Terri Johnson | Arlington Heights

I had heard about Pray First for months, even years, but always had a reason not to come. “I don’t like to pray out loud with people I don’t know. Sunday gets to  be a long day when it begins so early. I need to get things done before work on Monday morning.” You know the excuses. One night Pastor Dan Wells asked the choir to consider coming to Pray First and I decided to try it. What a wonderful evening it was. We begin and end with singing. Each ‘praying session’ is a directed time of focused prayer. It’s a well thought out, powerful, and God-glorifying evening. Now, I attend Pray First regularly. And I leave feeling more connected to Christ and with the vision and mission of The Orchard. I leave uplifted by all the young people there praying caring for Christ’s church.

If anyone undecided was to ask whether or not they should attend, I would say, “Give it a chance. Don’t use the excuses I always used and come. I promise you will leave nourished by bringing The Orchard and our ministries before the Throne of God!”