INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER

All Nations Prayer Room Prospectus

All Nations Prayer RoomINTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER

The International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOP–KC) is an evangelical missions organization that is committed to praying for the release of the fullness of God’s power and purpose as we actively win the lost, heal the sick, feed the poor, make disciples, and impact every sphere of society—family, education, government, economy, arts, media, and religion. Our vision is to work in relationship with the larger Body of Christ to serve the Great Commission, as we seek to walk out the two great commandments to love God and people.

In the years preceding the start of IHOP–KC in 1999, the Lord gave prophetic words to Mike Bickle about his involvement in a worldwide youth movement of singers and musicians that would be used in powerful evangelism. Therefore, we built the IHOP–KC prayer and worship ministry with an international outlook.

IHOP–KC has grown to include worship and intercession in Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Russian, and we are preparing to renovate an old building to be a facility available to our international ministries, dedicated to their needs. This new All Nations Prayer Room will provide live webstreaming of worship and prayer meetings in Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, and Spanish, and we anticipate being able to provide the same in Arabic and Russian in the near future.

Our desire is that the All Nations Prayer Room would serve as a training ground for worship and intercession in all of these languages, and that language-specific training will be offered in all aspects of worship and prayer to internationals.

Right now, believers from up to 125 countries participate in our English, worship-based prayer meetings through the free webstream. Today’s technology enables us to reach people almost anywhere on earth, whether in remote, isolated areas or in nations hostile to the gospel of Jesus. In China, underground church leaders are using our live webstream in some of their prayer meetings. If the webstream from the prayer room is a helpful resource to them in English, imagine how much more beneficial it would be to them in Mandarin, their own language!

The prayer of my heart is for this multicultural, multi-linguistic prayer room to produce a harvest of prayer and worship all over the world. In Malachi 1:11, the Lord declares, “From the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles.” We know that a great harvest is coming—a great revival—and that the fruit of this will be an aroma of prayer and worship arising in every place.

I invite you to join with us in building the All Nations Prayer Room and serving the prayer movement and the Great Commission throughout the nations.

Until He comes,

Dwayne RobertsDirector, IHOP–KC International Ministries

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In 1983, I visited David Yonggi Cho’s Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea. While there, I attended a Friday all-night prayer meeting and visited the Prayer Mountain ministry. At twenty-seven years old, I was deeply impacted. I came back determined that any ministry I was involved with would have a culture of prayer. In May of that same year, I arrived in Kansas City to plant a young adult church. At the time, I did not have a single thought of night-and-day prayer.

Not long after I arrived in Kansas City, a man named Bob Jones shared with me that he had seen many open visions and had many prophetic words for me. He said, “You’re going to be involved in a global, young adult worship movement and it will be dynamically connected to Asia.” This was a brand new concept to me, and at the time, it seemed impossible.

In March 2011, the Lord made it very clear that it was time for me to visit South Korea again. The church in Korea has been at the forefront of the growing global prayer and worship movement. South Korea also has a call to missions. It is very encouraging to see that many Korean Christians have such a heart for the Chinese world. I believe the anointing that has been on the Korean church for the last fifty years is going to be greatly increased in the next fifty. Korean-speaking believers are going to be strategically connected to Chinese-speaking believers. When these two come together in the worship and prayer movement, the “water level” of the prayer movement will rise significantly and affect the whole globe.

During my twelve-day visit, I spoke to eight different congregations including Yoido Full Gospel Church, Oh-Ryun Presbyterian Church, Global Kingdom Partnership Network, Ji-Gu-Cheon Baptist Church, Vine Church, Good Shepherd, and Kwang-Lim Church. The vision I shared with my Korean brothers and sisters was that the young-adult generation of Koreans would walk in the steps of their fathers and mothers, standing before and ministering to the Lord in night-and-day prayer. I spent time encouraging many leaders to put worship-based prayer at the center of their ministries and to pray for the harvest from a place of intimacy with God, accompanied by music. Many embraced this message with enthusiasm. Several of these ministries expressed a desire to actively engage with IHOP–KC.

With the same joy that we feel about the calling on South Korea, we recognize that the Lord has called us to serve the Korean church, the Chinese church, the Arabic church, the Russian church, and the Hispanic church. We look forward to ministering with all of these believers through the All Nations Prayer Room. It’s clear to us from Scripture that Jesus is returning in answer to a global prayer movement that’s rooted in worship.

