08/01/2024
Dear friends,
So much to thank the Lord for at the Tabernacle World Prayer Center! Here's a glimpse of what the Lord was up to here in July (including a few attached pictures!).
1) God's Provision for Tree Removal!
The Lord has blessed us with so many who've helped us to steward the grounds by offering their services at reduced rates. For many months, we'd been eyeing some trees on the TWPC grounds that were dangerously close to falling and taking out power lines or buildings, but unsure of how we would afford their removal.
Then the Lord connected us to a local tree company that turned out to be an absolute God-send. They offered an incredibly generous price knowing that we're a ministry, showed up punctually and got the job done within a couple hours, and cleaned up after themselves thoroughly — all within a couple days of the initial connection! We praise God for their excellent, prompt, and generous service, and for His gracious provision!
2) Participating in the Movement of God
United Front in July was a powerful time. Our state of the week was Colorado, and we were encouraged to hear the testimony of and pray for a church in Denver that has seen 4,500 baptisms this year!!
We also had the privilege of welcoming a local missionary with a heart for a Muslim Unreached People Group (present in Asia, with a substantial diaspora population here in the DC area) to come share about how we could pray for this people group. There are rumors that God is moving mightily among this people in Asia, on par with the fastest growing churches in the world elsewhere in the Muslim world! A few days after our time, a couple people who'd been present at that prayer time got lunch together at a local ethnic restaurant representing that people group, and got to pray for their Muslim server!
God is moving in extraordinary ways, all over the earth and right here in the US. It is our privilege to participate in His movement through prayer!
3) Connecting with Other Prayer Ministries
It was a very fruitful month in building relationships with other prayer ministries, both near and far. During our week of praying for Ohio, one of our team members got to connect with the director of the Greater Toledo House of Prayer and heard some incredible testimonies from their 25 some years of intercessory work — including the largest abortion clinic in Toledo being transformed into a memorial park for aborted infants, and the largest LGBTQ bar being transformed into their current prayer house! We're making plans for further conversations to connect more and learn from them!
In late July, some of us got to take a "team field trip" to visit some local worship and prayer ministries. We had a wonderful time connecting with the founders and praying at the 24/7 House of Prayer in Frederick, and "The Barn on Fire" in Damascus. It was wonderful to get a greater window into how the Lord is moving in both of these cities as God is uniting His people in worship and prayer.
We also started exploring ways that we can partner with these like-minded, like-hearted ministries for the Kingdom. Our friend at the Frederick prayer house said that she was inspired by us praying weekly for a different state, and asked us to send her the state prayer schedule (which we derived from another prayer ministry, David's Tent in DC) so they could start to follow it as well! The evening we attended, The Barn closed out the night by specifically praying for God's anointing and favor over our team.
The Lord is providing, powerfully moving, and inviting us to join hands with Him and each other in His work. We praise God for all that He's doing, and are excited to see all that He will continue to do for His glory!
Grace and peace,
~ Timothy, for the TWPC team
