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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

1. Select the Date: Click on a day in the calendar grid below. 2. Select Hourly Slots: Choose one or more hours you wish to cover. 3. Confirm Selection: Click the "Confirm" button to finalize your commitment.
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Fully covered! However, you are welcome to book these times too. The more prayer cover, the better!

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

Monday, September 28, 2026

WEEK 18: SOUTH AFRICA A BLESSING TO AFRICA    

Day 120 (28 September 2026)

Theme: Blessed to Become a Blessing

Praying for South Africa to recognise that God’s restoration, resources, influence, opportunities, and spiritual inheritance are not intended for the nation to consume for itself, but to be stewarded for the blessing of others. As the nation is restored and discipled, may a Kingdom posture of generosity, service, responsibility, and stewardship replace self-interest and isolation. Pray that South Africa would embrace its place within Africa with humility, recognising that what God entrusts to a people carries a responsibility to bless beyond themselves.

Action item 1: Pray for South Africa to recognise its blessing as a kingdom stewardship.

Genesis 12:2-3 “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”

1 Peter 4:10 “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”

Luke 12:48 “But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.”

  • Father, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we pray that You awaken South Africa to the responsibility attached to what You have entrusted to this nation. Teach us to see our resources, influence, knowledge, opportunities, institutions, and spiritual inheritance as gifts to be faithfully stewarded. Deliver the nation from entitlement, self-preservation, and selfish accumulation. Establish a people who understand that being blessed by God carries the responsibility of becoming a blessing to others; in Jesus’ name, Amen

Action item 2: Pray for a Kingdom culture of generosity, service and contribution to be established.
Acts 20:35 “And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.”
Philippians 2:3-4 “[Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
2 Corinthians 9:8-11 “8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work: 9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever. 10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;) 11 Being enriched in everything to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.”

  • Father, we pray that You establish within South Africa a culture of generosity and servant-hearted contribution. Transform the way individuals, churches, businesses, institutions, and leaders understand prosperity and influence. May what has been entrusted to us become a source of strength to others. Raise people and institutions that willingly share knowledge, resources, skills, opportunities, and capacity for the good of others and the advancement of Your purposes. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

Action item 3: Embrace its responsibility within the African context.
Romans 12:10-13 “10 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.”
Philippians 2:1-4 “1 If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind. 3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. 4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.”
Psalm 67:1-7 “1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; [and] cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. 6 [Then] shall the earth yield her increase; [and] God, [even] our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.”

  • Father God, give South Africa a right posture toward the nations of Africa. Remove superiority, exploitation, isolation, prejudice, and self-interest from our relationships with our neighbours. Give us humility to recognise and honour the gifts, strengths, cultures, resources, and assignments You have placed within other African nations. Teach South Africa to walk in partnership and service, becoming a genuine channel through which Your goodness and blessing can flow across the continent. We pray in Jesus Christ’s name.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:

  • We declare that as a nation we recognise that what the Lord has entrusted us with, the land and resources we must steward it well to the benefit of the continent of Africa.
  • We declare that we are entrusted to do business in the continent of Africa until the Lord returns. (Luke 19:13)
  • We declare that we are not owners of the resources we have but merely caretakers and that we will account how we steward them.
  • We declare that we recognise that as a nation we have the revelation that we were blessed to be a blessing to other nations, to not turn our blessing to a curse.
  • We declare 1 Timothy 6:20 that we guard what has been entrusted to our care and turn away from godless chatter and false knowledge.
  • We declare that we maybe hospitable, generous and be of service to other nations. (Genesis 18:1-8)
  • We declare that as a nation we reflect God’s unfailing love, kindness and compassion and when we say we love the Lord reflect His attributes of love. (John 3:16–17)

South Africa Prayer Coverage Map

Visualizing where prayer is rising across our nation

178
Cities Praying
49
International & Online Registrations
1 intercessor
2-9 intercessors
10+ intercessors
How to read the map: Red circles = 1 intercessor, Orange = 2-9 intercessors, Green = 10+ intercessors. Larger circles indicate more intercessors. Map shows only physical locations in South Africa.

