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A PSALM 50:5
MOVEMENT
MOVEMENT
As Ekballo, we dream in the size of continents as we carry as our watchword— “the evangelization of the world in our generation.” We mobilize people to this end; stirring people to go to the mission field, and most importantly to pray the command from Matthew 9:38— “Lord of the harvest, thrust forth laborers into Your harvest field!”
When God wants to do something extraordinary in a nation, He takes ordinary men and women He sets them apart and He sets them on fire.
Lou Engle is an intercessor for revival, and the visionary co-founder of TheCall, a prayer and fasting movement responsible for gathering hundreds of thousands around the globe. He has been involved in church planting, establishing prayer movements and strategic houses of prayer.
David and Audry are the Directors of Contend, and served for a decade under Lou Engle and TheCall. For the past decade, they have dedicated their lives to mobilizing prayer movements, and training young leaders. Their hearts are to see revival, reformation and missions in their generation.
Allen Hood served as the Associate Director of the IHOPKC Mission Base and as the President of IHOPU. In January 2019, Allen founded the Excellencies of Christ Ministries, which exists to proclaim the excellencies of Christ to the ends of the earth and to disciple the body of Christ.
Matt Lockett is the Executive Director of the JHOP DC located right on Capitol Hill in Washington, and also oversees Bound4LIFE International. His passion is to help father a young, consecrated generation that will usher justice into the earth. Matt travels and speaks on the topics of prayer, fasting and governmental intercession.
Will Ford III is the Director of the Marketplace Leadership Major at Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, TX and is the founder of Hilkiah Ministries. Many know him internationally, however, for his family heirloom passed down through history, and its connection to slavery and prayer for freedom. Dehavilland Ford serves as the primary visionary, with her husband Will, of The 818 The Sign Movement, which is committed to seeing revival and reformation sweep through the inner cities and all of America.
Benjamin Nolot is an American filmmaker and the CEO and founder of Exodus Cry, a faith-based social activist group focused on the issue of human trafficking. He was previously part of the International House of Prayer (IHOP) ministry.
Thai is part of the leadership team of the IHOPKC, and serves as the national director of Luke18 Project. He is committed to calling a generation to wholehearted love, allegiance, and pursuit of Jesus. Thai has pioneered & led campus ministries for 20 years, and serves on the leadership team of the Collegiate Day of Prayer.
Todd McDowell is the director of Caleb Global, a prayer-centered community called to honor Israel and empower leaders to transform nations. Their vision is to ignite revival in Israel, the Middle East, and the nations through equipping believers, sharing the gospel, serving the poor, and partnering with indigenous believers.
Ben Atkinson is the founder of Holy Clubs, a ministry to strengthen and build up the body of Christ. After years at IHOPKC, he planted a prayer room in Richmond, VA and is now leading prayer movements in Raleigh, North Carolina.
