GOHOP

Our last Barnabas Listening Prayer Learning Lab before the Summer Break will be on Tue June 2nd at 7pm.

In our first hour we will be having a Sharing Circle. Bring
a song, poem, story, scripture, reflection, or anything else you would like to share with the group. You are also welcome to just listen in.

In our second hour we will be practicing Listening Prayer in small groups. New people are always welcome!

Most weeks, someone stops by the prayer room. This is one of my most favorite things about GOHOP. People just walk through our doors and ask us to pray with them! What a holy honour to hear someone's story.

We always greet our new friends, listen to their stories, carry their burdens with them. And, we offer to pray for them and with them.

Today, two friends stopped by for prayer. The Prayer Requests in the photo are the things they carry and bring to God.

D is a regular who comes about once a month. It was great to hear answers to prayers we have been praying together for a while. It is a joy to ask about family members and to walk through life together.

L is a new friend. He came last week for the first time. He is a newcomer to Canada and is working hard to build a good life for his family here. He left the prayer room feeling lighter and more hopeful and plans to come by regularly.

Please pray the blessing of this song with us over D and L today.

I'm praying for you
That His love will overflow
That His hand will guide your steps
Everywhere you go
I'm praying for you

May His mercy lift you through
And I thank the Lord for all He's doing
And all He'll do in you
May the Lord bless you and keep you
Make His face to shine on you
May His favor rest upon you
Every day your whole life through

I'm praying for you
That your faith will grow each day
That the Lord will pour His blessings
In a mighty gentle way
I'm praying for you
May His grace be always new-
And I thank the Lord for all He's doing
And all He'll do in you
~ Edwin Jardinel

We had a great time at our second annual pancake supper on May 7! We’re so grateful to everyone who came … from families with young children to retirees! Special thanks to Bethany Gospel Chapel who hosted us and to our sponsors: Renewal Construction , Tree to Table Maple Syrup, and Buddy Boy Dog Training . We are so thankful to have raised $7,400 toward our goal of $8,000.

The CanadaHelps campaign is active until June 4, so there is still time to donate! Fundraiser Link: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/greater-ontario-house-of-prayer-gohop/campaign/gohop-pancake-supper-fundraiser—second-annual/?version=2

A big thank you to everyone who came out to GOHOP’s Pancake Supper Fundraiser.

Thanks to the generous support of so many people, we have raised $7,400. We are so close to reaching our goal of $8,000. If you haven’t donated yet, it’s not too late. The CanadaHelps campaign stays active for about 3 weeks still. You can make a donation here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/greater-ontario-house-of-prayer-gohop/campaign/gohop-pancake-supper-fundraiser---second-annual/?version=2

We look forward to continuing to work to see God’s kingdom come and His will be done here in Hamilton as it is done in heaven! Thank you for being part of our journey to foster prayer, pursue justice, and engage in mission.

Barnabas is GOHOP’s learning lab to help people lean into the idea of Listening Prayer in a safe and welcoming environment.

On Tuesday May 5th at 7pm .neudorf will be leading us through some practical tips for adding some silence into your prayer practice.
Silence is a very key ingredient to listening!

is located at 1907 King St. E. Hamilton ON (in the Flourish Building across from the Metro grocery store). Please enter through the front doors. Parking is located behind the building.

On April 23 and 30, we walked south to north from Mount Hope to Pier 4 Point, completing CrossWalk, our prayer walk across Hamilton.

We walked and watched. We sang and celebrated. We praised and paused.

We saw the city up close and personal: its beautiful and broken, its strong and small, its powerful and poor.

We stopped to sing "Peace be to these streets" at the corner of King and James. It was powerful to pray at the crossroads of our city, opposite Jackson Square, asking our Good Father to unleash shalom, thriving and flourishing in our community.

Here is part of the morning liturgy we prayed at the start of each day...

Lord God,
we walk today in love for this city.
We ask for Your peace
to rest upon Hamilton.
Bless its families,
churches,
schools,
leaders,
and neighbourhoods.
Bring healing where there is brokenness,
freedom where there is bo***ge,
hope where there is despair,
and light where there is darkness.
May Your kingdom come
and Your will be done
in this city as it is in heaven.
Amen.

We encourage you to take a moment now to pray this prayer over our city.

We have reached 66% of our CrossWalk fundraising goal. Fimd the link in bio or go to gohop.ca/crosswalk if you would like to partner with us. The CanadaHelps campaign closes on May 5.

Our second annual Pancake Supper is next week! Please join us for this fun evening.

Yes, there will be pancakes!!! But there will also be a pretty sweet auction:

Auction items include:

⚓️ Around the Bay Three-Hour Boat Tour and Luncheon (swipe to see a photo of the boat)

🐶 Gift Certificate to (for dog training, pet sitting, and dog walking services)

🍕 Paderno Gas Pizza Oven

🍗 T-fal Airfryer

🍨 Vida Ice Cream Maker

🧺 A variety of tempting gift baskets

Details and registration are posted here: gohop.ca (link in bio)