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National Day of Prayer 2011
At Wembley Stadium, UK.
By Uncle Monty.
NDP Photos By Alex Albion.
Caption Photo By Gary Day.
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White Evangelical Protestants, Black Born-Again
Christians, and Foreign Charismatic Believers all
mingled happily together among the crowd of
thousands of folks from a round the country at
the 2011 National Day of Prayer (NDP), which
was held the day before yesterday at The Great
Hall of England's famed Wembley Stadium.
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Pricey tickets of 25 quid provided for a morning
cuppa and mid-day lunch, plus a glossy programme
guide and a grey rubber wristband saying: "CARRY
THE TOUCH ~ Thy Kingdom Come." The 7-hour
NDP was robust with prayers, Christian songs and
strong talks by a variety of well known Christian per-
sonalities and artists. However, at times the whole event
seemed more like attending a Black Megachurch with
sharp televangelists preaching to us all than that of a
National Day of Prayer. Few children were there,
although quite a few young adults were evident and
"seniorish" couples, who were not granted any
concession off the pricey tickets at NDP.
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As the day went along, some participents seemed
transfixed in prayer and many lifted high their arms
and voices in unison of their Christian faith. A couple
of Anglican and Catholic priests were seen to attend
along with a few Salvationists from the British
Salvation Army. Also seen was a number of Street
Pastors with their dark blue T-Shirts emblazoned with
the words "Street Pastor" on the back of their shirts.
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William Franklin Graham IV, known affectionately
as Will Graham, 36, is the grandson of the
world renowned American evangelist Rev'd
Billy Graham, who is now 92 years of age!!
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The Anglican Bishop of Barking - Rt. Rev'd David
Hawkins, who I didn't see - is chair of The National
Day of Prayer. He was among a list of other Christian
notables that included Noel Robinson, Lara Martin,
Jonathan Oloyede, Hugh Osgood, Marilyn Figueroa,
and Gerald Coates. Coupled with them was Mr. Will
Graham, (shown above) the beloved grandson Rev'd
Billy Graham. The revered evangelist that he is, is do-
ing quite well back at the Graham Family homestead
at Asheville, North Carolina. Tall and healthy,
grandson Will told us that his grandfather's best
mate is age 102!! So there! Warmly greeted
by the NDP crowd at Wembley Stadium, Will
stated that he was to preach as a third gene-
ration Graham evangelist for the first time in
England. He was interviewed live on NDP stage.
He is also an assistent director of the Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA).
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Catholic Priest Father Mike Gwinnell, 72.
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Before meeting Will Graham personally, I
bumped into Father Mike Gwinnell (shown
above) at NDP. He was bubbly and bouncy
and most friendly was he.
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Performing At 2011 National Day of Prayer is
Lara Martin in Gig at Wembley Stadium's Great Hall.
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Inside Wembley Stadium's Great Hall
At Where NDP2011 Was Held.
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Christian Speaker Dr. Jonathan Oloyede, MD.
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Young Offer "National Prayer for England" At NDP2011.
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Paul Barfett of "Wisdom for Worship" at NDP2011.
From a long family line of Anglican ministers,
Paul Barfett (shown above) was waving his
solitary rainbow flag when I first saw him inside
The Great Hall. A little later I stopped by to
see him again. At first he seems quite chatty,
but he then suddenly stepped back and asked
that he be spoken to in not so an upfront manner
and then excused himself when asked to take
another photograph of him. His "Wisdom for
Worship" is his pet Christian project, I guess. His
500+ word letter of "Thankfulness Check List"
and "Christan Walk," is profoundly devout yet so
self-centred. I left Paul Barfett rather unimpressed
by him and his sorrowful and oddball persona.
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"In the midst of another wave of recession and record
prison figures following the riots, and an onslaught of bad
news in the media, one thousand leaders from across the UK
will gather at Wembley Stadium's Great Hall next week to ask
God to heal battered Britain. The Carry The Torch leaders
prayer summit on September 17, coordinated by the Global
Day of Prayer London, comes at a very strategic time as the
UK faces several challenging social issues. GDOP London
was even mentioned in Prime Minister's Questions in the
House of Commons this week, when Member of Parliament
for Enfield-Southgate David Burrowes said: "In the wake of
the riots, can I commend that the government and the Mayor
of London support high streets like those in Enfield, which
were badly hit. Is this not a good time to support the forth-
coming Global Day of Prayer, which in London is going
to be taking place at Wembley Stadium?"
GDP Press Release, 2011.
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Panoramic View of Wembley Stadium At
The End of The National Day of Prayer, 2011.
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Global Day of Prayer is set for 2012.
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The National Day of Prayer is a fine Christian aim
and ideal in the UK. But frankly with England now
being so "unchurched" and so unfaithful to her
Christian roots, I am not sure that such can be
changed for the better no matter the good
intentions of those Christians who still hold belief
in HIM. I pray that I am proved to be wrong!
England has become a truly sick society
and is getting sicker by the day ... It's one
horror after another almost every day.
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Faithfully, Uncle Monty.
+Our Lady of Sorrows, 2011.
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Above caption photo is of Uncle Monty at
statue of All-England Football Great Bobby
Moore at Wembley Stadium, UK.
Photo By Gary Day.
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The week before I attended NDP2011, I was
invited to the National Secular Society's
"Conference on Secularism" at London's
Conway Hall. After going to NSS, it was like
day and night for me to mingle among the born-
again at NDP. The contrast between NSS and
NDP was striking to say the least for an avid
Anglican like me. I'll have my NSS report
quite soon. UM.
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PLEASE NOTE - The Global Day of Prayer in London will be on September 29, 2011, in Wembley
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