Momentum by Seth Harkins

For the past four months our ministry has had a great deal of momentum in both our Tuesday night discipleship group and our Thursday night worship service called "The Rising". Both of these programs have grown by the numbers of students attending and by the amount of leaders we have involved. During the first six months we averaged 5 or 6 students, half of which were out of high school. Now we are averaging 10 every week, all of which are high school students. The Rising has also grown from 28 students the first night to averaging 60. God is continuing to add to our numbers and raise up leaders as our ministry grows.

In this upcoming year we plan to start at least two new discipleship groups where students can have dinner and study God's Word. These nights are going to be focused primarily on teaching students how to study scripture and how to pray for one another. Please join us in praying that God will raise up leaders to help accomplish this goal.

Also continue to pray that God will raise up leaders for The Rising. We need more men and women who are willing to invest their life in the lives of our students. God has been providing for us in this from the start and we know He will continue. Most recently He provided for us in an area where we desperately needed leadership. Andrew Harmon, the youth pastor from American Indian Christian Mission, has just joined our team and will take ownership of that area. The Rising and the events associated with it have helped strengthen our relationship with our brothers and sisters at White Mountain Apache Christian Church and American Indian Christian Mission, This unity has, and continues to be an encouragement to all of our ministries.

The momentum on the back side of the year has leveraged us well for 2012. We have big dreams for this upcoming year and we are excited about rising to meet the challenges that lie ahead. We know that God is going before us and will bring fruit to the work being done. Thank you for being a vital part of this ministry.