I can’t tell you how excited I am about what God is doing outside the church building walls. I knowthere are lots and lots of ministries in town doing GREAT things and I love telling about what God is doing in and through them. So check out spotlight too!

I mentioned last month, that the Lord wanted us to focus ona few new things this coming school year. I just love this time of the year,Fall season, with the Biblical holidays of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Feastof Tabernacles. As an educator, and having four children in school, the Autumn season has been the beginning of the new year for us. Although it has not beenwithout ‘pressing through’ (warfare), I am excited about the new God is bringing thisyear.

The first is CITYWIDE worship/prayer.  I love what one ofthe guys said when asked what it was…”it’s a citywide prayer meeting smothered with worship..with people coming from different churches..to pray for our city.”It’s also referred to as ‘harp and bowl’ style of worship/prayer.  Last month our pray time was focused for schools and the education system in our area. One of the things the Lord said to me in the beginning was not to worry  if 5 or 50 showed up. We just needed to start. A building was provided that wasn’t in one particular church and was centrally located. The location is at the fellowship hall of the San Joaquin Gardens retirement center, which is in the middle of Fresno.  

CLUB HOPE… …Bringing HOPE to the world around us….How? through worship and prayer. We know the power of shifting atmospheres through worshipand the power of prayer. So we’ve started to gather on campuses, (CSUF and a few H.S.). We are intentional in being in the ‘open’ outside the classroom walls, so others may join us or those who seek prayer, may receive it. These are student led groups.

Another new or change is with the 7M schools of ministry.  The last school year I met with a group of young ladies for pre-leadership training, and with a writers group. This year the groups will be slightly changing with companies and discipleship classes. I will share about this  in the next update.

So that is the latest. Remember us this month in your giving and consider being a monthly financial partner.  We’d really like to get a computer, projector,support the clubs, financial support for some of the leaders,  and even have enough to  lease a building in the future.  JDonations can be made out to 7MWIN, sent to P.O. Box 25266, Fresno, CA 93729.

Don’t forget to keep an eye out on events on the website and Fresno H.O.P.E. group page on Facebook. 

Bless you all.