God Spoke through the prophet Isaiah and said:
Thus says the LORD: "Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my deliverance be revealed. Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath, not profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil." Let not the foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; and let not the eunuch say, "Behold, I am a dry tree." For thus says the LORD: "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, who choose the things that please me and hold fast my covenant, I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off. "And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant– these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples." The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, "I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered." (Isaiah 56:1-8)
Laura Bachman has asked me to pass this on to you:
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The Spirit of the Lord has been stirring in the hearts of a number of Christians in this community. For myself, the Lord brought to my attention the lack of a place where Christians can find access to worship, prayer, and fellowship 24/7. My daughter mentioned it to me after her one-year-old daughter, running a high fever, spent four hours in the emergency room in the middle of the night. The church is not nearly as accessible for meeting people’s spiritual needs as the world is for meeting people’s physical needs.
There are such places in other cities. Check out the International House of Prayer in Kansas City or in the Twin Cities.
This Sunday afternoon, October 12, you are invited to the Nazarene Church at 100 E. Jefferson for a discussion about creating a place that would be accessible to people seeking an opportunity to worship, to pray with someone, to be referred to other community resources, but mostly to find shelter under His wings in the presence of followers of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Jason Baumeister of the Nazarene Church will be hosting the meeting.
The meeting will begin at 1:00 p.m., and there will be light refreshments.
You may contact me if you have any questions. Please prayerfully consider joining this important discussion, and I encourage you to bring a friend who might share the vision.
Blessings,
Laura Bachman
LauraBachman@wi.rr.com
262-767-7499
