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Prayer is surrendering our plans to God and asking him to work - and he invites us to pray boldly and persistently (Luke 11:5-13)
God has done a lot this weekend! Consider going through this **“Post-World Mandate” Lifegroup Lesson** if you want to process and dream together about how to live on mission.
Form a Care Team for an international Field Worker or family–this is a powerful way to support our 14 individuals or families living in the nations, while staying here! By joining a care team, you will pray for and connect with one of these families or people while they’re overseas. Sign up here >
**Thanksgiving, Worship, Intercession (TWI) guide:** this is a style of leading prayer meetings that you can use that we learned from the Antioch Movement.
30-day Discernment Journal did you feel like you received a word from God, but want to go deeper on what it means? Check out this guide.
Here’s some interactive activities and prayer guides to help your children gain a heart for the nations.
God invites us to partner with him through giving! Giving is an act of faith as we invest in Jesus’ work and people.
Donate to give towards Acts of Mercy’s disaster relief in Asheville. Give to Asheville >
We’re fundraising to support our friends in a Ukrainian church for their spiritual retreat. This will be a safe space for their leaders & community to hear God and process their grief as they continue to suffer through the war. Give to Ukraine >
We’ve sent 14+ teams from SoCal to the nations (and hopefully more soon!) - if you feel led, consider supporting one of these teams. Sign up here go to their **giving page.**
Invest in what God is doing at your church - if you don’t already tithe, consider beginning to give, even if it’s a small amount and have God grow your faith by trusting him with your finances. Find out ways to invest in your church’s missions work and local causes that support Kingdom values.
God invites us into his Kingdom work right here in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and cities.
Go on a trip to serve Asheville and North Carolina in their hurricane recovery. Go to Asheville >
Join First Love Community Church & New Life Community Church for an immersive summer internship July 11-25, 2025 in East LA! If you want to experience what it means to live out a Jesus-centered justice, or want to find ways to serve others right here in our region, we invite you to join us. We will serve and build relationships with urban young adults and youth through neighborhood outreach and a sports camp. You’ll get hands-on experience to discover how God moves in the city, learn how to share about Jesus in an urban context, and see how justice and the good news of Jesus come together. Learn more here >.
Folks from New Life, Epicentre West LA, and First Love are hosting a learning space about the impact of LA’s housing shortage and how we can respond. **Sign up here >** or learn more about **community transformation here >.**
“Addressing the root causes of homelessness holistically, while keeping families together.” **Learn more here >**
Going on mission can be simple actions like praying intentionally. A few ideas:
Some of our churches have Discipleship Schools (DSchools) for you to live out your faith intentionally, grow in spiritual community, and go learn missional living through a short term trip. Reach out to your church for more info.
VOR is a non-profit based in Anaheim that serves recently-arrived refugees with English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, case management, job mentoring, youth empowerment programs, driver training, and other events. It’s an amazing way to love and bless people from other nations locally! Learn about volunteer opportunities here >.
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Have your own idea? Brainstorm as a Lifegroup and reach out to one of your pastors if you need support!
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People from every nation and ethnic group will one day worship Jesus! Consider joining an international “Impact trip” (usually 1 to 2 weeks long).
Each church is responsible to plan and organize an international trips. Please contact one of your pastors if you want to learn more.
If you go to Epicentre Pasadena, please reach out to Ruth Lam for more details on international trips: [email protected].