Hey family! It has been 227 days since we ended our 21 days of fasting in January, where we focused on “This is Church” and studied the seven churches in Revelation. Now, the Elders feel it is necessary to call a 7-day fast this September, to ready us for the midnight cry, inspired by the parable of the wise and foolish virgins in Matthew 25:1–13. We believe this fast is a call to awaken, to keep our lamps filled with oil, and to prepare ourselves afresh for the return of Christ.