“For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.” Romans 6:4
EASTER CELEBRATIONS!
It brings us such joy to see the new lives the Lord has been raising up within the churches we are partnered with. This Easter was a wonderful Celebration thanking the Lord for all His works! Our family celebrated Easter with Epiphany Fellowship in Los Angeles as they had their Grand Opening Service in the Crenshaw YMCA! It was so encouraging to worship with them and see how the Lord has been using them to reach the South LA Area and witness the many people who came to their opening service.
At Celebracion Latina in Covina Joseph had helped Pastor Marco plan an Easter Outreach Service and our good friend, Rachid, shared his testimony on how he came to know the Lord from an Muslim background. One woman who came to the outreach gave her life to the Lord! Here is a link to hear more! https://youtu.be/D33jcYJMeFg
And at Solid Rock in Claremont, where Joseph has been working closely with Pastor Ruben to train leaders within the church, they had a wonderful service with 3 people being baptized and 7 more in May for Mother’s Day! 
We truly feel humbled to be able to witness lives changed through these churches reaching out to their communities that the Lord has called them to.
END IT MOVEMENT!
The average age a girl enters sex trafficking is 12-14 years old. The average age a boy enters is 11-13 years old. Junior High Age. That is why we count it a privilege to be able to go into the public junior highs in high risk areas and teach on sex trafficking prevention. One school, South Junior High, in Anaheim has allowed us to come and speak to all their junior highers every single year—as part of their health curriculum! Through this we were so encouraged to see these students put together an End It Campaign to raise more awareness at their school about sex trafficking and how to prevent it. Here is a video explaining more about the END IT CAMPAIGN at the local school!
#ENDITMOVEMENT
IS A COALITION OF THE LEADING ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM. EACH OF OUR AMAZING COALITION PARTNERS ARE DOING THE WORK, ON THE GROUND, EVERYDAY, TO BRING AWARENESS, PREVENTION, RESCUE, AND RESTORATION.
FAMILY UPDATE!
Life is full and full of so many emotions right now! Our oldest boy, Luke, will be graduating High School this May. So many emotions to think of his graduating! He is in the fun last days of school events, Prom, Graduation, etc.. Please pray for him and us as we process so many changes and emotions. Daniel is finishing up the 10th grade and beginning driving classes! Jessica is finishing 7th grade and Aleeya finishes up Kindergarten.
Thank you for your continual prayers and support to us. We are so grateful for your prayers for our children, marriage and ministry. We thank the Lord for each one of you.
Cru City Los Angeles 