Launching 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for the Unborn This Wednesday 14 January
Each January, the Canberra Declaration, in conjunction with Love Australia, set aside the beginning of the year to pray and fast for the greatest of human tragedies: abortion. This year is no different.
Around 90,000 Australian babies lose their lives to abortion each year. God tells us that he hates “hands that shed innocent blood” (Proverbs 6:17). The Church must not remain silent about this great moral evil.
From Sunday, 18 January to Saturday, 7 February, the Canberra Declaration will call for 21 days of prayer and fasting for life (the unborn).
To prepare for and launch this important time of intercession, we will hold a Zoom prayer meeting with several special guests tomorrow (Wednesday, 14 January) at 8 pm (AEDT). Watch below as I (Warwick) invite you to tomorrow’s official launch.
Official Launch with Special Guests
We are thrilled to announce that we will hear from the following special guests (plus others) tomorrow night.
Michelle Pearse has been the CEO of the Australian Christian Lobby since 2023.
A life-long advocate for the unborn, Jodi Pickard is the Director of Love Australia and Love Adelaide.
Matthew Cliff is the CEO of Cherish Life Queensland, an organisation upholding the sanctity of life and the right to life since 1970.
Working alongside Jodie, Ann Browne is the Prayer Coordinator for Love Australia/Love Adelaide, and plays a key role in this 21-day prayer and fasting campaign.
Dave Pellowe is the founder of Church and State Conference, as well as Church and State News (previously the Good Sauce).
Juliet Ballinger is the President of Pregnancy Help Australia, a helpline dedicated to compassionate and confidential care for those facing an unplanned pregnancy.
Leonie Robson is a pastor, worship leader and songwriter, residing on NSW’s Central Coast.
Michelle Oates is a passionate pro-life liaison within the Christian pro-life community, and a long-time friend of the Canberra Declaration.
As you can see, you won’t want to miss hearing from these passionate life leaders plus others on Wednesday night.
INVITE: Official Launch of 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for Life 2026
DATE: Wednesday, 14 January 2026
TIME: 8 pm AEDT; 7:30 pm SA; 7 pm QLD; 6:30 pm NT; 5 pm WA
ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/
Receive Daily Prayer Devotionals
To help fuel your prayers during these 21 days, Love Australia and the Canberra Declaration will release a daily devotional each morning.
These devotionals will be published on The Daily Declaration. If you’d like to receive a link to each devotion in your email inbox, there’s a very simple way: subscribe to The Daily Declaration’s daily email!
If you haven’t yet signed up to Australia’s largest Christian news site, please do so by clicking the green button below and subscribing to the ‘Daily Digest’ daily email. (Please note, this will sign you up to receive a free daily email with the devotional as well as each day’s news, commentary and other articles — but that’s a bonus!)
Please Share This Information
More information and free resources, including posters and PowerPoint slides, are available on the dedicated 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting for Life webpage here. Please share these downloadable and printable prayer campaign resources with your pastor, church, prayer groups, family and friends. (You will also find a poster at the bottom of this editorial.)
Thank you for standing for the smallest of human beings. Every prayer in this battle is vital.
Yours for life,
Samuel Hartwich and Warwick Marsh
___
Image via Adobe.
Recent Articles:
24 June 2026
4.8 MINS
After scoring the sixth-fastest goal in FIFA's 2026 World Cup, Christian footballer Felix Nmecha dropped to one knee and symbolically laid his crown at the feet of Christ. It's a gesture that captures everything about him: faith first, football second.
24 June 2026
2.9 MINS
If you’re a parent or a grandparent, you probably worry about what your child or grandchild is learning at school. In the first of its kind in Australia, a survey has been launched to measure parent attitudes to Respectful Relationship sessions in schools.
24 June 2026
5.9 MINS
Nation First looks into Keir Starmer’s resignation and why Anthony Albanese should be worried by the same policy failures now haunting Labor at home.
24 June 2026
4.1 MINS
Rupert Lowe has just released The Rape Gang Inquiry Report. Occurring over decades, some 250,000 girls were raped, tortured, and abused, with some even killed. Yet authorities and the media covered up these diabolical crimes in the interests of not being 'racist' and 'Islamophobic'.
24 June 2026
9.8 MINS
Starmer’s reign was characterised by periods of unrest and violence, massive scandals and a two-tiered justice system that targeted Brits while giving special treatment to Muslim immigrants. The Rape Gang Report alleges Starmer allowed 13,000 Muslim rapists go with letters of warning, while Brits who spoke up against the injustice were penalised.
23 June 2026
5.4 MINS
Gabbard released 1,600 pages of declassified documents on her final day in office revealing how the intelligence community built a protective structure around Fauci and defended it in the name of national security.
23 June 2026
4 MINS
Christian, captain and soccer legend Lionel “Leo” Messi is giving all the glory to God as he makes FIFA 2026 World Cup headlines. The Argentinian is widely respected for his integrity, humility and the way he carries himself on and off the pitch.
