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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

Sunday, August 23, 2026

WEEK 12: KINGDOM LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE IN EVERY SPHERE

Day 84 (23 August 2026)

Theme: A Nation Governed by Righteous Leadership

God’s desire is not merely to raise isolated righteous leaders, but to establish a culture of righteous leadership throughout a nation. When people who fear God, love justice, serve others, and steward authority faithfully occupy positions of influence, the effects extend beyond individuals into families, institutions, communities, and the nation itself.

As Week 12 concludes, we pray for a new standard of leadership to emerge across South Africa. We pray that those whom God has prepared will take their places, that righteous leadership will be established in every sphere, and that the nation will experience the fruit of leaders who govern with wisdom, humility, justice, and the fear of God.

Action item 1: Pray that righteous leadership will increasingly govern every sphere of South African society.

Proverbs 29:2 “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”

Psalm 72:1–2 “Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son. 2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.”

Isaiah 32:1 “Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.”

  • Father, establish righteous leadership throughout South Africa. Raise leaders who fear You, honour truth, uphold justice, serve people, and understand that authority is a sacred responsibility. Let righteousness increasingly govern the decisions made in government, business, education, law, healthcare, media, families, communities, churches, and every institution that carries influence in this nation. Where leadership has been compromised by corruption, greed, pride, injustice, or self-interest, raise a new generation of leaders whose authority is governed by righteousness. Establish leaders who will not merely occupy positions, but will use those positions to create environments where people can flourish. Let the people of South Africa increasingly experience the blessing of righteous governance. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Action item 2: Pray that righteous leaders will govern with wisdom, humility, justice, and the fear of God.

2 Samuel 23:3–4 “The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God. 4And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.”

Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”

Proverbs 8:15–16 “By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.”

  • Lord, establish Your standard of leadership in South Africa. Let those who govern understand that righteous leadership begins with the fear of God. Give leaders wisdom to make sound decisions, humility to receive correction, courage to pursue justice, and compassion to remember the people affected by their decisions. Deliver leaders from pride, arrogance, entitlement, and the abuse of power. Let them understand that leadership is stewardship before You and that every position of authority carries accountability. May the leaders You establish become like the light of the morning—bringing clarity, stability, hope, and flourishing to those under their influence. Let justice become more than an aspiration. Let it become a defining characteristic of leadership in South Africa. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Action item 3: Pray that righteous leadership will produce national flourishing and prepare South Africa for her Kingdom assignment.

Psalm 67:1–2 “God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.”

Proverbs 11:11 “By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.”

Isaiah 1:26 “And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.”

  • Father, let righteous leadership contribute to the flourishing of South Africa. Restore wisdom and integrity to places of authority and establish leadership that creates conditions for people, families, communities, and institutions to prosper according to Your purposes. Let righteousness strengthen our cities, communities, and institutions. Let leaders become instruments through whom justice is established, opportunities are created, people are protected, and what has been broken can be rebuilt. And Father, as You establish righteous leadership within South Africa, prepare this nation for the greater Kingdom assignment ahead. Let what You establish within our borders become a foundation from which we can bless others beyond them. May South Africa not merely become a nation experiencing restoration, but a nation increasingly prepared to reflect Your Kingdom and become a blessing to the nations. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS:

  • We declare that God is establishing a new standard of righteous leadership throughout South Africa, marked by integrity, wisdom, justice, humility, and the fear of God. 2 Samuel 23:3
  • We declare that righteous men and women are arising and taking their places of responsibility in every sphere of South African society. Proverbs 29:2
  • We declare that leadership in South Africa will increasingly be exercised as stewardship and service rather than as an opportunity for self-interest, exploitation, or the abuse of power. Proverbs 8:15
  • We declare that God is raising leaders who will govern with wisdom, judge with righteousness, love mercy, walk humbly, and serve the people entrusted to them. Micah 6:8
  • We declare that righteous leadership will strengthen families, institutions, communities, cities, and the nation, producing greater stability and flourishing. Proverbs 11:11
  • We declare that God is restoring righteous governance and establishing leaders who will help South Africa become a faithful and righteous nation. Isaiah 1:26
  • We declare that South Africa is being prepared through righteous leadership to fulfil her greater Kingdom assignment and become a blessing to Africa and the nations. Psalm 67:2

