When we gaze at distant stars in the dead of night, we cannot help but think of the great heroes of yesterday. The same stars under which Abraham marveled, Jacob dreamed, and David sang, similarly inspire us to believe for the many divine promises hanging over our own lives. Abraham was instructed to look up at the stars while the Lord whispered a special promise: his new name. Every night that stars shine, we can’t help but feel the grandeur and hope of what the Lord is similarly orchestrating in our day.

For two decades, men and women have gathered to the International House of Prayer of Kansas City to sustain the prophetic mandate for unceasing prayer with worship that defines this place. Over that span of time, 20,000 of our beautiful alumni family (students, interns, and staff; young and old of all races) have faithfully stood in the gap to cry out for God’s mighty promises. Day and night, together, we declare the supreme worth of Jesus—a mission that has since spread across nations and continents. In the grace of God, as long as the stars continue to shine, we will do so until Jesus returns.

Friends, you are at the very center of this great story. We share a place in the scroll of history at this critical hour. Yes, many promises have already been fulfilled, but others remain: promises over your life, over this movement, even over the culmination of the ages. We boldly raise our eyes to a horizon full of stars with hearts filled with dreams, contending for answers in our day and the days of our children and grandchildren. And so, as it was for Abraham, the stars still shine, reminding us of our spiritual lineage. We are people of hope and faith. People of prayer and promise. Our calling is unchanged, to burn with an intensity of love on the inside. Hundreds of thousands, even millions of personal prayer lamps, now burn across the earth, lighting history with hope.

In our 20th year, we are calling for 10,000 dreamers, prayers, givers, and doers to partner with us with a $200 one-time gift or $20 a month to help us reach our $2 million goal and enter our third decade with strength. Your gifts sustain a continuous fire on the altar every day and every night in the prayer room. Will you partner in the promise of unceasing worship and intercession as part of a glorious welcome party for our coming King? Join us!