For quite a while we've been hoping to get the members of our church plant team together with the group of Christians that meet out in Mallasilla for a twice a month Bible study. We decided the best idea would be to hold a prayer walk around the community, asking God to continue preparing the hearts of those who live there and us as well to open His church in less than 2 months. By the time we all got to the designated spot, the sky had clouded over and the wind had picked up quite dramatically. After a few minutes of worship, the rains began to trickle down and the temps must have dropped about 15 degrees or so. We decided to take our "walk" inside. Carmen and Marcelo, the hosts of the Bible study, opened their home as they are so constantly willing to do, to about 30 of us who had gathered to seek God on behalf of Mallasilla. As the rain wasn't letting up, we decided to break into several groups to pray for various topics and enjoyed an hour or so of communion together. For the first time, it felt a little like what our church might feel like! Scotty and I were excited that the two groups had the chance to mingle and that some of the youth from our mother church who aren't planning on attending the Mallasilla church even came out for support. Our hope is to open 6 weeks from yesterday- rain or shine!
Monday, September 03, 2007
Prayer walk
For quite a while we've been hoping to get the members of our church plant team together with the group of Christians that meet out in Mallasilla for a twice a month Bible study. We decided the best idea would be to hold a prayer walk around the community, asking God to continue preparing the hearts of those who live there and us as well to open His church in less than 2 months. By the time we all got to the designated spot, the sky had clouded over and the wind had picked up quite dramatically. After a few minutes of worship, the rains began to trickle down and the temps must have dropped about 15 degrees or so. We decided to take our "walk" inside. Carmen and Marcelo, the hosts of the Bible study, opened their home as they are so constantly willing to do, to about 30 of us who had gathered to seek God on behalf of Mallasilla. As the rain wasn't letting up, we decided to break into several groups to pray for various topics and enjoyed an hour or so of communion together. For the first time, it felt a little like what our church might feel like! Scotty and I were excited that the two groups had the chance to mingle and that some of the youth from our mother church who aren't planning on attending the Mallasilla church even came out for support. Our hope is to open 6 weeks from yesterday- rain or shine!
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