A Prayer Request

As some of you know...

We are asking for prayer today for our ministry. Over the past week we've had an inordinate amount of gunfire in our community. After literally dozens of close calls, including a couple of our windows being shot out, yesterday evening a young man was shot and killed a block from our building.

It appears the shooting and subsequent homicide are part of a large war going on between local gang factions, fighting over turf around our building. Our Center is literally in the middle of all the activity. The uptick in violence could last for quite some time.

This morning we met together and prayed as a staff. We also spoke about what we might do to intervene. We corporately agreed upon several things, including holding community meetings, beefing up our physical presence in the neighborhood, taking measures to protect our program participants, asking folks like you for prayer, etc.

Please do pray. Your work in prayer and generosity have us here, right where God wants us. We do know that we serve a powerful God who listens to the voices of His people. Thank you for keeping us in your prayers! We'll keep you posted.