On September 23, 1857, Jeremiah Lanphier set up a sign in front of the North Dutch Church in New York City to announce a city-wide prayer meeting. Only five men joined him. It wasn’t clear that day, but the prayers of those six men were the beginning of a revival that spread across the United States and eventually became known as the Fulton Street Revival.
In that same way, a group of Christians living in northeast Mississippi began to pray for revival and were deeply convicted of the need for repentance. The seeds of revival were sown through a repentance movement for women, The Whisper Gathering. Started in 2017, spread across the United States and into the Middle East, and continues today.
The first International Day of Repentance was held on September 23, 2023 on the 166th anniversary of the first Fulton Street prayer meeting. Thousands of people around the world joined us with prayer, fasting, and repentance and we began to see God move in powerful ways. We look forward to what God has planned for 2026.
Our theme for 2026 is “The Choice to Obey” and is based on Psalm 119:59-60, “I considered my ways and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I hastened and did not delay to keep Your commandments.” NASB. We must not only consider our ways in light of the ways of God but turn from the sin we recognize and move in God’s direction. This year our focus is that importance of the choice for obedience that must follow repen
Faith Lived Out Loud is the parent organization for the International Day of Repentance and is dedicated to discipleship training through in-depth Bible study and practical lessons in the disciple life.