ICEJ Global Prayer Gathering Daily Online:
Every Day at 3:30 pm
South African time
Every day since October 7th, 2023, the ICEJ Global Prayer Gathering is being streamed from Jerusalem, where we host prayer leaders locally and international leaders from around the world. We pray together with the intercessors from around the world for the ongoing crisis and for the Nation of Israel. ICEJ Global Prayer Gathering has seen over a thousand intercessors join daily from over 130 nations in the world, including Antarctica! Adonai’s children are rising up everywhere to pray into the destiny of the Jewish Nation and their homeland. Am Israel Chai!
The permanent Zoom link to join the meeting – click here:
on.icej.org/ICEJGlobalPrayer
ROSH CHODESH – CALLING INTERCESSORS!!!
ROSH CHODESH is an ICEJ prayer initiative from over 80 nations across the world. Watchmen on the Wall gather for an hour on Zoom, in relay. Italy precedes us on the hour before and U.S.A follows on after South Africa. The Rosh Chodesh has evolved into a 24/7 365 days of intensive intercession on key burning topics. Come and join us as we change current affairs globally through the power of prayer and prophetic intercession, beginning with Israel and ending with petitions for our own nation….for a TIME SUCH AS THIS!!!
Every Wednesday, 8-9pm
South African time
click below to join:
The permanent Zoom link to join the meeting – click here: on.icej.org/CallingToGodTogether
Standing together to bless the nation of Israel.
Why pray for Israel?
God asks of us to partner with Him.
ISAIAH 62 is a unique passage in the scriptures because it calls upon the people of God to give Him no rest until He establishes Jerusalem as “a praise in the earth” (Isaiah 62:6-7).
Like Watchman on the walls of Jerusalem the people of God are to stand watch on behalf of Israel. This essentially means embracing regular prayer and intercession for Israel, for blessing, for protection against those that seek to harm her and for her redemption.
This call to prayer also means praying for the Arab nations in the region that they too would be blessed and delivered from the chaos that presently besets the region.
What is ISAIAH 62?
ISAIAH 62 is global prayer movement.
It was founded in 2012 by the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem with the purpose to encourage prayer for Israel.
Meanwhile 131 countries pray the ISAIAH 62 Prayer on the first Wednesday of each month.
How ISAIAH 62 prayer works?
Pray with your church, friends, family or by yourself.
Simply subscribe to our month ISAIAH 62 Prayer requests via email. After you have signed up below, you can also go to our Resources section as well and download the Isaiah 62 prayer points on the first Tuesday of each month.
ISAIAH 62 PRAYER INITIATIVE
Monthly Prayer Letter for July 2026
“Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord.” (Lamentations 3:40)
Dear Prayer Partners,
The Hebrew month of Tammuz is the fourth month on the biblical calendar. It marks the beginning of the
long, hot summer in Israel. The harvest season is drawing to a close, and the nation turns its attention
toward the fall feasts still ahead. Historically, Tammuz has become a month associated with spiritual
vigilance, repentance, and mourning over the consequences of turning away from God. It calls us to guard
our hearts, stay faithful to the Lord, and stand in intercession for His purposes.
One of the defining themes of this month is spiritual vision. As Paul reminds us: “For we walk by faith, not
by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:7) Tammuz puts that truth to the test. When the wait grows long or
circumstances feel uncertain, it is easy to let what we see become louder than what God has spoken. David
prayed that the Lord would turn his eyes away from worthless things and revive him in His ways. This month
invites us to ask: What are we looking at, and how is it shaping our faith?
Tammuz is also linked to the warning against idolatry. The only place the word Tammuz appears in Scripture
is Ezekiel 8:14, where the prophet sees women mourning for a Babylonian deity within the Temple courts.
Idolatry had taken root in the very place dedicated to the Lord. During this season, the Torah portions also
recount the account of Balaam and Balak. Unable to curse Israel directly, Balaam advised another strategy:
entice the people into idol worship and immorality. The people were drawn away from the Lord to other
gods, removing their divine hedge of protection, and judgment followed.
The seventeenth of Tammuz carries deep significance in Israel’s history. Jewish tradition holds that Moses
descended from Mount Sinai, saw the golden calf, and shattered the tablets of the law. The people could
not wait for God’s timing and sought something visible they could control. Centuries later, on the same
date, Jerusalem’s walls were breached by Babylon and later by Rome, beginning the Three Weeks of
mourning that culminate on Tisha B’Av, the Ninth of Av. Yet Zechariah 8:19 contains God’s promise that
these fasts will one day become seasons of joy and gladness.
