Charlotte247’s Weblog

Had a really good time at the 24-7 prayer national gathering last weekend. God gave us great favor & one on one time with the National leadership of the prayer movement, and we now move forward in what God has called us to do, with their blessing.  Also met some wonderful people there. Some of whom will likely be coming to intern at Charlotte24-7.  Btw, big shout out to the weekend interns on loan to us from ZHOP. And big shout out to all those who participated in the impromptu prayer meeting in our cabin at the 24-7National gathering. 3 hours long, but every minute full.  While at the 24-7 gathering, God spoke with great clarity about our next steps as a prayer room, as a growing lead team with a footprint in several nations, & on becoming a millennial monastery taking on national & international interns in the context of a community practicing the rhythms of prayer, mission & justice. I & others on the lead team are looking forward to helping equip urban missionaries/punk monks to adore God, walk in His life, & fulfill their callings. At the prayer room God is still accosting people & bringing them into His presence. That has been consistent & sure. The discipleships I have with city Pastors are all going well. And the only thing that’s low here presently is our bank account. We’ll get through it ok though.  Somehow always do.  Had a conversation with an acquaintance yesterday with connections in Haiti. Talked about birthing a 24-7prayer room in Haiti. One with an emphasis on prayer, justice, & equipping/maturing its young Pastors. It could be run by the local 20somethings, but eqquipping-resourced by some of the best teachers from acorss the nations. Crazy!  We’ll see what God does among friends scheming & dreaming crazy dreams.

I’m at the prayer room. The garage door is open & it’s Saturday. Saturday’s are pretty busy here. People coming to check out 24-7 sacred space for the 1st time. Praying thru the stations. People coming in & out with 24-7 Justice Project teams serving in a nearby inner-city hood. Teens, adults, kids, it’s all here on Saturdays. There’s prayer & last minute info gathering. There’s telling them the story of the person or family a team is about to go serve. There’s getting ready for the afternoon teams, once the morning teams have hit the streets. Oh…and there’s good coffee. A team from Winston-Salem is riding up today to check out the prayer room & see how they can reproduce it where they live. There’s hustle & bustle followed by periods of quiet & stillness at 24-7 on Saturdays. Yeah, I love Saturdays at the site best.