This journey was conceived and led by James Nesbit of Prepare the Way Ministries. James had perceived the darkness over the Great Lakes fueled in part by demonic strongholds associated with water spirits. With the approval and blessing of the Global Apostolic Prayer Network, he set out to pray for the region with a ten person traveling team supported by a base camp in Marion Illinois.

The team prayed at the following locations:

Lake Michigan

Wilmette Illinois, Gillson Park - The Chicago Marathon kept us from starting in Chicago. This is where the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal connects with Lake Michigan.

Zion Illinois - We met here with 25 local intercessors. This is the town founded on Christ developed by John Alexander Dowie.

Milwaukee Wisconsin, Veteran’s Park - Interceded for the city of Milwaukee and for Lake Michigan

Lakeshore Brewery - Prayed against water spirits associated with addiction

Potawatomie Casino - Prayed against greed and addiction

Manitowoc Wisconsin - This was an unscheduled stop - prayed here because Manitowoc means “spirit land” which is appropriate because of breweries

Green Bay Wisconsin. Fox River mouth - Prayed here for the spiritual purification of Lake Michigan

Oneida Reservation - Prayed for salvations and breakthrough

Lambeau Field (home of the Green Bay Packers football team) - Prayed at the Oneida Gate to the stadium

Lake Superior

Duluth Minnesota, Lake Superior Maritime Visitor Center - Prayed and worshipped on Federal property

Superior, Wisconsin, Harbor View Park - Prayed with intercessory leaders here

Superior Wisconsin Oil of Joy Fellowship - This was a place where we discerned intercessors from Duluth needed to come and bless Superior

Apostle Islands Wisconsin - Unscheduled stop, but praying here fulfilled a word from Chuck Pierce that intercessors from Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan needed to come here and pray to release the awakening north wind and God’s apostolic government

Bad River Reservation Wisconsin - Prayed and blessed the people of the reservation

Marquette Michigan, Lighthouse - Met and prayed with local pastor and wife at the lighthouse

Munising Michigan - Communion and prayers for Lake Superior

Sault Ste Marie Michigan, Chippewa County Courthouse - Met and prayed for the governmental structures here,

Anishinabek Burial Ground - Along the canal, prayed to dismantle old gates and establish new ones

St Mary’s River Canal Park - Prayed and received communion

Sault Ste Marie Ontario - Worshipped and received communion

Lake Huron

Mackinaw Bridge, Upper Peninsula - Prayed for the unity of the two peninsulas, two swans swimming multiplied to 3 then 5 then 7

Mackinaw Bridge, Lower Peninsula - Prayed to purify Lake Huron

Bay City Michigan, Sunset Shores on the Saginaw River and Bay - Prayed with other intercessors across from a power plant

Detroit Michigan, Riverside Park on the Detroit River - Prayed along the river at the site of two boulders for mercy and truth and for apostolic government

Dearborn Michigan, City Hall - Prayed to change the city atmosphere

Port Huron Michigan - Experienced intense wind and rain

Sarnia, Ontario - prayed for the United States and Canada during our prayer time

Lake Ontario

Toronto Ontario, Lake Ontario - Prayed for an open heaven

Kingston Ontario, MacDonald Memorial Park - Worked near the lake and on a very cloudy night the clouds cleared in a circle of about one mile radius above our worship

St Lawrence Seaway, Gananoque, Ontario - High winds caused frogs to be expelled from the water and die on the land

Intersection of Oswego and Erie Canals - Water flowed in the opposite direction it appeared to flow

Niagara Falls, Rainbow House of Prayer - Worship and fellowship with the team - provided by this ministry of the End Time Handmaidens and Servants

Niagara Falls, Three Sisters Islands Bridge - This was a very strategic place where the oil of intercession became fire over the waters through our prayers

Niagara Falls, Ontario - We had a time of distrust and disunity among the team which led to a time of talking out and repentance and strengthening

Welland, Ontario, Welland Canal - This is a shipping lane that bypasses Niagara Falls and thus was also an important place of intercession

Niagara Falls was perceived to be a place of power in North America, the place of “the neck which turns the head of our nation”

Lake Erie

Buffalo New York, LaSalle Park - The water was churned up from the storm over the past several days. However, we felt that this time and place represented peace and victory.

Erie Pennsylvania, Presque Isle State Park - This was a time of rejoicing and beautiful weather and giving thanks

Cleveland Ohio, Edgewater Park - Again, this was a time of tranquility as we met and prayed with a pastor couple here

Toledo Ohio, Maumee Bay State Park - This was a place of pollution and there were multiple power plants here. We also found a large Indian mound where we planted a stake.

Gary Indiana, Marquette Park Beach - With Indiana intercessors, a word was released from a dream about underground fault lines and we prayed for the correction of these fault lines. At the end of our prayers the clouds were aligned in the shape of a cross

Chicago Illinois, Chicago River - The Chicago River is extended here by the Sanitary and Ship Canal which allows the Mississippi River system to connect with the Great Lakes. We blessed the city of Chicago and the connection with the rest of the country.

Chicago Illinois, Grant Park, Buckingham Fountain - The entire fountain is designed to represent all of Lake Michigan, with sea serpents, etc. This was a perfect place to represent our prayer initiative to cleanse the lakes from the demonic structures that had been in place.