Brazil!!!

Hello friends!

I am leaving for Brazil today and just wanted to write a few prayer points to keep in mind for those of you who will be praying :)

-For safe travels- we are flying to Miami and then straight to Belo Horizonte from there. Then we have about an hour drive to the church we will be staying in.
-For protection/safety/good health throughout our time.
-For unity in our team as well as with the Brazilians we partner with.
-For the people we will meet- that their hearts would be open to receive the Truth of the gospel.
- Grace for me personally to help lead worship, serve, and walk in the fear of the Lord.
-Anything else you can think of!

Again thank you so much for your prayer and support! The remaining balance of my trip was covered last Friday, just in time!

I’ll be back July 11th with stories to share :)
Love,
Jess

Bowne Playground

This summer we started going to Bowne Playground once a week with teams to expand our borders and add some children's ministry to the mix. We have been going Friday afternoons (kids are still in school here) and we set up a little face painting station, do sidewalk chalk, blow bubbles, play basketball, handball, etc! It has been great so far and very busy the past two weeks that we have gone out.

We stay for about 3 hours and encourage teams to share the love of Jesus in their playing and talking. There are also opportunities to share with parents which is great too.

There is a ton of diversity (a language barrier sometimes), so many of these kids are coming from Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu homes and have never heard of Jesus before.

Please join with us in prayer for relationships to be formed as we go weekly, for continued favor with the park staff, and of course that Jesus would be lifted up and draw many to Himself. Thank you!