Cities Praying (178)

Cape Town 240
Pretoria 214
Johannesburg 104
Durban 87
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) 64
Centurion 54
Bloemfontein 48
Randburg 41
Roodepoort 39
Pietermaritzburg 38
East London 38
George 37
Polokwane (Pietersburg) 34
Kempton Park 33
Boksburg 33
Durbanville 33
Hermanus 32
Ermelo 31
Alberton 31
Nelspruit (Mbombela) 29
Midrand 29
Mossel Bay 29
Benoni 22
Krugersdorp 21
Somerset West 20
Klerksdorp 19
Vereeniging 19
Paarl 18
Stellenbosch 18
Rustenburg 18
Sandton 17
Brits 17
Springs 16
Witbank (Emalahleni) 16
Potchefstroom 16
Vanderbijlpark 16
Ballito 16
Soweto 15
Mahikeng 15
Tzaneen 15
Robertson 14
Kimberley 13
Oudtshoorn 12
Edenvale 11
Middelburg 11
Volksrust 11
Kuils River 11
Newcastle 11
White River 10
Richards Bay 10
Umhlanga 10
Ladysmith 10
Scottburgh 10
Vredenburg 10
Port Shepstone 9
Welkom 9
Pinetown 9
Amanzimtoti 9
Secunda 9
Stilfontein 8
Worcester 8
Gordon's Bay 8
Germiston 8
Mthatha 7
Vryheid 7
Machadodorp 7
Randfontein 7
Saldanha 7
Bredasdorp 7
Sasolburg 7
Strand 6
Jeffrey's Bay 6
Kloof 6
Port Alfred 6
Malmesbury 6
Knysna 6
Meyerton 6
Kathu 6
Margate 6
Wellington 6
Springbok 5
Westville 5
Swellendam 5
Estcourt 5
Kroonstad 5
Modimolle 5
Phalaborwa 5
Sabie 4
Hillcrest 4
Bela-Bela 4
Queenstown (Komani) 4
Aliwal North 4
Zeerust 4
Standerton 4
Douglas 4
Brakpan 4
Gansbaai 4
Montagu 4
Uitenhage 4
Bedfordview 4
Velddrif 3
Harrismith 3
Hopetown 3
Bothaville 3
Piet Retief 3
Giyani 3
Paul Roux 3
Thohoyandou 3
Somerset East 3
Ceres 3
Upington 3
Primrose 3
Katlehong 3
Mokopane 3
Caledon 3
Groot-Brakrivier 3
Lephalale 3
Tulbagh 2
Mtubatuba 2
Vryburg 2
Bhisho 2
Underberg 2
Howick 2
Nigel 2
Graaff-Reinet 2
De Aar 2
Lydenburg 2
Kuruman 2
Queensburgh 2
Vredendal 2
Vrede 2
Humansdorp 2
Kriel 2
Parys 2
Plettenberg Bay 2
Piketberg 2
Prieska 2
Bethlehem 2
Stutterheim 2
Bethal 2
Beaufort West 2
Heilbron 2
Frankfort 2
Petrus Steyn 2
St Francis Bay 2
Pofadder 1
Lichtenburg 1
Naboomspruit 1
Grabouw 1
Fort Beaufort 1
Fochville 1
Sannieshof 1
Grahamstown (Makhanda) 1
Delareyville 1
Winterveld 1
Turffontein 1
Mafikeng 1
Thabazimbi 1
Zastron 1
Carletonville 1
Ficksburg 1
Empangeni 1
Phoenix 1
New Germany 1
Keimoes 1
Cullinan 1
Port Saint John's 1
Musina 1
Cofimvaba 1
Koffiefontein 1
Eshowe 1
KwaDukuza 1
Coligny 1
Mount Fletcher 1
Hennenman 1
Hartswater 1
Sibasa 1
Reitz 1
International & Online Registrations 49