Reaching As Many Families As Possible

As we lay the foundations of this new church we have been called to plant, God has been bringing us a lot of families. Part of our vision is to minister as a whole family and so it is exciting for us to see that God has made reaching families a cornerstone part of the strategy of planting Fuente para las Naciones. Every Sunday we have a team of volunteers come out from various churches and help us put on a children’s ministry aimed at both reaching the kids and integrating the whole family in the process. The children explore and experience the love of Jesus Christ and the richness of the community of believers through quality time with our team, a time of games and recreational activities, interactive messages, praise songs, small groups and arts & crafts. As the children are having fun learning about Jesus we meet with the parents. The goal of our time with the parents is to empower and equip them to raise godly children. In our meetings we share the gospel, include them in the activities with the children and have a special small group time for them to share their life and apply what is going on. This time has been one of the most fruitful times for us to invite people out to our church services. The week leading up to Easter we will be blessed with the partnership of some high school youth groups from three different cities to help us put on a vacation Bible school (VBS) type program for children in our neighborhood at the park in front of our house. We are preparing for a huge turnout. We believe this will not only give us more opportunity to get to know people in our community, but will build up momentum to our celebration service Easter Sunday. Please be praying that both the VBS outreach and the Easter Sunday service go as God has planned and many people commit their lives to Him. Please also pray that we may responsibly take care of everyone that we meet and help them walk into a healthy and mature relationship with Christ. With all these exciting opportunities to be out and about in the community and reach families we are confronted with the challenge of childcare and children’s ministry during our regular meeting times. Since our team is so small we do not yet have enough people to help lead the children, babies and adults simultaneously. We currently need help with our Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning and Sunday morning children's programs. We know that God has some great and creative solutions so please pray with us that we would discover what they are and continue to grow into what God has called us to become here in South Central Los Angeles.

Celebrating our Risen King with many families!
Chad & Fabiola