Joseph had the privilege of leading a training time for the young adults of  our partnership, Renew Church.  Renew Church was the church we helped plant the summer of 2014 and they are now about 130 people strong with 3 elders and various leadership teams.  Pastor Wilson had asked Joseph if he would be willing to share at their young adult group on how to have spiritual conversations with others.  Every month Renew Church has a Saturday outreach to the apartments around them.  They use these times (barbecues, taco bars, desserts) to create spaces for conversations with others through a meal together. It is a time to share Christ with those in the apartments near the church and invite them to church.  Joseph enjoyed sharing with the young adults and encouraging them in how to have spiritual conversations with those who come to the Saturday outreaches.

        BACKPACK DRIVE!  – A few weeks ago we had the privilege to partner with Epiphany Fellowship Church of LA to provide backpacks to the children in need within their community!  As we have been helping Pastor Tommy and his core leadership team plant a church in South Los Angeles one outreach we had been preparing for and praying for was this backpack outreach.  The Lord opened the relationship with the community center in the neighborhood and we held a joint event with them.  It was a great partnership as Epiphany Fellowship was able to give away waters and backpacks filled with school supplies to those in need—as well as share about the church we are forming there and meet many parents to invite to come learn more about Jesus.  The following week Epiphany saw 4 new adults and 12 new children join them at their weekly Bible Study that they had met at the backpack drive!