May Update

Hello Everyone,

May has been a busy but fun month for us. We had a team from the Netherlands come down and help us with English workshops in the schools and outreach to a group of young refugee men. They were great at interacting with everyone and the kids had fun practicing their English.  There were many opportunities to share how God has changed their lives and we are praying that these seeds of truth take root in the hearts of the young people.  It can be discouraging at times to think of how little truth and light these students hear on a daily basis. Thankfully we serve a BIG God who can move mountains in the hearts of these kids and that is our prayer.  That God's love and grace would be irresistible in the hearts of these young people.  As you are praying with us for those who have already heard the Good News, please also be in prayer for our Summer Camp that is quickly approaching. It will be the last week of June. We already have 35 kids signed up and a team from Bethel Church in Houston is coming to help.  This is our fourth year of camp and we encouraged to have some returning campers. I will share later in June some specific ways to be praying during the week of camp, but in the meantime please pray for all the logistical details to come together and that the hearts of the team and volunteers would be open and ready to serve God.

Team from the Netherlands

Prayer walk for our city

For our church here, please be praying for unity. We have finished going over the confession of faith with each family and we are pushing forward with church membership. We will have a special service on June 11th to recognize Justin and Stefano as the elders of the church. Please pray for the hearts of our group to be unified under the Gospel and to realize the sweetness of being more than just a group of people the have similar beliefs meeting weekly, but to see the goodness of being a family. A family that encourages one another, is committed to God and the Good News reaching our city, but that also speaks truth into each others lives.

 Our family is well. Luca is walking and running everywhere now. He loves being outside and is excited for our city pool to open next week. He's so friendly and loves people. We are thankful that he continues to open conversations with other parents at the park. Justin is finishing up his teaching job at the middle and elementary school. It has been an amazing opportunity for him to learn and get to know some of the students, parents, and teachers there. We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary on the 19th. God has been so gracious to us in sustaining our marriage. If you have ever prayed for our marriage. Thank you and please continue to pray that the Lord uses our love for one another to display His greater love for the world.

We love you and thank you for praying for us,
Justin, Carli, & Luca