Please see Grace Prayer Cards for another main ministery from Hope.
Our aim is not to get members for Hope, as if it was an alternative church, but to get members of every church praying together. Mark 11:17 Then he began to teach them and said, "Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations’"?
Hope is a 24/7 House of prayer in the making. We believe that Prayer must be the priority when serving God. It is the foundation to any work; in fact we would say that you cannot do any real fruitful work without it. Faith is the key to a powerful ministry; however faith comes from hearing God's word. How then if prayer is communication with God, can we hear the word of God without prayer of some sort.
The bible says pray continuously so we do. All other works that are done come out of prayer. All the ministries of Hope were born out of us listening to God and obeying His commandments. Below is a brief description of the things we are doing at present.
Prayer House - As stated we are building up to 24/7 prayer. See about Hope
Salvation Army - We are holding prayer/nurture meetings every Tuesday evening in a Salvation Army hostel in Warrington. We have just started to hold an evangelistic meeting once a month also. We will have some live music, testimonies, a gospel message and a spread of food.
Market Place Evangelism - Recently after waiting upon the LORD, He instructed us to take His gospel into the market place. We go out into St Helens every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. We take a banner, tracts, a PA system and some musicians when available. We would love to build up enough volunteers to go out daily with the good news of Christ.
A Lasting Hope - Stephen and Lisa Pilkington, founders of the work here in St Helens are both people who have been set free from adictions by the power of God. The LORD has allowed us and Hope in general to be used to show others the route of escape. We are wonderfully blessed to see that several people who once lived without hope of a normal life are now completley and utterly delivered from the grip of the enemy. If you know anyone with addictions why not call Hope and see the ways in which we can help.
2 Chronicles 7:14
"If My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin and will heal their land."
One future ministry activity is expected to be missions with a trip to India in January 2010. We will be sending a small team to evangelise local communities and help in the planting of new churches.
