Thank you all for your concern and interest in the prayer walk we had on May 31. I appreciated so much hearing from so many of you who said that you were praying for us that week and with us on Saturday morning. I believe those prayers were, and will be, answered.

I’m very pleased with how it turned out. We sent 25 people along four different routes in our neighborhood. We prayed for the items in our guide, and then also prayed for other issues as they came to mind. The preceding week was very difficult for both me and Adam, which I think means that what we did on that day was very significant. We know that as we walked and asked for God to help us bring more of His Kingdom to our neighborhood, we were doing the most important work possible. As Adam said years ago, “Prayer is the first ditch effort!” (as opposed to the “last ditch”).

Everyone who participated gave great feedback on their experience, as well as providing constructive ideas on how to improve our future walks. We will definitely do this again, continuing to ask God for creativity and wisdom and new relationships.

As for my own personal fear … I made it. I admit it was a little intimidating to walk right through the intersection mentioned in the newspaper article. But I reminded myself that every gang member is also created in the image of God and that I need to see that first. And nobody else seemed to be afraid, so, as the leader, I really didn’t have the option of chickening out!