Well, as 7 approached the heavens opened and George, Phil and I met at my home and talked, and prayed, and talked some more and prayed again. Then the weather broke and we went out to Alexandra Gardens, where we did some more talking and praying. The hope had been that we'd meet with young people and start to form relationships. What instead happened is that we're seeing the start of a bonding as brothers in Christ. Everything in The Lord's timing - and we'll be stronger for it.
One significant thought to come out of this evening is that we need a prayer strategy. Phil would explain this better than I'm about to, but we need to ensure that we're covered by prayer - taking care to pray comprehensively and to make sure that we're being prayed for comprehensively. One of Phil's team's rules is that they do 60% prayer and 40% action - that's not just their own prayers, but prayers by others supporting them. We know that there is good prayer support for the work we're trying to do, but is it possible that we can in some way co-ordinate this? Does anyone know how to do this and would they be prepared to act us conductor and orchestrate it for us, please? I hope that's not me overstepping the mark.
I won't be with the Old Woking team tomorrow night, as I'm chairing a Horsell Common meeting. Phil's team will be spending most of their time tomorrow not going out but instead talking about and planning and praying for future direction. Although the work they do is invaluable, the planning and prayer is vital too. Therefore, please pray for their meeting tomorrow (Tuesday - depends when you read this).
God bless and thanks so much for all of your support and helpful emails/messages/chats.
John
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