As I stepped from the platform into the car, the familiar sights, sounds, and smells of the subway assaulted my senses: a suit-wearing executive barked orders on his iPhone before losing coverage, teens sporting Yankees caps and loosely-laced Nikes slap-knuckled one another in greeting, a beggar entered from an adjacent car jingling his donation cup, most folks read books and screens strategically avoiding eye contact, and white earbuds blasted loud enough for all of us to sing along to Coldplay.
One of the highlights of the Exponential conference was hearing from these church planters! Each leader shared their vision and prayers for their city, and how they see God working in the lives of people.
Etienne Koning, lead planter of the Paris Project, gives a tour of a Parisian neighborhood and shares the possibilities and challenges of planting in a post-Christian city. (Watch video)
Pray for the leaders and their families – the Konings, the Marksberrys, the Osuyunnis, and the Scheepers
Pray for the people they meet, and the people of their cities
Pray for a good core group to grow
Pray for sufficient funds for these projects to have a healthy start
To all who support Orchard Group, THANK YOU. New churches reach many lives with the good news of Jesus. Most of the people they affect will never know the support you give to make them possible. God sees your generosity and uses it in the growth of His Kingdom!