Because the Lamb is worthy of adoration—day and night,

Mike BickleDirector, International House of Prayer

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The Goal: All Nations Prayer Room

• To stand and minister before the Lord in the Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, and Spanish languages, then to expand into other languages, such as Arabic and Russian, as we grow.

• To equip singers and musicians through

training in the harp and bowl model of worship and prayer in their primary languages.

• To use technology to strengthen the prayer movement wherever these languages are spoken, including regions closed to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

• To remove the language barrier for non-Anglophone Christians who desire to connect with the International House of Prayer of Kansas City.

Initial Target Demographic

Korean-speaking peoples, Chinese-speaking peoples, and Spanish-speaking peoples.

Impact on Target Demographic

“As I travel throughout Chinese-speaking Asia, I come across many individuals and ministries impacted by the Global Prayer Room at IHOP–KC—through the live webstream in English! As amazing as that is, they long to experience the worship and intercession available on the webstream in their own language—the language of their people group. We are strategically positioned to serve them. A properly-equipped prayer room dedicated to international worship and prayer and functioning in different languages would allow us to strengthen the Church even in remote places around the globe.” – Jess Shao

“As one of my friends in Asia, a worship leader, asks, “If the worship and prayer from IHOP–KC impacts us so greatly in English, how much more would it help us in Chinese?” In China, there are many who do not know English, and so a webstream in the Chinese language will affect and bless millions.” – Ezrela Wu

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Ezrela Wu, a participant in IHOP–KC’s first Chinese Harp and Bowl internship in 2002, writes:

“I visited IHOP–KC for a Chinese Harp and Bowl internship in 2002. God spoke to my heart that He loves me. Afterward, I lived in Taiwan for many years, leading worship at the Tabernacle of David house of prayer and traveling around the country, teaching people to worship God before His throne night and day. My heart is to see a culture of night-and-day prayer emerge, made up of people of all ages, and of all cultures, across the world.

“In spring 2011, I moved back to Kansas City to study God’s plan and purpose for the worship and prayer movement. The mechanics of a ministry like IHOP–KC are interesting, but mostly I’ve been fascinated by God. There is a fire burning inside of me; I cannot stop it. I was born for this prayer movement!

“I really appreciate what the church of South Korea has contributed to the church in Taiwan in regards to prayer; we have benefited from them. My conviction is that South Korea is a forerunner in prayer for Asia. There are many worshiping singers and musicians in Asia, yet they do not have a 24/7 “greenhouse”—a place to train worshipers to sing and pray the Word, night and day. IHOP–KC has been cultivating this for twelve years now, and is well-positioned to train singers, musicians, and worship leaders in Asia.”

Chong Ho and So Young from South Korea were pastors in the United States for eleven years before moving to IHOP–KC with their children, Sahrang, Chanmi, and Yedam. The whole family has benefited from the ministry of IHOP–KC:

“When the Lord directed us to IHOP–KC, He didn’t tell us why; He just said, ‘Come.’ It wasn’t easy for us to lay everything down and obey. We didn’t have money, but we did have confidence that God would provide. My wife and I participated in an IHOP–KC internship, and through it, God helped me understand my calling as an intercessory missionary—a major change from being a pastor.”

– Chong Ho, husband and father

“Since coming to IHOP–KC, I have really fallen in love with Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Bridegroom. I have a clear revelation of that now; it brings an indescribable freedom and joy. I am so grateful that we can pray and sing with the harp and bowl model of worship and prayer (see Rev. 4) in our own tongue even here in Kansas City!”

– So Young, wife and mother

“I definitely feel better after coming here. It was hard at first, because I thought it was a boring place where everyone just sat around and prayed. After a while, I actually got closer to God and realized who He is. I’m enjoying the Lord more and my heart is slowly changing.”

– Sahrang, age 16

“At IHOP–KC, we have grown spiritually; we are praying and hearing God’s voice. We have grown in spiritual wisdom. We worship God, not only with our voices, but also with the arts.”

– Chanmi, age 14

“I like that we can go to the prayer room and engage with God. I went to the Signs and Wonders Camp for children, and that’s when all the ‘spiritual stuff’ happened.”

