We are now three Sundays in to the adventure that is PORTICO Milton. And what a great three Sundays they have been. An exciting launch, a meaningful communion service and prayer time, and last but not least, a phenomenal and timely challenge from a humble servant of God from the northern province of Bihar, India.
I am so grateful to God for sending Dr. Abu Matthew our way this past weekend. Listening to him share his amazing testimony of God's incredible faithfulness was just so incredibly moving. This is a man who served faithfully for seven long years with only a handful of people coming to Christ. Then in 2006, God challenged him to pray and fast and ask Him for 100 evangelists that year. And in faith he challenged his friends and they prayed and fasted and that year God gave them 100 evangelists. The next year - 1,000 evangelists, the next year 10,000. What an amazing story! From 30 people gathering in 2006 to over 30,000 people gathering in 2011 in over 1,700 churches. Truly, this is a miracle story...and if you didn't get a chance to hear it, watch our website. It will be posted very soon.
Dr. Matthew faced incredible obstacles. The area where God called him to minister was predominantly Hindu - less than 0.1% Christian. Committed to the call, he believed anything was possible.
Our situation is challenging too. But it pales in comparison to what Dr. Matthew faced in Bihar. So here is what I'm thinking. We need to fast and pray and believe God for the answers to our challenges.
I'm asking if you will fast and pray at least one meal with me over each of the next three weeks for these two specific needs. So let's pray and believe together that God will give us opportunities to invite and bring people to PORTICO Milton who are on their journey back to God. And let's declare in faith that, God-willing, the Bruce Street Library will be made available to the Milton Christian School and ultimately, to our Campus family as well.
Will you fast and pray? Please let me know by commenting on this post in the 'Comments' section below or sending me an email and just say 'I'm in!'
The future beckons!
I am so grateful to God for sending Dr. Abu Matthew our way this past weekend. Listening to him share his amazing testimony of God's incredible faithfulness was just so incredibly moving. This is a man who served faithfully for seven long years with only a handful of people coming to Christ. Then in 2006, God challenged him to pray and fast and ask Him for 100 evangelists that year. And in faith he challenged his friends and they prayed and fasted and that year God gave them 100 evangelists. The next year - 1,000 evangelists, the next year 10,000. What an amazing story! From 30 people gathering in 2006 to over 30,000 people gathering in 2011 in over 1,700 churches. Truly, this is a miracle story...and if you didn't get a chance to hear it, watch our website. It will be posted very soon.
Dr. Matthew faced incredible obstacles. The area where God called him to minister was predominantly Hindu - less than 0.1% Christian. Committed to the call, he believed anything was possible.
Our situation is challenging too. But it pales in comparison to what Dr. Matthew faced in Bihar. So here is what I'm thinking. We need to fast and pray and believe God for the answers to our challenges.
- Currently we have seats in our main room for about another 70 people or so. And there are thousands of people in Milton who need to find their way back to God.
- On November 16, a proposal will be presented to the Milton Town Council outlining a plan for the Milton Christian School, in partnership with PORTICO Milton, to take over the lease of the old Bruce Street Library building. This unique partnership would allow us incredible flexibility to do all kinds of ministry and would also give us a semi-permanent facility out of which to do it.
I'm asking if you will fast and pray at least one meal with me over each of the next three weeks for these two specific needs. So let's pray and believe together that God will give us opportunities to invite and bring people to PORTICO Milton who are on their journey back to God. And let's declare in faith that, God-willing, the Bruce Street Library will be made available to the Milton Christian School and ultimately, to our Campus family as well.
Will you fast and pray? Please let me know by commenting on this post in the 'Comments' section below or sending me an email and just say 'I'm in!'
The future beckons!
4 comments:
I'm in Jeff... I can't wait to hear the story from India .. prayer and fasting are the key
I believe in prayer and fasting, so I'm in!
i'm in.
Thanks everyone!
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