The World Is Being Called to Pray for Jerusalem
GUEST OVERVIEW
Dr. Michael D. Evans is a multiple New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, Middle East expert, and one of the world’s foremost Christian Zionist leaders. He is the founder of the Jerusalem Prayer Team, the Friends of Zion Heritage Center and Museum in Jerusalem, and the Corrie ten Boom Museum in Haarlem, Holland. For more than four decades, Evans has mobilized Christians worldwide to stand with the Jewish people, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and confront antisemitism. He has served as a confidant to multiple Israeli prime ministers and has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his lifelong work defending the Jewish people.
THE OCTOBER 7 GLOBAL PRAYER EVENT
The October 7 Global Prayer Event On October 7, 2026, Dr. Evans is leading what organizers describe as a historic 24-hour Global Prayer Event, broadcast live from Jerusalem’s Western Wall (the Kotel) and uniting believers from every nation.
The central message of the event is simple and powerful: “The world addresses the symptoms. Prayer addresses the source.”
PURPOSE
The Global Prayer Event is the global Church’s prayer response to rising antisemitism. It unites believers from every nation, denomination, and background to pray for Israel, the peace of Jerusalem, and God’s purposes among the nations.
While Israel faces military, political, economic, ideological, media, and proxy battles, the Church has been called to confront the spiritual battle through united prayer. Anchored in Jerusalem and broadcast across the nations, the event exists to mobilize prayer, confront the spiritual roots of antisemitism, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, and declare with one voice that the Church will not remain silent.
This is not a political event. It is a prayer gathering rooted in Scripture. Organizers emphasize it is neither a fundraiser nor a political rally. Its sole focus is seeking God together for Israel and the nations.
SCRIPTURAL FOUNDATIONS
The event is built on four key biblical passages:
• Psalm 122:6 – “Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May they prosper who love you.’”
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 – God’s call for His people to humble themselves, pray, and seek His face.
• Isaiah 62:6 – The charge for watchmen on the walls of Jerusalem who never hold their peace day or night.
• Ephesians 6:12 – The reminder that the true battle is spiritual, not against flesh and blood.
CONTINUATION OF THE TEN BOOM LEGACY
The Global Prayer Event deliberately connects itself to the legacy of the ten Boom family, who maintained a 100-year prayer meeting for the restoration of Israel from their home in Haarlem, Holland. Corrie ten Boom and her family demonstrated that ordinary believers can make extraordinary choices when confronted with evil. Evans presents October 7 as another defining moment for the Church—one that asks not whether hatred exists, but how the Church will respond.
The Church cannot stop every act of hatred. But the Church can stand. The Church can pray. The Church can speak. The Church can show up.
CORE CALLS TO ACTION
• Remember those who were lost and those who continue to suffer.
• Stand against antisemitism, with Israel, and with the Jewish people.
• Pray, recognizing that prayer addresses the source and changes history.
• Unite—every nation, every generation, one voice.
PARTICIPATION
Believers are invited to join from churches, homes, and small groups around the world. The livestream will be available at GlobalPrayerEvent.com and distributed through NRB Broadcast support, Christian television stations, and social media platforms. Churches and ministries are encouraged to host watch gatherings and mobilize their communities.
The Global Prayer Event represents Dr. Evans’ ongoing conviction that the most powerful response the Church can offer Israel in this critical hour is sustained, unified, Scripture-rooted prayer.
CREDITS
#1 New YHork Times best-selling author, award-winning journalist, commentator, minister, and head of organizations including the Jerusalem Prayer Team and Friends of Zion.
