In August of last year
Kryskow led a team of young Christians aged sixteen to thirty-five across
the nation on a tour called “The Siege.” For sixteen days the Siege Tour
visited ten cities in six provinces and held rallies on the steps of the
Legislative Assemblies from Victoria to Toronto. They had thirty-six
meetings with politicians and hosted eleven church rallies. During this
tour, Kryskow felt led by the Lord to resurrect The CRY event.
After consulting with a team
of advisers including Patricia King, Rob and Fran Parker and Alistair
Petrie, it was confirmed that the CRY 2 Him would be held on July 15th,
2006.
During this year’s gathering
there were several corporate worship sets led by various worship leaders
from different parts of Canada. The sets were accompanied by a dance team
and took place in between prayer sessions which were led by 4 My Canada
members, along with leaders of various ethnic groups.
There was a strong focus on
representing the different people groups of Canada, and the atmosphere was
very much one of blessing and honoring one another.
All prayer and worship
sessions were translated into French when possible, and were led by leaders
representing Catholic, Messianic, French, English, Chinese, Inuit and First
Nations – each bringing a special and unique flavor to the event.
“Visitors to Parliament Hill
usually come to take in the sights and the sounds, and yesterday was no
exception,” reported Jean Levac in The Ottawa Citizen the following day.
“Only this time they got more than they bargained for.”
Throughout the day, Kryskow
led the crowds in targeted prayer, addressing and praying for some specific
“Battle Points” of particular importance in Canada right now. These include
legislation introduced in June to raise the age of sexual consent from 14 to
16, a private member’s bill to make abortion illegal after twenty weeks, and
for revisiting the legal definition of marriage.
Near the end of the day-long
prayer session the entire crowd was challenged to stand to their feet and
corporately recite a commitment to sexual purity and to uphold the values of
life and marriage as God has defined them.
It was a powerful
demonstration, and afterwards Kryskow challenged the crowds to not be
hypocritical but to live their lives in such a manner that would reinforce
the things they were praying for that day.
Kryskow also reminded those
gathered that the battle would not be won in a single day, and urged
Christians to be a people of influence in their careers and communities and
to take a stand on these very important issues by arranging meetings with
their MP’s, voting and interacting with the media. The CRY 2 Him day of
prayer ended with a worship concert and people left with a spirit of joy and
anticipation for what is to come.
For more info and videos of
this event visit
www.4mycanada.ca .
