The Call: 40 Day Fast - Introduction

I guess maybe a little background before I get started:

Lou Engle came to Bethel a couple weeks ago and spoke about the The Call: San Diego coming up November 1st. The sermon can be downloaded and heard from here. I felt challenged and stirred up in my faith to a very deep level. One of the challenges Lou gave us was joining him in fasting for 40 days leading up to the event. He says,

"Therefore, we are summoning believers from all across the state of California and the nation to gather for a Joel 2 moment. When there is no remedy, when there is no natural hope, God still has a holy prescription. Blow the trumpet in Zion, gather the people, and call a fast. Let the believers of this great state gather and cry out to God believing that California could become the flash point of real change in America not the open door to societal collapse. Let us return to the fasting praying womb in San Diego and seek the face of God on November 1^st, 2008 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, CA." (Website)

So, I've decided to struggle with the challenge and work my way through it.