Recently I had the privilege of visiting a Grandparents@Prayer (G@P) group in Branson, MO. It was such a blessed time as we prayed together for our grandchildren. I am pleased that there are many G@P groups seeing the urgency of meeting together to pray for their grandchildren. We now have a number of G@P intercessory groups meeting in Oregon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Arkansas, North Dakota, Alabama, Florida Colorado, Texas, and England. Some of the groups meet in retirement centers, schools, churches, and homes, meeting weekly, some twice a month or once a month, whatever the group desires.

As we start the year of 2012, I would like to challenge grandparents to think about getting involved in a G@P intercessory prayer group.

Christian Grandparenting Network has a passion to encourage and equip grandparents to pray for their grandchildren. Therefore, we have organized “Grandparents@Prayer” (G@P) intercessory prayer groups. Our goal is to encourage grandparents to be prayer warriors through the personal discipline of intercessory prayer in the battle against the enemy. We encourage grandparents to meet together in small or large groups on a regular basis to unite in prayer at a designated location for 1 hour or so of guided prayer and fellowship.

I want to challenge you to ask your friends, church senior group, neighbors, or family members to join you in praying for each other’s grandchildren. If you are interested, I will be happy to send you helpful guidelines and resources to help you get started. It is easy, go to the “Prayer” link and “Participate in a G@P group,” and sign up on this website www.christiangrandparenting.net.

We do not know the challenges that lay before us in 2012. In addition to our economy, the moral and social issues in our world are troubling us. Our grandchildren are growing up in a godless environment. However, God has promised to walk with us in the sin-stained world we live in when we hold his hand in deliberate dependence on Him. We read in Hebrews 13:5, “God has said, never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

By Lillian Penner
National Prayer Coordinator
Christian Grandparenting Network