Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for all that God is doing to help put an end to homelessness.

I am thrilled to be watching what only God can do.

God is up to big things in the Northside and beyond!

Some may say that homelessness can never be solved.

I say they don't know the God that can.

Some people say that there are those who don't want to leave the streets.

That maybe true but I know that they have lost hope.

I am thankful for a God who gives us hope against all odds even homelessness.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Keep praying!

The Best Part of the Day Didn't' Happen in LA.

We started the day in the kitchen serving about 250 people.

Charles and I met Hannah from the "UK" as she put it.

She came all the way across the pond to serve.

After lunch we went to the projects and played with the kids.

We had a great day.

When I was getting ready to go to bed I checked my phone for messages.

I received a text from Sammy, the pastor at Northminster.

" More praying going on with you away! Northminster staff each took a day. Atlee staff came at lunch today. Trust your time at DC is rich. "

This blew me away!

I was so pumped and excited!

I had to reflect on the fact, that this journey started with prayer.

You want to see God move in big ways then pray!

To know that others are praying as well is to know that God is getting ready to do something really big.

I am so excited if you didn't know already.

The best part of yesterday was not in LA, but took place in the Northside of Richmond, VA with people praying!

Morning

It's 4am and I am wide awake!

Not sure if its my body's time clock, nerves, or excitement. 

My body says its 7am and that's late.

My nerves are from not knowing what's going to happen next.

This morning Charles and I have kitchen duty at 6am.

We get to work along side some of the guys that are in the discipleship program.

There are approximately 150 guys and another 75 or so women being discipled.

With families and others there are over 650 people who live on the grounds of the Dream Center.

I am excited to visualize what could be in Richmond.

Keep praying for clarity of vision.

Prayers for the City!

This past Wednesday I had the pleasure of visiting Richmond Hill with my good friend Sammy, Pastor of Northminster Church.

In a meeting with him a couple of weeks ago Sammy had mentioned Richmond Hill to me. I didn't know anything about it. He then offered to take me on a tour.

Sammy was aware of the impact that the book, The Circle Maker by Mark Batterson has had on my life!

If you haven't read it, it's all about prayer and I would highly suggest you read it!

If it wasn't for what God was doing in my life as a direct result of prayer none of these stories from my blog would exist today!

Richmond Hill is located on the top of Church Hill. It has a fantastic view of downtown Richmond! There you will find an awesome ministry that has a lot of history!

One of the main purposes of Richmond Hill is to pray for the City of Richmond. I couldn't believe there was an actually ministry over looking the city, praying for the people!

It really moved me, to know that there are people dedicated to praying for the City of Richmond, THREE TIMES A DAY!

I wish I could be as faithful!

Located in what used to be a monastery, it has beautiful grounds and architecture!

The chapel is a sight to see!

What a great place to have a prayer retreat!

Here is the Mission of Richmond Hill taken from their website.

http://richmondhillva.org/home.html

It is always encouraging to know that others are praying in agreement for the city!

Prayers for reconciliation and the poor are being lifted up!

I think it's time to take my prayer drive around the City!