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Introduction
The Malaysian Youth Prayer Gathering otherwise known as MYPG is a national-level prayer gathering held once every 6-12 months. It is an event organized, led and coordinated totally by Christian youth. The purpose of MYPG is to gather Christian young people to first and foremost pray for the nation of Malaysia as well as the nations of the world. It is also to equip the youths for full-time calling, with intention to reach out to lives with the Gospel, especially in areas where the Gospel is not preached.

The first ever gathering was held on the 19th of July 2008 in the town of Kluang, Johore, Malaysia.

The second gathering was held on the 2nd and 3rd of January 2009 in the city of Kuantan, Pahang.

The third is scheduled to be held on the 4th of June 2009 in Alor Setar, the capital of Kedah.

Brief History
MYPG started with a group of 10 youths from the town of Kluang, praying consistently for 6 months. During these 6 months, the structure and the concept of the Malaysian Youth Prayer Gathering was formed. In May 2008, the idea was implemented through a 10 week preparation for a national-level youth prayer gathering to be held for the first time ever in Malaysia.

MYPG 1 - Kluang, Johore
The 1st ever MYPG was held in the heart of Kluang in the Prime Hotel on 19th July 2008. It ran for 12 hours, starting at 8 in the morning till 8 in the night. The itinerary included worship, sharing, praying for the nation of Malaysia, praying over various issues such as corruption, poverty, immorality, transformation and revival. More than 200 people were present for this prayer gathering including youths from all over Malaysia, pastors and church leaders from various denominations such as Presbyterians, Methodist, Assemblies of God and other minority denominations. Pastor Kenneth Chin who is the senior pastor of Acts Church gave the message based on Amos 2,3.

MYPG 2 - Kuantan, Pahang
The 2nd MYPG started out as a mini Malaysian Youth Prayer Gathering which had an estimated number of 60-80 attendees. However, on 2nd of January 2009, more than 200 people turned up for the prayer gathering which has held in Kuantan Wesley Methodist Church thus changing its title from mini to a full-blown national level prayer gathering. MYPG 2 was run over a course of 2 days which were 2nd and 3rd of January.The night session was from 6.30pm to 10pm and the morning session on 3rd January was from 8am to 5.30pm. Pastor Kenneth Chin was again the speaker, this time speaking on obedience.