You will learn that Evangelical Christians are still living in the afterglow of an incredible legacy of prayer. A mighty revival swept across North America 150 years prior to the publishing of this manuscript. It was the last Great Awakening on this continent. Historians commonly call it the "Prayer Revival." Prayer meetings swept across the country in a time of a major financial crisis. Then God intervened. The nation shook. The Protestant church awoke. A simple shoe salesman in one of those prayer meetings, D. L. Moody, was catapulted into a ministry that would shake two continents.
We live today in the afterglow of that great move of God's Spirit. It can happen again. God has not changed. His power is still available. There is no energy shortage with God. He is waiting on those who will seek Him. Those who learn to wait upon Him will be "legacy leavers" and "world transformers."
I invite you to join a rising movement of prayer that is rapidly spreading around the world. This invitation does not go out to only the gifted, the powerful, and the wealthy. It goes to struggling moms; aging grandparents; and multitudes of common, ordinary people. It goes to those hurting and suffering. It is an invitation to the humble of heart and contrite in spirit. It is an invitation to any who will dare to take the step of faith and follow in the footsteps of Jesus. It is an invitation to petition Jesus in the same manner of His early disciples, "Lord, teach us to pray." Those who take the challenge will stand on the shoulders of those who have left us a legacy, but they also will leave an incredible legacy for future generations.
For most people present at the conference, it was a moving moment. For me, it was somewhat different - a revelation. The auditorium at the Billy Graham Training Center at the Cove in Asheville, North Carolina was filled to capacity with pastors and church leaders who had a passion to see spiritual awakening. I had spoken the previous day, and a great sense of brokenness engulfed the meeting. Yet I was unprepared for what transpired after Jim Cymbala, pastor of The Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City, spoke.