Joseph recently helped serve locally with the NAMB (North American Mission Board) Assessments. This is a time where church planters are assessed in their church planting readiness in nine essential areas. These are: calling, emotional and spiritual health, family dynamics, vision, leadership, preaching, missional engagement, disciple-making and social skills. Joseph served as a coach for the assessors who are evaluating the qualifications for the church planters. There were 8 couples that we assessed this Fall located throughout Southern California.

**During an assessment time of sharing about your calling to plant a church**

**Joseph with Kirk (NAMB sponsor), and Nam (evaluator of preaching)**

**Pastor Anthony— an evaluator Joseph coached.**

**Daniel & Lily—Filipino couple planting a church in the South Bay.**

**An interactive assessment game time for the church planting couples—on marriage. They then received a gift card to go out to dinner—to value their marriages.**

**Trenton & Kellie—church planters in downtown LA**

**At the end there is always a sweet time of prayer—praying over the church planters together.**

Restructure of Cru Church Movements

As a part of the National Leadership Team Joseph is helping our ministry, Cru Church Movements, restructure into regions throughout the United States. Because we are growing in size it will serve us better to care for the staff by regions. Joseph and another staff member on the National Leadership Team, Todd, will be the Regional Directors for the West Coast and South Coast regions. They will be overseeing the Cru staff in these regions, shepherding them and partnering with different organizations and denominations to expand the mission. Please pray for this restructure—pray for the staff members who will be challenged to new roles and for more in-person relationships to be developed and a sense of teaming since we will operate in more regional ways. Pray also for wisdom in the complexity of navigating this national restructure.

***The National Leadership Team and Advisory Board at a recent planning time.***

Everyone is back in school! We moved Daniel into his dorms this past month—a sophomore now but this will be his first year living in the dorms (because of Covid last year). We are so excited for him and he is loving his roommates and college so far! Jessica has also started driving with a permit! How do these kids grow up so fast?

We covet your prayers for our kiddos as they continue to journey into adulthood. Please pray for them to love the Lord deeply and desire to follow Him in all areas of their lives.