ACCCN Mission Conference 2026 

Author：Dr. Tariku Fufa Gemechu 
Date: 03/25/2026
Category: Missions Beyond Borders

My lesson on prayer and fasting over 35 years in ministry is that prayer and fasting are the starting point for every multiplying church movement. I have consistently observed that every authentic move of God that transforms lives and multiplies disciples is birthed and sustained through prayer and fasting.

The pattern is set in Scripture itself. In Acts 2, the disciples were together in one place, seeking God in unity, when the Holy Spirit came with power. This spiritual outpouring was not accidental; it was the fruit of obedient waiting, humble dependence, and persistent prayer. As Acts 2:41–42 shows, the early believers devoted themselves to prayer, and the result was supernatural growth, deep community, and multiplying disciples.

Prayer and fasting align human weakness with divine power, shifting ministry from human effort to God’s initiative. Over decades, I have learned that strategies may organize, training may equip, but only prayer and fasting release the Spirit’s authority to convict hearts, transform cultures, and establish movements that endure.

Church history powerfully confirms this timeless principle. Every major revival that produced cross-generational, multiplying church movements was rooted in deep, sacrificial prayer and fasting. Evan Roberts’ cry during the Welsh Revival — “Bend the Church and save the world”—ignited a spiritual awakening that saw over 100,000 people come to Christ in just five months. The Ethiopian evangelical movement, growing from fewer than ten churches in 1939 to over 40,000 churches and some 35 million believers today, advanced through prayer amid persecution, poverty, and oppression. The East African Revival, beginning around 1920 and lasting more than five decades, continues to bear fruit in millions of disciples and hundreds of thousands of churches across the region. 

Friends, it will not be different in our day. Methods may change, contexts may shift, but God’s principle remains the same: prayer and fasting are the starting point—and sustaining force—of every true multiplying church movement.

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