Prayer update: Week 2

Requests:

• Please continue to pray for more prayer supporters for this ministry.
• Please continue to pray for God to raise up more financial supporters.
• I'm going to our first lead team retreat Thursday - Friday.  Please pray that the retreat would be encouraging & inspiring.  Additionally pray that other churches would be moved to join the lead team.  (A lead team is comprised of 5-8 partnering churches who serve as direct encouragement and support of this church plant and then seek to come together to plant more churches together in the future).
• Pray for God to work through the Pastors of our lead team.  Pray that God would give them wisdom and favor as they rally support for this church plant within their churches and neighboring churches with whom they have influence.
• Ann, Caitlin & I are traveling to pick up the remainder of our belongings from Wisconsin.  Please pray for our safe travels.
• I'm continuing to work on the vision statement, core values and statements of faith.  I'm feeling the levity of this process as I consider composing something that will influence our ministry for years to come.  Please pray that God would give me the words that would properly express the passion and vision that He's put on my heart for the people of Mishawaka.
• Please continue to pray for the future core team of the church...that God would move in the hearts of the right people to partner with us.
• Please continue to pray for our future neighbors in South Mishawaka.  Ann and I are looking to move in a neighborhood in December.
• Please pray for God to protect our hearts and minds.  Please also pray that God would continue protect our marriage and our family.
• Please pray for Caitlin as she continues in this time of transition.
• Please pray that Ann and I would have energy and strength.

Praises:

• I've already had several opportunities to meet with "lost" people in South Mishawaka.  There is already an awareness and interest in the church plant.
• God continues to move in the hearts of people that are giving significantly and sacrificially to the future ministry of this church.
• Ann and I visited a church this last weekend that was incredibly inspiring and encouraging.  It was full of good ideas as we were considering our ministry to South Mishawaka.  Ann and I were excited as we sat at lunch together and dreamed of what God could do.
• God just continues to provide our needs and we continue to be humbled by His faithfulness.
• We've had some encouraging meetings with friends and potential supporter of the church plant.
• Our family (from both sides) have just been incredibly encouraging and supportive of us.  We're so grateful that God has given us such a wonderful family.  Caitlin thinks her grandparents can walk on water.  Of course they think she does too.  :)  
• God has really used several of our Wisconsin friends who continue to offer us encouragement and support.  We're humbled and grateful for their Kingdom Mindedness!
• I'm grateful for you...your prayerful support.  This ministry can't happen without a strong foundation of prayer.