Hello to all our Friends and Family As many of you know we, (the Smith family) have been sent to spearhead a house of prayer here in Saint John, NB. Over the past 3 years we have been faithfully building East Gate House of Prayer Mission Base and are so excited to share with you what God has done and is doing in these exciting times. Over the past two years we have been able to establish a community of like minded individuals who bare witness to what God is doing in our midst. EHOP has consistently been meeting in a church facility. We have been so blessed by this generosity however with the goal always before us of 24/7 worship and prayer, EHOP needed its own facility. EHOP has just received its Charitable Status with Revenue Canada and Praise God, we are now positioning EHOP to move into its own facility on May 1/11. Up to this point we (the Smiths) have been able to put time and energies into the establishment of EHOP while maintaining employment elsewhere. Now with this move it is obvious that the time commitment will increase to such a degree that this is no longer an option. As a missionary I now am looking to raise a partnership team to facilitate my position as Full Time Director of E-HOP. This is not a paid position and will include overseeing EHOP, training, equipping and mentoring a generation in the place of wholehearted worship with fasting & prayer. To contend for a great harvest of souls to come into His Kingdom and the Bride made ready. We have been so blessed by the Lord as we have given ourselves to EHOP, embracing the fasted lifestyle for the past 3 years, we have seen the Lord provide in miraculous ways. So as we transition it is vital that we have those who would spiritually, emotionally, and financially partner with us.    The ways to partner with us: Spiritually - If you are interested in partnering with us by praying for us we will be establishing a network to update on all prayer focuses for our Family. You may email us at smiths4god@gmail.com and let us know that you would like to be on our list of prayer partners. Emotionally - We welcome any words of encouragement that you may feel the Lord would like to communicate to us. You may give those via email at kirk4god@gmail.com . Financially - We are in need of increasing our monthly partners in a significant way. As a family of 6 you can imagine the needs for basic living. Priority right now is establishing a team of monthly supporters which would enable us to give ourselves to EHOP full time. If this is how you would like to partner with us, we have various options available. Pay Pal - Use this URL that will link you to EHOP web site to my personal page. And hit the donate button. http://eastgateministriescanada.ca/Kirk_Smith_Intercessory_Missionary.php Automatic Withdrawals - By sending a cheque with your first payment and include a void cheque to address below. By Mail - Mail your cheques to: EHOP 864 Main Street, Hampton, NB E5N 6E6 Please mark cheques as "personal support-Kirk Smith" Please note that Special one time gifts are also an incredible blessing. Those of you that would like to be aware of special needs or special occasions (ie: birthdays, events etc.) please email us at smiths4god@gmail.com. E-HOP is a registered charity. Your donations are tax deductible, and will be receipted at year end. One more option I would like to make mention of is Donating Air miles, or funding the costs of flights. I am at times involved with National Prayer Initiatives through out Canada/ USA. We appreciate you taking the time to prayerfully consider joining with us on this incredible journey. Sincerely; Kirk & Cheryl