Hello

Thank you so much for your continued prayers, love, and generosity in our lives and ministry.  Pray you are blessed with this month’s update.

As I mentioned in our last email, we had our 1st National Senior Pastors conference when we arrived from the States.  More than 80 pastors were present from all over Brazil.  The meeting was designed to care for our pastors who are daily taking care of the needs of their congregation.  We brought in a professional counselor specializing in caring for pastors to help stress the importance of pastors caring for their souls.  In addition, It was a time to make valuable connections with other pastors and share their struggles and successes personally and professionally with one another.  The time spent together was a success.  I saw one couple before the conference started, and by the end, they looked totally different.  You could see so much joy in their faces, and it seemed like the weight of the world was lifted.  I was shocked and so happy for them.  What a gift that we could participate in making this become a reality. 

Our home group just got restarted again after so much time away.  We are back to regular meetings and discussing the church’s next steps.  Most of the group was absent due to a family emergency and people traveling.  We believe that we are already doing church in the house, but it is limited in our space for more growth.  Please continue to pray for us. 

On a family fun note, we got to go to the Brazil national soccer game that came to Belém to play against Bolivia.  The last time the National team came here to play was in 2011.  Everyone was so excited, and it was a lot of fun.  Brazil won handily 5 – 1.  Neymar was the crowd favorite, as well as, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa who are big fans.  He did not let them down and he scored two goals.  The big disappointment of the night was that Elba was robbed and got her iPhone stolen.  That was, and still is, a BIG BUMMER! 

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 our family, especially our girls, in this next phase of our lives.  

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

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

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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