Friday, October 8, 2010 40 Days of Prayer & Impact: 1 Day to Launch

It is only ONE DAY now.

Tomorrow is the Encounter Grand Opening at 5:30pm.

It is the culmination of all that we have been working on, praying for, and dreaming about for the last 20 months. Tomorrow is the end of the countdown, but it is just the beginning of what God is going to do in Helena through Encounter Church.

Truth be told, I have been slammed from all sides in the last few days with emergencies, last minute preparations, connecting with the community, and telling people about our Grand Opening. I have even missed some of our 40 Day of Prayer & Impact.

Making a Difference

At the same time, God has been working overtime to help get the news out there. In the last three week as I have been talking to people, I am no longer hearing "So where is your church? What is your church called." Instead, I've been hearing responses like "Aren't you that church for people who don't like church?" and "Are you guys going to be at the Kids Fall Fest?"

Even today at the Kids Fall Fest, we had numerous people thank us for our commitment to the Helena community. They've seen how we've been making a difference over the last 20 months. I heard responses like, "Oh I know who Encounter is. You guys have been doing a lot of things for the community."

We are approaching tommorrow with great expectation of what God is going to do

TODAY'S PRAYER

On this last day of the countdown, our prayer is for the Grand Opening tomorrow. Pray that people are drawn to what God is doing. Pray that the volunteers, greeters, kids team, setup crew, and musicians are all prepared physically and spiritually for the birth, of you will, of a new and different community of faith that is focused more on following Jesus than on empty man-made traditions.

TODAY'S IMPACT

Your impact is actually for Sunday. What is it? Simply come and support Encounter Church as we launch here in Helena. Or if you want to go deeper in your faith, if you are searching, if you want to explore what it means to follow Jesus with others that are doing the same – come and bring some friends to the Encounter Grand Opening tomorrow at 5:30pm. Come as you are, baggage and all. After all, we are too!