Praying Backwards // The Streaming Prayer Box

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Praying Backwards // The Streaming Prayer Box

Posted on 03. Nov, 2008 by loswhit in Culture, Religion

So you should be able to see the little mogulus box above.
Inside of there is where were praying.
It was amazing
Who was here?
Los

6076Comments2008-11-03+20%3A55%3A15loswhit to “Praying Backwards // The Streaming Prayer Box”

Kenyon

03. Nov, 2008

there
Nic

03. Nov, 2008

Wow! Watching that skydiving makes me want to take me and my fiance skydiving on our honeymoon. I mean that’s the time to do it up right, right?!
connormcc

03. Nov, 2008

I will hopefully be here, as long as i can stay awake, it will be 2.30 am here
Andy Darnell

03. Nov, 2008

I’m making every effort I can to be here
Kyle

03. Nov, 2008

It’s now in my evening plans.
connormcc

03. Nov, 2008

not going to make it sorry… way too tired… its comin up on 2am and im wrecked..
Crystal Renaud

03. Nov, 2008

me! let me know if i need to do be doing something??
toddhinkie

03. Nov, 2008

I’m in
Phillip McCart

03. Nov, 2008

lift it up
carolyn

03. Nov, 2008

cam (my 9 year old) and i are here.
Jonathan

03. Nov, 2008

hmmm. praying backwards. What is this?
Pink

03. Nov, 2008

Farmland, IN
Pink

03. Nov, 2008

I pray that John McCain makes You, God, his focus and his peace.
molly

03. Nov, 2008

I’m here, and praying… the chat thing won’t let me enter my nickname, thus not allowing me to be a part of the chatting. I’ll keep trying.
Barry

03. Nov, 2008

Got here late, but I’m here!
molly

03. Nov, 2008

Yeah! I figured it out, and I was able to join in the prayer chat!
Matt R

03. Nov, 2008

Hey man, cool stuff. Thanks for doin this
Randy

03. Nov, 2008

I didn’t get in until right before Crystal prayed but I was very blessed. Thanks for doing this.
Ginger

03. Nov, 2008

Wow, that was amazing. Thanks so much.
Isaac Downing

03. Nov, 2008

This was awesome, man. Thanks so much for putting this together.
@theT5guy

03. Nov, 2008

Marty Ford
Chillicothe, OH

That was great dude.. thanks for the prayer!
Andy Darnell

03. Nov, 2008

Very Cool, Carlos.
T

03. Nov, 2008

Put this thing on Digg -
http://digg.com/politics/Online_Prayer_meeting_for_both_candidates

at 7 diggs.
Jason Salamun

03. Nov, 2008

Los & Gang -

Thanks for putting this together. It was an amazing experience and I’m thankful to have been a part of it.
Mike G

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks Los!
Josh

03. Nov, 2008

Great prayer tonight man. This was awesome…something truly incredible!
molly

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks so much for doing this. It was truly an awesome experience!
Tim Lemons

03. Nov, 2008

I was here but late.
Angie

03. Nov, 2008

Carlos, that was UNBELIEVABLE!! Wow. God is using you in huge ways to be a pioneer in being a Christ follower!
Deneen

03. Nov, 2008

That was amazing. Thanks for organizing it…and thanks for the invite.
Fay

03. Nov, 2008

Awesome job, guys! Thanks for organizing this. Y’all rock.
Kristy

03. Nov, 2008

Got in a little late but thanks for doing this. This was a great thing. Our church needs to come together and support whatever happens tomorrow.
tabitha

03. Nov, 2008

That was awesome! I don’t know of anyone else who has encouraged so many people to pray for the other candidate. Thanks for the unity.
Christy

03. Nov, 2008

Los,

This was so amazing, thank you for sharing your heart like this….what an honor it was to be a part of the Church and pray for our future Leaders.

