One of the things that is most striking to people when I share my story of leaving the LDS church is that nobody was witnessing to me at all at the time. It was kind of like God just reached in and plucked us out. What was really cool, though, were the Christians who told me after that fact that they had been praying for me and my family for years! The power of prayer at work!
Another experience I had with prayer came at a prayer seminar I attended a while back. The presenter asked those of us in attendance if we felt it was easier to pray for people or to evangelize them. The unanimous answer of the group was that it was easier to pray. He then asked if we thought it would be more effective to evangelize a people before or after they had been prayed for. Again, the obvious and unanimous answer was that it was far more effective to evangelize a prayed-for people. With that thought in mind, I immediately thought about the many outreach ministries that Christians have for Mormons, but how few of these are really dedicated to consistent and focused intercessory prayer on their behalf.
After spending some time in prayer myself to see if this was where God was leading me, we are now launching “The HOSANNA! Prayer Project: A Community of Christians United in Intercessory Prayer for Mormons.” You can check it out at http://www.HosannaPrayerProject.org. I hope you’ll consider getting involved in one of a few ways. If you feel like praying along with us, join our email prayer team or find one of our local prayer groups to pray with. If you are needing prayer, please let us pray for you, for your family, for your challenges. We know how terrible the process of coming out of Mormonism can be, and we would love to be lifting you up in prayer.
