Dear Church leaders,
We trust that everyone had a wonderful service on the Lord's Day as we did in the LIFE meeting on Saturday, January 30th in Milwaukee, WI. We praise God for His blessings upon us as we gathered together in one accord and prayer (and fasting). We had a wonderful sense of unity in a bond of love among the 10 different churches who came to participate. These following churches are alphabetically listed:
1. Lao Christian (Alliance) Church, Milwaukee, WI (Host)
2. Lao Community Alliance Church, South Elgin, IL
3. Lao Evangelical Free Church, Rockford, IL
4. Lao Evangelical Free Fellowship, Madison, WI
5. Lao Grace Evangelical Church, Elgin, IL
6. Lao International Rock Church, Rockford, IL
7. Lao New Harvest Nazarene Church, Elgin, IL
8. Lao Salvation Army Church, Minneapolis, MN
9. Lao Salvation Army Church, Milwaukee, WI
10. Lao Salvation Army Church, Madison, WI
11.(Lao Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI sent one unofficial member to attend)
12.(Lao C&MA Church, Stockton, CA had a simultaneous Prayer and Fasting
meeting in the West Coast of the United States)
The theme of this conference was: "THE CROSS: TAKE IT GLOBAL !"
After much time of sharing and praying together in the morning, we were reminded by church leaders that we're created to serve God's purpose together. It cannot be emphasized too strongly enough that Unity and Prayer are the prelude to revivals and world evangelism.
We took the first step in the afternoon to re-define our mission statement: "To promote unity and evangelism among our Laotian churches around the world by joining together with the spirit of cooperation in truth, love and prayer."
We literally joined hands together and lifted up our voices in unison as we concluded our Strategic meeting.
In the late afternoon, we closed our meeting with a unified worship service. We're reminded once again about the significance of our gathering as the new beginning of unity which would strengthen the bond of love among us. It's true that "You may not need us but we all need you".
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all for every church that participated in this prayer and fasting movement; and for your prayer supports from every corner of the earth. May God bless everyone and may all glory and honor belong to Him. May all do well in carrying out the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ into the nations.
Most Sincerely in Christ,
LIFE Planning Committee