Blessings
Eric Doucet

03. Nov, 2008

thanks for letting me be a part! great job.
Thedoucets.com
twitter.com/thedoucets
Lita aka Grandma

03. Nov, 2008

It was awsom. I loved it. Thank you for the experience and the oportunity to pray for our leaders in the internet.
Jessica

03. Nov, 2008

What an incredible evening! Thanks to everyone for hosting and participating. Tomorrow is only the beginning.
Rachel Rowell

03. Nov, 2008

I just have to say a huge THANK YOU for hosting that online prayer service. It was SOOOOOOOOOO incredible to see the body of Christ come together and lift up our leaders together. Thank you a million times over.

Let the church rise!!
erica

03. Nov, 2008

wow! tonight was amazing. i have been filled with fear about tomorrows turnout, but now i have such a peace. thank you for reminding me of the power of prayer and what we can do together. your authenticity screams jesus!
Karen

03. Nov, 2008

That was so cool. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
daniel d

03. Nov, 2008

great job tonight. thank you!
Nina

03. Nov, 2008

I loved being a part of this. SUCH an encouraging night.
aaronsaunders

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks for putting this one. I was amazed to see so many people come together with such an amazing goal. To pray for both Obama and McCain. Simply Amazed. Thanks Carlos.
MIdge

03. Nov, 2008

Thank you for taking the time, and most important hearing the Lord and coordinating this wonderful prayer time. So many great prayers, seeing them roll so quickly across the screen was amazing. Knowing people would stop and pray is food for the soul.
You are a blessing!
Tracey

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks for this… I loved that we all prayed for everything. Unity. So important. The basic stuff is all the same, that what makes us a church!
Katie

03. Nov, 2008

That was the best thing I ever did online. Thanks Carlos.
Conner

03. Nov, 2008

That was great Los! Had to run out and put my kiddo to bed but the part I was able to participate in was beautiful! Thanks!
kayla ingram

03. Nov, 2008

i was not able to make it to the live prayer session because my church at school meets on mondays. we prayed backwards with you guys. so add you can add 40 to that number!
johnincolorado

03. Nov, 2008

Colorado was in the house.
bobby

03. Nov, 2008

Was able to pop in right at the end, just in time to see you drying your eyes. Sorry I wasn’t able to be there for the shingig, but I could tell y’all had a pretty awesome time. Good stuff man.
brandi

03. Nov, 2008

tonight was sweet. thanks for putting that together.
Kyle

03. Nov, 2008

It was a great night.
Awesome stuff Los’.

http://vagabondrunn.wordpress.com
Crystal Renaud

03. Nov, 2008

so amazing!
Kyle

03. Nov, 2008

Here’s the post I twittered about for you…

http://tinyurl.com/6c872w
Karen

03. Nov, 2008

That should totally happen more often.
Ryan Saunders

03. Nov, 2008

Awesome! Thanks for doing this!
Shanda

03. Nov, 2008

This was about the most amazing thing I’ve ever done on the internet!
Shaun King

03. Nov, 2008

I was so glad to come together with all of you. A very powerful exercise in prayer and community that crossed so many boundaries!

God Bless You All!

-Shaun
joelhwilliams

03. Nov, 2008

beautiful experience. still talking about it w/ others on Facebook
Jim

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks for bringing us together man! a great divine appointment to pray as one. Peace of Christ from Chicagoland.
MMS

03. Nov, 2008

Amazing! Thanks for leading it.
John

03. Nov, 2008

where is me seesmic….

it was awesome tonight!
Stephen

03. Nov, 2008

Had to cut out right at the end tonight. It was awesome to be praying together across the country. Unity for the win!
Messenjah

03. Nov, 2008

The Messenjah.com staff had a great time praying with you guys tonight! It was such an inspiring and touching event that went down tonight. Tomorrow will certainly be an interesting and long awaited day for many, so we’re going to keep praying throughout the night and into the day tomorrow. God bless you all!!!
Annalise

03. Nov, 2008

This was really, really cool…it’s the first time I’ve been with a group of people who weren’t arguing about politics but were instead praying about politics- and even better, praying for the side they’re NOT on. I’m only fifteen so I can’t vote yet, and it gets really discouraging to see people SO divided about this. But tonight proved that people are able to put aside their differing opinions when necessary. Thanks for doing this… it was really awesome.
Tim Tibbles

