Each year at BUMP we prayer walk around New Salem's South Minneapolis neighborhood. There are always many things to observe: people, businesses, sights, sounds... The goal of prayer walking is to observe and pray, pray in response to God's promptings and really anything that comes to mind. This year, heading into BUMP we stressed to our group the importance of refusing to give up during the walk. As we stressed this idea, we were not imagining our students sitting down on the green grass under the cool shade of a massive tree in Powderhorn Park, we were not predicting revolts against prayer walking. We were predicting what we felt in our own hearts, a fleshly desire for comfort which evidences itself in lazy walking, and wasted time. So, we came up with a phrase to combat wasted time and lazy walking: "Pound the Pavement."
Our goal this week is to expand God's kingdom. God's kingdom is expanded as little kids and adults become worshipers of Jesus. People are made into worshipers by believing in Jesus as Savior and Lord and they believe because they hear the gospel preached, no other way. Since our Kids Club program at New Salem preaches the gospel, we did not want to underestimate the importance of "Pounding the Pavement" in order that we might promote and advertise the activities of the week. If no one shows up, no one hears the gospel. No one shows up if they are not invited. How simple of an idea. Most of the churches we partner with can teach us so much, but the reality of their ministry is that most of their parishioners do not plan very far into the future, as a result we must assume that the only people who will attend our Kids Club are those we ask - let's Pound the Pavement.
Site Update: New Salem
We had a fantastic day, a great church service and lunch at New Salem - prayer walking, and an evening rally. We are excited for the week!
God Bless,
VIVID Youth/First EFC, Sioux Falls
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