When we finally got to Bakersfield, a little later than intended (my usually impeccable timekeeping skills following me to the States), we hooked up with the wonderful Casey and Amy Johnson, and Doug Sala, along with some other friends from their church. They’re dreaming of a 24-7 Boiler Room in the downtown area, and the next day as we stood on the street praying over the building they would like God to release to them, nothing could have felt more natural.
Release your vision amongst them Lord!
After Bakersfield, the next stop was Ventura. We met with a friend of Pete’s called Greg, and were shown around the amazing church that he’s involved with leading. Really creative stuff, art all over the walls, and a fantastic feel to the place. Truly inspiring.
The church tour and lunch with Greg weren’t the only treat either. He’d been strongly impacted by the movie ‘Finding Neverland’, the story of JM Barrie’s life around the time of his writing the book Peter Pan. It’s a wonderful exploration of innocence, celebration, and pain. Highly recommended.
From Ventura, we travelled on to meet David and Anita just outside LA. They made us really welcome in their beautiful home, which was an amazing provision from God (no time for the miraculous story now!). We discussed many aspects of what God is currently doing with 24-7, and kicked around a few ideas on how we might work together on some exciting creative prayer room resources. Watch this space!