Up here in the Twin Cities, this is a very exciting week. There are a ton of events, including the MLB All-Star Game. Personally, the only thing I know about the All-Star Game is that it closed numerous streets downtown and changed my bus route for getting to and from work. However, I am still very excited for this week because on Friday we launch our second Gospel Community - the Lake Hiawatha Gospel Community!
I have shared with you previously about our vision of regularly launching Gospel Communities (groups of 10-20 who meet in homes to live the Christian life together of following Jesus and doing good.) However, one thing we have learned in this process of prepping for the launch of our second Community is that there is a distinct difference between asking God to bless our work and joining God in the work He is already doing. A great Biblical example of this is the account of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (Acts 8:26-38.) In this account, Philip doesn't determine to do anything. Instead, God simply shows up and essentially says, "I'm doing something cool here. Wanna' be a part of it?"
Charlie and Heather are the ones launching and leading this new Community. I have neither the time nor the space to share all the details with you, but the only way to make sense of their situation is to understand that years before Charlie and Heather moved in, the Spirit was prepping their neighborhood for their arrival to be His instruments there.
On Sunday, we prayed over Charlie, Heather, and the girls and commissioned them for this work (see picture below.) This week, all I'm asking of you is to pray daily for their launch on Friday night. Also, while the Lake Hiawatha Gospel Community launches, the rest of us will meet at my house for dinner and a time of prayer for Charlie, Heather, and the rest of the Lake Hiawatha GC. If you're in the Minneapolis area that day, I invite you to join us at 6. Email me if you're interested or want more details.
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