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“Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain.” Psalm 127:1 NIV

On June 3, 2023, my phone rang, and the names David and Dianna Davis lit up my screen. I answered cheerfully, “Hi Dianna!”—expecting the usual friendly catch-up. David and Dianna had been long-time friends and the faithful owners of Locksmithing Enterprises in Chico for over 30 years. Though now semi-retired and living along the California coast, their presence in Chico had left a lasting mark.

But this call was different.

To my surprise, it was David’s voice on the line. “What do you think we should do with our building on E 1st Avenue?” he asked. Before I could respond, he added, “Are you still there?”

I wasn’t sitting at my desk pondering real estate that day. This call came completely out of the blue. I paused—and then, without hesitation, I heard myself say, “I think it should be a place of prayer.”

Without missing a beat, David replied, “That’s what I was thinking.”

Just a few months later, on October 29, 2023, we gathered to dedicate that very building. A few days after the grand opening, our first 24-hour Day & Night Prayer filled the space from October 31st to November 1st.

And that’s how PrayChico—at 571 E 1st Avenue—was born.

Since then, it has been all grace and one miracle after another. Truly, to God be the glory!

Gaylord Enns

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