One of my greatest joys is leading the International House of Prayer University. It is such a privilege to steward the hearts and minds of the generation the Lord has called to prepare the earth for his return. As the days in which we find ourselves grow darker, God is establishing centers of equipping for the future leaders of the body of Christ. IHOPU is in the midst of an astonishing season of growth. The Lord is truly pouring out His favor on our school and blessing us exponentially. As we prepare for the beginning of a new school year, I’d like to share a few recent IHOPU milestones.

On April 10^th our IHOPU students returned from a significant ministry trip. Several months after the initial outpouring of the Spirit here in Kansas City, the Lord began to speak to the IHOPU leadership team about New England. Specifically, we felt an invitation from heaven to target college campuses in that region through forty days of strategic prayer, fasting and ministry. Historically, New England has been the birthplace of the greatest revivals this nation has experienced – the First and Second Great Awakenings. In the beginning of 2010 the Lord spoke to numerous faculty and students with the same message: it is time to ask for a third Great Awakening in this nation and to see revival break out in New England again.

Deliverance and Emotional Healing (Colorado Springs, CO)
I had plans to go out for a friend’s birthday but felt the Holy Spirit leading me to stay home. I turned on the webstream, hoping for good music for my devotional time with the Lord. While the woman who grew up as a pastor’s kid was sharing her story, my heart began to ache as I realized the dryness of my heart and my slavery to performance and the fear of man. I fell on the floor and wept and wept. Tonight, I had an encounter with the Holy Spirit unlike anything I have ever experienced, and I have been commissioned to proclaim the gospel boldly. My heart had been dry for so long, but I was delivered tonight! I have been delivered from the bondage of performance and from the fear of man. I feel as though my heart has been made new.[1]

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We are in a new season – a season of divine disruption. As we near the three-month mark of this outpouring of the Holy Spirit, many of us are no doubt struggling to find a new rhythm of life and wrestling with the question of how we ought to respond to this move of God. On the one hand, our hearts are experiencing greater levels of love, joy and freedom than ever before; on the other hand, our frail frames are struggling to adjust to many new demands. These two conflicting realities can create a dissonance or disillusionment within our own hearts.

The Hood home has dramatically changed since an outpouring of the Holy Spirit began at the university two weeks ago.  Revival meetings are occurring most evenings to midnight and people are coming from all over the world.  Charisma magazine recently completed an article on the outpouring.  I will post it on my website, http://allenhood.com. Below is an article written by Dr. Wes Adams.  Dr. Adams is a Bible scholar and accomplished author, writing on subjects such as revival and city transformation.

Thousands of Christians from across the U.S. have been flocking to Kansas City, Mo., where a Bible college class at the International House of Prayer (IHOP) has sparked nightly revival services.

On November 11, during a 9:00am class of first-year students, led by Allen Hood and Wes Hall at International House of Prayer University (IHOPU), the Spirit moved in their midst with physical healings, deliverance, and a spirit of joy.That class, on November 11, continued for more than 15 hours. The word spread quickly, and nearly 2,000 people spontaneously gathered in the auditorium from all over the Kansas City area, as deliverance and physical healings increased. The meeting continued well past midnight. Recognizing that the Spirit was moving, the leadership of IHOPU canceled all classes for the next few days so that we could gather to receive all that the Spirit wanted to do.

A letter from Mike Bickle and Lou Engle concerning the critical hour in which we live - it is time to encounter God and take action