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"I've seen God take my prayers and those of like-minded women and answer them beyond anything we could have hoped for or imagined," she says, still amazed at how much has occurred by simply praying.

No longer does Tami put the Bible at the foot of their bed as a reminder. Dan's faith is flourishing. Each morning before leaving for work, Dan reads his Bible for direction, wisdom, and strength for his day. And Tami watches in awe from the sidelines!

As Tami and her group of women continued to meet, word began to spread throughout the region, and even country, about their Wives in Prayer group.

So what exactly do these wives do?

Each meeting lasts one hour, and includes four elements:

1. Worship. The women open with three praise songs to help them focus on Christ and a specific attribute of his character, such as "Counselor."

2. Confession. They ask God to forgive them for any sin that would hinder them from having their prayers answered. The women realize God needs to work in their lives before he can be free to work in their husbands' lives.

3. Thanksgiving. They thank God for answered prayer and for what he continues to do in their husbands' lives.

4. Intercession. They pray Scripture for their husbands with a particular focus, such as growing strong in their faith.

"In John 15:7, Jesus tells us that if we remain in him and his words remain in us, we will receive what we ask for," says Tami. "Praying Scripture aligns our prayers with what God desires for our husbands and for our marriages. We insert our husband's name in the verse and pray it back to God. This makes our prayers more personal and powerful."

For example, using Jeremiah 29:11 as the basis for a prayer, Tami might say: "God, I pray that you would bless Dan and prosper him. I thank you that the plans you have for my husband are for good, not for evil, to give him hope and a future."

Finally, the women pray in their own words for a specific need for their husbands. These requests stay within the group. They might include prayers for safety while traveling, guidance and help in meeting a deadline at work, or strength and wisdom for decisions regarding aging parents.

Why not just pray on your own? "This group is really about experiencing the power of agreement prayer, which Jesus talks about in Matthew 18:20 when he says, 'Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them,'" says Tami. "A woman isn't praying for her husband on her own, but in a group with other like-minded wives."

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