Please Pray with Us....

Last week, we blogged about making the decision to go, but neglected to tell you about what we will be doing in Brazil.....and our training to get there!

As part of the Let's Start Talking (LST) ministry, our mission team.....

Niteroi Team 1:
kendall, wes, bailey, madison, edana & kent

from Park Plaza Church of Christ will be traveling to Niteroi, Brazil in June for 2 of weeks of work -- after 8 weeks of intensive training with THE most dedicated and amazing trainer...

Jamie (our trainer) with her hubby, Pat, in Brazil

About our training ~ We are training each week at the church building with Jamie, and heading to Dallas THIS weekend for super-intense training with mission teams from all over the USA who will be going out into the mission field on summer projects.  We're very excited to get to work with other mission teams & the LST staff. Can hardly wait to share this experience with you!

Our mission ~ We will be sharing our faith, one-on-one, with people in Niteroi who are interested in reading/practicing their English.  In many other countries, the opportunity to practice English with Americans (for free!) is a huge deal!  That's where we come in.....we will be working with readers from the book of Luke.  So, while we're practicing English, we'll be sharing the story of Jesus with them, too.  Oh, how God's going to move in that!!  (insert goosebumps here!)

We would love for you to join us in prayer as we prepare for this life-changing journey.  Please pray for our readers ~ while we do not yet know them, God calls them by name.  Pray that their hearts will answer His call and be softened to His Word as we share it with them.  Please pray for our training ~ that we will completely set aside any anxities we have so that God care prepare our hearts to share His Word.  Please pray for our team ~
that we will grow in faith, love, and unity with God and with each other.

And please pray for our financial needs as we continue to raise funds for this work.  We are 1/3 of the way in reaching the $10,800 goal set before us as a family, which goes toward training, airfare, food, lodging, and all working expenses for all LST projects.*

We have been so extremely blessed by the generosity of friends of family.  It's very humbling to know that so many believe in what God has called us to do.  Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!  (we can't say that enough)

Please know that we are incredibly grateful to have you as a partner in this work, whether through prayer, financial help, or both.  We will continue to share, through this blog, the many ways we know we will see God in action during the weeks and months ahead....beginning with One Soul Won....Many More to Go.  (insert more tears of joy here)

Bailey's Baptism ~ March 2011

We thank God for you daily!! 

*If you are interested in making a tax deductible contribution toward our mission work, you may do so online at http://www.lst.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=428670&supid=322505719. Thank you for your consideration.