Water Fast

Starting on August 1st, Nativity:Nigeria will be supporting a week-long fast. Typically, a fast is an act of abstaining from food or drink to seek God in an intentional way.  For us, we will be uniting through a water fast. For the eight day fasting period (August 1-8), the only beverage consumed will be water. No soda, coffee, alcohol, juice, etc. - just water. The fast will be our small way to connect with God, our brothers and sisters in Nigeria, and offer up the specific intention of peace in Nigeria.

We will be using Nativity's Worship Fully Today emails to send daily encouragement, prayer points, Scripture about peace and fasting, and more. You can sign up for this email through Nativity's website. And you can also read more about Nativity's water projects in Nigeria, and the water shortage there through our blog.

In order to prepare for the fast, here are a few action items for you:

1. Get Ready: prepare your heart and be a leader in this effort. Pray that God will move in a powerful way through our corporate fast

2. Be an Advocate: Send an email to your small group, ministry team, friends and family. Tell them about the fast, and the reason behind it, start spreading the word and encouraging others to participate.

3. Shagali: We will be breaking the fast together at our "Shagali: Partners in Prayer" event on August 8th (6pm) at Nativity. Join us for this celebratory and prayerful gathering; filled with worship, food, and reflection.