Thanks for visiting our site! We’re excited to share our story with you.
We have been full time missionaries at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City since 2005. Before joining staff at IHOP-KC went to school at Houghton College in Houghton, New York where we pioneered and led nightly prayer meetings on campus for four years. Over those years we were able to sustain prayer meetings with full worship teams every Monday-Friday with an total average of 100 students attending throughout each week. And the best part, even 8 years later, the prayer meetings are still going on that campus!
During a visit to IHOP-KC the summer before our junior year in college, we felt the Lord call us to commit ourselves to a life of prayer. We knew that all of our life would be impacted by this invitation, so we took it seriously. Praying nightly while we were in college was one thing, but actually signing up to do it the rest of our life, that was a whole new level. Finally we decided that after college and marriage we would spend three years at IHOP-KC and then decide from there. As I write this, we’re celebrating the 3rd year anniversary of moving here and I can tell you that we’re not going anywhere else any time soon.
Because of our experiences of working with college students we have a deep heart for young adults. We have a vision to catalyze and raise up nightly prayer meetings on EVERY College and University campus in America. Our heart is to call this generation to the "one thing that is needed" reality that Jesus spoke of in Luke 10:42 and to equip them with the tools to walk out the journey for themselves.
FUN FACTS
Fun Facts!!!
Joseph and Heba met in the trombone section of the Wind Ensemble while they were in college.
Our first date was at the Anchor Bar, the restaurant where Buffalo Wings were invented.
Heba is half Egyptian (hence the name), and half American.
Heba’s full name is "Heba Farid Philip Gindi Hanna Boktor Wissa (Taylor)"
Joseph doesn’t have that many names. His name comes from the middle names of each of his grandfathers; ‘Clyde Joseph’ & ‘Charles Alexander’
Both Joseph and Heba have one older sister, Lisa and Laura.
Lisa married a Korean and lives in Seoul, South Korea with their two children
Laura married an Egyptian and lives in Toronto, Ontario with their two children
WHAT WE DO
We are Intercessory Missionaries at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City. To us that means that above and beyond all of our other commitments we are devoted to lifestyles of Prayer, Holiness, Extravagant Giving for the poor of the earth, and contending for the Prophetic Spirit as the standards for our life. We are dedicated to building up the house of prayer in the cities and nations that God sends us to. We pray 24 hours a week in the Global Prayer Room (www.ihop.org/about) and we spend 24 hours a week giving leadership to the daily operations of the Missions Base.
Heba
Heba is the Head of Small Groups and Pastoral Care for the IHOPU Apostolic Preaching Program (APP)*.
Joseph
Joseph is the manager of the Sacred Trust (Staff Development) Office and on the Prayer Room Leadership Team. He is also one of the men’s small group leaders for the Apostolic Preaching Program at IHOPU*.
*IHOPU is the training wing of the IHOP Missions Base. The Apostolic Preaching Program (APP) is the Leadership Training Track of IHOPU.
What is an Intercessory Missionary?
We are all familiar with missionaries who focus on preaching or mercy deeds (providing food, medical care, etc.). But the Lord is also calling forth a new type of missionary that is essential to completing the Great Commission. The foundational example of this type of missionary is found in Luke 2:36-38:
“Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” (Luke 2:36-38 NKJV)
Anna prayed and fasted night and day in the temple for over sixty years just prior to the First Coming of Jesus. Anna was the first evangelist that we see in the New Testament. The Holy Spirit is raising up those like Anna once again to pray, fast and preach prior to Jesus’ Second Coming. This “Anna Calling” transcends gender and age, where men and women, young and old live as intercessory missionaries laboring for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Intercession and worship is the means that God has chosen to establish His kingdom on the earth. Prayer changes the spiritual atmosphere over cities and nations (Matthew 6:10, Psalm 149). Prayer brings us into agreement with God’s heart, and from that place of full agreement and partnership God’s kingdom breaks in to the earth.
An intercessory missionary is one who has been divinely “set” on a wall of intercession (Isaiah 62:6-7) as one who would give the Lord no rest in prayer until His desires are fully brought forth on the earth. This intercessory mission calling is entirely selfless by definition – it is a giving of oneself wholeheartedly for God’s agenda, with the knowledge that His plan and purpose is far greater than anything man could possibly devise. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Joel 2:17).
