Gathered In His Name

Encountering the Great I AM at the House of Mercy

By Gathered In His Name | March 4, 2026 |

(Photo: The Bethesda Meeting House located in Bethesda, Md.) God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ Exodus 3:14, NIV) Prayer often begins with good intentions, but it can easily become more focused on the what and…

Orientation, Unburdening, Alignment and Engagement

By Gathered In His Name | February 26, 2026 |

We are Gathered in His Name! (From L-R: Lina in white cap, Nicole, Titi in blue coat, David and Andrea) This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. (1 John 5:14, NIV) Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares…

The Name Above All Names

By Gathered In His Name | January 20, 2026 |

(Nicole reading a prayer on Jehovah Tsemach which means “The Branch of the Lord” from the book Praying Through the Names of God by Dr. Tony Evans) I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, (Isaiah…

In the Beginning Was the Word

By Gathered In His Name | January 2, 2026 |

(Andrea’s Dad’s Bible pictured above) “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:1-5 As we begin a new year, we find ourselves returning to the beginning of all things. The…

Gathered, Then Sent

By Gathered In His Name | December 22, 2025 |

(Christiana, Andrea and Nicole preparing to pray over those to know Jesus who may be far from Him, on December 6, 2025.) “The LORD is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9…

The Ministry of Presence

By Gathered In His Name | November 21, 2025 |

(Praise and worship during our drive to Hyattsville, Maryland on November 15, 2025.) 8 When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. 2 A man with leprosy[a] came and knelt before him and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” (Matthew 8:1-2, NIV) Jesus stepped into a boat,…

Because He Reigns Supreme: King of Glory

By Gathered In His Name | November 4, 2025 |

(From L-R: Titi, Christiana, Adelaide, Andrea, Nicole and Jasbleidy smile having prayed at their first of three locations, the U.S. Supreme Court, during their intercessory prayer outreach for our nation, nation’s leaders, three branches of government and furloughed federal workers, on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C.) The king’s heart is a stream…

The God of Details

By Gathered In His Name | November 1, 2025 |

(Photo: (L-R) Christiana, Adelaide and Andrea pray over people and their prayer requests listed on color-coded prayer cards.) “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” Matthew 6:10 There is a quiet strength that comes when we surrender our prayers to the power of the Holy Spirit. After…

Hope Amid Suffering

By Gathered In His Name | October 21, 2025 |

(Photo of Andrea holding certificates of completion of her eight chemotherapy treatments on July 11, 2025 and completion of radiation therapy for breast cancer on October 10, 2025. Hope lives!) But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and…

Love in Action

By Gathered In His Name | October 16, 2025 |

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18 (NIV) How beautiful it is to see the love of God move from words into action, love that reaches, touches, and prays. This verse from 1 John reminds us that true love is not passive or distant;…