Come and see "The Invocation" a feature documentary dealing with the interrelationships between connectivity, faith, unity, human rights and peace education. The film is an invitation to elevate our school of thinking and change our code of acting and relating with one another. The Invocation showcases the lamplight of the human desire for peace and tranquility, proving that it burns all across the world, no matter what circumstance, ethnicity, faith or nationality.

The producers of the film traveled throughout the planet to interview the world’s most influential Human Rights activists, Peace Educators, Spiritual Leaders, Scientists, Historians, Politicians, Philosophers and Entertainers, including The Dalia Lama, Mark Wahlberg, Malcolm McDowell, Oliver Stone, Stewart Copeland, Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu, Karen Armstrong and the leaders of the faith communities that reside in the Middle East. Through a combination of very powerful visuals and inspiring music, The Invocation inspires us to go beyond our differences and embark on a quest through time and space, through the body and soul of all of the people on the planet. The Invocation demonstrates how fear, greed, triumphalism and intolerance are destroying the planet we all share and challenges us to ponder the relative nature of what we have been educated to know, what we think

Situated well off the beaten path, in the heart of the American Colony neighborhood of East Jerusalem, set behind the gated walls of a a 120 year old building lies the home of  the new Prayer House. Baptists have owned the building for the past 40 years. It has served as a university student ministry center, a New Testament Study Center, a YWAM base and various other ministries.

The setting is quite unique and its location is indicative of its mission of peace and co-existence. The north and south sides of the building are bordered by two schools (a Christian ARab school on one side and a Moslem school on the other). To the west, there is a view of the adjacent ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim.  Inside the large two story home are several rooms available for prepare. On the main floor is the Prayer Chapel, offering a beautiful space for group worship and study. The central focus of the chapel is the 4.4 meter X 3.8 meter HARVEST FIELD mural. The mural features the "Seven Species" of Deuteronomy 8:8 and the words of Jesus in Matthew 9:37-38 "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." with hand painted frescos on the walls.

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