"He created you for success," Mike says. "We're out to help whoever is
willing for us to help them."
For the past four years, the Neubauers have held informal Bible studies
and church services in a small area inside their commercial business
building, JSK Cleaning.
e gatherings at Branded by Fire, also known as the Great Falls House
of Prayer, are passionate, non-judgmental, unapologetically raw, and
open to everyone.
But the Neubauers don't just wait around and hope people will show
up. ey hit the streets – praying with drug addicts on the sidewalk,
ministering to the homeless, and spreading hope during impromptu
church services in the park.
ey're also making plans to help establish a sanctuary in Sindy's native
country, where orphans, widows, and those in need can go for shelter
and to build on their own relationships with God.
"e people are the church, not the building," Mike says. "Too many
people worship the blessings, and not the blesser."
"We don't just want to listen," Sindy adds. "We want to hear people.
It is about community."
Branded by Fire Ministries and the Great Falls House of Prayer is located at
200 9
th
Street North in Great Falls. Prayer services are held Tuesday at 8 p.m.,
and Saturday at 1 p.m., with a church service Sundays at 10 a.m. Mike can be
reached at 406-217-5441.
Holly Matkin and her family live on her great-
grandparents' homestead south of Havre. She works
as a freelance writer for various local and national
publications, and especially loves spending time in
the Montana backcountry.
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