GLOBAL PRAYER BROADCAST TO BEAM FROM DALLAS
Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Jack Graham, and Evangelist Luis Palau Team Up to Lead the World in Prayer

Note: The Global Day of Prayer press conference with Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Jack Graham, and Evangelist Luis Palau is May 27 at 4:15 p.m. at Reunion Arena, immediately before the Global Day of Prayer event. A Spanish language press conference will be held at 3:15 pm with Luis Palau.

May 15, 2005, DALLAS - The global village is invited to a worldwide prayer meeting on Sunday, May 27, from 5-8 p.m. CST, when Bishop T. D. Jakes, Dr. Jack Graham, and Evangelist Luis Palau host the third annual Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) television broadcast, circling the globe reaching every continent and time zone. The GDOP producer is Dr. Bob Bakke.

This year's GDOP broadcast is one of three Christian initiatives collectively called "Transformation Dallas": 1) the Global Day of Prayer 2) 90 days of love-in-action through urban renewal in depressed areas of the city, and 3) "Celebrate Freedom," June 29-30, a Christian music and extreme sports festival at South Fork Ranch expected to draw 200,000 people.

While Christians roll up their sleeves and follow their prayers with work and music, the bedrock is concerted prayer. "We face problems that seem insurmountable," said Bishop T. D. Jakes, pastor of the 30,000-member Potter's House Church in Dallas. "And yet we know that God has answers for them all. It's our privilege to call Christians around the world to set aside one day to pray fervently, and seek Divine answers to seemingly impossible dilemmas."

War, terrorism, poverty, homelessness, natural disasters and more headline the day's agenda as Christians blanket the earth in prayer for world leaders and citizens. Besides the broadcast, praying Christians will meet in stadiums and homes throughout the day. Last year, events took place in 199 of the 220 nations. Organizers have registered in 200 countries estimating that 200 million people will participate in this day of united, worldwide prayer. The day will include 18 hours of continuous broadcast in all 200 nations, beginning in New Zealand and ending in Dallas.

Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, another of the country's largest churches, speaks for pastors everywhere saying: "We want to take responsibility for our community, our city, our churches-people all around us who need to know Christ. We pray that God would move in every heart and bring revival that our hearts cry for; that He would bring renewal in our churches; that He would bring the harvest of souls that are all around us, responsive and ready."

Last year, the Jakes-Graham team was joined by Argentinean-born international evangelist Luis Palau. Palau returns to Dallas for this event and the Celebrate Freedom festival sponsored by Dallas-based Christian radio station 94.9-FM KLTY and Interstate Batteries.

"Dallas is one of my favorite cities in the world," Palau says. "I'm inspired and encouraged by its diversity and by the powerful impact of the church community at so many levels. It's also blessed with some of the greatest leaders in the Christian faith."

The GDOP on May 27 will broadcast from Reunion Arena and is free and open to the public. Seating preference will go to people holding tickets distributed through area churches. For more information, log on to www.globaldayofprayer.com or www.gdopdallas.org.

Key dates and times:
Sunday, May 27 3:15 pm Hispanic media briefing at Reunion Arena.

Evangelist and author Luis Palau (in Spanish)
4:15 pm media briefing at Reunion Arena: Bishop T.D. Jakes, Pastor Jack Graham, Evangelist Luis Palau and Dr. Bob Bakke
5-8 pm GDOP broadcast, Reunion Arena
May 28-Aug 26 90 Days of Blessing: projects and initiatives around the world. Call for

information about Dallas initiatives
June 29-30 Celebrate Freedom 2007 at South Fork Ranch

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