Day 18
- Re:Hope
- Sep 26, 2024
- 2 min read
Almost two years ago, God called me to mission in Scotland along with my friend, Reb. The vision was to be a part of a church that was growing and planting new locations — which is what drew us to Re:Hope.
We were aiming to live and work in Glasgow, but God had other ideas! The first thing He did was unexpectedly provide me with a job in Edinburgh, a job I had previously been rejected for in Birmingham. Working in Edinburgh meant finding a home to the East of Glasgow, with easy transport links. Despite our best efforts to live in Glasgow, God planted us in Holytown, Motherwell. There was something special about Holytown and Motherwell and, very soon, we started praying with friends and family about reaching the people here. The scripture God gave me at that time was the 'Parable of the Sower' in Matthew 13. I knew there was fertile ground and I have been praying for the past year that God would send reawakening to the area.
Fifteen months after I first stepped foot in Scotland, the surprising and humbling opportunity came to consider leading a new church plant for Re:Hope. Without a doubt, I knew that God was opening the doors for 'Mission Motherwell' — a Re:Hope Church in Motherwell! A sleepy town that many people overlook is coming alive. God is already at work here and it's exciting to be able to lead our church to join in with what God is doing. My heart is for the people on the fringes, those who are overlooked and counted out. I'm praying for new beginnings — restoration in lives, families, communities, the whole town and beyond.
There are several scriptures that God is speaking through for Re:Hope Motherwell, but for 40 days of prayer, one stands out from Matthew 9:35-38. 'Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.”
Chalcedony Williams
Re:Hope Southside
Praise God for what He has done, is doing and is going to do in Motherwell!
Thanks for sharing Chalce. Love to hear this. Excited for what He’s going to do this coming year and beyond!
May Jesus bless the seeds you are planting---- May they grow and multiply one hundredfold and more unto eternity ! So be it ! Amen !