PRAYER TIME—Dick and Gladys Funnell’s “Wales Awakening” intercession ministry is well focused on a new and powerful Welsh revival

Editor’s note: Dick and Gladys Funnell were part of the team that founded Verbo Ministries in 1976. They then helped found a church in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in the early ‘80’s before moving to Verbo New Orleans where they worked in a leadership capacity until starting an intercession ministry in Wales in 2005. The following is un update on their activities:

The charge we received from the Lord is to stand in the gap for Wales, one of the nations of the United Kingdom also known as "The Land of Revivals,” and pray for another outpouring of His Spirit.

Our primary calling and focus is praying every day in Cilfowyr Chapel, a  Welsh Baptist chapel in the west part of the country near our home. The church began in a farmhouse in the 1680's. Today, this 500+ capacity stone chapel meets once a month with an attendance of about 15 people, including us.
Besides our daily prayer and intercession sessions, we spend a good portion of time in praise and worship, since both of us are musicians. Friends also come and pray with us from time to time.

The chapel members allow us to be here every day for prayer but we don't have permission to invite other people to formalize regular prayer meetings. However, we are involved in weekly prayer groups with friends, bi-monthly meetings at a local retreat center, and other regular and occasional prayer events in other parts of Wales.

Because our chapel only meets once a month we have ample opportunity to visit other congregations in the area where we regularly fellowship. This has opened doors to befriend and encourage many people, both ministers and laity. There is a rising anticipation for the coming move of God, and we are glad to play a small part in the Wales Awakening!

The full story of how we were called into this strategic prayer-centered mission is available on our webpage at http://www.walesawakening.org.