Prayer, Children, & Justice
Our Mission, Mandate, and Movement.
Our mission is to strengthen the global prayer movement, increasing the
Church's cry for Jesus to come back, directly hastening His return.
Along our journey, the Lord has made it clear that we have a mandate to
work with children because it is within that age group that the Kingdom
advances the most. We've been intercessory missionaries for 7 years now
serving at the International House of Prayer in Kansas City and at Jump
In, a children's ministry in Canby OR. In this time, having positioned
our hearts before God in the Prayer Room, we have felt the Lord's desire
for His justice to be expressed in the earth. God has put the street
kids of Brazil in our sights, and we are now making advancements to
reach out to them in a powerful way.
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Working with Exodus Cry
We have the tremendous privilege this year to join with Exodus Cry, an anti human trafficking ministry,
who is focusing their efforts on Brazil as the World Cup approaches
next June. They are launching the project "Liberdade" which will
involve establishing a 24/7 prayer room in each of the 12 cities that
are hosting the World Cup for the duration of the 31 day event. Exodus
Cry has asked us to be the leaders in my parents' home city of Porto
Alegre, Brazil. We will setup a 24/7 prayer room in the red light
district of the city and send out teams to give gift bags to the
prostitutes as we invite them to come receive prayer. This is the
weightiest ministry endeavor of our lives, and we're so thankful for the
privilege.
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Sidewalk Sunday Schools
On September 21st, we are launching an outreach to the children of
the greater Kansas City area in partnership with Churches all around
our area. Sidewalk Sunday Schools are an outreach where we pull a truck
up into the neighborhoods and do live worship, games, teaching, and
more, bringing church to the kids who might not otherwise go to church.
We are launching at two different sites, with 3 more in the works. The
vision is to eventually have 30 sites. I am personally overseeing all
of the musical / worship needs for all the sites.
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Our Needs
We currently have 41 partners that pledge a total of $2300 per month.
This is exciting for us and we are encouraged by the faithfulness of our
partners. Over the past three Summer months, we have received an
average of $1000 per month, including a few special one-time gifts.
That is $1300 less per month than what has been pledged to us, or a 56%
pay cut over the Summer months. This dip in giving has accumulated to a
loss of $3900 this past Summer, and needless to say we are at our
financial end.
We understand that over the Summer months there is a lot of transition
for many folks; vacations, moving, graduations, etc. We also
acknowledge that by choosing the missionary lifestyle we have signed up
to live by faith; faith that God will provide, and He has and does
every step of the way. We've also learned the Biblical principle that
99% of God's provision comes through His people. To be faithful
stewards of our calling we must step out in faith, make our needs known,
and trust that God will move on your heart to finance the Kingdom
advancement through our work.
As I write this, I must be honest in saying we are struggling this month
to meet our basic needs. We just got our end of the month pay check
and it was a total of $226. That's all we have from now until Sep. 15th.
So the good news is that you can partner with us in one of three ways:
1) If you are a monthly partner, then continue giving faithfully.
2) If your not currently a monthly partner, would you pray about monthly partnership with us? Giving Instructions down below.
3) If your giving pattern is not one that flows in a monthly expression
and you prefer to give one-time gifts, then would you consider giving
this week toward our mission?
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for praying about monthly financial partnership.
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