Schools Report, Gloucester
"The school has a lot of difficulties. Having been rescued from closure a few years ago by the Church of England, it has been on a hard slog to turn round lots of problems (but) they’ve done an incredible job. There are still things to work through – exam results are within the lowest of the city, 50% of the students are classed as ‘in poverty’, which means that there is an inevitable colourful and at times very distressing family situations. The police are here most days recently. This place needs prayer." Joe Knight and the Gloucester 24-7-ers hosted a prayer room in this school last week. Read their wonderful daily reports on his Knights Tale blog.

Schools Report, Romford
"Students were queuing outside the prayer room when the team arrived. Others lined up beside the Prayer Chair to be prayed for during the morning RS lessons. We even had the school cricket team come in and ask us to pray for them!? The 'sorry' prayers were amazing too..." Read more of Phil Togwell's daily reports on his Toggie Tales blog.

The Wonderful Jo Norton
Jo Norton, and her husband Alan, have been leading the Wandsworth (Salvation Army) Boiler Room community since it launched in November 2004. And this small community have wreaked beautiful havoc for the kingdom of Heaven in their part of London ever since... loving homeless people and prostitutes, spearheading prayer and intercession, launching Street Pastors, counselling and caring for the most desperate and broken people... I could go on! Fearless and tireless, they've been an example to the wider 24-7 prayer family in so many ways.

At 4.30pm on Saturday, Jo Norton died, having spent four weeks in hospital after suffering a shock aneurysm. We are desperately sad, and yet we want to join with Alan, and their children, and with the wider Wandsworth Boiler Room community in thanking our Father in Heaven for Jo... who is now with the Lord of all Life, Jesus.

If you knew Jo, we'd recommend that you click across to Lyndall Bywater's blog and read her post, simply entitled 'Jo'. And please continue to pray for her family.

24-7 PrayerCast, Making Disciples
Susanna Rychiger, based in Thun, Switzerland, encourages us to go and make disciples... and she speaks as someone who has devoted her life (and her home) to doing just that, Check out the seventh 24-7 PrayerCast.

post-UK Network Day
Every six months, 24-7's leaders get together for a 'UK Network Day' - to swap stories, to pray and worship together, to reflect on what has passed, and to dream and pray into what is to come. On Saturday we gathered in Gateshead. read Phil Togwell's report on his Toggie Tales blog.

Prayer Room, Holy Trinity Brompton, London
'Last week Holy Trinity Brompton (an Anglican church in the heart of London) hosted the Alpha International Conference. 1500 people from 100 nations gathered together to be equipped and encouraged in leading Alpha Courses. As part of this a 24-7 prayer room ran for the duration of the conference and I signed up for the Thursday evening slot, and here's what happened...

Prayer Rooms in Schools
Over the past few months, there have been more and more prayer rooms taking place in primary and secondary schools around the UK - we keep hearing of new ones. Something is definitely going on! Right now, we're developing resources and figuring out ways to best support these prayer rooms. Please for our small team, and for the following prayer rooms...

Prayer Room, Northampton
"I spent some time reading Red Moon Rising and I got to a bit where the author was describing being in the prayer room and how he wasn't sure what to do and how he got over it and how he came to realise that everything he did in the prayer room became a prayer.  It made me laugh out loud becuase that's what I was thinking." Read on for more feedback from the prayer room.

24-7 in Gateshead, Breathe '09
The 24-7 Prayer network in the Tyne Valley and friends from Newcastle are hosting BREATHE '09 on Saturday 20th June, in Town Square, Metro Centre... and you're all invited. Especially if you're in the North East! 24-7's Pete Greig will be speaking, and many of the wider 24-7 family from around the UK will be there. This is an an opportunity for the Church in the North East to BREATHE IN the call to prayer which is transformative and missional and expectant.

After the 'Big Church Day Out', by Dan Jones
Following the recent Big Church Day Out on 24th May 2009 held on the Wiston Estate in West Sussex, I recently interviewed Justin Blake who, along with his wife Ele, were part of the very first 24-7 Prayer Room in 1999 on the south coast of England (see Red Moon Rising by Pete Greig).  I also spoke to Harry Goring, who along with his wife Pip, inherited the estate in the 1970's and as the current owners and stewards, lead and shape all that happens there