Cheri Fuller - When Teens Pray: Powerful Stories of How God Works

If there was ever a time for this book it is now. What young people are facing and what is about to happen on the earth demands a generation that can pray. This book will help inspire and equip this end-times army of praying young history-makers. Read, and just do it.

L OU E NGLE, PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF T HE C ALL AND E LIJAH R EVOLUTION AND AUTHOR OF D IGGING THE W ELLS OF R EVIVAL

This book is full of inspirational stories and practical tools to encourage each reader that God is moving mightily among youth today. While many are pointing out obvious problems, Cheri Fuller and Ron Luce cast the spotlight on effective solutions and provide some of the most exhilarating stories of what happens When Teens Pray. Every parent, leader, and pastor should read this book and then pass it on to a teenager.

T OMMY B ARNETT, PASTOR , P HOENIX F IRST A SSEMBLY OF G OD

When Teens Pray is an awesome testimony of Gods heart for this generation! It will inspire, encourage, and equip you to join Him in the adventure of prayer and give you a fresh vision for revival and awakening.

N ANCY W ILSON, ASSOCIATE NATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR , S TUDENT V ENTURE

It would be difficult to imagine a teenager not connecting with one of the true stories in When Teens Pray. They will. I envision God using this book to ignite a practical passion in the hearts of students and to challenge adults to believe that God will use this generation as an instrument of awakening in our world. This book paints a wholly different picture of the millennial generation portrayed in the media. Truly, God is raising up an army of sold-out believers who are making a dynamic difference; in When Teens Pray, youll hear their voices and read their stories.

D OUG C LARK, DIRECTOR OF FIELD MINISTRIES , N ATIONAL N ETWORK OF Y OUTH M INISTRIES

When Teens Pray will inspire youth across our nation! Youth are praying, and the stories in this book prove theyre getting real answers to and real results from their prayers. These great prayer strategies will show you how to join themtoday!

T OM S IPLING , J OSHUA J OURNEY M INISTRIES

When Teens Pray captures the awesome movement of God being led by todays courageous, praying teens. Their stories, their faith, and their practical ideas for ongoing prayer make this book a must-read for teenagers, youth workers, and parents alike.

D OUG T EGNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , C AMPUS A LLIANCE

You will be inspired and challenged to pray like never before as you read the true stories in this book!

R EBECCA S T . J AMES

WHEN TEENS PRAY
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2002 by Cheri Fuller Communications, Inc., and Ron Luce

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Fuller, Cheri.
When teens pray / by Cheri Fuller and Ron Luce.
p. cm.
eISBN: 978-0-307-56486-3
1. Christian teenagersReligious life. 2. PrayerChristianity.
I. Luce, Ron II. Title.
BV4531.3 .F85 2002
248.320835dc21 2002003745

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Dedication

To all the teens who are praying

that God will change their world through prayer

and to those young intercessors He has yet to raise up

to pray for their generation and for the world.

My heartfelt thanks to all the young people who shared their stories with us. Im standing on my tiptoes watching God work as your generation prays, and Im joining in intercessionboth with and for you!

Thanks to the Teen Mania team for the web page and to Julianne Klassen, Sarah Kotrba, Erin Dimeolo, and all the teen maniacs around the world who contributed their stories to the book. We also appreciate the focus group of teens who reviewed the manuscript.

Many thanks to Doug Clark of the National Network of Youth Ministries, Nancy Wilson of Student Venture, Doug Tegner of Campus Alliance, Tom Sipling of Joshua Journey Ministries, Keith Malcom of Campus Ministry Network, Mark Moder of Reach the Campus ministry, and the other terrific youth ministry workers and specialists who shared stories and helped connect us with teens who are impacting their campuses and communities.

I am grateful to my insightful, gracious editors, Judith St. Pierre and Jennifer Gott, and to Don Jacobson and Multnomah Publishers for their strong belief in the power of prayer and for sharing my vision for the When We Pray series.

I also want to acknowledge the intercession of Moms In Touch International, which was founded by Fern Nichols in the very year that prayer was taken out of U.S. schools and ever since has been praying for elementary, junior high, and high schools and this generation of young people. Ive found that as we pray for our children and youth, they rise up as intercessors for their generationand thats exactly what has happened, as youll read in the pages ahead.

Thanks to Greg Johnson for his support and friendship and to David Ryle for his editorial help early in the project. And to Peggy Stewart, friend and prayer partner, who came alongside at just the right moment; and Melanie Hemry, for all you contributed, thanks from the bottom of my heart!

I am always grateful for my husband, Holmes, and ever thankful as he joins me in responding to the call God is issuingfor all of us to pray!

Cheri Fuller

In a few cases the names of teens have been changed to protect their privacy.

Because the stories youre about to read could absolutely change your life!

In these stories youll see what happens when young people take God at His word and have the courage to believe that He will answer their prayers. Youll see, over and over again, the kind of miracles and amazing changes that happen when teens pray. The fact is that God wants to do great things through you and for youHes just waiting for you to ask.