27 Jan Strength in Unity: The Power of Intimate Gatherings in Faith
Marcus*, a co-mission partner serving in South-Asia, establishes house churches and trains leaders in unreached areas. In recent months, his team has faced challenges in conducting various training sessions due to limited financial resources.
The rising costs of food, accommodation and travel have placed a significant strain on Marcus’s ability to organise physical meetings, but it has not prevented them from conducting weekly bible studies through several online platforms.
Marcus shared that during the sessions they have been able to conduct, he and his team have been blessed with the turnout of participants, especially those who travel an entire day just to reach the training area.
In the past few months, Marcus and his team have observed the expansion of more house churches as a direct result of their training and have realised that these homes prove the effectiveness of smaller, intimate gatherings compared to larger crowds.
Marcus feels that that the growing house church movement will make it easier for new believers to explore their faith and even invite their loved ones as well.
Pray For:
- Resources for leaders that want to work in ministry full-time; so that they can have better support when travelling to other areas to do their teachings and trainings.
- The Sunday school run by a lady named Fatima* that has attendees from different faiths; that their families will continue to be impacted by the teachings and open to attending service.
- Finances for the families of evangelists in Marcus’s area; so that they can provide quality education for their children.
- The marriage of a local leader named Laxmi* who will be moving out of her house church; that Laxmi’s wedding will go well, and another leader will rise to take her place in leading the house church service.
* name changed to protect privacy