortation on Strategic Prayer.
Needless to say, the message paved the way for a sober, steady landing in the word of
God.
One takeaway from what he shared was our need as believers to seek God’s
perspective so we can target root issues in prayers instead of tackling symptoms. He
also assured us that prayer is a lifestyle we are called to as children of God and it
requires much humility, discipline, and sacrifice if we are to pray effectively. Much of
what He shared bore witness to the word that we (Passion and Purity) had been
partaking of in private group settings via whatsapp for many weeks prior.
We give all glory and thanks to God for this awesome milestone! Soon, it will be three
weeks since and we are still basking in and building on this move of God. Many
thanks to all those who served and supported. If you missed it, you can find a
recording on our YouTube channel “Passion and Purity Jamaica”.
We do hope you will be with us for the next one but until then we encourage you to
connect and join/partner with us as we make other moves to invest in our youth,
teaching them to find their passion and embrace their purity in and only through Jesus
Christ…the true strategy for success.