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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

Friday, June 12, 2026

Week 02: SPIRITUAL REALIGNMENT OF THE NATION

Theme Focus: Calling the nation back into alignment with righteous standards. Addressing misalignment in values, culture, governance, and societal systems; and re-establishing truth, justice, holiness, and reverence for God as the national plumbline.

Progression:

Week 1: National Consecration established:

  • repentance,
  • humility,
  • surrender,
  • and the Lordship of Christ.

Week 2 : Focuses of the Spiritual Realignment of the Nation; focusing on:

  • correcting what is out of alignment,
  • confronting distorted foundations,
  • restoring righteous standards,
  • and bringing systems, values, leadership, and culture back into divine order.

Scriptural Anchors:

Amos 7:7-8 “Thus He showed me: Behold, the Lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. And the Lord said to me, ‘Amos, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘A plumb line.’ Then the Lord said: ‘Behold, I am setting a plumb line In the midst of My people Israel; I will not pass by them anymore.’” (Primary anchor scripture – God restoring divine standards and alignment)

Isaiah 58:12 “Those from among you Shall build the old waste places; You shall raise up the foundations of many generations; And you shall be called the Repairer of the Breach, The Restorer of Streets to Dwell In.” (Restoring broken foundations and rebuilding according to righteousness)

Romans 12:2 “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (National transformation through renewed alignment with God’s truth)

Psalm 89:14 “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy and truth go before Your face.” (Establishing righteous governance and divine order)

Isaiah 1:26 “I will restore your judges as at the first, And your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you shall be called the city of righteousness, the faithful city.” (Restoration of righteous leadership and governance)

Proverbs 14:34 “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” (National blessing through righteousness)

Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?” (The moral and spiritual standard for national conduct)

Day 12 (12 June 2026)

Aligning the Nation’s Culture and Values With God’s Ways: Praying for transformation within media, education, arts, entertainment, public discourse, and societal values; establishing a culture that honours righteousness, truth, purity, and the fear of the Lord.

Action Item 1: Restore the Altar of the Lord Within the Nation

1 Kings 18:30 “Then Elijah said to all the people, ‘Come near to me.’ So all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down.”

Psalm 80:18 “Then we will not turn back from You; revive us, and we will call upon Your name.”

Hosea 6:1 “Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.”

  • Lord, restore Your altar within South Africa: Father, in the name of Jesus, we ask You to restore the altar of the Lord within South Africa. Rebuild every broken place of prayer, worship, holiness, and covenant devotion. Where spiritual fire has diminished, let revival come again. Restore hunger for Your presence within churches, homes, and communities. Let South Africa return fully to the Lord, and let authentic worship arise throughout the nation once again.

Action Item 2: Remove Idolatry and Spiritual Compromise From the Land

Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other gods before Me.”

Ezekiel 14:6 “Repent, turn away from your idols, and turn your faces away from all your abominations.”

2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore ‘Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.’”

  • Father cleanse us of all idolatry and spiritual compromise as a nation: Lord, in Your precious name, we repent for every form of idolatry, compromise, and spiritual corruption within our nation. Forgive us for exalting wealth, power, immorality, ancestral worship, ungodly practices, and human systems above You. Cleanse the nation from every false altar and every agreement with darkness. Separate South Africa unto Yourself and restore purity, holiness, and wholehearted devotion to the Lord.

Action Item 3: Establish a Culture of Prayer and Worship Across the Nation

Isaiah 56:7 “For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.”

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.”

Psalm 95:6 “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.”

  • Lord establish a culture of prayer and worship across our nation: Father, establish a culture of prayer, worship, and reverence for Your presence across South Africa. Let churches become houses of prayer filled with truth, holiness, and the power of the Holy Spirit. Raise intercessors, worshippers, and watchmen throughout the land who will stand faithfully before You. Let worship rise day and night from every province, city, and community, and let Your presence dwell powerfully within our nation in the name of Jesus we pray.

