Identity: Who are you? Whose are you?

Summer is still in full swing, yet God has already moved in a big way in many people’s lives here in LA.  We kicked off the summer with a huge community fair and crusade-style outreach attracting thousands of people and leading many to get saved and even baptized right then and there at South Park - the park in front of where our church Fuente para las Naciones meets. 

We then sent over 20 young people from our church to four different summer camps at THE OAKS where the children and youth were loved by our counselors and parent volunteers and impacted and challenged by the message and activities to be rooted deep and built up in Christ. 

Also this summer, our Sunday school program has continued to grow and mature as we have looked at different ways to involve more people from our church and challenged the children and youth to memorize verses, pray and worship.  The reports we are getting from the parents about the changes at home are encouraging.  Six-year-olds interceding for their parents and asking to have a family worship time gets us excited!

In the outreach, the summer camps and in the Sunday school classes we have been teaching about identity.  Who are they?  And more importantly, whose are they?  We did an activity at the outreach in the park where we asked children what they wanted to be when they grow up and then we used that as a launching pad to do two things: first, dress them up in an outfit and take a picture of them and second, to pray over them and speak destiny, purpose, hope and God’s will over their lives.  Many families were blessed to have this focused attention and needed truth given to them.  This acceptance and identity in Christ is changing people’s lives right before our eyes. 

Please pray with us for:

·         Our Sport’s Camp the first week of August.  This camp’s theme is “Breaking Free” and will be a powerful week long, half-day day camp for the kid’s in our community.  Pray that many children would give their lives to Jesus and that they would bring their families to church regularly to learn more and grow in Christ with us. 

·         Our three summer interns: Nate, Garnett and Misty will also be heading back home to get ready for another year of school this month.  Please pray for their safe travel and our church’s transition back into life without their talents and help.

Thank you so much for your prayers and support!

 
Chad & Fabiola