Jesus’ desire was that the kingdom and the will of God would be completely manifest on the earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). Jesus won’t do this “in a vacuum”, apart from men and women doing it in partnership with Him. He chose seemingly foolish means to bring this to pass, because He longed to do it in intimate relationship to human beings. Jesus said that His kingdom would not come not by human force or might and not by human intellect or wisdom, but by Godly wisdom – simply by saying back to God in prayer what He told us to tell Him. It is as the church all over the globe and these “set”, full-time watchmen like ourselves ask the Lord persistently and cry out day and night (Luke 11, Luke 18:7-8), He promises to release speedy justice and establish the kingdom of God on the earth.
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6-7 NKJV)
“Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment—This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 149:1-9 NKJV)
““So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”” (Luke 11:9-13 NKJV)
“And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”” (Luke 18:7-8 NKJV)
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”” (Luke 24:49 NKJV)
DAILY LIFE
This is a snapshot of our daily life at IHOP-KC.
4:45am – Alarm went off
Heba: Zzzzzzzz…
Joseph: Hit snooze
4:54am – Alarm went off again
Both: Got up, got ready for the day.
6:00am – Off to Work
All IHOP-KC missionaries spend 24 hours a week in the Global Prayer Room. For the last three years we have chosen to pray at the 6am prayer meetings.
8:00am
Heba: More prayer ‘til 10am
Joseph: Spent 2 hours in the Sacred Trust Office, training new office staff that I had hired.
10:00am
Heba: Met with interns to have them transcribe classes from the IHOPU course curriculum
Both: Drove to IHOPU campus for a practicum class with the 3rd & 4th year APP students. This is one of our favorite times each day, where we get to sow into the lives of the future preachers and teachers of our nation. Today we focused on understanding the Father Heart of God.
2:00pm
Heba: Met with small group leaders/ students to make sure that pastoral care is going smoothly. Scheduled a prayer time with a girl in my small group.
Joseph: Drove back to main campus for more meetings. Today we met about how to streamline the staff application process and training. Fun!
Joseph: Finished the day by following up with some emails.
6:00pm
Dinner time! Another day of ministry complete.
OUR COMMITMENTS
Because we have accepted a leadership role in the Body of Christ we recognize the mandate of the Bible that we would also live by a higher standard. Especially in light of our role in calling young adults to lives of prayer, we want to model a clear and reproducible lifestyle of simplicity and holiness.
We invite you to partner with us in calling the Church to a lifestyle of prayer and fasting, and this nation back to God. With your financial help we are able to give ourselves full time to ministry and reach this generation with the message of the gospel.
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Thanks for visiting our site! We’re excited to share our story with you.
We have been full time missionaries at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City since 2005. Before joining staff at IHOP-KC went to school at Houghton College in Houghton, New York where we pioneered and led nightly prayer meetings on campus for four years. Over those years we were able to sustain prayer meetings with full worship teams every Monday-Friday with an total average of 100 students attending throughout each week. And the best part, even 8 years later, the prayer meetings are still going on that campus!
During a visit to IHOP-KC the summer before our junior year in college, we felt the Lord call us to commit ourselves to a life of prayer. We knew that all of our life would be impacted by this invitation, so we took it seriously. Praying nightly while we were in college was one thing, but actually signing up to do it the rest of our life, that was a whole new level. Finally we decided that after college and marriage we would spend three years at IHOP-KC and then decide from there. As I write this, we’re celebrating the 3rd year anniversary of moving here and I can tell you that we’re not going anywhere else any time soon.
Because of our experiences of working with college students we have a deep heart for young adults. We have a vision to catalyze and raise up nightly prayer meetings on EVERY College and University campus in America. Our heart is to call this generation to the "one thing that is needed" reality that Jesus spoke of in Luke 10:42 and to equip them with the tools to walk out the journey for themselves.
Fun Facts!!!
We are Intercessory Missionaries at the International House of Prayer of Kansas City. To us that means that above and beyond all of our other commitments we are devoted to lifestyles of Prayer, Holiness, Extravagant Giving for the poor of the earth, and contending for the Prophetic Spirit as the standards for our life. We are dedicated to building up the house of prayer in the cities and nations that God sends us to. We pray 24 hours a week in the Global Prayer Room (www.ihop.org/about) and we spend 24 hours a week giving leadership to the daily operations of the Missions Base.
Heba
Heba is the Head of Small Groups and Pastoral Care for the IHOPU Apostolic Preaching Program (APP)*.
Joseph
Joseph is the manager of the Sacred Trust (Staff Development) Office and on the Prayer Room Leadership Team. He is also one of the men’s small group leaders for the Apostolic Preaching Program at IHOPU*.