PROPHETIC DECLARATIONS

  • “The altar of the Lord is being restored within South Africa.”
  • “Every false altar and ungodly influence is being dismantled.”
  • “South Africa shall worship the Lord in spirit and in truth.”
  • “A spirit of prayer and consecration is rising across the nation.”
  • “The fire of God is returning to His Church.”
  • “This nation is being restored to covenant devotion and true worship.”

South Africa Prayer Coverage Map

Visualizing where prayer is rising across our nation

176
Cities Praying
48
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 (176)

Cape Town 227
Pretoria 209
Johannesburg 100
Durban 83
Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) 61
Centurion 53
Bloemfontein 45
Randburg 41
Roodepoort 38
East London 38
Pietermaritzburg 37
George 36
Polokwane (Pietersburg) 33
Boksburg 32
Hermanus 32
Durbanville 32
Kempton Park 31
Ermelo 31
Alberton 29
Nelspruit (Mbombela) 29
Midrand 27
Mossel Bay 27
Krugersdorp 20
Vereeniging 19
Benoni 19
Klerksdorp 19
Somerset West 19
Paarl 18
Stellenbosch 18
Rustenburg 18
Sandton 17
Brits 17
Springs 16
Ballito 16
Witbank (Emalahleni) 15
Potchefstroom 15
Tzaneen 15
Vanderbijlpark 15
Mahikeng 14
Robertson 13
Soweto 13
Kimberley 12
Oudtshoorn 12
Middelburg 11
Kuils River 11
Newcastle 11
Volksrust 11
White River 10
Ladysmith 10
Scottburgh 10
Richards Bay 9
Umhlanga 9
Pinetown 9
Amanzimtoti 9
Secunda 9
Vredenburg 9
Port Shepstone 9
Welkom 9
Stilfontein 8
Edenvale 8
Worcester 8
Germiston 8
Vryheid 7
Machadodorp 7
Randfontein 7
Saldanha 7
Gordon's Bay 7
Bredasdorp 7
Sasolburg 7
Mthatha 7
Port Alfred 6
Malmesbury 6
Knysna 6
Meyerton 6
Kathu 6
Margate 6
Wellington 6
Strand 6
Kloof 5
Westville 5
Modimolle 5
Phalaborwa 5
Springbok 5
Jeffrey's Bay 5
Queenstown (Komani) 4
Aliwal North 4
Zeerust 4
Standerton 4
Swellendam 4
Brakpan 4
Douglas 4
Estcourt 4
Kroonstad 4
Gansbaai 4
Uitenhage 4
Bedfordview 4
Sabie 4
Hillcrest 4
Bela-Bela 3
Piet Retief 3
Giyani 3
Paul Roux 3
Thohoyandou 3
Ceres 3
Somerset East 3
Upington 3
Primrose 3
Montagu 3
Mokopane 3
Caledon 3
Groot-Brakrivier 3
Katlehong 3
Lephalale 3
Harrismith 3
Hopetown 3
Vryburg 2
Bothaville 2
Bhisho 2
Underberg 2
Howick 2
Nigel 2
Mtubatuba 2
Graaff-Reinet 2
De Aar 2
Lydenburg 2
Kuruman 2
Vredendal 2
Vrede 2
Humansdorp 2
Parys 2
Plettenberg Bay 2
Piketberg 2
Prieska 2
Kriel 2
Bethlehem 2
Stutterheim 2
Bethal 2
Beaufort West 2
Heilbron 2
Frankfort 2
Petrus Steyn 2
St Francis Bay 2
Velddrif 2
Tulbagh 2
Grabouw 1
Fort Beaufort 1
Fochville 1
Grahamstown (Makhanda) 1
Delareyville 1
Winterveld 1
Turffontein 1
Mafikeng 1
Thabazimbi 1
Zastron 1
Carletonville 1
Queensburgh 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
Hartswater 1
Sibasa 1
Reitz 1
Pofadder 1
Lichtenburg 1
Naboomspruit 1
International & Online Registrations 48