New York: Monday

Luke 10: 5Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house.

Today we finally have our first 'work' day in New York. That's not to say we are not already tired! Yesterday (Sunday) we got to worship with a congregation of brothers predominantly from Burkina Faso. What a blessing to sing praises to Our Father with the nations, and we didn't even leave the USA! In the afternoon we prayerwalked the Harlem areas where West Africans are mostly gathered. While it's not central Manhattan, Harlem is still filled with tons of people in tight quarters. There are churches on many corners, but most lack vibrancy and solid gospel truth. Even still, the work among West Africans is nearly zero. Among African peoples with Muslim backgrounds, there are no established churches. There are, however, around 60 West African mosques in Harlem, not even counting the 400 non-African mosques in the city.An overwhelming task before us. How will we ever reach all these people? Today, we pray that God will lead us to these 'persons of peace' that will be receptive to our message and to our friends, so that we may sow seeds of the Gospel on soft ground.