Day 7

Sep 7, 2025
2 min read

Chalcedony Williams | Re:Hope Motherwell

I have been praying for my family members to come to faith in Jesus.

My dad is always happy to hear about church. He often speaks to people from other faith groups on the streets and defends Christianity, but my conversations with him are not usually about his own faith. Since the last fasting week, he has been asking questions about Moses, Abraham, and God's covenant with Israel, mostly fueled by what he is seeing in the world today. But the beauty of it, and the thing I am grateful to God for, is that these conversations are opening doors to explore the reality of sin and the need for Jesus as our Saviour. Recently, my dad said that he understood why Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was needed, which is awesome.

As we were approaching Re:Hope Motherwell's first service, I received a message from my cousin to say my dad told her about the church plant and she wanted to come down to support. So she did! Then in June, we had the opportunity to be on a long car journey together. I prayed that God would allow us to talk about faith and catch up about her visit to Motherwell. And He did! My cousin said she really enjoyed the service; she felt so at home and welcomed. She even asked when Re:Hope is coming to Aberdeen!

I know that God hears and answers prayers and I am so grateful for the mini-prayers answered along the way that increase our faith and encourage us to keep praying!