Fast and pray on your own

Want to participate in the Saturday morning, September 19 fast and prayer vigil but won’t be able to make it to the sanctuary?

Participate at home or elsewhere by doing the following: Skip eating Saturday morning until 12 noon. Be sure to drink water and engage only in light activities. At some point during the morning, clear away 20 minutes for prayer. We ask you to light a candle (if you’ve got one available) and pray with the same three presbytery-wide groups and 10 local congregations, in the same order, that folks at the sanctuary will pray with. Those groups, with links with information about them, are:

1. Q’eqchi’ Estoreño, Izabal Presbytery Executive Committee: Pablo Sacul Chub, Luis Botzoc, Gerardo Ich Pop, Ramiro Quib Caal, José Domingo Xo Ical, Raul Contreras, and Benjamin Sacul Tiul: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/monday-morning-march-30-dialogue.html

2. Q’eqchi’ Estoreño, Izabal Presbytery Presbyterian Women, Executive Committee President Maria Coc Tiul, and other Executive Committee members: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/mujeres-y-jovenes.html

3. Q’eqchi’ Estoreño, Izabal Presbytery Youth and Young Adults, President Armando Chub Quib, and other Executive Committee members: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/mujeres-y-jovenes.html

4. Peniel Church in Boqueron, Pastor Fidel Juc and spouse Jesus, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/03/iglesia-peniel.html

5. Familia de Noe church in El Estor’s Sinai neighborhood, Pastor Benjamin Sacul Tiul and spouse Carlota, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/iglesia-familia-de-noe.html

6. San Jorge church in the El Estor’s Esperanza neighborhood, Pastor Mario Xo Ical, and members, deacons, and elders:
http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/iglesia-san-jorge.html

7. La Union mission church; pastors Pablo Sacul Chub, Robert Caal, and Antonio Tec; and worshipers:
http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/iglesia-puerta-del-cielo.html

8. El Chupon mission church, Pastor Gerardo Ich Pop, and worshipers:
http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/evangelacion-en-el-barrio-el-chupon.html

9. Arca de Noe church in El Estor, Pastor Gerardo Ich Pop, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/iglesia-arca-de-noe.html

10. Altar de Noe church in El Estor’s Los Cerritos neighborhood, Pastor Raul Contreras, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/pastor-raul-of-iglesia-altar-de-noe.html

11. Espiritu Santo church in El Estor’s San Marcos neighborhood, Pastor José Domingo Xo Ical, and member, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/iglesia-espiritu-santo.html

12. Monte Sinai church in the San Carlos El Porvenir community in the Puerto Barrios area, Pastor José Sub, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/04/pastor-jose-of-iglesia-monte-sinai.html

13. Livingston church, Pastor Abelino Tec Chub and spouse Seraphina, and members, deacons, and elders: http://crescenthillguatemala.blogspot.com/2009/05/pastor-abelino-of-livingston-church.html

You might say the following prayer 13 times, once each for each group:

God, We want to lift up for your blessing our brothers and sisters in [church or organization name] and their leader(s) [name(s)] [and members/worshipers]. Like us, they are building up the Body of Your Son, Jesus, in the form of the [church/organization]. Be with them and us in this time of political conflict, natural disaster, and economic difficulty. And help us set into motion your vision of a partnership between them and us that crosses the ocean and builds your Kingdom in Izabal, Louisville, and beyond. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.
Crescent Hill church folks are undertaking this fast and vigil in solidarity with our partners in Guatemala’s Q’eqchi’ Estoreño, Izabal presbytery, as they join together this weekend in their annual presbytery meeting. Estoreño leaders will begin the second and final day of their meeting on Saturday morning, while we fast and pray.

Engaging in fasts and prayer vigils is a regular tradition for our Estoreño partners. By fasting, we empty ourselves so that we might open ourselves and focus on God’s presence and God’s voice.

We thank you in advance for participating in the fast and prayer vigil. We’d love it if you could tell us that you’re participating. Contact Ana at anitag_1491@hotmail.com, Andrea at andrea.trautwein@insightbb.com, or Perry at perrydchang@gmail.com.