Because You Give…Prayer Changed Everything

November 30, 2023

Because You Give...Prayer Changed Everything Dear friends,   Meet Angela, who noticed the Take the City building from across the road one day and was immediately drawn in.   “I walked into the prayer room, and it was like nothing I’d ever experienced before. I left feeling like it was the best day of my life! I went home and prayed with my grandchildren and the next morning, the atmosphere in the whole house was different. The kids were different. I was different,” Angela said.   On that day, Angela had walked right into a group of women from Redeem praying together. Since her first encounter, this dear lady has returned to Redeem and the Harvest House of Prayer many times. It was the Lord who brought her to us and as a result, her life and the lives of her family will never be the same! We love the high-impact events we hold each year and the discipling groups that build long-term relationships. The one-on-one encounters, though, where you look into a person’s eyes and see a light come on? That’s a joy like no other.   Today we’d like to offer you the opportunity to help more women like Angela by partnering with Take the City in its ministries. Our goal for the end of the year is $30,000. Yes, I want to help! Changing Lives. Reviving...
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Because You Give…Another Addict Was Set Free

November 21, 2023

Because You Give...Another Addict Was Set Free Dear friends, We love the divine appointments the Lord leads us into with lost and broken people in our city. At an outdoor worship event we were hosting, Jon wandered into the tent to listen to the music. As we struck up a conversation, he confessed that he was an alcoholic, and unburdened his heart about the many years he had spent in addiction– how it had robbed him of his house, his family, and his possessions. He was tired… and ready to make a change.   We shared testimonies of how God had totally changed our own lives through the power of the gospel. Asking how he could have that same experience, we led Jon to Jesus then and there and asked if he wanted to be water baptized. He said yes! With 20 other believers as witnesses, we gleefully baptized this man who had just been made new and was now radiating with joy and hope! It really is the last line in the famous Starfish Story… “Made a difference to that one.” We’d like to offer you the opportunity to invest in more men like Jon by partnering with Take the City in its ministries. Our goal for the end of the year is $30,000 Yes, I want to help! Changing Lives. Reviving...
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Harvest Day – Long Term Impact

November 1, 2023

Harvest Day - Long Term Impact During our monthly Saturday outreach, I had the chance to partner with George Pfannschmidt and his team at Anderson Park. When I arrived, the team already had a tent set up with chips, chili dogs, and goodie bags and were ministering to two ladies.  Before we began to pray, one of the women shared that she knew Cindy, the coordinator of our Redeem boutique. The woman shared how thankful she was that Cindy had given her clothes when she had nothing other than what she was wearing. Overcome with gratitude, we began praying for her and the second lady. At that moment, two more people walked up… one of whom had a very familiar face. One of them, Tina, said that we had met several years earlier at a Bible study in Andrew and Ellen Chalmers’ home. She beamed with pride as she remembered and shared that her son would volunteer to say the main Scripture from the Bible Study that he knew from memory. I rejoiced that their time spent with Andrew and Ellen had left such a positive and long-term impact. Many times, we do not know the impact of how our simple actions can bless someone else. We may just be doing what we always do– giving someone clothes, inviting people into our home to study the Bible, or even simply asking how someone’s day is going. One simple step of faith may very well be the act of Jesus that another person needs to thrive. Leave the results up to God.  -Katherine Server, Local Outreach...
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Dream and Pray With Us

September 28, 2023

Dream and Pray With Us Dear friends and supporters,  I wanted to send out an important update with the goal of asking our community to pray. I believe that this year God is inviting us as an organization to dream with Him in new ways and to seek Him as never before. Our ministry has grown and expanded well beyond what I would have imagined when we first founded it in 2015. As we begin to gather our Board of Directors, advisors and team together to pray about making some adjustments, expansions and changes to the ministry, we want to ask you to commit to partnering with us in prayer for 90 days. Because we sense such a strong urging that God wants to do some big things this coming year, we’re being careful to be attentive to what He’s saying. Many of you know that our family has spent half of our time overseas over the past two years. Since our most recent return, we have experienced a renewed vision for what God wants to do locally and how it can be connected globally. As we begin to discern how God is leading us, we’re asking big questions and need the Lord to illuminate the path.  Three things that the Lord has made clear: 1. Continue in our unwavering commitment to prayer and the great commission. 2. Focus more efforts on making disciples and multiply our impact across the city and elsewhere. 3. Simplify our efforts while also increasing our impact.  As with any change and shift, there can be a sense of anticipation mixed with a bit...
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Testimonies from Harvest Day Outreach

September 27, 2023

Testimonies from Harvest Day Outreach Approaching the group somewhat nervously, the first-time volunteer wasn’t sure what to expect. She felt better right away when she learned there were others like her – six, in fact. Two of the newbies had been reached through Redeem and were now participating in an outreach! Outreach Leaders Katherine Server and Brandon McKenzie immediately put everyone at ease and the short training gave the volunteer the information – and excitement to go out – she needed. She realized her nerves had settled down and decided it was going to be a good day.*During a kids outreach to L.P. Stough Apartments in Phenix City, 7 kids gave their lives to Christ as they heard the message of Jesus.*In one of our Project Lifehouse homes, our Young Ave missionaries Johnny and Andrew encountered two new guys in their neighborhood. Johnny and Andrew are excited to grow in relationship with them.*Still another outreach ministered to a nursing home and powerful connections were made between our team and their staff.As they regrouped and testified together two hours later, volunteers shared their experience and expressed how glad they were that they had set aside a Saturday to make a difference in the communities. God is on the move! Join in October 21st @ 10am and encounter people with God’s...
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Tent the City 2023

Join us as we facilitate an atmosphere of worship, prayer, and gospel proclamation for 2 whole days. We will kick off at 6pm on Friday Oct. 6th with 48 hours of unceasing worship. Worship and prayer teams from various churches in our region will take up two-hour worship sets, back-to-back, creating a seamless flow of ministry to the Lord the entire weekend. There will be a key time for evangelism on Friday and Saturday evenings. Stay tuned for the exact details.

This will be an outdoor event taking place on Take the City’s property under a 20 x 60 foot tent. Please make plans to join us! If you’d like to volunteer, text keyword “TENT” to 706-640-6924.