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James 5:16: “The prayers of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” God hears and takes action.  Thank you so much for praying that the church will find a more permanent meeting location.  They were heard, and we give praise to the Lord!  We pray you enjoy the below email update.

We are so grateful to have our own space to utilize at any given moment.  What a blessing.  We had our first church service last Sunday, and it went exceptionally well.  The opening of the church did not happen all by itself.  Many people participated in a dash to get the church ready.  We had to remove a large wall, put down new tile, do electrical work, signage, paint, etc., all in about ten days.  Fortunately, we had a team from Vineyard Community Church, led by Chip Richardson, to work to open the doors for our Sunday service.

I look forward to writing more about all the great things the team did next month.  In the end, and thankfully, we got it all done with about 1 hour to spare. 

The first church service went well, and we had two new people come to the service.  We look forward to seeing more new faces.  We are next to a large neighborhood, and we are excited to get to know the beautiful faces of this community.  Alyssa did children’s ministry and created a makeshift tent to watch a biblical video.  The kids loved it. 

We signed a lease for 2 years for the new church.  We will continue to keep looking for something to purchase that can be more permanent and be able to integrate all of the ministries in one location. 

We appreciate your continued prayers:

Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém church plant and a permanent place to meet. 

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. 

Please pray for our family, especially our girls, in this 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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