PZ Operation Jericho

Operation Jericho - Zumbrota

Overview

Operation Jericho was a 7-day community-wide prayer initiative in Zumbrota that concluded on November 28th, 2014, the day after Thanksgiving (Black Friday). The Operation Jericho in Zumbrota was the first Frontline Initiative done under FreedomOne and ended up creating the momentum that led to the formation of PRAY Zumbrota in April 2015.

The Operation Jericho in Zumbrota was birthed out of a prayer group led by Jeff Bremer. Other members of the prayer group included Pat & Joanne Cluth, Julie Bremer, Wendy Bremer, and Dale & Margo Bremer. The underlying mission of Operation Jericho was to break the spiritual strongholds over Zumbrota that were holding back freedom, restoration, hope, revival, transformation and unity from taking place in the city and surrounding area. For a more detailed account of what inspired Operation Jericho listen to the background testimony by Jeff Bremer.

Several gathered together in the six evenings leading up to Operation Jericho many gathered in the Covered Bridge to pray for Zumbrota. On Black Friday around 100 people gathered below the Covered Bridge to pray, worship and listen to speakers to prepare everyone's heart and set the tone for what would follow. With hearts prepared, some set out on a 2-mile prayer walk around either the east or west side of the city, and others headed out on a 30-mile prayer drive around the east or west outskirts of Zumbrota. After completing the prayer walk/drive everyone gathered at Our Saviors Church and boarded a trailer which was pulled down Main Street back to Covered Bridge Park. While enroute via a police escort down Main Street, everyone united in worship to the song "We Exalt The". Once arriving back at Covered Bridge Park, everyone came together for a final prayer, climaxing with the blowing of 7 trumpets and a triumphant united shout for the Lord to move in Zumbrota.

Interesting Facts

Over the six evenings of prayer leading up to Operation Jericho over 25 different people came all bundled up, braving the frigid temperatures and wind.
Thanksgiving night, the night before Operation Jericho, was one of the coldest Thanksgiving nights on record.
Zumbrota received around 3 inches of fresh snow the night before Operation Jericho.
A bus load from a Hispanic church in St. Paul came down and participated in Operation Jericho and joined around a dozen other car loads of people making the 30-mile drive around the east or west side of Zumbrota.
As everyone was worshiping and praying, the dark clouds surrounding Zumbrota opened up to blue sky directly overhead while it was dark all around.
The Zumbrota police gave a police escort to around 100 people worshipping on a trailer being pulled down Main Street.
About 85% of those that participated in Operation Jericho actually came from outside of Zumbrota as well as outside of Minnesota. Several people traveled over 2 hours. There were people from 20 different cities represented at Operation Jericho:

Blain, MN
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chaska, MN
Dennison, MN
Dundas, MN

Grantsburg, WI
Mazeppa, MN
Minneapolis, MN
New Brighton, MN
Northfield, MN

Lakeville, MN
Pine Island, MN
Rochester, MN
St. Anthony, MN
St. Cloud, MN

St. Paul, MN
Tampa, FL
Woodbury, MN
Wanamingo, MN
Zumbrota, MN

When asked what drew everyone from outside Zumbrota to come, most shared they heard about it from a friend on Facebook and felt that the Lord was calling them to go as God is wanting do something in Zumbrota.
As soon as Operation Jericho concluded, freezing rain immediately began to fall.