(Features) Life Stories
14th December, 2009
We started a series a few weeks ago profiling a few of the unsung hero’s beneath the surface of this ever-growing 24-7 community. Today I have the privilege of introducing one of the most faithful servants who’s work has impacted even you.
7th December, 2009
God has been speaking to many of us about a similar issue. When I wrote a 24-7 blog post calling for Prayer about human trafficking, I was slightly overwhelmed by the response.
16th November, 2009
24-7 Prayer has many unsung heroes who sacrificially serve the movement and change the world through prayer. Let me introduce you to the most colourful…
Charlotte Terris is instantly recognisable.
2nd November, 2009
Andy Freeman, author of Punk Monk and pioneer of the first 24-7 Boiler Room, is stepping down from his international role to train for ordination. Meet the man God has called to take 24-7 Communities on the next leg of their journey…
Jon Petersen has lived a fascinating life.
26th October, 2009
This week I have been mostly making history. For starters, I am one of the first non-officer guests to stay at The Salvation Army’s International College of Officers in London.
19th October, 2009
Tens of thousands of people from all over the United States of America gathered last June in the state of Kentucky to see some of the biggest bands in the world at the Ichthus Christian Music festival. In the midst of the thousands gathered several students took up residence in the most unlikely of places… a 24-7 Prayer tent.
5th October, 2009
What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. (Matthew 10:27)
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
21st September, 2009
There is this house on Winnebago Street on the near-east side of Madison that used to be a Meth lab but now it’s the central hub of our 24-7 Boiler Room community. The floorboards are charred from when the kitchen used to manufacture narcotics.
14th September, 2009
Have you ever wondered why tears flow from your eyes? Why don't they secretly flow from the back of your knees, down your calves to your ankles? Or from underneath your arms, down your back all the way to your hips? Tears are meant to be shared, from one pair of eyes to the other. You're not supposed to cry by yourself.
24th August, 2009
It struck me the other day that perhaps my most promising disciple at the moment is an eight-year-old towhead named Preston, who lives in my neighborhood. I befriended his mom at the local pool last summer and since have spent time nearly every week with this precious, but broken family.
17th August, 2009
Today I stood in an old bowling club home of the 24-7 Boiler Room in Guildford, England. A mixed bunch of friends and strangers gathered around praying.
27th July, 2009
I was recently asked, ‘what does a typical Friday morning in your Community house in Thun, Switzerland look like?’ The question threw me a little, when you live with a community of people all focused on loving Jesus and living the best they can slap bang in the middle of the nightlife of our city… there isn’t a lot that’s normal. The only way to answer their question was to describe just one recent Friday and how we responded to blood on our doorstep…
1am – I wake up slowly, through the open window I hear loud screams from the streets.
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