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Another week went by and another week to be thankful for. Last Monday we got some much needed rest after a busy weekend with Block party and Loren Event. God knows exactly when we need those times and just guides us perfectly. We also had the new DTS school start working with us. They are helping out at the boys and girls club and do Prayer Walks in the neighborhood during their time here. Please keep them in your prayers for this season especially for after DTS that they can take home what they learned in ministry time and reach their own communities. Thank you for praying.

A community that stands with you

San Francisco has the most famous prison in the world, Alcatraz. When it was still in service it was one of the highest security prisons in the world. One of the advertisements for the tourists today says: “Break the rules and you go to prison, break the prison rules and you go to Alcatraz.” I got reminded of Alcatraz when we were reading in Acts the story about how Peter got arrested and put in jail. 2 things that stuck out to me in that chapter: standing for each other as a community and faith in God that He actually answers Prayer.

Acts 12.5 So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him. Peter was put in jail but he was never alone. His community was standing with him in Prayer. Through that time of Prayer the community worked together with God and through that angels were released to free Peter out of a high security prison. It shows to me that when we stand together in unity God will move through us. It doesn’t matter if it is a famous apostle or someone that is struggling in their faith. We are called to stand with them as a community in unity. We also saw that with the YWAM building in the Tenderloin. Many believers stood together in Prayer as well as financially to make the impossible possible and see God move in powerful ways. Since September 23rd YWAM San Francisco owns the Tenderloin buildings!! Of course there is still a mortgage that has to paid off but God will make a way for that too!!

The second thing that really stuck out to me was the fact that after Peter was freed from jail; he came to that community that prayed for him which didn’t let him in because they couldn’t believe that he is actually free (Acts 12.13-16). That stirs up the question are we actually believing that God will move in areas that seem impossible through our prayers or do we just pray because we feel we are supposed to? I believe that when we start praying in the authority God has given us we will actually see more and more miracles happening. That didn’t just count for the Apostles during bible times, no that is still relevant today.

Start this week with praying for someone in your community in faith that God will change their circumstances and bring hope. See what’s happening.

Have a blessed week

Markus and Jen