Prayer and fasting are connected throughout the biblical story. Moses, David, Ezra, Nehemiah, Daniel, Jesus, and the apostles prayed and fasted. Fasting with prayer communicates a sense of need and dependence on God, especially in the face of actual or anticipated difficulty. The biblical story continues today through disciple making movements fueled by prayer and fasting. As a church, we want to raise the sails to catch the wind of the Spirit because the power to move us toward our destination is in the wind. This means the most important thing for our church is to determine the direction the wind is blowing.