HISTORY OF THE MINISTRY

The Ministry 24 Hours Before the Lord arose in the heart of God for these end times, to prepare the church of the Lord for the rapture.

History in the NT: The birth of the Church of the Lord was announced to the world with the glorious coming of the Holy Spirit in the upper room, in Jerusalem, on the day of Pentecost. The disciples first prayed day and night, for 7 days (Acts 1:14). Soon after, all those who were there were filled with power from on high, and, speaking in other tongues, they announced the mighty deeds of God (Acts 2:11). When the crowd was drawn to them, because of the worship, the Word was preached (Acts 2) by Peter and 3,000 people were converted by his anointed message.
Now, 2000 years later, the Holy Spirit is breathing over his church in the same way, leading us to pray, to worship and to preach to the lost the Gospel of Salvation.

History of the Ministry: In a revival meeting in Lagoinha Baptist Church, in the decade of the 70s, preacher João Carlos Marques, got down from the pulpit, came up to where Dr. Paulo Cintra was seated with his wife and told him: “The Lord is revealing to me that he has a great work for your life”. The couple guarded this word in their hearts.
In 1975, God brought to their house a sister from the Assemblies of God Church in São Paulo who, with the Bible in her hands, brought them a triple prophetic word that came true, literally. On that occasion, the Lord said that they were both going to work together in His work.
In the course of time, they actually worked together in their respective professions as a doctor and a surgical-dentist.  However, what the Lord had reserved for them was much more than they could imagine. In 2001 they joined the ministry team of pastors and workers of Lagoinha Baptist Church, and in 2002, a year marked by a fast of every type of meat, coffee, of television and the reading of magazines and secular newspapers, God placed in their hearts the ministry “Gideons 24 Hours Before the Lord”.
On the 01/01/03, after they had received a telephone call from pastor Márcio Valadão summoning them, as well as the other pastors, for uninterrupted prayer, the whole strategy for the ministry “Gideons of Prayer” came in to the heart of Pr. Paulo, as in a film before his eyes. It would be an army formed by intercessors to be in readiness, praying unceasingly, day and night, 24 hours a day, in all the churches of the Lord spread throughout the world.
He shared the vision of this great ministry with pastor Márcio Valadão and, with his approval and a great deal of happiness, on 31/03/03 the first 300 “Gideons” were consecrated to the ministry of intercession on behalf of the Church, the Nation and the whole world, in seven related areas.
After four years of uninterrupted prayer, counting on an average of forty Gideons praying per hour, in diverse churches of Brazil and the world, God brought into existence Worship 24 Hours a day. On 07/07/07 the first Gideons of Worship were raised up, whose tower was prepared with loving care and under the revelation of the Lord.

The Ministry “Gideons 24 Hours Before the Lord” arose in the heart of God, to prepare the Church in holiness for the return of the Lord Jesus. Soon after the strategy of prayer, the Lord brought the project of Worship 24 Hours a day and also the Preaching of the Word 24 Hours a day.
The motto to be followed by these armies of warriors is “Holiness unto the Lord”. And, for the performing of this role of soldiers and brave priests of the Most High God, the order is: “The fire will burn continually on the altar. It will not go out”. (Lev. 6:13)

In this way, the ministry is composed of three pillars: prayer, worship and the preaching of the Word (or evangelism).
The three pillars are prepared to combat the forces of darkness in the same way as Gideon, the judge of Israel (Judges 7:16-22), he divided his three hundred men of war into three companies of a hundred, and defeated the Midianites that devastated the nation. These pillars are designated: “Gideons of Prayer”, “Gideons of Worship” and “Gideons of the Preaching of the Word”. Three great groups working 24 hours a day to fulfil the will of the Lord on the Earth. So that his people are ready, living in holiness, vigilantly awaiting for the Lord’s return.