October Prayer Letter

October 1, 2013

Dear Friends,

We are amazed to see how God continues to show us His vision for church planting in Chester. Our heart is to see families loving God and each other and bringing God’s Kingdom to their communities. Our church plant team is made up of our family and Glen and Sharon Geraghty and their children, Morgan and Micah. Over the last year our team has developed relationships with a variety of families and individuals.

Since August, we have spent much time in prayer over the direction God would have us to go and we sense that God is leading us to bring these people together to start a church. Our goal is to start with a small group Bible study and maintain strong relationships that are focused on discipleship. Brenda, Alpha, and Vern are some of the key people that we are hoping to invite to be part of our church plant.

Brenda was open to us from the first day that she met us. Even though she speaks little English, she perseveres through conversations, often with the help of her daughter. Brenda desires to be an agent of change in our community, to find a way to keep the kids off the streets.

Alpha welcomed us into her house the first day we met and every day since. This past Tuesday we were out walking and stopped by Alpha’s house. Her daughter invited us in and we spent at least a half hour fellowshipping with Alpha, her daughter Erica, and her granddaughter. After much fun and laughter, it was time to go, but before we left Tom prayed with Alpha, and she asked if we knew a place where she could go to church.

Vern has been facilities manager at the Frederick Douglass Christian School since 1997. He grew up in Chester and attended FDCS when it was the black junior high school. In the spring of this year he began attending a men’s Bible study with Tom and Glen. Through this time he reconnected with God, and desires to see a men’s ministry started.

We are encouraged by the vision that God is giving us to start a church with these wonderful folks and others He has brought across our path.

Please pray:

• That we will continue to seek God’s direction and leading for starting this church plant.
• That as a team we will be living examples of what it means to be the Church.

In Him,

Tom, Vicki, Lizzy, and Lilly Anthony

Our Team - 
Tom, Vicki, Lizzy, and Lilly Anthony
Glen, Sharon, Morgan, and Micah Geraghty