Friday, April 25, 2008

please pray...

hey friend(s) [not assuming, but still hoping that more than one person reads this]!
i would like to take this opportunity to ask you guys to pray for us at YWAM Vancouver, as we are still standing in faith for our ministry center on Napier Street.
on March 12, 2008, we saw God provide so that we could buy the building with a mortgage, and He has proven faithful time and time again.
however, right now, we are facing more than money problems. there have been some issues with our re-zoning application, regarding parking regulations and some other seemingly simple conundrums. one of the major problems that goes along with this is that if this application doesn't get accepted before the next city election in the fall, we will have to start the process over again. also, there have been some questions about our neighbors' views on us, as there have also been some lies or skewing of the truth told and believed by a few people in our neighborhood.
so, how to pray? there will be a community meeting on May 7, so please pray that this gathering will be informative and reassuring to some of our concerned neighbors and that we will receive support from them. please pray that as we are frustrated with the difficult circumstances we face, that we will continue to rely on God's grace in order to love our neighbors. and please pray that we will continue to see God provide in the way of finances.
thank you for standing with us.
God bless.
me

the view of my beautiful city from our rooftop
some of the YWAM Vancouver staff, standing in front of our big, yellow re-zoning sign