Participants of the “Strike LA” project gathered at strategic locations in the area to open a citywide spiritual revival through prayers, worship, and fasting.
“It is really been incredible,” commented Sharon Ngai, the wife of Strike LA coordinator Jonathan Ngai. “Everywhere we went, the momentum increased. There were about a hundred of us marching and praising, we were so loud praising the Lord and our heart was to change the spiritual atmosphere of the city. We really believe there was a breakthrough.”
The “Strike LA” project began Thursday on University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Southern California (USC) campuses and will end Sunday with a closing joint service for all participants. Other targeted locations for the march include the governmental buildings, sport centers, entertainment centers and market places in the greater Los Angeles area. The strategic locations for the four-day project were carefully selected to target those places in Los Angeles that need spiritual awakening.
The purpose of the citywide event, according to the project’s website (www.strikeLA.org), is to “bring leaders of this generation together – crossing denominational and culture barriers to unite in the spirit of Psalm 33.”
Organizers state that spiritual movement towards transforming the city of Los Angeles has been ongoing in various aspects of the city community and among the professionals that comprise the area’s Christian population. Yet the need for an agent for catalyzing an exponential growth in churches and ministries prompted for this citywide event.
By worshiping at the key locations, the “Strike LA” project hopes to break down walls and promote a full-scale outreach for the Gospel.
The previous two days have caught the attention of youths and adults who have joined the rally at UCLA and USC campuses and at the Staples Center.
“We are really excited for the Sunday joint worship, where Cindy Jacobs will come to speak,” Ngai said. “We are believing that God will do something very amazing and perhaps give us a new level of intercession and take us to a new place for crying out to the God.”
Cindy Jacobs, the co-founder of Generals International, will be present to speak at the final joint worship on Sunday at the historic Azusa Street Grounds where William J. Seymour led the Azusa Street Revival during the break of 20th century.
More information regarding the meeting time and location can be found at the official website, www.strikeLA.org.
Lawrence Onishi
Christian Today Correspondant