“And there was a prophetess, Anna… She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day…” ~ Luke 2:36-38
Intercessory Missionary
We are referred to as full-time staff at the International House of Prayer as “intercessory missionaries.”. We raise our own support to work as full-time missionaries who reach out to others from a lifestyle of prayer and worship. Today, about 2,000 believers (staff, students, and interns) serve full-time, investing 50+ hours per week, as we go from the prayer room to the classroom and then to ministry outreaches in-house, in the community, nation-wide, and internationally and many other works of service. Also, as those who are committed to the forerunner message, we are spiritually equipping ourselves to prepare others for the unique dynamics of the generation in which the Lord returns. As an Intercessory Missionary, I am a part of a special group of individuals who are committed to giving their all for the sake of the Kingdom of God. We live, work, and pray by faith that God will provide.
Outreach
Our ministries and outreaches include increasing our current inner-city outreach with on-site food distribution, discipleship programs, provision of food and clothing for our children’s outreaches, street clean-up, and a prayer room operating in the inner city several hours every day, working towards night-and-day prayer. Other outreaches include Children’s Justice Initiative to serve orphans and children at risk, and Exodus Cry helping victims of human trafficking. We are partnering with Women’s Life Center, a local crisis pregnancy center helping women who refuse abortion and choose life. In the future we plan to provide homes and restoration programs for victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, and prostitutes who respond to the gospel.
Night Watch
The Night Watch at the 24/7 International House of Prayer (IHOPKC) covers the hours from midnight to 6:00am. Within a ministry that runs twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, a committed group of people are needed to labor through the night hours.
For too long the night has been infamous for spiritual darkness. We believe that the night belongs to the Lord. While most people are sleeping and while many deeds of darkness are committed, Night Watch Intercessory Missionaries cry out in prayer for justice and revival to break in on the earth, and are involved in outreaches and ministering to others in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Because of the lifestyle change the Night Watch schedule requires, a unique company of intercessors has emerged within the IHOPKC family. These intercessors, singers, and musicians have rearranged their whole lives in order to carry the torch of intercession through the night hours. A typical day in the life of a Night Watch intercessor begins at 11:00pm and ends at 3:00pm. The Night Watch is a diverse group of full- and part-time staff, marketplace workers, interns, and students from all stages of life, from single young adults to families with children.
The Night Watch mandate is found in Psalm 134 –“Behold, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who by night stand in the house of the LORD! Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. The LORD who made heaven and earth bless you from Zion!”
Niecy Pusha 