The church offices are right across the street from a large apartment complex
Well known to the police they say
High murder rate, poverty, broken people
So this is the place we choose to make a sanctuary
Nothing fancy, but a simple house of worship, His place, a safe place for the broken
This is the life He draws us to
We feel most at home among the broken
It’s the religious who think they have it all together that make us nervous
For months and months we wait for the permits to build
And we are astounded that this is happening in America
As the county puts up roadblock after roadblock
But already mamas and kids and youth find their way over to our offices
The lost, the hurting, the harvest knocking at our door
And we know that this is where God wants us
Right there in the middle of the broken
In the place people call the worst
So we speak to the mountain to move
By faith we will build a house of worship, His place, a safe place for the broken
God, go before us and fight on our behalf
Fight on behalf of the broken ones who need Your hope, who need Your love
In the Name of Your Son, Jesus
Amen
Asking for your prayers dear friends as we fight this battle.
Elizabeth
Lifting you up in prayer. For over four years now our House of Prayer existed in a store front, across from a bowling alley, with many needy walking by throughout the day. They would hear the music as far into the parking lot, and just come in, to sit, not ever really coming to Jesus, but we know Jesus met them when they came.
ReplyDeleteJust Sunday we now have put an offer on our very own building. We are praying for favor from the City. I know what it is like to know that you are in God's will, while waiting for others to catch up.
Praying for this mountain to be moved and that everything will fall into place.
Praying with you - asking the Father to open the door so no man (or government) can shut it! He has walked ahead of you this far - He won't leave now.
ReplyDelete~Adrienne~
count me in on praying,for wherever 2 or more are gathered in My Name...
ReplyDeleteyou're on Holy Ground.
I will pray. This is the work God wants us to do. I'm glad you are brave enough to trust God and do the work. I'm learning from you.
ReplyDeleteI need to read your posts more carefully, Elizabeth. I've prayed based on info. in this post alone--curious about your role in this venture....
ReplyDeletethat is awesome to me...church should be right in the community and loving on the broken around it....prayers up
ReplyDeletePrayers going up...
ReplyDeleteMy prayers are with you.
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ReplyDeleteI will be praying for the red tape to be cleared up and the path to be cleared for progress for Gods work. This is how it should be. We went to a church that reached the community and the community became a good one. That pastor died and the new one moved the church to a "safer neighborhood" in a better part of town. That old community has gone down but what could it be again with a church that worked hard to reach it.
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ReplyDeleteI am praying with you ! I am so glad I am visiting today , as if something reminded me of you ....now I see the reason
ReplyDeleteelizabeth... i love this. i love that you guys are truly the church. i am praying, sister... don't give up.
ReplyDeletePraying for the place of refuge God has set up through you...
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