THE PASTOR LEADING PRAYER FOR REVIVAL ACROSS THE NATIONS

that cleaning the church was a training ground for me. I was given the keys to the church and personally saw that as an act of trust.

ADF: You are passionate about praying for the nation and have dedicated your Tuesday prayer meetings to that. Could you share on the importance of us being gatekeepers for our nations?

RDBK: It’s very important. Psalm 65:4 says, “Blessed is the man the Lord chooses and causes to approach you, that he may dwell in your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, of your holy temple.” A lot of people go to prayer meetings to pray for their needs but, as a gatekeeper, you must know what you are watching for. The local church will meet personal prayer needs but when we gather to intercede, the focus should be the nations.

ADF: It’s obvious there is a spiritual wakening in this nation. What do you think God is up to?

RDBK: I believe that the spirit of conviction is falling on Great Britain. He is purging the church. People are talking about revival, but I believe that we are in revival. People are repenting and crying for change. I believe that Europe is poised for a move of God, and we are going to see people leave the streets and go into the church. This is why we need to contend for places of prayer. Sadly, the enemy is also making sure there are no real authentic mangers where the supernatural can be birthed. God is after birthing places — not organisations and structures that He no longer lives in.

ADF: In line with your heart for revival, God led you to birth ‘The Cry’ – based on Isaiah 58:1. What is the vision behind ‘The Cry’?

RDBK: When you read the Bible, you see the word ‘cry’ — the children of Israel cried out; the woman cried out; “Son of David, save me!” That’s a cry. A cry is desperation from within the soul when you really want things to change. The Holy Spirit pulled me aside one day and said: “Cry out and spare not. Cry out for a generation to know their identity in Christ.”

ADF: In 2024 you are going to the Royal Albert Hall for ‘The Cry’. What can we expect from next year’s event?

RDBK: It’s going to be a very simple yet prophetic Harp & Bowl gathering, with a few worship leaders and people leading us in prayer to cry out on behalf of the land.

ADF: Many may not know that you are a fashion designer. You design all your outfits and have a clothing line called

Label Fifty-Three. Can you tell us about it?

RDBK: It started when I couldn’t find the right clothes to wear. One day, I heard the Holy Spirit say: “Why don’t you design your own?” I started drawing designs and the rest is history. The designs have been out for about seven years and are stocked in the major stores. They buy the designs and rebrand them for sale.

ADF: Wow, seven years! That means you move discreetly and make major moves in silence. Let’s move on to your media work. I recently stumbled upon ‘Truthvine Stories’ on YouTube and actually thought it was a TV mini-series. I’d love you to touch on the importance of media in propagating the Gospel in this dispensation and share about how you entered the world of media.

RDBK: It’s very important in this time because the media often dictate how we think and act. I wasn’t trained in media, however in 2002 the Holy Spirit asked me to do a show called ‘Talk God’. At the time I was at Ealing Christian Centre and approached the pastor to ask for a studio. He allowed me to use his front room. I trashed his whole house and converted it into a studio [laughs]! I invited a lady from GOD TV to produce the show, but nothing came of it for about two years. I invested my life savings into the show, yet no one wanted it. Two years later I sent the videos to Revelation TV and got a call from the owners. God had asked them to give me a free show on their network: ‘Talk God with Betty King’. Years later God granted me favour with GOD TV, then BBC1 for ‘The Big Questions’

ADF: I think ambidextrous would be a great word to describe you [laughs]! I’m curious to know what’s next for Rev Dr Betty King.

RDBK: To continue to be an intercessor. It’s from the place of intercession and intimacy that God gives His dreams. I want to keep praying and I know that God will put His desires in my heart.