The mandate for Africa to stand in the gap and bless America is an apostolic mission birthed by God’s concern for America’s spiritual, physical, and moral redemption. God’s passion to redeem man in general was engraved in stone when the Lord Jesus emptied Himself of His deity, made Himself of no reputation, took on the form of a bondservant… and became obedient to death, even the death of the cross (Phil.2:5-8). God’s passion for man’s redemption triggered a vision that called on the Apostle Paul to “…come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9).

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Early last year, a “Macedonian” call was precipitated on Africa to pray and bless America. At the time, there was no COVID-19, no racial unrest, and no economic chaos. God however, knew the critical challenges that America would face and in effect called on Africa to intercede. All we heard was “Africa Bless America”(ABA) and the ensuing concern: “If America falls, the rest of the world will fall with her.”

When we heard this, we were bullish and determined not to be disobedient to this heavenly call. As a result, we did not waste time to present our mandate to Dr. Jose Pascua, president of “The Joshua Generation” (TJG). Through the leading of the Holy Spirit, Dr. Pascua on his part immediately rallied thousands of young people in the TJG African network to start praying and interceding for America. Later on, more nations in the TJG network heard of ABA and expressed interest to join and intercede for America. As a result, a new worldwide move (more than 200 nations) is now praying and interceding on behalf of America. “Africa Bless America ‘Worldwide’ Prayer Summit” is a culmination of this worldwide effort of the Church to intercede for America.

It was our desire to conclude this divine mandate with a three day prayer summit from September 17th to 19th, 2020. Initially, we planned to bring together two delegates from every nation within the TJG network. But then COVID-19 happened, George Floyd happened, and the resulting economic and racial unrest happened! These demonic events confirmed our mandate and gave us more compelling reasons and the urgency to step up and obey the divine command to intercede for America. Even with a limited representation (because of COVID), the summit will be a world-wide “travail” led by Africa on behalf of America. The ABA Worldwide Prayer Summit is therefore, a multi-national collaboration armed with and apostolic mandate to appeal to God on behalf of America virtually and physically in Washington, DC. This appeal is four-fold: Repentance, Redemption, Reconciliation, and Restoration of America to her godly stature as “one nation under God.” It is our hope (God willing), that this spiritual exercise will ignite a a “Revival” in America.

But, Africa’s hands are not clean and her heart is not pure to ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in the Holy Place to call for blessings upon America! Africa’s hands are stained by the blood of Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. We have sinned, committed iniquity, and done wickedly against God and our own blood—the African-American. With indifference and shame, every party to the transgression has kept quiet and gone about for centuries as if nothing ever happened. But to us, our kings, and our forefathers, belongs shame of face, because we have sinned against the Lord and against our brethren.

Over 400 years we traded their freedom for slavery, death and inhumane treatment in the Americas. Innumerable consequences have befallen Africa, America, and other parties because of the iniquity of slavery. Uncommon evils have endlessly descended on Africa and the African-American because as people we Africans have not repented of slavery. To stand in the holy place with clean hands and a pure heart and bless America, we must repent of our part in slavery. With the ABA initiative, we as Africa are committed to repent of our role and responsibility in the transAtlantic slave trade. The ABA Prayer Summit will readily address this matter and hopefully attract God’s mercy, forgiveness and healing. Hopefully such repentance will give Africa access into the throne room of God to secure blessings on behalf of America. Hopefully such repentance will grant Africa the merits to stand with others and plead for the redemption, reconciliation, restoration, and revival in America. Hopefully, such repentance will bring healing Africans and African-Americans.

As such, this prayer summit will hopefully serve as a platform for the ‘African Apology’ and for the reconciliation of African with the African-American. May the Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of Glory bring forth His redemptive purpose upon America as Africa Bless America “World-Wide” Prayer Summit convenes September 17th-19th of 2020. We hope you will join us!

—Toby Awasum, Co-Chair, Africa Bless America “World-Wide” Prayer Summit

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