In September of 1999, a bunch of young people on the south coast of England got the crazy idea of trying to pray non-stop for a month. There was nothing flashy about it – just God and His people in a room dedicated to His presence. Well, God turned up and they couldn't stop praying until Christmas! From there, the prayer meeting has spread into many nations, denominations and age-groups. Thousands of non-stop prayer meetings in over 70 different nations are now linking up on the worldwide web, taking up this call of God in the place of Christ-centered, mission-minded prayer.

In the USA, God uniquely has been stirring university students to pray, and often, to pray 24-7. Since the Spring of 2006, hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the U.S. have banded together in night-and-day prayer. From Wellesley College in Boston and University of Georgia to the University of Michigan and the University of Southern California, students nationwide are stepping into an experience with God in prayer that is accumulating into something unprecedented in history! And, the groundswell is just beginning.

We believe that it is time for our generation to arise and shine in the thick darkness (Is. 60); it’s time to wake the dead and sleeping (Eph. 5:14). Such a reviving work most certainly begins, as it always has, in Jesus’ presence with passionate, persevering prayer. In obedience to what we believe is God’s call, we are sounding the trumpet and calling the students of this nation to give ourselves to prayer.

The vision we’re calling “Campus America” is to create an opportunity for every student in America to experience the very real presence of Jesus through seasons of night-and-day prayer on every U.S. college and university. As we encourage rhythms of prayer among bands of friends on campuses across the nation, we are moving toward one year, the 2009-10 school year, of unbroken prayer on every four-year college and university, with each taking up a season of 24-7 prayer on their campus.

Our mission is to mobilize prayer for a reason: to grow in our love for God, for each other, and for the world (Mk. 12:30-31; Is. 61). At the heart of 24-7 prayer is a real encounter with the real Jesus, and from that place we will focus our prayer outward on behalf of the world (the campus, the city, the USA and the nations). We believe that these 24-7 prayer rooms will be a launch-pad for this generation of university students to dedicate their lives to make a positive difference in the world.

We wholeheartedly believe that God has a dream in His heart over our nation, specifically for the colleges and universities. Today, the university setting is the primary place where our generation is discipled and obtains values for the rest of life. Together, in the place of prayer, we can stand with one voice and ask God to make these institutions of higher learning His again, places that raise up followers of Jesus for every sphere of society.

The baton of continual prayer is passed from school to school as we raise up this unified cry. You are a part of making history, and we are honored to partner with you to support the prayer happening on your campus and within the campuses of your state or region.

Click here for an introduction to the story behind calling “Campus America” to prayer, and for more of the vision and mission of this project of 24-7 Prayer USA.