THE JOURNEY SO FAR

July-August Prayer Postcard

Sunday- ARVADA Vineyard: Praise for a meeting with Jay Pathak, pastor at a new church plant about two miles north of where we live. The church is really working hard to reach Denver's unchurched. Pray that our friendship would be an encouragement to his efforts and a chance for me to grow in understanding of seeing new churches started.
Monday- SCUM: Praise for the ministry of Scum of the Earth, a fellowship here in Denver for the "left out and right brained." Pray for salvation, restoration and spiritual growth in the hundreds of lives that Scum touches each week through their meals, services, and activities. The church needs Anna to work more hours than her current support can provide. Pray for additional ministry support so that she can increase her time involvement there without having to look for a second job during the school year. (See details)
Tuesday- GROUP: Praise for the chance to visit the incredibly creative Group Publishing people in Loveland, CO. No one else I know is doing things as creatively for kids. Pray that as I meet with the international activities, we'll be able to find ways to partner that will help meet the needs of European churches for resources in evangelism and training of children and youth.
Wednesday- GEM: Praise for our visit to GEM international headquarters. Many of our coworkers from Europe who are in the US like us are attending week-long conference in the area. Pray as we look for ways to improve our communication between Europe and the US.
Thursday- AC: Praise for the teaching opportunity Ruth has to lead our mission in some workshops on better research for ministry in Europe. She'll be flying to Europe to lead those sessions mid August. Pray for effectiveness in the teaching and for Ruth as she faces the physical challenge of international travel.
Friday- WILLOW: Praise for the invitation to attend the Willow Creek Leadership Summit in August with my good friend, my boss (oh, and Anna's father in law) Bob Till. Pray that we'll get a fresh look at principles of ministry that will be useful for European churches and the Europe-wide ministries that serve them.
Saturday- KIDS: Our summer is quickly passing us by. Praise for the blessing of being near all our kids. Pray for each of them as they discover God's journey for their lives.

• Anna and Matt are really involved here in Denver. Matt's day job is as a coffee caterer for businesses, while Anna is the administrative assistant for the church, and leads a small group. Matt's also playing in a band with his two brothers and some others, plus volunteering at a center for street kids at least a day a week.
• Emilie's working in a restaurant and enjoying friends she's met here. She's also learning to drive (I'm the instructor.) She's preparing for a semester in Manhattan with her school at NYCAM.
• Laura wasn't able to find work for the summer and has been living with Matt and Anna, enjoying books and meeting with people she's met through her sisters. We're going to help her financially so she can go to a "re-entry" camp for kids of missionaries in Colorado Springs. Then August 15th we get in the car and head for Wheaton.