A global call to prayer and fasting

One Church, One Cry40 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Together Before God: A Global Call to Prayer and Fasting

  • Free participation

Join pastors, church leaders, and congregations in a shared season of seeking God. Prepare through biblical teachings, practical guidance, and testimonies as we pray for unity, spiritual renewal, wisdom, and provision to advance His Kingdom.

Organized by Pastors Francisco Gomez, Rene Castillo Picazo, Armando Aristizabal and Juan Carlos Garfias

Teaching series · Coming soon

Prepare Your Heart. Deepen Your Understanding. Pray With Purpose.

A teaching series on the biblical foundations and practical realities of fasting is coming soon. Subscribe to receive new teachings and fasting training as they are released.

The series draws on our ministry’s experience of more than 700 days of fasting, gathered across many seasons of prayer — lessons learned together, shared to help you prepare well.

What subscribers receive

  • Biblical teachings on why and how Christians fast
  • Practical preparation for your fast and your daily routine
  • Testimonies and lessons from our experience
  • Training for pastors and leaders guiding a congregation
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Teaching library

Teachings will appear here as they are released. Each one is marked “Coming soon” until it is ready; subscribe to be told when new teachings are published.

Biblical foundations11 teachings
  1. Why Do Christians Fast? The Biblical Purpose of Fasting

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  2. More Than Missing a Meal: What Makes Fasting Spiritual?

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  3. The Fast God Desires: Lessons From Isaiah 58

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  4. Why Fast Together? The Power of a Shared Call to Prayer

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  5. Before We Ask for Breakthrough: Preparing Our Hearts

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  6. Fasting for Wisdom: Seeking God Before Major Decisions

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  7. Praying for Provision to Advance God's Kingdom

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  8. Can Fasting Help Churches Walk in Unity?

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  9. When Answers Take Time: Remaining Faithful During a Fast

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  10. How to Lead Your Congregation Through a Season of Fasting

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  11. After the Fast: Turning Prayer Into Faithful Action

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Preparing for your fast7 teachings
  1. How to Prepare for a Fast Before You Begin

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  2. Fasting With a Plan: Preparing Your Heart and Your Daily Routine

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  3. How to Make Time for Prayer During a Busy Day

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  4. What to Do During the Time You Would Normally Eat

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  5. How to Stay Focused on God Throughout Your Fast

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  6. Fasting While Working: Finding a Sustainable Rhythm

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  7. How to Prepare Your Household for a Season of Fasting

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Overcoming common challenges8 teachings
  1. The Biggest Challenges of Fasting—and How to Prepare for Them

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  2. When You Feel Like Giving Up: Finding Encouragement During Your Fast

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  3. What If I Break My Fast? Responding With Grace and Wisdom

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  4. Overcoming Distractions During Prayer and Fasting

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  5. Fasting Without Comparing Yourself to Others

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  6. When Your Family Is Not Fasting With You

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  7. How to Avoid Turning Your Fast Into a Religious Performance

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  8. When the Answer Has Not Come: Trusting God Beyond the Fast

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Understanding different types of fasting7 teachings
  1. Different Types of Biblical Fasting: What Scripture Actually Describes

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  2. Partial Fasting: Understanding Its Purpose and Practice

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  3. The Daniel Fast: What the Bible Says—and What We Practice Today

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  4. Fasting for Certain Hours: Building a Meaningful Prayer Rhythm

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  5. Personal Fasting and Corporate Fasting: How Are They Different?

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  6. Does Giving Up Social Media Count as Fasting? Understanding the Difference

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  7. Why Biblical Examples of Fasting Are Not All Instructions for Everyone

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Choosing how to participate8 teachings
  1. How Should I Participate in Our Next 40 Days of Prayer and Fasting?

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  2. One Shared Purpose, Different Ways to Participate

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  3. Does Everyone Need to Follow the Same Fast?

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  4. Forty Days Together: Understanding What You Are Committing To

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  5. Choosing Your Participation With Prayer, Wisdom, and Appropriate Guidance

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  6. Can I Join the Prayer Gathering If I Cannot Fast From Food?

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  7. How to Lead a Congregational Fast Without Pressuring People

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  8. Preparing Your Personal Prayer Plan for January 2

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Lessons and testimonies from our experience6 teachings
  1. What We Have Learned Through More Than 700 Days of Fasting

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  2. What We Wish We Had Known Before Our First Fast

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  3. Mistakes We Have Made During Fasting—and What We Learned

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  4. What Has Helped Us Remain Consistent in Prayer and Fasting

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  5. How Fasting Has Shaped Our Ministry: Lessons and Testimonies

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  6. What We Do Differently Now When Preparing for a Fast

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January 2 – February 10, 2027

Join the Fast

Forty days, from January 2 through February 10, 2027, when pastors, church leaders, and congregations around the world seek God together. Participation is free.

What we will pray for together

  • Unity among churches and believers
  • Spiritual renewal and breakthrough in congregations
  • A deeper understanding of His Word
  • Wisdom for leaders, families, and churches
  • Provision of the resources needed to advance His Kingdom

These are shared prayer objectives. We seek God together and trust Him with the answers; no particular result is promised.

What participation means

This is a 40-day season of prayer with appropriate individual participation in fasting. It is not a requirement to abstain continuously from food or water for 40 days. People who cannot fast from food are welcome to join in prayer.

A note on your health

Before changing what you eat, seek appropriate medical guidance — especially if you have a medical condition, take medication, are pregnant or nursing, or have a history of eating disorders.

Your church remains your church

Congregations take part as they are. Every church retains its own leadership, identity, and decisions about how to participate.

Meeting details

Prayer meeting times and other gathering details have not been announced yet. Registered participants will receive them as soon as they are confirmed.

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Organizing pastors

This call to prayer and fasting is organized by:

Frequently asked questions

Is participation free?

Yes. Joining the fast, subscribing to the teachings, and receiving updates are all free.

Can I subscribe before teachings are released?

Yes. Subscribe now and you will receive new teachings and fasting training as they are published. Until then, the library on this page shows what is coming.

Can I receive updates by email or text?

Yes. Choose email, text messages, or both when you register. For text messages, include your country code. Message and data rates may apply.

Can I participate with my congregation?

Yes. When you join the fast, choose “With a congregation.” Your church keeps its own leadership and identity and decides freely how its members take part — no one should feel pressured.

Do all participants follow the same type of fast?

No. Each person chooses an appropriate way to participate — with prayer, wisdom, and suitable guidance. Some fast certain meals or hours, some keep a partial fast, and some join in prayer without fasting from food. The teaching series explains the biblical background.

Can I participate through prayer if I cannot fast from food?

Yes. Prayer is the heart of these 40 days, and everyone who cannot fast from food is welcome to join in prayer.

When will meeting details be announced?

Meeting times and other gathering details will be shared with registered participants, and on this page, once they are confirmed. They have not been set yet.

How can I unsubscribe?

At any time. After you register you receive a personal link to leave the teachings, the fast, or both. Our emails include an unsubscribe link, and you can reply STOP to any text message. You can also contact us.

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Seek God with us

Whether you lead a congregation or are simply ready to pray, you are welcome. Subscribe to the teachings, join the fast, or do both.

January 2 – February 10, 2027 · Free participation