South Africa Prayer Coverage Map

Visualizing where prayer is rising across our nation

177
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 (177)

Cape Town 237
Pretoria 214
Johannesburg 104
Durban 87
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) 62
Centurion 54
Bloemfontein 48
Randburg 41
Roodepoort 39
East London 38
Pietermaritzburg 37
George 37
Polokwane (Pietersburg) 34
Boksburg 33
Durbanville 33
Kempton Park 33
Hermanus 32
Ermelo 31
Alberton 31
Nelspruit (Mbombela) 29
Mossel Bay 29
Midrand 28
Krugersdorp 21
Benoni 21
Somerset West 20
Klerksdorp 19
Vereeniging 19
Stellenbosch 18
Rustenburg 18
Paarl 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 12
Oudtshoorn 12
Kuils River 11
Newcastle 11
Volksrust 11
Edenvale 11
Middelburg 11
Scottburgh 10
Vredenburg 10
White River 10
Umhlanga 10
Ladysmith 10
Secunda 9
Port Shepstone 9
Welkom 9
Richards Bay 9
Pinetown 9
Amanzimtoti 9
Germiston 8
Stilfontein 8
Worcester 8
Gordon's Bay 8
Bredasdorp 7
Sasolburg 7
Mthatha 7
Vryheid 7
Machadodorp 7
Saldanha 7
Randfontein 7
Wellington 6
Strand 6
Jeffrey's Bay 6
Kloof 6
Malmesbury 6
Port Alfred 6
Knysna 6
Meyerton 6
Kathu 6
Margate 6
Modimolle 5
Phalaborwa 5
Springbok 5
Swellendam 5
Westville 5
Kroonstad 5
Estcourt 5
Uitenhage 4
Bedfordview 4
Hillcrest 4
Sabie 4
Queenstown (Komani) 4
Aliwal North 4
Bela-Bela 4
Standerton 4
Zeerust 4
Brakpan 4
Douglas 4
Gansbaai 4
Montagu 4
Caledon 3
Groot-Brakrivier 3
Katlehong 3
Mokopane 3
Lephalale 3
Harrismith 3
Hopetown 3
Velddrif 3
Piet Retief 3
Bothaville 3
Giyani 3
Paul Roux 3
Thohoyandou 3
Ceres 3
Somerset East 3
Upington 3
Primrose 3
Stutterheim 2
Bethal 2
Beaufort West 2
Heilbron 2
Bethlehem 2
Petrus Steyn 2
St Francis Bay 2
Frankfort 2
Tulbagh 2
Bhisho 2
Underberg 2
Howick 2
Nigel 2
Mtubatuba 2
Vryburg 2
De Aar 2
Lydenburg 2
Graaff-Reinet 2
Kuruman 2
Queensburgh 2
Vredendal 2
Vrede 2
Humansdorp 2
Parys 2
Plettenberg Bay 2
Piketberg 2
Prieska 2
Kriel 2
Mount Fletcher 1
Hartswater 1
Sibasa 1
Reitz 1
Pofadder 1
Lichtenburg 1
Naboomspruit 1
Grabouw 1
Fort Beaufort 1
Fochville 1
Sannieshof 1
Grahamstown (Makhanda) 1
Delareyville 1
Winterveld 1
Turffontein 1
Thabazimbi 1
Zastron 1
Carletonville 1
Mafikeng 1
Empangeni 1
Phoenix 1
New Germany 1
Keimoes 1
Cullinan 1
Ficksburg 1
Cofimvaba 1
Koffiefontein 1
Eshowe 1
KwaDukuza 1
Coligny 1
Port Saint John's 1
Musina 1
International & Online Registrations 49