365 Day Prayer Shield Over South Africa
What if the Church prayed without ceasing — not for a season, but for a whole year?
We are inviting every believer, every church, and every prayer network to join us in placing a 365-day prayer shield over our nation. One hour at a time. One heart at a time. Together.
When every slot is filled, South Africa will be covered in 24/7 unbroken intercession — crying out for healing, for breakthrough, and for God’s hand to move powerfully across our land.
How it works: Book one or more hourly prayer slots across the full year. When all slots are filled, we achieve continuous, unbroken prayer coverage over the nation. Daily prayer points will be available below the calendar to guide your time with God.
This is your invitation.
This is our moment.
Will you take your place on the wall?
How to Book Your Slots
Our goal is to turn the whole calendar Green so our nation is covered with Prayer, 24/7! If you see a Red or Yellow day or hour slot, that is a great place to start.
Tip: You can select multiple hours across all the months before clicking confirm. Once confirmed, you can download your slots to sync with your mobile calendar.
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Scriptural Anchors during these 365 Days of Prayer
2 Chronicles 7:14 “If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” (Primary anchor scripture – national repentance and healing)
Joel 2:12-13 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.” (Consecration through heartfelt repentance and returning to God)
Leviticus 20:7-8 “Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the Lord your God. And you shall keep My statutes, and perform them: I am the Lord who sanctifies you.” (National holiness and separation unto God)
Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people He has chosen as His own inheritance.” (National alignment under God’s Lordship)
Daniel 9:4-5 “And I prayed to the Lord my God, and made confession, and said, ‘O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments, we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments.’” (Identification repentance for national sin)
Romans 12:1 “Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.” (Consecration and surrender)
Psalm 24:3-4 “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.” (Purity and spiritual preparation before God)
Personal Prophetic Declarations to Pray every day.
NB: Before embarking on these prayers, pronounce these declarations which establish:
- The Lordship of Jesus Christ over your life (authority and alignment)
- Justification and covering (blood and righteousness)
- Protection (Isaiah 54:17 principle)
- Consecration and separation (holiness and spiritual boundaries)
I declare that my life and all that concerns me is under the Lordship of Jesus Christ (Romans 14:8; Colossians 1:16–18).
I declare that the blood of Jesus speaks on my behalf, and I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (Hebrews 12:24; 2 Corinthians 5:21).
I declare that no weapon formed against me or all that concerns me shall prosper because of these intercessory prayers, in Jesus’ Name (Isaiah 54:17).
I separate myself from all ungodly soul ties, monitoring spirits, and familiar spirits, in the Name of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 6:17; Colossians 2:15). Amen.
Prayer Scriptures
During your prayer slot if you have worked through the daily prayer points or at any given time if you are not sure what to pray exactly, use this PDF below and read the scriptures out loud. There is power in God’s Word and praying through scriptures.
Today's Prayer Points
WEEK 24: TRUTH, DISCERNMENT AND THE NATIONAL MIND
Day 163 (10 November 2026)
Theme: Abiding in Truth: Walking in the Freedom of Christ
Renewed thinking grows through continuing in the truth of Christ’s Word. Having consecrated our minds to God, we now pray for the steadfastness to remain in His teaching, receive His correction and practise what He commands.
Jesus connects knowing the truth with abiding in His Word. This calls the Church to a life of discipleship in which Scripture shapes our convictions, relationships and daily decisions. As we grow in obedience, we learn to recognise falsehood, confess our own dishonesty and resist the compromises that weaken our witness.
Today, we pray for the Church in South Africa to become firmly established in Christ’s truth. May the freedom we receive through Him produce lives of integrity, courage and love, strengthening our witness within the nation.
Action item 1: Establishing the Church in Christ’s Word
John 8:31-32 “Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
John 17:17 “Sanctify them by Your truth, Your word is truth.”
Colossians 3:16 “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”
- Father, we come before You as one body of believers to repent for not trusting Your Word to sanctify and set us free. Let Your Word birth godly convictions and shape our conduct, and transform us into Your disciples, sanctified and set free, who continue faithfully in Christ’s teaching. Establish faithful disciples across the nation as we abide in Your Word. Let the word of Christ dwell in us richly in all wisdom, as we admonish and encourage one another through psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Establish Your Church in South Africa in the Word of God, that we may help others be set free. Sanctify us by the Truth of Your Word, as the Truth makes us free. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen..
Action item 2: Receiving the Freedom of Christ through Repentance and Obedience
John 8:34-36 “Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. 35And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever. 36Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.”
1 John 1:8-9 “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins; He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
- Lord, Your Word declares that whoever commits sin is a slave of sin. We acknowledge that as we sin, knowingly or unknowingly, we become slaves to sin. Reveal any hidden sin, self-deception and compromise within us, that we may bring it into Your light. Father, whatever is separating us from You, we bring it before Your throne and lay it at the feet of Jesus. Forgive us, and restore us as sons in the house, no longer slaves of sin. Forgive us for deceiving ourselves by saying we had no sin. As we confess our sins, we know You are faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If the Son makes us free, we are free indeed. Teach us to steward Your freedom each day, walking in repentance and obedience in the freedom of Your truth. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Action item 3: Bearing Truthful Witness in South Africa’s Public Life
Ephesians 4:25 “Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbour,” for we are members of one another.”
Zechariah 8:16-17 “These are the things you shall do: speak each man the truth to his neighbour; give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace; 17Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbour; and do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate, ’says the Lord.”
Ephesians 4:15 “but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head, Christ.”
- Father God, as Your light exposes all things operating in the darkness, we repent as Your Church for the times we have lied, exaggerated or stayed silent in the face of Your truth. Make us aware of the weight of our words when we speak to others. Teach us to put away lying lips and speak truth to our neighbours, that we may speak truth, justice and peace into their situation. Forgive us for the times we have thought evil in our hearts and made false oaths against others. Give us sound judgment and the courage to uphold truth, speak justice and birth peace in every sphere of national life. Teach us to speak the truth in love, that we may grow in all things into Christ, who is the head, and show our commitment to Him through words producing fruits worthy of repentance. You are a God who gives life, and life abundantly. Establish us as Your Ambassadors who carry Your light into difficult places. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
*All scriptures (unless otherwise indicated) are NKJV.
PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:
- We declare that we put away lying and speaking truth with our neighbours, for we are members of one another. (Ephesians 4:25)
- We declare that we will speak the truth in love and grow up in all things into Christ, who is the head. (Ephesians 4:15)
- We declare that we will give judgment in our gates for truth, justice and peace. (Zechariah 8:16)
- We declare that we will not think evil in our hearts against our neighbours, and we will not love a false oath. (Zechariah 8:17)
- We declare that the Church in South Africa will show its commitment to Christ through honest words, sound judgment and the courage to uphold truth in every sphere of national life. (Ephesians 4:15, Zechariah 8:16)
South Africa Prayer Coverage Map
Visualizing where prayer is rising across our nation