New England, particularly Eastern Massachusetts, is considered by many to be the center of higher education in the United States and even the world: 

• For centuries, the high standards produced through Massachusetts’ colleges and universities have influenced the world. 

• Men, women, presidents, kings and queens have been educated in these institutes of higher learning.  

• The knowledge, expertise, skills, arts, science and technology, learned and disseminated, have had tremendous international influence.  

Understanding

When the human spirit tries to dominate without yielding to God’s Spirit, it leads to decline.  God's Spirit enables us to truly understanding what we learn.  "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth..."  (John 16:13).  Christ gives each of us God's Spirit if we let Him.  "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and fire" (Matthew 3:11).    Teaching about this spark of divine inspiration through God's Spirit has been denied more and more over a period of many years at our educational institutions. The Bible warns: “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge...” (Hosea 4:6).

Restoration

There is a spiritual contamination inside our colleges all around the nation because of the sins committed in the past.  To come into the fullness of God's abundant blessings for us, we must confess, repent and turn away from self and toward Christ.   Higher education is a gate, in the physical and spiritual realm.  It is a door that allows knowledge to come, transform and enrich our societies. Through this door can come curses when the truth of God is changed or twisted by contaminated teachings or blessings when we seek God.  In the Garden of Eden, Satan changed the truth of God to persuade Eve.  He offered contaminated teaching which resulted in consequences that changed the Garden's life.  He still uses that ploy today.            

We are warned to beware of the treachery and ease of falling into that deceitful plan. “But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him”  (2Cor. 11:3-4).

Only God can turn the heart of the kings (i.e. government). If we PRAY, CONFESS and REPENT, we can expect God will answer. "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sins, and will heal their land" (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Prayer Focus

If we want to see this nation return to God, we, who are believers in Christ, must humble ourselves, pray earnestly and call upon God. The blessings God intended for college faculties, students, and workers are being held by the darkness.

• It is time to earnestly focus our prayers.

• It is time for us to make colleges an urgent prayer priority.

• It is time to take up our spiritual weapons under the authority of our Lord.

• It is time to conquer what we have lost. 

Let's ask God to do a spiritual housecleaning.  He is in charge--we are merely vessels. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; and having a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled." (2 Cor.10:4-6). 

Goals

1. For strategic purposes, the State of Massachusetts is divided in 12 regions, supervised by coordinators.

2. We will pray for ALL colleges in Massachusetts and begin expanding to all New England..

3. We will physically touch each college campus by praying on the site in small groups of believers. “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you…”  (Joshua 1:3).

4. We will, from time to time, set dates and times for intensive prayer and prepare for these events with days of prayer and fasting in advance.

5. We will renew the “Covenants” made by the first Christians that came to Massachusetts.

6. We will enthrone Jesus Christ in each visited campus, prophesizing that He reigns over that college.

7. We will ask God to send salvation and cultural transformation in every place visited, including the surrounding communities. We will ask Him to alter the spiritual climate in America.

8. We will ask God for a “Spiritual Revolution in Massachusetts,” mobilizing the next generation in evangelism and outreach.

9. We will ask God for intercessors with a heart for higher educational systems, for intercessors to continuously keep praying and supporting the faculties, students, administration and professional workers.

10. We will ask God to raise up prayer meetings and Bible studies in each college campus.

11. We will ask God to close the door for false ideologies and heresies that are infiltrating higher educational facilities in Massachusetts, to expose foolishness, and reveal truth.  

12. We will ask God to use the faculties, students, administration and professional workers to join with us in rebuilding our section of a living “Prayer Wall” around New England.

Summary

Colleges and universities need the Church's attention now! We who believe are privileged to know the God who moves mountains, yet our prayers can move His heart.

The decision to change the history of one nation belongs to the Church.  God gave authority, power and spiritual weapons to break down strongholds. What will WE do?

“The Spirit of America” is the Massachusetts state motto. Let’s invite the Holy Spirit to rest over the colleges of Massachusetts. Let's claim them for God.  Surely these great institutions will take their proper place of leadership in the soon coming REVIVAL that will break out in this region if we seek God earnestly in prayer.

Supporting Ministries

Sincerely in Christ, 

Edson and Eneida Porto

Joshua Project - Reclaiming Colleges for God

CB Shalom International

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