Happy Easter, and praise the Lord, for He has Risen!!!  We got to celebrate our Easter service at the church, and we are pleased to have many known and new faces come and celebrate with us.  During the service, we had a time of worship, followed by Elba preaching the good news of Jesus and His resurrection.  During the preaching, Camilly and Alyssa led the children’s ministry.  After the service, we had a dinner and celebrated together as a community of believers.  As a new church plant, we are still trying to get to know people and put Jesus in front of them.   It has been a slow trudge, but we keep keeping on. 

In addition, Elba, Angelita, and Deanna held a women’s conference last month for International Women’s Day with the theme of giving strategies for stress and anxiety.  Elba, Angelita, and Deanna have been educated and trained in these areas and were able to impart their wisdom to all who participated.  We were pleasantly surprised by the great turnout.    

We will be back in the States because my Mom died suddenly on Sunday, April 7^th.  My sister Lynn wrote about our Mom on Facebook, which I will share.  “Our amazing Mom, Phyllis A. Dolan peacefully went home to be with Jesus.  She was such a bright light in this world.  Always willing to step in and lend a hand to whoever needed it.  She was loving, kind, had a great sense of humor.  She was very creative, artistic and a great seamstress.  Mom I miss you so much already.  Thank you for all you did for us! .”  Lynn articulated it well, which was way better than I could have. 

Having my Mom pass away while being on the mission field for over 20+ years has been a struggle.  The distances of being apart and the time being separated with long stretches in between visits make it all the more tough.  Love you Mom!

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 the whole Dolan family for comfort and peace. 

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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