October 2025 Prayer Letter

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Dear Ignite Prayer and Fasting Partners,

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Thank you for your prayer partnership with Ignite’s mission of starting churches in Chicagoland and beyond. Last month, Daniel Hazel and I spent September 12 walking and praying in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago. It was good praying with him as we talked about the micro church network he and Emma, his wife, are establishing in this neighborhood. Daniel’s vision is to duplicate the first micro church with many more as people are discipled in Jesus and then deployed on mission as a disciple maker. During our walk, we prayed for potential meeting / gathering places, we prayed for people of peace, we stopped at a church and prayed for their ministry and partnership in bringing Jesus’ good news to the neighborhood. It was a good day!

 Thank you for your prayers for Ignite. Prayer prepares the ground for the seeds we plant for Jesus as they germinate, sprout and bear fruit that will multiply. Here are some of the things I would ask you to be praying for during October:

1. Multipliers Pathway training: The 6-month journey begins for 9 churches (and one observing church) on October 14-15 at Adventure Christian Church in Bourbonnais. This disciple-making and church multiplication training will be pivotal for our ministry of starting more churches. Please be praying for these churches.

2. Annual Lilly Gathering, Oct. 8-10: Matt Wright and I will be attending this gathering of churches and ministries who are working with the grant received for Thriving Churches. It is a good time to learn from others and celebrate what God is doing across the country.

3. Ignite Thriving Churches (ITC) Events: This ministry arm of Ignite is helping churches discern and develop greater health. We hosted the first Leadership Seminar for Engage Christian Church in September and will follow it up with another at Sidney Christian Church. ITC will also be hosting a ministers’ gathering on October 28 and David Upchurch will be the speaker for the event. Please visit our website for more information and we would welcome your prayers for ITC’s work.

4. Workers for the Harvest: Please pray for more planters to come our way and for God to open our eyes to planters in our midst. We need to continue to pray Luke 10: 2.

5. More Partners for Ignite: I will be speaking at several different events and churches in October that have the potential to be gathering places for financial partners. Please pray for me to tell our story well and for hearts to be receptive to partnering with our ministry.

Thank you for all you do for Ignite. We are looking forward to seeing God’s hand at work in our newer works (Seth and Laura Rempel’s work in Joliet area is gathering more people) and we celebrate what He is doing. I am grateful for your partnership.          Have a great October, Lance

                                                                           

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