Time for Prayer, Fasting and Commitment!

Greetings RTCA Family!

The RTCA has arrived at the intersection of one of the most significant moments in its 35 years of history. A email went out to the entire Board of Directors, detailing the way to proceed regarding the possible purchase of the Bradshaw Farm in Georgetown, Kentucky.

We all feel that the Lord is moving our RTCA National Headquarters to Kentucky. We feel blessed and excited about the partnership potentials with Georgetown College. We are proud that the Christian Mayor of Georgetown is wanting us to be there, and we are also delighted about all the new ministry partnerships that are shaping up in Kentucky as well.

I do not want to go into the details that the email calls for in regards to a decision from the entire board by Monday, August 13th. But, I want to highlight the call for fasting and praying.

This needs to continue to happen regardless of the outcome of the Monday vote.

We have a lot of things going on at the RTCA and I want to give you that list so we can all continue to fast and pray on serious ministry callings that involve all of us-

1. Continue to pray for God's clear will to be shone in regards to all things related to the RTCA National Home Office move to Kentucky.

2. Be in prayer for the RTCA Evangelism Festivals of Hope that will be taking place in Del Mar, California on August 28, Bay Meadows, California on Oct 2 and Churchill Downs, Kentucky on Oct. 16. We will announce the schedule soon for 2008 but track locations look to be- Emerald Downs, Fairgrounds, Louisiana Downs and Belmont. We also have plans shaping up for a Kentucky state wide evangelism program in 2008 with potential partnerships with the Kentucky Baptist that might also touch into race tracks in Ohio, Indiana and West Virgina. The Festivals will also follow up with discipleship programs designed with "Alpha".

3. Be in prayer for Pat Day and Kevin K.T. Thornton who have been tapped to be key parts of the evangelism team and for the RTCA Evangelism Home team made up of myself, Rev. Ed Donnally, Rev. Fraker, Chaplain Humberto Chavez, Chaplain Vincent Rivera and Chaplain David Corrales.

4. Please lift a prayer of thanks to the Four Square Denomination who gave a grant through Rev. Donnally that got these Revival Festivals off the ground and pray that we can get other denominational partners to see the vision of helping us lead thousands of race track and horse industry workers to the light of the Lord!

Also keep on reading this blog over the next few weeks as I will be serving as a race track chaplain at Bay Meadows for Chaplain David Corrales! I hope my work is as glorifying to the Lord as potentially funny it could be for me as a race track chaplain! (So keep me in prayer!)

Thank you for all you are doing to serve the Lord and blessings to our RTCA family!

Edward Smith