Watchmen Prayer Ministry Goes Mobile

      Hector Davila and Stephanie Rodriguez, President and Vice President of Watchmen Prayer ministry respectively, have made the decision to host the Watchmen Prayer Ministry group in different dorms this year, instead of the Chapel in Walton as the ministry has done in previous years.

      “Our goal is to make it to every dorm at least one time,” Hector Davila said.

      Rodriguez, when asked about the reasons for this change, responded that the majority of the group, who graduated last year, wanted to find ways to expand the ministry.

      “[We] wanted Watchmen to break out more; we wanted to expand from just the core,” Rodriguez said.

      Rodriguez expressed that many of the “core” members of the ministry graduated last year, so the leaders are trying to build the group back up “from scratch.”

      Davila chimed in, saying that the group could now have more “fun with games” in bigger spaces, and observed that the group “had more flexibility, time-wise, in the dorms.”

      The Watchmen Prayer Ministry meeting did have a heavy focus on prayer, but also on community and fellowship. Davila played worship music at the meeting using his electric ukulele, and attendees had ample time to talk and get to know each other. Pizza and drinks were provided, giving the meeting a casual and friendly feeling. The leaders allowed time for intercessory prayer for global concerns, and also for personal prayer requests. Davila gave a short talk toward the end of the meeting, focusing on a passage from Acts and gave an inspirational talk about the Christian journey, using Paul’s journey as an example.

       During the meeting, Rodriguez shared that this was her third year in the Watchmen Prayer Ministry, and her second year as Vice President, while Davila revealed this was his first year as President.

       “We want to focus on connecting the community through prayer,” Davila stated.

       The leaders of the ministry hope to eventually raise enough funds to support a spiritual formation event, or to attend a religious conference together. Their next event will be Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in Gallup Hall.

      “Through activities, through worship, through prayer, we hope to bring different people together,” Davila said.