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Friends, we are so grateful for you! We don't get to tell you all that enough, but boy do we feel it regularly. God has blessed us with a loving team of people and we would not be where we are, or who we are, without you all stepping into the journey of following Jesus with us. We have a few really cool updates for you today!


The Articles Are Filed!

For those of you who helped us financially in this part of the process, we want to give you a BIG thank you! We were blown away at how quickly the extra aid came in.  As of yesterday, our Articles of Incorporation have been filed in the state of Colorado!

So what does that mean for us and what's left? 


This means Half Step Ministries is now officially a non-profit organization in the state of Colorado! But before we change all of our systems to the organization, we need to file for 501(c)3 status with the IRS. Brayden will be completing this next week. We have also finalized our initial board of directors. So be on the lookout for an update in the next few months about everything non-profit as it will contain specific info on your donations and who we have chosen to run this with us!

What To Pray For:
Pray for everything to get processed as quickly as possible; for there to be no delays.
Pray for the tax exempt filing process to go smoothly. 
Pray for team cohesion, passion, and vision!

 

Resource Package & Half Step at Faith


We shared 10 training videos, a 20 page booklet and band and choir resources for 6 different songs with Half Step at Faith Church this last month to help prepare them to continue the ministry there without us! We are proud of what we were able to give them this semester and still we learned a lot about what we can improve and add for the future.  If you're interested, you can click to see one of our videos on Conducting A Choir!

Along with resources, I (Abby) have been meeting regularly with the new Director to offer advice, encouragement, connections and answer any questions. Our hope for this HS and every HS to come is that Brayden and I can create a community of Half Step leaders from different churches that inspires and encourages one another. 
What To Pray For:
Pray for the team at HS at Faith Church to grow together and for their every need to be met. (Specifically, they are in need of Drums and Keys teachers)
Pray for opportunities that we (Brayden and Abby) can still support, encourage and inspire leaders currently serving at Half Step. 

 

Spirit Led Conversations


While I (Brayden) have been working at Lindgren Landscaping, it has been healing for both my body and spirit! One of the best parts of my job are the people I work with, including Taylor* who used to be a Christian. He walked away from the faith years ago and dove deep into philosophy. Through conversations (many!!), I've see a softness in his heart to hear more about Jesus. After one of our deep discussions about the nature of God he remarked, "Thank you for being patient with me, most people I talk to don't want to walk through these questions with me. To be honest, I just want help."  

Taylor expressed that he wants to give Jesus another try and we've had many spirit filled conversations about just about everything related to God and Christianity. It's been a slow burn, but oh so good. So despite not being able to work with youth yet, I've still had awesome opportunities to share the gospel and love on those who are far from Christ.

*Name has been changed to protect his identity as I haven't been given permission to share it
What To Pray For:
Pray the Holy Spirit regenerates Taylor and that he gives his life to Christ
Pray for the rest of my co workers. That the things I have shared about Jesus stick and that God begins to grow the seeds I planted

Genesis Project & Dayspring


We have mentioned before that we've been in communication with leaders at two different Northern Colorado churches about doing a HS or a similar-to-HS-ministry. In a few weeks, our friend Ben is starting up a worship based ministry that's very similar to HS at Genesis Project! This won't be labeled "Half Step", but our hearts align in seeking to connect youth to Jesus and the local church, so we are sharing whatever resources we have with them! We may even pop in to meet with their team and offer whatever advice we can from our own experiences in starting a brand new youth ministry. This is an encouraging step towards seeing the Half Step "spirit" spread in Northern Colorado.

The potential leaders at Dayspring in Windsor are still hoping to start a Half Step in 2022 so we have been talking through timelines and next steps with them! 
What To Pray For:
Pray for Ben to find the resources and final teacher that he needs.
Pray for the hearts of the students that will attend this new ministry at Genesis Project!
Pray for fruitful conversations with the pastors and elders at Dayspring 
Pray for many more students to come to know Jesus!

Thank you


Friends, this journey has been long and windy, but you have stuck with us! Thank you for partnering with us as we grow, learn and spread the name of Jesus through Half Step in Northern Colorado. We couldn't do it without you!


Love, Abby & Brayden
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