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easy, apathetic path that leads to nowhere . “Death has climbed in through our windows

and has entered our fortresses.” - Jeremiah 9:21

We are fasting to ask God to “Give them a heart to Him and return to Him” – Jeremiah

24:7; “For God to put His law in their minds and write it on their hearts”. – Jeremiah 31:33

– “To be the generation of those who seek Him, His face, the God of Jacob.” – Psalm –
24:6 .

Plain and simple we are fasting for a REVIVAL!!! Revival in our hearts, in our church and
in our community.

HOW DO I GO ABOUT THE 13-DAY PRAYER AND FASTING?

NextGen 13-day Prayer and Fasting are divided into two sections. The first section is from

February 22-28 and the second is from March 1-6. We will spend the first section as time

of self-examination and reflection. Whereas the last section is devoted wholly to praying
for NextGen Church.

On the first section, February 22-29, you may fast from any CHOICE activity, food or pleas-
ures that you may devote the time you give to them to prayer. For example: a favorite

sport activity you do regularly or fasting from anything with sugar in your diet or fasting
from talking or fasting from gadgets and electronic games. These are just some examples

and there ‘s a whole lot more. Let the Lord lead you to what CHOICES you will give up for
the week. These activities are not necessarily bad nor evil but we choose to fast from

them to deny our natural cravings and devote our time to spiritual matters such as extend-
ed prayer time.

The second section of our fast, March 1-6, is fasting from a certain meal each day such as