Antioch Network President
I have been with Antioch Network (AN) for nine years. Wow! I have been part of the AN board for the past two years, and as of last month, I have been appointed the President of Antioch Network. I will maintain my current role with A2J and will grow into this new role with AN gradually. This is a good fit because I have worked so closely with George and Hanna (founders), which has allowed the values and passions of AN to take root in me. I have also had the unique opportunity to be on site in all of the areas around the world where AN is serving and I have a strong relationship with the staff. This role continues to move us toward the idea of spending some significant time as a family in Europe in 2016
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We need your Help...
After almost six years of renting a house for prayer and inner-city ministry, the owner (an out of state investor) gave us no notice and has put the property on the market to sell!
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| Prayer House with for sale sign in front |
We have spent thousands of hours in prayer here and have welcomed many who have joined our pursuit of a life of prayer. We have been strengthened by the diversity of those who pray with us. One day it is the Director of Policy for the Governor, the next a homeless friend. All are welcome, but more, all are and necessary. We have had stood by Orthodox, Catholic and more Protestant streams than we can name. They have formed circles with our immigrant and refugee friends who are drawn to the hospitality and friendship of our community. Here in this place we consistently pray for our city, for the Church and for its for pastors and leaders by name. Here in this place we have been changed and so has our world.
Please pray that God will provide a way for us to keep this property or that he will provide another space for us. Pray for the owner, that God will reveal Himself to him
Here is a short video montage celebrating six years of life with Jesus at the Prayer House click here
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God is at work!
As we grow in following Jesus, he is teaching us how to love. Love God, our brothers and sisters even when they wrong us, and how to love our neighbors. Many of our neighbors are the homeless that we live among. Some stay with us for a while and then are gone without notice or even a goodbye. We have learned not to take it personally but see it as a part of the deep brokenness of humanity that has, 'gone its own way' BUT others stay with us for a long time and become part of our family and bear witness to God's mercy to heal!
Shelly
We thank God for the transformation in lives like Shelly, who was homeless for almost 20 years. When we met her 6 years we invited her into our friendship and our pursuit of Jesus. She has grown in so many ways and after helping run our Hope House for 18 months we nudged her out to live on her own and find a job to be able to provide for herself. We rejoice with her, she has her first full-time job ever at Walmart (she is in her 50s). In tears last night, at our team meeting, Shelly shared how her whole life she believed the lies poured over her by parents who said she was worthless and would never succeed. She no longer believes those lies!
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| Shelly at work at Walmart |
Anthony
We met Anthony six months ago, he was homeless, like many others we learned to earn his trust through hospitality and friendship. We have provided a place for him to live the past 3 months in our Hospitality Apartment and he is now preparing to graduate from St. Mary's Community Kitchen Culinary school this month. He is working and thriving and sharing the goodness of Jesus with whoever will listen.
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| Anthony praying with me for one of the 10,000+ guests who came to Hope Fest |
Hope Fest
This is our third year partnering with CityServe, A2J had two prayer stations set up to offer prayer to the guests at this event that provides long-term services to the most poor and vulnerable in our city
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| click above to see more photos from Hope Fest |
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