140 - Communion America
Letter from the Editor
The words of the psalmist are as true as ever: “The Lord prepares a table before us in the presence of our enemies” (Ps. 23:5). Everywhere we turn, God is emphasizing His Communion Table. If you haven’t already heard about next week’s gathering in Colorado Springs, I want to extend a last-minute invitation to the Table & Thread Conference with Lou Engle, Chris Berglund, and others. We are excited about this strategic opportunity to hear the word of the Lord and carry it together in intercession. Meanwhile, today’s briefing shares the prophetic backdrop of another historic gathering this October in Washington, DC. Whether or not you can attend in person, I urge you to pay close attention to what God is saying in this hour. Also, I hope you’ll join us in 40 days of Communion as we come to His table and draw a boundary line of blood around our lives and our loved ones.
– Cheryl Amabile
COMMUNION AMERICA
In 2017, a historic gathering took place on the National Mall. Fifty-eight tents were set up and filled with 1,700 worship teams from all fifty states. Nothing like this had ever been done before. It wasn’t built around celebrity personalities, it was simply about hosting the presence of the Lord in the nation’s capital. From that staging ground, tent gatherings and public worship meetings spread to more than 800 campuses and cities. It was absolutely stunning!
Years later, David Bradshaw, founder of Awaken the Dawn, was waiting on the Lord with other leaders when they felt stirred again to return to the National Mall. Afterwards, David contacted his friend Jason Hershey, Founder and Director of David’s Tent DC, who shared a vision that captured them both.
Jason explained that when he was in prayer with his team, he began to envision a massive banqueting table stretching the entire length of the Mall. Jason described seeing the Body of Christ breaking bread together and releasing a spirit of revelation across the nation. At that very moment, another leader confirmed he was seeing the same thing: a table going down the Mall where eyes would be opened to recognize Jesus. A third staff member named Melanie revealed that she had been having the same vision for weeks. All three of them saw America being invited to the Table of the Lord in Washington, DC!
David and Jason both testified that what began in prayer as a prophetic stirring quickly grew into the weight of a divine assignment. Not long after, unexpected confirmation came through Matt Lockett, a leader in Washington, DC. As David called to share about the unfolding vision, Matt explained that he had just had a dream of tables and booths on the National Mall. In the dream, he was instructed to prepare “LIFE bands”. These are prayer bracelets in connection with a 22-word prayer pleading the blood of Jesus for the ending of abortion and for revival in America.
When Bradshaw heard Matt’s dream, the call of God became undeniable. He felt a deep summons to gather the Body of Christ to the Lord’s Supper in the heart of the nation. Reaching out to Lou Engle for counsel, David received further confirmation. Lou urged him to carry the vision forward, acknowledging how God establishes a matter “by the testimony of two or three witnesses” (Mt. 18:16). The movement was named Communion America.
Lou recalled his own dream of fishermen along the banks of the Sacramento River. When he awoke, the Holy Spirit spoke to him: “There is coming a revival of the sacrament, and when the blood is honored, there will be the greatest harvest!" We are believing for this river of the blood of Jesus to flow, bringing evanglism and drawing many souls into the kingdom. It will be a blood revival - the Communion Revival!
As part of this unfolding storyline, God did something extraordinary last October. He gathered A Million Women to the Mall on the Day of Atonement. Hundreds of thousands came in person, with 10 million joining online from around the world. When we took Communion together at 6pm, a verdict was released from heaven. God broke the demonic power of Ishtar and opened up a door of mercy and revival to America. It was an epic moment! But we believe it was only the first part of something that is now coming this October during the Feast of Tabernacles, the days of harvest. God is calling His people to the table again.
Another remarkable testimony points to the miraculous dimension that is available through Jesus’ blood. Friends of David Bradshaw were battling for their young son Zion who had stomach cancer. For more than a year, he endured intensive treatments that hindered his growth but seemed to stop the cancer. Then, after a year, the doctors found that the cancer had returned. Weary and desperate, the child’s father felt the Lord inviting him to take Communion daily. While he obeyed, he was in discussions with David and the Awaken the Dawn team about helping with the vision to gather on the Mall.
Then came a miracle. After a month of Communion, the following scans revealed that Zion’s digestive system was completely clear. His doctor, a Hindu, could only attribute it to a miracle. He said that not only was the boy healed, but it appeared as if he had never had cancer in the first place. Later, Zion’s mother discovered that her husband was not the only one who had been taking Communion in prayer. Zion and his older brother had been sneaking into their father’s prayer room each day and taking Communion on their own. A four-year-old child had caught the revelation of the blood of Jesus - and heaven answered.
These kinds of moments belong to no single ministry or person. They are about God setting the table for a generation. Brian Barcelona, with One Voice Student Ministries, believes that the gathering at Communion America is being prepared for Gen Z to encounter the worth of Jesus in a profound way. This generation has endured pandemics, political upheaval, and even witnessed the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Many believe God has marked them as deliverers. Brian anticipates that the altars God will build in their hearts at this gathering will far outlast the physical stage and platforms.
We invite you to prepare with us for this day. Let’s believe together that on October 11th, America will come to Communion with a “better blood” message. It’s time for us to forgive our accusers and pray that God will pour out his Spirit and the preaching of His word. We are in days right now where the power of the blood is loosing miracles and healing hearts. So, we encourage you to come from the north, south, east and west to Communion America, trusting God to grant us a Great Communion Blood Revival.
Lastly, beginning on September 1st, we are urging believers everywhere to join in 40 days of Communion. Each day as you partake of the bread and wine/juice, we urge you to draw a boundary line of blood around your family members and communities. We are expecting great breakthroughs as we stand in agreement with the finished work of the cross and execute God’s authority over all the power of the enemy.
