We praise God for the 6 new baptisms through Solid Rock Church in Claremont this Easter!  Joseph has been working with Pastor Ruben at Solid Rock for almost 2 years and it is such a praise to see this church not only growing but reaching their community around them with the gospel of Jesus!  The mission statement of Solid Rock is: We Make Disciples, Train Leaders and Plant Churches in the  Pomona Valley.  When Joseph first began meeting with Ruben to help him do leadership  development in his church there were 4 leaders and 30 members of the church.  Now  there are 40 leaders and about 150 members!  It is exciting to see the Lord moving in and through Solid Rock Church!  This Easter Sunday Pastor Ruben had the privilege of baptizing 6 new believers and saw 16 people who shared they were interested in learning more about  Jesus or rededicating their lives to the Lord!

Los Angeles has one of the highest rates of human trafficking of any city in the US. Churches across LA are coming together to do something about it!

Joseph is part of the leadership of an organization called FIAT.  Faith Initiative to Abolish Trafficking (FIAT) is a gathering of churches who have been called to fight human trafficking in LA. FIAT meets quarterly with members of the Southern CA faith community to host workshops for training, outreach and awareness.  Recently FIAT became part of the Los Angeles Human Trafficking Task Force. The LA Task Force now consists law enforcement, CAST (provides service providers for survivors of trafficking) and FIAT (training/outreach).

Just this past February a sting was done with 474 arrested and 28 sexually exploited children rescued during a statewide human trafficking operation done by the LA Human Trafficking task force.  Please pray for us as Joseph is part of the leadership of FIAT and FIAT is now under the LA Human Trafficking Task Force.  Pray the faith community would come together to serve and share the love of Jesus with those who are being trafficked.

Lead Sheriff for the LA Trafficking Task Force Sharing

Joseph on a panel at our recent FIAT gathering

FAMILY UPDATE~

We just celebrated One Year with Aleeya in our family!  It has gone by so fast and we praise God for the ways she has become a part of us and grown in knowing she is loved deeply by her family and Jesus!

Joseph and I also celebrated our 18 year Anniversary!  We are thankful for the years God has blessed us with and this amazing adventure He has called us to as we serve Him together!