Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara Missions
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- And this Gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Matthew 24:14 It is our desire to encourage the church body to be involved in the great commission by providing opportunities to: Pray, Send or Go out into the world to be a missionary. Jesus has called us to Go into all the world and to make disciples. We believe every follower of Jesus has a responsibility to be involved with that command to Go. Not all are called to physically leave Santa Barbara - but all can be a part of making that happen. We are a small team that has been sent to Listowel, Ireland to encourage the Christian church and to make new believers.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Group Effort
Group effort - Cherie, Heather, Erica, Delores
On Sunday Karen from LFC expressed that she needed more time in the ?Word and it has started a chain reaction of transparency. On Monday the youth met and some of the invited kids saw Christians having lots of fun and yet still be approachable and serious about living their faith. The Men said their night was "crazy good" - lots of repentance and desire to know God more. Please pray for men to lead more men's fellowships more often - that someone would step up to help JP organize this effort. The single ladies were invited to Anne's for dinner and again there was a night of sharing. Ten of us squeezed around a tiny table in a tiny kitchen and shared and prayed for hours. Forgiveness for the tiny things that get between sisters was asked for, along with strength to persevere through misunderstandings and the ability to continue to serve side by side.
Tonight - PRAYER REQUIRED - FOR THE WOMEN'S TEA! We had the evening planned western style and organized, and God has turned those plans upside down. We anticipate about 50 now, not 30, and may need to break up into small groups to fellowship, which may enable the Spirit to move even more freely. Pray for our flexibility and that this will be the first of many nights of fellowship here. They want to meet more frequently, as the men do, to continue to grow and be more effective as a body in their community.
On Sunday Karen from LFC expressed that she needed more time in the ?Word and it has started a chain reaction of transparency. On Monday the youth met and some of the invited kids saw Christians having lots of fun and yet still be approachable and serious about living their faith. The Men said their night was "crazy good" - lots of repentance and desire to know God more. Please pray for men to lead more men's fellowships more often - that someone would step up to help JP organize this effort. The single ladies were invited to Anne's for dinner and again there was a night of sharing. Ten of us squeezed around a tiny table in a tiny kitchen and shared and prayed for hours. Forgiveness for the tiny things that get between sisters was asked for, along with strength to persevere through misunderstandings and the ability to continue to serve side by side.
Tonight - PRAYER REQUIRED - FOR THE WOMEN'S TEA! We had the evening planned western style and organized, and God has turned those plans upside down. We anticipate about 50 now, not 30, and may need to break up into small groups to fellowship, which may enable the Spirit to move even more freely. Pray for our flexibility and that this will be the first of many nights of fellowship here. They want to meet more frequently, as the men do, to continue to grow and be more effective as a body in their community.
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