August Update

Hello Fords on a Mission family! Thank you for tracking with us this month. We would like to share with you all that God has done this month with our family.

We began the month at the Ignite America conference at Campbellsville University in Kentucky. This conference gathered university students from across the country to connect and inspire before heading back to their campuses for the fall. We joined them, as well as other campus ministry leaders and mentors, and had the privilege to build many relationships with those whose hearts for revival among the youth are the same as ours.

Igniting must be our theme for August, as the next weekend had Jason preaching at a revival called Igniting Nashville at Outpouring Ministries in Old Hickory. He joined Bob Perry, Marilyn Howard, Steve Driessen, Kelly Thomas, and Peggy Adams in ministering that weekend. The entire weekend was powerful, marked by creative dance and art, multi-cultural worship, and Spirit-led prayer. We are grateful for the opportunity from Apostle Sheila Rae.

Nashville House of Prayer and Forerunner Community nights have continued, and have included special guests this month. IHOP worship leader Jon Thurlow joined NHOP on August 25th, and a large crowd came out to pray and worship with us. On August 30th at our Forerunner gathering, Andrew Wilmot of South Africa shared about his prophetic dreams and his vision for reaching some of the poorest areas in his region.

Another ministry that has become dear to our hearts is Elijah\’s Heart, led by \”Papa\” Joe and Denise Bradford. This group is dedicated to reaching Nashville\’s government housing areas, with particular focus on the Napier community just south of downtown. They distribute bags of food and feed meals twice a week during the summer, and they tutor students during the school year. God is doing a miraculous work with this team by providing them with resources and even media attention. Papa Joe is a genuine servant leader who is invested in this community, and we have been honored to serve with this ministry.

Jason has joined Acts 13 on a regular basis. Acts 13 is a monthly gathering of ministry leaders for the purpose of prayer, worship, service, and sending. Also, he has been consistently joining the Governmental Prayer Alliance, a group which meets at the Tennessee State Capitol to pray for governmental leaders and the actions of the legislature.

Finally, Jason was privileged to attend and pray at a yearly \”family reunion\” of Nashville-area ministry leaders, hosted at Michael W. Smith\’s farm. This is the third year we have attended, and it is always a wonderful time of connection and vision-casting for the advancement of the Kingdom in Nashville.

September is a busy month of travel for us. We hope to bring you reports of what God is doing from coast to coast!