– Yedam, age 10

Anne Kim, at IHOP–KC since 2003, used to serve in a large church in Korea. She testifies:

“Since I’ve been in Kansas City, the Lord has delivered me from being performance-based in my relationship with Him. Now I’m relating to God on the basis of intimacy with Him—being, not doing. Instead of feeling like I have to do things for God, I want to do things for Him. My desires are to intercede, especially for Israel, to disciple the next generation, to go deeper in the Word, and to study Bible teachings on the end times—all these things are available to me here.”

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One-Time Needs for Construction

Building renovation *$900,000Furnishings $50,000Media storage room $30,000Broadcast video and audio $185,000TV lighting $49,150Power wiring—labor and materials $8,000Design system $3,000Installation services $16,000Sound equipment in prayer room $100,000

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION NEEDS $1,341,150

Ongoing Operating Needs

Intercessory missionary stipends for one month $12,600Intercessory missionary stipends for one year $151,200

*Please note: This price ($900,000) is only accurate for an estimated time period of six months because of semi-annual adjustments by manufacturers to the price of building materials.

STATEMENT OF NEEDS

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE OF THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER (IHOP–KC)

1983 • Mike Bickle received a prophecy about 24/7 prayer in the spirit of the tabernacle of David

1983–1999 • Daily prayer meetings held at 6:00am, 12:00pm, and 7:00pm

May 1999 • IHOP–KC began in a small room with 13 hours of prayer and worship each day

September1999

• 24/7 prayer launched at IHOP–KC

1999 • First IHOP–KC internship began, training young adults

2000

• Beginnings of International House of Prayer University (IHOPU) with Forerunner School of Prayer

• Children’sEquippingCenterestablished,servingchildrenages1–12

2002 • Hernnhut Apartments acquired

Fall 2002 • First prayer meeting in Spanish

Spring 2003

• Prayer room expanded to new facility on Red Bridge Road

March 2004

• First prayer meeting in Chinese

2005 • Webstreaming began with one camera

September 2006

• First prayer meeting in Korean

2009 • Live webstream (7 cameras) on GOD TV, 24/7

2010• First Passion for Jesus conference in Korean in Kansas City• New IHOPU campus opened its doors• IHOPU received permission to accept international students

June 2010 • First prayer meeting in Russian

2011 • First Passion for Jesus conference in Chinese in Kansas City

June 2011 • New children’s camp and training facility opened

2012 • All Nations Prayer Room to open

Almost thirty years ago, you received a prophecy about Asia’s important role in IHOP–KC’s ministry. Can you tell us more about that?

Yes, I received a prophetic word from Bob Jones that said, “You’re going to be involved in a global, young adult worship movement and it will be dynamically connected to Asia.” Bob went on to describe smart phones—he called them “unplugged TV sets in their hands”—being used throughout Asia as people viewed prayer and worship gatherings live just like live TV broadcasts, but through something they would hold in their hands—even in the rice paddies—and that the poor would have access to them. They would watch singers and musicians—he called them “songbirds”—from Kansas City.

Why should we focus on the Korean and Chinese churches? How do you want to serve them?

It’s become obvious over the last fifty years that the Lord has given a mantle of leadership in the realm of prayer, on a global level, to South Korea. The Chinese church carries great conviction in regards to the “back to Jerusalem” mandate, and they also will take great leadership in the earth in the coming decades. We believe that now is the time to serve the Chinese and Korean believers in the Body of Christ—those who are saying yes to God’s grace to pray. We want to serve them and to learn much from them in a behind-the-scenes way. They will be up front and we will be in the background.

What are some reasons why worship is so significant?

A key phrase we use at IHOP–KC is: “prayer for the harvest, with music, from intimacy with God.” A few reasons why worship is so significant are:

1. It’s biblical. 2. The prayer movement around the throne of

God, described in Revelation 4 and 5, is filled with worship.

3. The human spirit is musical. What that means practically is that music touches our human frame; it stirs our emotions and impacts us in the deepest way. This is a key to involving young adults in the prayer movement. When music is involved—music with the anointing and presence of God on it, with the creative element of spontaneous and interactive dimensions—young people will come by the thousands.

What do the Scriptures say about this?

We find in the Scriptures that Jesus is returning in answer to a global prayer movement that’s rooted in worship. Demographics alone indicate that this worship movement has to be predominantly made up of youth, because most of the planet’s population is young. Isaiah prophesies many times about this, and some of his prophecies can be found in Isaiah 42:10–14, 54:1, and 24:14–16.

