NEW DELHI- Have you heard someone saying, "Did you have your spiritual breakfast?" Probably not; but on every Saturday morning many people used to gather for such breakfast called Prayer Breakfast Fellowship in New Delhi’s YMCA Auditorium.

This is one programme, which continues to draw a gathering of over one hundred participants where the primary purpose is to praise and worship and specific exposition and personal experiences and testimonies from the guest speakers to enable the participants to have a closer walk with the Master. It is a matured and well nurtured programme, where guests representing all walks of life, non-YMCA members forming part and parcel of the fellowship and nurtured in God’s Word are invited to share their own encounter with the Living God to make our Living Faith more practical and livable.

The Prayer Breakfast Fellowship is being organized by ‘The Christian Emphasis?an arm of the YMCA and is held every Saturday morning at 8:30Am at the Auditorium of the YMCA Tourist Hostel, New Delhi. The organizer believe that Prayer and Worship is an integral portion of Christian life:-

1. to grow
2. to stay constantly focused and
3. true to our calling in all the dimensions.

This prayer fellowship has been a platform for many people to share their testimonies, where participants are inspired, renewed and uplifted their spiritual strength to greater heights. It is also a platform where many prominent leaders have preached the good news.

“Prayer Breakfast has all along been a rich source of blessing and encouragement irrespective of participant’s social strata and will continue to be an instrument in the Hands of God. The investment in this quality plan would have its own dividends in spreading the goodness and peace of God so desperately needed today,?said Mr. Rajiv John, the General Secretary of the organizer ?the Christian Emphasis.

The Guest speakers are drawn from prominent Christian leaders from all walk of life, this year the speakers include - Dr. C B Samuel, Ex-Director EFICOR, Dr. Geffery W Grissith, Dr. George Gispert Sauch, Vidyajyoti Seminary, Mr. Jonathan Nowlen, Colorado USA, Rt. Rev. Anil Couto, Auxiliary Bishop, Delhi. Br. Jaswinder Singh Jaggi, Dr. Paul Pillai, Director Grace Bible College, Rev. Dr. Dominic Emmanuel SVD, Rev. Dr. Sukhwinder Singh Bhatia, Pt. Dharam Prakash Sharma, Rev. Dr. Sam Kamalesan, Mr. Manuel Cardenas, Ambassdor of Chile, Mr. Timothy A Davis, American Embassy, Rev. Dr. Paul Swaroop, Br. Vinod Kanojia, Dr. A F Pinto, Chairman, Ryan International Schools.

Brief History of the Prayer Breakfast Fellowship :

Started in 1985 by Rev. N J Cornelius, the then General Secretary of the New Delhi YMCA in a small way, which was not very regular.

On the lines of National Prayer Breakfast which is held in Washington, once a year
(tentatively in February/March), which is called the Thanksgiving Service ?attended by the President of the USA and many other dignitaries including at least One member of each country.

Mr. John Churchill, having attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington in February 1986, discussed & planned a similar Prayer Breakfast, with Mr. Daniel Souri ?who was the prime inspirator behind the monthly YMCA Prayer Breakfast.

With this firm foundation, the fellowship continued with the leadership of Chairmen of the Christian Emphasis.

But from 2003, with the able leadership of Mr. Jag Mohan Chhabra, Chairman of The Christian Emphasis, the Prayer Breakfast Fellowship has been taken to newer heights with the purpose of Meditation, self-examination and worship. In addition to this, a new programme called 'An Evening of Prayers & Gospel Music' also has been started, which have been well attended in every meeting.

VISION:

Mr. Daniel Souri’s Vision of Prayer Breakfast Fellowship at the inception :

Prayer:- An essential form of both public & private worship.
Fellowship:- envisaged as a paradigm shift to hold a series of :-
1. Informal
2. Unstructured
3. Unorganised (not disorganised), events to promote ?“Coming together in Christian fellowship?

Mr. Jag Mohan Chhabra & the Christian Emphasis Committee ?2003-2004.
Vision :- Putting Truth First
Focus :- A whole New Beginning

- To learn to meet with the Lord
- To ask God for the sweeping revolutionary changes, we & our surrounding and in a larger context, our world needs.
- To understand our need for salvation from sin.
- What it means to be a human being who is responsible and accountable before GOD.

Emphasis: Releasing our belief and resources for GOD’s deeper work.

God exists:- 1. He hears our prayers 2. He loves mankind 3. He answers our prayers.

Hence - Witness - Testimony
b. Word of God
c. Worship
d. Work on the word of God.
e. Wholeness in Life.
f. Worth
g. Spiritual welfare.

Aids in our Prayer Life
h. Good Moral Life.
i. Spirit of obedience
j. Reverent attitude
k. Humility
l. Faith
m. Sincerity
n. Thankful Heart.

Everyone is invited to attend this blissful spiritual gathering where you are sure to receive the strength you need to carry on your cross everyday as a believer. For non-believers you will find a new path which you may not be able to receive at the moment. So, don’t wait, go and join the breakfast prayer fellowship; and be apart of the life-changing fellowship.

For more information on this fellowship, contact the following:

Mr. Rajiv John
Secretary Christian Emphasis
YMCA Tourist Hostel.
Jai Singh Road. New Delhi ?110 001.
Tel. : (+91-11)-2334-3379, 2336-1915 (Extension no. 145)
Email: rajiv_john59@rediffmail.com

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Peter Beita with Sandeep Arora of The Christian Emphasis.