The link below is the story of two incredible people at Westwind who are involved in our worshipping community. Please click the link and read the tremendous way in which God worked in their lives.

Kevin and Pat Mayer Story

Let us celebrate the amazing power of God!

Westwind Church is hosting a community event in August and we need your help! We are looking for volunteers for a number of positions needed to make this event impacting on the community. You can look though al the positions needed at the link below. You can also contact Brandon (this event’s project manager) to find out more.

Click HERE To SEE OUR NEEDS!

Once you know where and when you will like to work, email Brandon and let him know.

The Thursday Prayer Initiative is a global effort to get people praying for the efforts of Westwind Church. It is our desire that you will take a few minutes out of your day to pray for the listed things below. We know God calls his people to pray (Jude 1:20), and we want to be a church that prays.

THANKSGIVING-

• Praise God for the people he continues to bring to help our Westwind efforts.
• Praise God for the partnership of Cornerstone Church.
• Praise God for those who have taken significant chunks of responsibility to make Westwind happen.

EVENTS

• Please be in prayer for our third ATMOSPHERE on Sunday June 1st. It is designed to connect people to Westwind and each other.
• Westwind will begin connection groups this summer. Pray that God will use them to bring people together through studying his Word and sharing their stories.
• Please Pray for our Summer Outreach Initiatives:

1. Coed Softball Team: We are hosting a team in the Waukee Park and Rec. league. We want to dive into their community.
2. Kid’s Clubs: We are hosting three clubs this summer designed to teach kids the importance of Celebrating the Story, Connecting to others in the Story, and Contributing to the Story. There are a lot of creative details that need to be taken care of. Please pray that God brings us the people we need to serve.
3. Fourth of July Parade: Westwind Church will have a float in the parade. There will be many people gone, so we need God to raise up parade enthusiasts to help!
4. Art in the Park: We are looking to meet a community need and demonstrate Westwind’s passion for the arts. This event will allow artists to present their work in a fun, fair-like fashion. There will be live music, inflatable rides for the kids, and a lot of work for Westwind folk to do to make the happen. Please pray that God lifts up people to serve the community through this event.

• Please pray for the three services we will be having this summer (we call them soft launches). The dates are June 8th, July 20, and August 17th. These services are designed to bring the Westwind folk together and to let others know what we are all about. There is much work to be done in this area, and a lot of materials to be gathered. Excitement builds as we anticipate the first soft launch date!

NEEDS:
As Westwind Church gets closer to its kick-off, there will be certain needs that must be met in order to be effective.

• Physical Needs: Please pray for the acquiring of sound an technical equipment. We are some equipping our offices with the required necessities.
• Personnel Needs: We need people to begin to take ownership of the ministry through serving in their desired ministry area.
• Financial: We are still looking for funds needed to make Westwind Church a reality. We have over half of our 2008 budget (Praise God), but there is more that is needed (especially in the front end, since there will be material costs that need to be addressed.).
• Spiritual: We hope to never forget that we are planting a church because we want to meet the needs of people, both Jesus followers and not. Pray that we are a relevant message of hope and love to all.

Once again, thanks for taking part in our Thursday Prayer Initiative.It really is a global effort! We appreciate your prayers.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers andrequests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying forall the saints.–Ephesians 6:18

Below is a passage of scripture to pray through.

“He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:8)

As Westwind Church continues to develop, pray through this verse in the following areas:

1. “Planted by the water“–That we will continually quenched by God’s Word and connected through his son, Jesus.

2. “Does not fear when heat comes“–That we will be unaffected by hard times as a church, and will continue to do the work set out for us.

3. “Always green“–That we will be a healthy church, vibrant in all we do.

4. “Never fails to bear fruit“–That we will continually multiply our efforts to share God’s story with the entire planet.

(this is part of a message shared at ATMOSPHERE, April 27th)