Experience Vancouver

Pray for God to send Christians back into the heart of the city – a place from which many churches have fled. C2C director Gord Fleming said it’s too easy to buy into the lie that it’s hopeless to try to plant churches in cities. “We need to remember that Jesus does have dominion from sea to sea.” Photo: Lisa Hamm

Pray for the families of church planters that they would remain strong and united. In Vancouver, these folks are sometimes the first Christians their colleagues or school friends have ever met! Photo: Karla Braun

Thank God for the diverse cultures in Canada. By befriending neighbours and coworkers or going the extra mile to get to know international students, Canadians have access to the world. Pray that God’s people in Canada will share Christ’s transforming power in our lives with others. Photo: Laura Kalmar

Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into his harvest field (Luke 10:2). Join other MBs across Canada by setting your watch to beep at 10:02 as a reminder to stop and pray. Photo: Carson Samson

Pray that Vancouver church planters would find affordable housing and suitable spaces to worship. Pray they would have patience and fortitude to live in communities often unreceptive – or even hostile – to the gospel. Pray they would find favour with their neighbours and envision creative ways to connect with them. Photo: Lisa Hamm

Experience Vancouver was a tour (either on foot or by bus) highlighting various Mennonite Brethren ministries throughout downtown Vancouver. It offered participants a small taste of how MB initiatives operate in the city’s diverse contexts, as C2C Network church planters shared their passion to see their neighbours experience Christ in life-transforming ways. 

Participants were invited to pray for the city, and many were inspired to see their own communities through new eyes. (For more photos and blogs, see “Experience Vancouver” at gathering.mennonitebrethren.ca.)

Pray for the families of church planters that they would remain strong and united. In Vancouver, these folks are sometimes the first Christians their colleagues or school friends have ever met! Photo: Karla Braun