*IHOPU is the training wing of the IHOP Missions Base. The Apostolic Preaching Program (APP) is the Leadership Training Track of IHOPU.
What is an Intercessory Missionary?
We are all familiar with missionaries who focus on preaching or mercy deeds (providing food, medical care, etc.). But the Lord is also calling forth a new type of missionary that is essential to completing the Great Commission. The foundational example of this type of missionary is found in Luke 2:36-38:
“Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And coming in that instant she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of Him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.” (Luke 2:36-38 NKJV)
Anna prayed and fasted night and day in the temple for over sixty years just prior to the First Coming of Jesus. Anna was the first evangelist that we see in the New Testament. The Holy Spirit is raising up those like Anna once again to pray, fast and preach prior to Jesus’ Second Coming. This “Anna Calling” transcends gender and age, where men and women, young and old live as intercessory missionaries laboring for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Intercession and worship is the means that God has chosen to establish His kingdom on the earth. Prayer changes the spiritual atmosphere over cities and nations (Matthew 6:10, Psalm 149). Prayer brings us into agreement with God’s heart, and from that place of full agreement and partnership God’s kingdom breaks in to the earth.
An intercessory missionary is one who has been divinely “set” on a wall of intercession (Isaiah 62:6-7) as one who would give the Lord no rest in prayer until His desires are fully brought forth on the earth. This intercessory mission calling is entirely selfless by definition – it is a giving of oneself wholeheartedly for God’s agenda, with the knowledge that His plan and purpose is far greater than anything man could possibly devise. (Deuteronomy 6:5, Joel 2:17).
Jesus’ desire was that the kingdom and the will of God would be completely manifest on the earth as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10). Jesus won’t do this “in a vacuum”, apart from men and women doing it in partnership with Him. He chose seemingly foolish means to bring this to pass, because He longed to do it in intimate relationship to human beings. Jesus said that His kingdom would not come not by human force or might and not by human intellect or wisdom, but by Godly wisdom – simply by saying back to God in prayer what He told us to tell Him. It is as the church all over the globe and these “set”, full-time watchmen like ourselves ask the Lord persistently and cry out day and night (Luke 11, Luke 18:7-8), He promises to release speedy justice and establish the kingdom of God on the earth.
“I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; They shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent, And give Him no rest till He establishes And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.” (Isaiah 62:6-7 NKJV)
“Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song, And His praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the Lord takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them the written judgment—This honor have all His saints. Praise the Lord!” (Psalm 149:1-9 NKJV)
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10 NKJV)
““So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish?Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”” (Luke 11:9-13 NKJV)
“And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”” (Luke 18:7-8 NKJV)
“Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high.”” (Luke 24:49 NKJV)
This is a snapshot of our daily life at IHOP-KC.
4:45am – Alarm went off
Heba: Zzzzzzzz…
Joseph: Hit snooze
4:54am – Alarm went off again
Both: Got up, got ready for the day.
6:00am – Off to Work
All IHOP-KC missionaries spend 24 hours a week in the Global Prayer Room. For the last three years we have chosen to pray at the 6am prayer meetings.
8:00am
Heba: More prayer ‘til 10am
Joseph: Spent 2 hours in the Sacred Trust Office, training new office staff that I had hired.
10:00am
Heba: Met with interns to have them transcribe classes from the IHOPU course curriculum
Joseph: Attended 10:00am Intercession prayer meeting
12:00pm
Both: Drove to IHOPU campus for a practicum class with the 3rd & 4th year APP students. This is one of our favorite times each day, where we get to sow into the lives of the future preachers and teachers of our nation. Today we focused on understanding the Father Heart of God.
2:00pm
Heba: Met with small group leaders/ students to make sure that pastoral care is going smoothly. Scheduled a prayer time with a girl in my small group.
Joseph: Drove back to main campus for more meetings. Today we met about how to streamline the staff application process and training. Fun!
4:00pm
Heba: Went home, prepped for dinner
Joseph: Finished the day by following up with some emails.
6:00pm
Dinner time! Another day of ministry complete.
Because we have accepted a leadership role in the Body of Christ we recognize the mandate of the Bible that we would also live by a higher standard. Especially in light of our role in calling young adults to lives of prayer, we want to model a clear and reproducible lifestyle of simplicity and holiness.
More on this soon…
Partner with Us
We invite you to partner with us in calling the Church to a lifestyle of prayer and fasting, and this nation back to God. With your financial help we are able to give ourselves full time to ministry and reach this generation with the message of the gospel.