03. Nov, 2008

THANK YOU LOS! I think it is safe to say you and I are on opposite sides of the 2008 election. However one of the things I have always admired about you is your ability to bring people together. This idea was a great example of that. Thank you for pointing us as Christians toward the one who is ultimately in control of the future of our country. You are a great example for all of us. Even if you did vote for the wrong guy. Thanks Carlos!
Steph

03. Nov, 2008

Praise Jesus for the unity that was seen tonight! It’s amazing how easy it is to bring Him glory, we just need to lay aside our differences and EXALT His name!

Thanks for putting this together.

Tomorrow (err… this morning) I will be doing non-partisan work at the polls from 6:15 am until EVERY LAST vote is counted (projection: midnight or later). To all those reading this, please pray that I can BE Jesus to every single person who enters, and that His love will radiate through me!

Again, thanks Los! Tonight was awesome, and I am confident that by putting the message of the cross FIRST we kicked satan’s butt!
Duncan Phyfe

03. Nov, 2008

Thanks for your efforts!!!
Robert

03. Nov, 2008

awesome gathering tonight! Thanks for putting it together…and for bringing us as the church together.
Amber Scott

03. Nov, 2008

me! I was here!
Josiah

04. Nov, 2008

Los, I’m still reeling from last night’s prayer session! It was amazing! Blessings.
Justin

04. Nov, 2008

Los, Man-what a great thing this was. Its about time that we used Web 2.0 in a way like this. Blessings on you and your mind for thinking like this.

Lets do it again soon!
Abs

04. Nov, 2008

It was amazing - thanks, Los
Kari Byrd

04. Nov, 2008

Sounds awesome - I wish I could have been there. What a great perspective.
Brad Ruggles

04. Nov, 2008

What an awesome evening. Thanks for organizing it. It was so awesome for Lisa and I to sit with the laptop in the living room and gather with hundreds of other believers in prayer for our future elected officials.

Prayer without partisanship.
Prayer for “our guy” and “the other guy.”

It was very meaningful.
Debbie

04. Nov, 2008

Just wanted to thank you for doing this. I’d never done anything like it before and it was just awesome. Computer issues knock me off a little before you were done so I just wanted to be sure and say thanks to you, to those who helped facilitate and to everyone who participated.
Maren Vargas

04. Nov, 2008

So amazing!
jill

04. Nov, 2008

My husband and I were here - Thanks for doing this! Very cool!
Marc

04. Nov, 2008

Thanks for the prayer time last night. That was my first experience like that and I must say it put my mind at ease walking in to vote this morning.

Again, thanks for the great opportunity for the church to be the church. It was pretty cool to stand together (or type) and pray.
-David

04. Nov, 2008

Bold prayers! Maybe it starts a trend…
Josh Adams

04. Nov, 2008

Praying Backwards was definately a highlight of my year. It was awesome to see the church in unity.
kells

04. Nov, 2008

What a cool thing this was, a 150+ people praying that regardless of your political beliefs that the other side would be protected and would represent the kingdom of God! Thanks Los and co-hosts for putting this together, it put context around what we need tomorrow and for whomever takes office on January 20th.
bub

04. Nov, 2008

It was awesome praying for the other side. It helped to let go of a lot of resentment towards the other side when you have to pray for them and look at them as broken people with the same frailties that I have. Thanks.
Peter Carino

04. Nov, 2008

Thanks for doing this last night. I was in an out of the prayer time, I had to put the kids to bed. This was a fantastic time and I look forward to more of it. Keep it up Los!

Peter
Carol

04. Nov, 2008

Keep it up LOS! Can I suggest, that we pray every day for the next 4 years for our President’s Elect well being?
Shanda

05. Nov, 2008

Is there a way to we can get a transcript of the chat?
Gene

06. Nov, 2008

I was there. It was great.
Gene

06. Nov, 2008

I was there. It was great.

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