Hello,

Let us continue to trust the Lord and pray this year will be one of trusting God in and through difficulties and in sharing the Gospel of Christ with many around us and those beyond us!  We are so grateful for your continued prayers as we embark on this new journey.  Thank you.  We pray you are blessed with the below update.

We are in the very early phase of putting together a church.  We are unsure if this will be a fast or slow process.  It is in the Lord’s hands, and we will do our best to be obedient and faithful to what he asks us to do.  We NEED your prayers. 

We are asking around to see if anyone living in Belém used to be a part of our churches, and if so, would they like to help us start a church in Belém?  We found several people and met with them to get to know them better and see if they would like to play a role in starting the church here.  Thankfully, we have only received positive feedback.  Below are two couples interested in helping. 

In addition, as a capital, Belém has many more resources, especially in healthcare.  Since being here, we have met with other church pastors and members who came to Belém for medical treatment.  Before moving here, we knew that helping people in this area would be a part of our life.  It is happening and is good, especially for Elba as a regional and national leader.  It allows us to help and connect with our movement’s pastors and members. 

The girls are in Altamira now and just finished celebrating Cristoval.  Cristoval is the alternative to carnival here in Brazil which is a retreat for youth with a focus on Jesus and having a lot of good clean fun.  The girls had a great time at the conference, and being with their friends.  They will be coming back to Belem this weekend.  Below is a picture of them with Elba’s twin sister Nira.  Please keep them in your prayer. 

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

We appreciate your continued prayers:

• Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém church plant.

• Please pray that the Lord will continue to reveal His plans to the church and us.

• Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God as we navigate this time and leadership transition. 

• Please pray for the rejection of this virus from your loved ones and its eradication.

• Please pray for our family, especially our girls, in this next phase of our lives.  

• Please pray for our spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.  

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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