7-day global fast for Mike Bickle’s ‘heaven-ordained destiny’ sparks protest

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, April 23, 2026

A seven-day global fast planned next month for the “heaven-ordained destiny” of International House of Prayer Kansas City’s disgraced founder, Mike Bickle, who, according to an investigation report, used predatory tactics and spiritual manipulation to sexually abuse at least 17 females, including minors, has sparked a protest.

The protest comes in the form of a dueling “Global Nope Feast” event organized by survivor advocates who oppose his return to ministry.

“For more than 50 years, Mike Bickle has gaslit and preyed on the church. Now it is our turn to say NOPE to the self-aggrandizing comeback of a man who serially sexually abused women and exploited thousands of youth,” wrote organizers of the Global NOPE Feast 2026: Contending for the NON-RETURN of Mike Bickle, set to coincide with the May 1-7 fast for Bickle.

“There is only ONE necessary and designated purpose yet to manifest forth through his life — and it involves a millstone (or the passing of SJR 93, which would allow his survivors to sue him),” they added.

Susan Tuma, a survivor advocate and former IHOPKC staff member, created the event along with fellow survivor advocate Brittany Hart. She told The Christian Post the feast is really a tongue-in-cheek play on the fast meant to serve as an “act of solidarity and protest.”

“It's not a literal feast. We were joking; we were going to push recipes. But it's extremely heavy when these things happen,” Tuma told CP.

She said the Facebook group, which already has about 90 people planning to attend, will also be pushing support for Missouri Senate Joint Resolution 93, or SJR 93, during the fast.

The joint resolution is a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow the state Legislature to enact laws reviving civil claims for alleged child sexual abuse. If it were to become law in Missouri, it would effectively eliminate or extend statutes of limitations, allowing survivors to file lawsuits regardless of when the abuse occurred.

Krista Tatschl Eyler, a reporter with KMBC-TV in Kansas City, shared documents online Sunday showing that a house church called Grandview Fellowship and an email from “The Kansas City friends of Mike Bickle” promoted the global seven-day fast for Bickle’s destiny. Ex-IHOPKC congregants formed the fellowship.

“The last few years have brought a dramatic assault against the prayer movement and specifically Mike Bickle,” the email to Bickle’s friends and supporters said.

“For over 50 years, Mike Bickle has fasted and prayed for the church and for Israel. Now it is our turn to fast and pray for the heaven-ordained destiny of a man whose work on the earth for the sake of Israel is not yet complete. There are yet necessary and confirmed prophetic purposes designated to manifest forth through his life.”

Quoting Ephesians 6:12 and 2 Corinthians 10:4, the group stated that they plan on waging spiritual warfare to tear down the “dark strongholds” opposing Bickle’s destiny.

“We are joining globally on a 7-day fast specifically targeted upon Mike Bickle — to push back the press of darkness and agree with Heaven’s narrative over his life to come forth,” the group said.

Clay Edwards, the brother of former IHOPKC worship leader Misty Edwards, who is listed as a contact for Grandview Fellowship, did not respond to The Christian Post's request for comment on Tuesday.

Gracia Macks, the executive director of The Rise & Reclaim Advocacy Group, comprised of survivors who emerged from the IHOPKC crisis, is also listed as an organizer for the Global NOPE Feast 2026: Contending for the NON-RETURN of Mike Bickle.

She agrees with Tuma that the fast is an attempt to “spiritually sanitize” IHOPKC’s leadership crisis, and said it's her greatest concern.

“Fasting is historically meant to express humility and repentance, not to accelerate public restoration. When religious practices are mobilized in ways that appear to advocate for a return to influence before accountability is taken, survivors receive a very clear message: institutional reputation still outranks human safety,” Macks told CP.

“This is not OK. Survivors matter. Their stories matter. Their continued pain matters. And the fact that IHOPKC has not, in my opinion, properly addressed that pain is inexcusable. Caring for survivors should come long before any discussion about restoration of power even begins.”

While Bickle has remained publicly quiet since his ouster from IHOPKC, Macks said “his family, friends, and closest followers have behaved in ways that have only deepened the pain for survivors.”

“We are not asking for symbolic repentance; we are asking for meaningful accountability that prioritizes safety over status,” said Macks, adding that the IHOPKC founder should be “committing to real accountability that isn’t tied to protecting his platform, reputation, or influence.”

“Making peace with survivors begins with truth-telling that does not minimize harm. If Mike Bickle is truly repentant, then he needs to admit to the harm he has caused and submit himself to the consequences of his actions, which includes permanent disqualification from ministry,” Macks told CP. “He also needs to tell his dedicated followers to ‘stand down.’”

The 68-page report, Investigation of Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer Kansas City, is the result of an investigation conducted by independent sexual abuse investigation firm Firefly and commissioned by Tikkun International, a Messianic Jewish umbrella organization, on Sept. 5, 2024. It paints Bickle as a seductive predator who used his influence, gifts, money, and position as spiritual leader to bend young and vulnerable women to his will.

Among his alleged victims is Deborah Perkins, the first to go public with her account of abuse. She told investigators that Bickle made her read Scripture after their sexual encounters.

“Bickle’s actions in having Deborah Perkins pray Psalm 51 … after sexual encounters were another layer of his manipulation. By invoking a prayer of repentance, he further distorted her understanding of the situation, making her feel complicit in the abuse,” investigators wrote.

The report also highlighted Bickle’s abuse of Tammy Woods, a now 59-year-old mother and grandmother who claims she was groomed and sexually abused by Bickle in the 1980s when she was 14. Perkins, Woods and another interviewed survivor told investigators that on different occasions, Bickle, who is married, exposed himself “in a state of undress, with an erection.”

An interviewed witness also told investigators that they questioned Bickle about a time when he provided Perkins with a hotel room, and he admitted that his actions toward her were “immoral.”

“The ‘Global NOPE Feast’ uses a bit of dark humor to express a very real concern shared by many survivors. Watching efforts that appear to support Mike Bickle’s return brings understandable anxiety and grief, and humor can be a way to cope together. It’s a communal way of saying that a public fast centered on restoring a leader does not address the harm that still needs accountability,” Macks told CP.

“It is not intended as a mockery of faith, but a reminder that spiritual gestures cannot substitute for meaningful repair.”