Since the early 90's God has been moving on various people and movements in the body of  Christ to restore the Watch of the Lord.  Why? 

Isaiah 56:7 Even them I will bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.
Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices 
Will be accepted on My altar;
For My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations."  NKJV

Isaiah 62:6-7  I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem;
They shall never hold their peace day or night.
You who make mention of the LORD, do not keep silent,  
And give Him no rest till He establishes 
And till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth. NKJV

Ezekiel 22:30  So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.  NKJV

Acts 15:13-17  And after they had become silent, James answered, saying, "Men and brethren, listen to me: 14 Simon has declared how God at the first visited the Gentiles to take out of them a people for His name. 15 And with this the words of the prophets agree, just as it is written: 

16'After this I will return 
And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down;
I will rebuild its ruins,
And I will set it up; 
17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the LORD,
Even all the Gentiles who are called by My name,
Says the LORD who does all these things.'  NKJV

I believe that in the eternal history recorded in heaven that of this generation it will say, I sought for a people among them who  would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land,  that I should not destroy it, and  I found some.

Prayer precedes effective missionary and evangelistic work.  The Moravians provide an excellent historical example.

In 1727 the Moravians who started a prayer watch that went 24 hours a day for over 100 years.  In a community of 300, they started with 24 men and 24 women who covenanted to pray for one hour per day.  So two men or two women were always praying.  They determined as it says in Leviticus 6:13 “A fire shall be kept continually burning on the altar; it is not to go out.”  

This intercession led to a great missionary outreach that affected the world.  See the excerpts from Jim Golls book "The Lost Art of Intercession":  

“Fact: By 1792, 65 years after the commencement of that prayer vigil, the small Moravian community had sent forth 300 missionaries to the end of the earth!”

John Wesley the founder of the Methodist denomination was an ordained minister and was not even saved when he first encountered a handful of Moravians on a ship at see in the midst of a terrible storm.  He was touched by their simple faith and calm.  He knew he did not have what they had and it ignited a hunger in him.  He wanted what they had and he got it.  For an in depth explanation of this encounter see Jim Golls book "The Lost Art of Intercession" or Rick Joyner's book entitled "The Three Witnesses."

The rest of John Wesley's life and how God used him to affect a nation is history.  Today God is looking to restore the passion for prayer and to ignite a hunger for His presence.

As the Watch of the Lord is established we expect more passion, more of His presence, more love, more character, more power, and more reports.  For as the watchmen stand their watch, they'll report what they see and hear.  

To this end CONECT (Christian Outreach Network Establishing Church-wide/City-wide/Country-wide Teamwork) has been established to assist leadership in stewarding these reports through establishing a strategic communication center.  This is very similar to what is used in the military and is a type of “Prophetic Administration.”  CONECT is a communication plan that assists any organization in tapping into a corporate anointing.  Then the elders of a church, the spiritual leaders of a city or a nation will have good intelligence.  They will know how the enemy is arrayed against them and can seek the Lord for His strategy for them to implement to set the captives free and to destroy the works of the devil to the intent that we fulfill the great commission and make disciples of all nations.