Praying for Prayer

Jesus continues to fufill His promise that He would build his church. God is at work here in the cornfields. There has been a growing hunger for believers to gather together to pray. I have been praying consistently with a few pastors in the area. We've agreed to partner together to pray for the local body here. God has put on my heart Jesus' prayer in John 17. His heart cry to the Father should be fueling our passion for Him, each other, and the lost. Four major prayer requests emerge from His prayer.

1. That Christ would be glorified
2. That His disciples would be sanctified
3. That His Church would be unified
4. That the Word would be multiplied

This Sunday (the 28th) we are beginning a week of around the clock prayer based on these requests. The prayer begins at 10 p.m. and will go till Nov. 4th at 10 p.m.

Thanks for joining the army that is marching on its knees, fighting for the Prince of Peace!

All for Him,

Steve for the Family

"I'm glad he chose to forgive me!"

Here are a few recent pictures. One night we cooked out on our driveway! The kids had fun and use can see Leah ecspecially enjoyed her smore.

Another thing Leah is really enjoying these days, is her new kitty. Its name changes every day. I think their calling it "Sally" today. Sally is pretty tough as she "endures" the love of our kids.



Caleb turns 7 tomorrow. I can't believe it! Time flies. He is super huge into football these days, so he wanted a football theme party. We just finished and the neighborhood kids have gone home. It was a great time. And now Rachel and I will collapse.








The most exciting thing that has happened recently has to do with Joshua. Rachel and I had been noticing a big change in his attitude. Then one night we were all wrestling and Josh got hurt. Normally this would have set off his temper and he would have been pouting for some time. Through some tears he quietly said, "That's o.k. Micah. I know you didn't mean to hurt me." I thanked Josh for his reaction and told him that he was acting like Jesus would have. He said, "That's because he's living in my heart now." I asked him to explain and he shared what had happened a few nights before. He said he was upset with himself because he couldn't stop lying and being angry all the time. He said he felt so bad about his sins that he cried out, "I just can't take it anymore Jesus. Forgive me of my sins or you're gonna have to kill me!" And then he smiled and said, "I'm glad he chose to forigve me!"