100,000

Dear Friends,

Greetings. Here is what you will read in this blog:

• 100,000!
• The breakdown of how to establish 100,000 multiplying churches among unreached people groups in the next five years. (UPG's)
• 100,000 by God's grace and within His purposes and power
• P.S. An additional note!

That is right, 100,000!
When I wrote that number last week I gulped! 100,000! "So what's that all about?" "100,000 what?" That is, 100,000 multiplying churches planted in the midst of currently, unreached people groups (UPG's) over these next five years. These churches (all house churches) would be planted in the context of who they are and what they have without the long term support of U.S. dollars. Allow me to break that down just a little more:

• That is 100,000 house churches in a variety of currently unreached people groups.
• The House Churches are planted within the context of what they (the local people) have and within the context of who they are. (The local people once again.)
• These House Churches would be "jump started" with American funds or financial support from other nations. But then there are some specific things the financial support would not do:

1. There would be no purchase of property
2. No church buildings would be built
3. Now if the local people wanted to purchase some property and build a building they could do that within what they have and who they are. That is their decision, not STADIA INTERNATIONAL-JONATHAN PROJECT!
4. Our observation is that the governments where we are planting these churches would be forcefully opposed to any and all church building construction and would probably "torch" them if they were built. Thus, the House Churches!

• There would always be an exit strategy in place within a five year mark for American Churches and/or individuals who were financially supporting these church plants. In other words, the Gospel would be preached, House Churches would be planted, and the ministry would continue with the funds from within the unreached people group after the five year mark for each group. Churches and/or individuals who were supporting these ministries for a maximum of five years would be able to step aside knowing that the churches had been planted, that people were being saved and that the Gospel would continue to march forward, all without the financial aid of the American Churches.
• These House Churches would be planted to be multiplying House Churches.
• Within these Churches there would always be a prayerful watchfulness for other potential JONATHANS who would be assessed and trained then released to take the Gospel to other UPG's.

With all of this in mind you can see why 100,000 multiplying House Churches in UPG's over these next five years is a possibility...with God in it! We all know, none of this is possible, even remotely possible, without the Lord in it!

This is a simple prayer and a simple request...with eternal consequences. Would you join us in prayer and pray that over the next five years 100,000 multiplying House Churches would be planted and that they would explode into a global movement that could only be ordained by God?!

Thanks ahead of time for joining the Team with your prayer support!

Prayers for 100,000!

Graydon Jessup
P.S. To get more information you can email me at gjessup@stadia.cc or give me a call at 714.488.7922.
P.P.S. This weekend, November 7/8, I will be speaking at Faith Christian Community Church, formerly Parkside Church, the Church Judy and I led for 22 years while in Anchorage, Alaska. What a great opportunity and privilege to tell the STADIA INTERNATIONAL-JONATHAN PROJECT story to FCC! We'll be reconnecting with many friends. If you are in the area I hope you are able to come to one of the three services. http://www.faithak.com/