Toronto Trip

Tracey and I are excited about our up coming trip to Toronto! We are coming up there in June to "pee around the tree" sort of speak. We will be marking our territory for a church to launch. This trip is necessary for those who may join us in this mission. We all need to find places to live, near jobs, etc... Keep us in your prayers. We want to be in the town God would have us build a church and start talking to families in Toronto about this exciting adventure.

So...what can you pray for? When I pray about Toronto, I think of what Paul instructed the Thessalonians to pray when they were going to a new place.

2 Thessalonians 3:1-5

1. Pray that the Word of God would spread rapidly and be honored. I cannot stress enough the importance of getting the Word our quickly so we can gather many families in establishing a strong church. It takes resources and rapid, honored responses
2. Pray that we are delivered from wicked and evil men. It is no secret that there will be resistance. We expect it. But...we need to pray away those who would make it their mission to sink a church and discourage those who want to build a church for His glory.
3. Pray for strength and protection from the evil one (Satan). Satan is the enemy of Christ and His church. We know this and feel his attacks even as we are still living in Fairfax, VA.
4. Pray that we will continue to do His commands. It is easy to get side tracked when things get hard in ministry. We know there will be hardship and we know there will be many distractions. Even good ministry ideas could distract us from the mission of the church. Lord help us to keep focused on You and the calling!
5. Pray that God will direct our hearts in His love and persevere. I probably don't need to make comments about this one. It is "where we live" and need to remain throughout our entire ministry.
   

Thank you for praying specifically for the Dowdys!