I just returned from the National Missionary Convention which was held in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was a great opportunity to reconnect with friends I hadn’t seen in several years. I am pretty much finished with the traveling part of my fundraising. I am now waiting on a few churches and individuals to partner with me whether it’s a one-time or monthly commitment, I am still planning on heading back to Ancona on January 8th. The great news is that I only have $400 per month left to raise! God has recently been blessing me through the generosity of a few churches and individuals.

Back in Italy, the Casey’s and the Rotert’s are holding the fort down. They are very excited because at the end of this month, there will be a prayer gathering that will involve several area churches. They’ve divided up a 48 hour period into one-hour slots and people have volunteered to come and pray during that time. To find out some more info, visit www.24-7prayer.com and click on the link that says ‘Find Prayer Groups’ and then click on Italy and you will see our group pop up. We are joining with dozens of other groups around the world to make sure that we continue this living chain of prayers being lifted up to the Father. We’re excited to be one of the few and first to do this in Italy and hope that it really catches on.

Is that it? Just 48 hours?

No way. Our team desires to see this practice of setting aside specific times for prayer throughout the year. Our team would like to see visiting short-term groups, as well as interns, help lead and host prayer rooms. We’ve already taken the first step to partner with other churches in the region to host 24/7 prayer for a week during the annual, international week of prayer in 2008.

Will you join with us?

We would love to have you join with us during this 2-day period! I wonder, if we could get those 48 hours covered by some of you on this list of 200+ friends. If you’re willing to commit to setting aside an hour to pray, would you email me back and let me know?

Something’s happening.