Are you surprised that thousands of young adults are flooding IHOP–KC?

Yes and no. Many prophetic words given in the 1980s spoke of huge numbers of young adults being involved, but then, on the other hand, it still somewhat surprises us when they actually come! Yes, thousands of young people are responding. We have 100,000 visitors a year to IHOP–KC, and 30,000 registered to attend our young adult onething conference in 2010. We believe that millions of young people across the earth want to be involved in prayer and worship, with fasting for the harvest, with music, and with intimacy with God! They respond to the call to live radically for Jesus. They want music that is interactive and spontaneous, and they want it based on intimacy with God.

What is your desire for those who come to receive training?

We bless, serve, and encourage them, and desire to send them back to pray with their own home church, not to start a prayer ministry connected to IHOP–KC. We’re not looking for a prayer ministry that’s organizationally connected with IHOP–KC. Our policy over the last twelve years, since we began, has been that when somebody joins us, then leaves, or receives training and then goes back to their city, they won’t be connected to us organizationally. We will, however, remain friends for a long time! In the case of Asian visitors, we want to serve under their leadership in Asia, and do what we can to strengthen their vision.

What is your vision for the All Nations Prayer Room?

We want to create room for international prayer here in Kansas City, with entire, two-hour-long worship and prayer sets in Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, and more. We then want to webstream the sets back to people who speak these languages in countries around the world. We believe we can maintain this here because we have the technology.

We also have a missions base of 2,000 people, so that these young Asians who come will not be all alone. They will experience the reality of 2,000 other people doing this full-time. This is an environment where young adults are far less likely to quit, and there is a whole range of activities for them to be involved in. These young adults are supported and strengthened by this, and desire to press on in God.

What will be the driving force for young adults to join the prayer movement in their own countries? When young people overseas watch the webstream, they will not only watch a prayer meeting in their language, but they will also see the many other things happening at IHOP–KC, and think, “This isn’t weird, and thousands are doing this!” That is a huge message in itself; it says to the young person, “Even if I’m in a small prayer room in a city somewhere with only a few people praying, I know that I am a part of a bigger picture. I know that there are thousands around the earth praying as well, and that encourages me to keep going because I am not alone.”

Jess, what is your vision for the All Nations Prayer Room?

It stirs my heart to envision a facility where worship and intercession take place and are webstreamed in many languages. In Malachi 1:11, the Lord declares, “From the rising of the sun, even to its going down, My name shall be great among the Gentiles,” and in Isaiah 56:7, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” I believe IHOP–KC is called to model an expression of worship and intercession in many languages, that would bless and inspire the nations in prayer and worship.

What has been your experience of the Chinese and Korean worship teams at IHOP–KC?

The Lord has greatly blessed the Chinese and Korean worship teams—they have a tremendous impact on the Chinese and Korean visitors who come to the IHOP–KC Missions Base. May Jesus return to the delight of a global tapestry of unified, unceasing worship and intercession in all the languages of the earth!

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Jaik, what is the mission of the Korean ministry at IHOP–KC?

The Korean ministry trains forerunner messengers, many of whom are prophetic singers and musicians, who prepare themselves and others for the coming of Jesus. We teach them to engage in night-and-day prayer with worship, and train them to use the harp and bowl model of worship and prayer (see Rev. 4), because it is excellent for enjoyable, sustainable prayer and worship.

It is vital that we establish a working model of worship and prayer in the Korean language, because we believe God has chosen South Korea as a forerunner in the end-time prayer movement. The last fifty years of South Korean church history is the story of a prayer movement that launched a missions movement.

What is the message you want to get across through a Korean harp and bowl model of worship and prayer (see Rev. 4)?

We challenge young people, especially singers and musicians, to take courage and stand with convictions about three things:

1. God is worthy of worship and prayer, night and day.

2. God really enjoys worship and prayer, every night and day.

3. God mandates worship and prayer as the proper response to crisis (see Joel 2).

The Church must be rooted and grounded in the love of God because the most critical time in world history is coming—the Great Tribulation.

When you picture the young people in South Korea, what do you envision?

I see thousands of fervent young Koreans who have encountered the beauty of Jesus and are rooted in intimacy with God. They are crying out for His inheritance in the nations and agreeing with Him for His will on the earth.

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