Under the theme “Hope Is Rising,” close to 50 countries from across the globe will join Guyana for 24 hours of prayers, starting 12:01am on Friday, May 9.

The global prayer for Guyana is taking place at a time when the country, despite its rapid economic growth, faces numerous challenges, from threats to its territorial sovereignty to lack of trust and confidence in the security forces.

It is also taking place at a time when the country remains in deep mourning over the death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge, who was found dead almost two weeks ago in a pool at the Double Day Hotel at Tuschen under suspicious circumstances.

US-based Guyanese, Pastor Joseph Persaud, who is leading the delegation here, said ‘Hope Is Rising’ is a collective prayer for Guyana’s healing.

“We have no explanations over a lot of what is going on, there is no rationality or logic that we can ascribed and when those things fail us, prayers will help us to understand the things which are not as though they were in the spiritual realm,” Pastor Persaud told a press conference.

Christian leaders and pastors from Africa, Europe, North America and South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa are among those who will be praying for Guyana, and according to Pastor Persaud, it is therefore important for Christians here in Guyana, regardless of their denominations, to rise up and pray for the country.

“As soon as the second goes to May 9^th until midnight, there are close to 40 to 50 countries, listen to this, 40 to 50 countries around the world joining to pray for this nation. And I am appealing to Guyana, don’t let 40 nations pray for your country and you don’t pray for your country tomorrow. Let us arise, every region, from Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, 10, rise up to pray,” Pastor Persaud said.

Dr Scott Camp, who forms part of the delegation, said Hope Is Rising presents an opportunity for Christians to unite in prayers and intercede for the nation. 

“We are all global Christians and that means that our desire is to catalyze the entire body of Christ to come together in unity to call on the name of the Lord, to ask his blessings on this nation, this nation, like every other nation faces great challenges, there are economic challenges, there are educational challenges, all kinds of challenges, but the one thing we have in common is that the Lord loves us, the Lord loves Guyana and Jesus died for this nation, and he rose for this nation, and he wants the very best for this nation, and that’s what we want,” Dr Camp said.

The day of prayer and worship will culminate at the National Cultural Centre at 5:00pm on Friday.

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