James & Shirley Dobson, Beth Moore and others to lead believers in prayer for the USA

MEDIA ADVISORY, May 1 - As people of faith gather across America for this year's National Day of Prayer, GOD TV's cameras will be in the nation's capital to relay one of the main events to viewers across the USA and the globe.

Each year the National Day of Prayer Task Force, organizes some 35,000 prayer gatherings nationwide and once again, its Washington, D.C. event will be televised LIVE by GOD TV at 9am on Thursday May 7 and replayed on Sunday May 10 at 9.30pm. (Eastern)

The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and this year marks its 58th annual observance. The theme put forward for 2009 by the National Day of Prayer Task Force is 'Prayer - America's Hope'.

The Task Force's Chairman, Shirley Dobson and her husband Dr James Dobson, the founder of Focus on the Family will introduce several high profile speakers, including government and military leaders and Beth Moore, the founder of Living Proof Ministries, who is the National Day of Prayer's honorary chairman.

GOD TV's coverage of the three-hour event will include prayers of intercession for America including a prayer of repentance by Dr. Dick Eastman, president of Every Home for Christ and a prayer for the Government by Vonette Bright, co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ along with her late husband, Dr. Bill Bright.

The Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and Brass Quintet will play the national anthem and there will be a number of solo performances. Travis Cottrell will lead worship.

"We carry a great burden in our hearts for America," said GOD TV's head of Television, Wendy Alec, "and encourage all our viewers to participate in this nationwide prayer initiative as we come into unity across the airwaves and fervently stand in the gap for this nation."

GOD TV can be accessed on channel 365 of DIRECTV or watched online at www.god.tv/stream. The program will also be made available for video on demand viewing at www.god.tv/god.

For more information about the National Day of Prayer visit www.ndptf.org
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