Jan 17 2011


Prayer Walking Journal 1.14.11

Jan. 14, 2011

 It has been several weeks since we intentionally prayer walked Penticton due to the extended time away over the holidays, but Penticton has never been far from our thoughts, prayers, and conversation.

We have actively been engaged in lifting up the work and planning for future events with the following activities;

  1. While in the states we meet with some Prayer Walking Teams who are planning to be here for at least one, potentially two trips this Spring.
  2. We had an opportunity to speak at our sponsoring church where we spoke of the work in Penticton and encouraged continued support and prayers.
  3. I led a Bible Study where we were able to speak and share what has happened in the work here in Canada since I had left the States. 
  4. Last Sunday (Jan. 9th) Linda and I had lunch after church with one of the Elders from The Potter’s House Community Church who lives in Penticton. Over lunch we discussed a potential location for beginning a weekly small group in Penticton. We are excited to perhaps have a beginning location, or at the very least have a chance to be looking at a site, which is a milestone for the work.
  5. We visited Penticton last week ( Jan. 6th) with our daughter and her family. We went to the Christian Bookstore to see Mel and make some purchases at his store. While there I took my son in law to the sitting park on Main Street to discuss plans with him about beautifying the park. He had some exciting ideas.

 Yesterday was the first time to Prayer Walk with my wife. It was an opportunity for her to be here and to see what I have been seeing and to have a fresh look at some of the places we have been talking about for months. I was encouraged by here prayers and her fresh prayers for some of the places I have been driving by for a couple of months. We also visited with Mel and were encouraged by our visit with him for several reasons; He shared with us that in 2010 his Bible sales were way down and this was disappointing to him that so few people were excited about reading God’s word. But just this week he has sold several Bibles and he is rejoicing because of the stories attached to the sales. One was a man buying a Bible for a friend who is not a Christian but said they would read it if he gave him one. Mel sold him a Story Bible which is a translation that reads like a story. Another Bible was sold to a teenage girl that was ecstatic over getting her “very first” Bible. This is pretty powerful stuff for us to hear then have an opportunity and relate to you in this Partnership Family journal. I also asked Mel about being a part of a weekly small group Bible Study and he agreed that it was something he needed to do. So it was a great visit with him. He did not need help so we spent our time visiting with him and then Linda and I went outside and prayed over his store for his continued influence in the community.

We drove south on Martin Street and made some stops to pray along the way. One of our stops was at the public library. It was fascinating to see a Community Bulletin Board 40 feet long where just about anything and everything that is happening in Penticton is posted.  We hope to post our small group Bible Study on this board. We prayed over the board and since you have to be approved to put your notice there we prayed for favor as well as receptivity for those who need to come to the Bible Study. We have two couples committed to coming and two more who are very interested. So we prayed for them as well. On the way to the Mall we swung into the old Baptist church facility and prayed in  the parking lot. We asked God to grant favor to the new work and to protect it from the forces that destroyed the last work. We prayed for all the churches in the community and asked God for power and revival here. We then went to the Mall and walked through there for Linda to observe the place and to get more familiar with the people and flow of life.

 We are praying about beginning the Bible Study on Monday nights and starting hopefully before February.

 We were involved with Penticton activities from about 1:00PM till 6:30PM

 

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