“Whoever has no rule over his own spirit is like a city broken down, without walls.” (Proverbs 25:28) The
breaches in Jerusalem’s walls remind us of the importance of guarding what God has entrusted to us. Yet
the Lord who allows walls to fall is also the One who restores them. Moses did not withdraw after Israel’s
failure; he stood before God and interceded for mercy, to great avail.
Lamentations 3:40 gives us the posture of this season: “Let us search out and examine our ways and turn
back to the Lord”. And Psalm 139:23 gives us the prayer: “Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me,
and know my anxieties”. May we come before Him with humility, guard what He has entrusted to us, and
stand faithfully in prayer for Israel and the nations.
Blessings from Jerusalem,
Joshua B. Gooding
Head of Prayer Department
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
MONTHLY PRAYER POINTS
Tammuz 5786/ July 2026
The next day of prayer and fasting in our Isaiah 62 Global Prayer Campaign will be on Wednesday, 1 July 2026
Also, please join our daily Global Prayer Gathering at 4:30 PM (Israel time) to pray for Israel at:
on.icej.org/ICEJGlobalPrayer Finally, send us your prayer requests and praise reports to: prayer@icej.org
PRAYER FOR THE ICEJ
- Pray for the leadership of the ICEJ as they serve on the frontlines of this ministry. Many are facing challenges in
their families, including health issues and other personal matters. As the ICEJ family, we ask you to stand with
them and build a wall of prayer around them (Isaiah 40:29-31; Psalm 34:7), asking the Lord to protect them from
harm and strengthen them in every area of their lives. Please also pray for our ICEJ leaders and staff worldwide, to
receive continual guidance and wisdom from the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 11:2-3). Ask God to continue opening doors for
ministry and to provide a fresh anointing to proclaim God’s Word and His purposes for Israel (Ephesians 6:19;
Colossians 4:2-4). - Pray for us as we prepare for our Feast of Tabernacles gathering from 25-30 September. Ask God to guide every
decision, direct every plan, and draw believers from the nations to Jerusalem with hearts ready to encounter Him.
Pray that many will respond to the prophetic call of Zechariah 8:23 and 14:16 to come to Jerusalem to worship the
Lord during the Feast. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide every Feast speaker and worship leader, and that a fresh,
prophetic roar of the Lion of Judah would sound from Jerusalem to the nations (Joel 3:16). - We give thanks to the Lord for a powerful Jerusalem Summit and for the historic Jerusalem Affirmation of the
Nicene Creed. The Lord has placed it on our hearts to hold follow-up Summits in the years ahead. The Lord spoke
to us through 2 Kings 13:14-19, when Elisha rebuked King Joash for striking the ground only a few times instead of
persevering until complete victory was secured. Antisemitism and Replacement theology remain powerful
spiritual strongholds that require persistent prayer and action until we see God’s victory manifested. Please begin
praying with us now for the Jerusalem Summit 2027 and for all that the Lord desires to accomplish through it. - Pray for us as we seek the Lord concerning the acquisition of a permanent building in Jerusalem. Ask God to open
the right doors at the right time and to protect us from moving ahead of His plans or lagging behind His purposes.
“Unless the LORD builds the house, they labour in vain who build it.” (Psalm 127:1)
PRAYER FOR ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS - Pray for renewed momentum for the Abraham Accords, that more nations in the Middle East would pursue peace,
cooperation, and stronger relations with Israel. Ask the Lord to open doors for dialogue, stability and
reconciliation across the region. “Mercy and truth have met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed.”
(Psalm 85:10) - Pray for the protection of Israel’s borders, especially in the North. Ask the Lord to watch over the nation, expose
every hidden threat, and guard the people of Israel from violence and attack. “He who keeps Israel shall neither
slumber nor sleep.” (Psalm 121:4) - Pray for wisdom for Israeli and American leaders during this critical time regarding Iran. Ask the Lord to guide
every decision, grant understanding in difficult negotiations, and lead them in paths that bring peace and security.
“Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.” (Proverbs 11:14) - Pray for transformation and change within Iran’s leadership, that the Lord would raise up rulers who pursue peace
and freedom for their people. Pray especially for protection and more growth for the underground Church in Iran
during this critical time. “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the foremost of their
might. I will set My throne in Elam, and will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the Lord… ‘But it
shall come to pass in the latter days: I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.” (Jeremiah 49:35, 38-39) - Pray for new economic and trade opportunities to open for Israel across the Middle East, including new energy
routes and regional partnerships that bring stability and blessing to Israel and the Arab nations. Ask God to guide
these plans according to His will. “The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens.” (Deuteronomy 28:12) - Pray for persecuted believers around the world, especially in nations such as Iran and Nigeria. Ask the Lord to
strengthen and protect His people, give them boldness in the faith, and sustain the Church as it continues to grow
in difficult circumstances. “Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” (Revelation 2:10)
