Hey Element Church! Don’t know if I’ve ever done this, but thought I would today. Here are some things that are currently HIGH on my prayer list. You can join me in them if you’d like.
1. Purity — I have been SO CHALLENGED, literally broken recently, at the level of purity among Christians. ESPECIALLY Christian men and pastors. Just a few weeks ago, a very high profile church planter stood before his congregation and confessed to an adulterous affair with someone in the church. He resigned and is no longer in the ministry. My heart broke for him. NONE of us are immune to sin. NONE. I pray DAILY for my own purity AND for the purity of the Element Staff and other pastors around our city. Our enemy desires nothing more than to bring Christ’s representatives down, and he seems to be doing that more and more through sexual failure. This is going to the be topic of an entire sermon series coming up at Element. It’s one of my main prayers right now.
2. Pastor Kody’s house — Pastor Kody joined our team the first week of June. They have yet to sell their house in OK and are not able to get a home here until that sells. This is a daily prayer of mine that God would provide the perfect buyer for their home, AND that the Bybees would find the perfect house here.
3. E:kidz Pastor — This is the next hire at Element Church. Financially, we are unable at this time to hire an e:kidz pastor, but this is my top Element ministry prayer request. God has provided for every step at Element and every hire. He will for this too. Just praying for God’s provision and timing. (We already have our guy, just need the resources and right timing)
4. Finish The Well — Our goal is to launch The Well coffee shop on Sept. 13th. We are making GREAT progress. Money continues to come in for The Well, and I think we will eventually reach our goal of $20,000 to get it up and running. The electric work is done, HVAC begins Saturday. I’m pryaing that The Well would be operational AND for the impact it could have on our ministry and the City of Cheyenne. ALL our proceeds from The Well are going to go to our community outreach partners and outreach efforts. The profit made will benefit organizations that are serving the less fortunate of our city. This could GREATLY increase our ability to impact Cheyenne and potentially, organizations around the world.
5. My sisters family — My sister Jenni, and her husband Dale and their son are moving to an “undisclosed location” this month for a new phase in their ministry. Dale will be teaching at an international school in a foreign country for at least two years. This is a GREAT opportunity for Dale to do something he is passionate about and for Jenni and Dale to interact with people and live out their faith in front of them. I’m very proud of them, and I’m praying NOT just for their protection (following Christ isn’t always safe), I’m praying for their CONNECTION. That as they stay connected to the heart of Christ, they would lead others to the same.
Praying,
Jeff
