Sent.
Here I sit, in my new temporary home, in Brighton, Colorado praising God for the answered prayers, the supportive friends and family, and the peace that has come upon arriving to this next stage. We have moved. We have been sent.
Over the last couple of weeks we have prepared to host our final vision night (morning?) in Cedar Rapids, sold a heavy portion of our worldly possessions, boxed the rest of it up, and packed it tight into a trailer so that we could leave the Cedar Valley behind for higher altitudes and highest praise of our King. God said we would/should move in the Fall of 2020. Here we are. We have a long way to go before we are a local church in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Denver, but we are here and the work has begun. We have unpacked all that we could fit in our Prius, but before we do anything else we REST. Be together as a family to soak in the presence of God. Present together. We will hit the streets soon enough, but for now we enjoy one another while we enjoy our good God.
While we are officially in Colorado this is only phase one of the moving process. We will be living with my wonderful in-laws for the next four weeks before we take on phase two. Our partners and champions at The Send Network/The North American Mission Board have provided housing for us as a gift that lasts the first year in the city. We will be moving into this house, our first home on our own in Denver, on December 1.
After this first year we will move into the neighborhood. But before we even live there we are going to begin the work of seeking the renewal of Denver through the renewal of her citizens. We will seek to bring the Presence of God to this neighborhood as living temples of the Spirit of God. Pray with us that we will be faithful witnesses, filled with the Presence, the power, and be blessings to the poor and to the lost.
Prayer Needs
Unity between Ally and I as we start new family/work rhythms.
Pray that souls would be saved as we meet strangers in the streets. Pray for divine appointments with the poor and the lost. Pray for healing, repentance, and renewal.
Pray for funding! One of the primary works I am doing right now is fundraising by asking anyone and everyone to join our Partnership Team.
That God would send at least ten churches to partner with us both in prayer and in financial support as we begin our residency this coming September.
For individuals to partner with us in financial support to meet our Phase One Financial Goal for our year of Residency.
A team of missionaries to go with us into Capitol Hill to reach out to the lost.
