Life on Life with the Longs: September 2008

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Celebrating Denize's Wedding

We are so thankful for Denize and the special part she plays in the life of our family! May God richly bless her marriage and her new family!

Monday, September 15, 2008

This year Staff Stimulus was more important than ever! We have been going through a really difficult transition in the life of our team, church, and families. Three of our young Brazilian staff have decided to not only leave staff but the church as well. As you might imagine this has been an incredibly difficult time. Our hearts are crushed and torn as young men we've loved, nurtured, and trained have decided that they know better and desire something different.

We love them dearly and desire the best for them! We believe God will use it for His glory and the development of His Kingdom, but our hearts are dearly saddened. Thankfully God had providentially ordained that Rev. Barker and Dan Roberts would be here during this time to encourage, console, and lift up the team as we look forward to all that God wants and desires for us!

Thank you Jesus for your Great Love that covers us!

2008 Staff Team from Left to Right - Michelle & Anselmo Repolles, Raul & Vivi Pacheco, Rev. Frank Barker II, Dan Roberts, Kent & Jo Bailey, Demps & Kristy Dempsey, Fabiana, Priscilla Lima, Russell & Wendy Long, Zé Flávio & Cláudia, Diana, Jon & Tathiana Elam, Fabiana Batista, Wellington & Luiza Fraiha, Alan Andrioni

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary June and Earl Collins

While Wendy was in the USA for her niece April's wedding she had the privilege to celebrate with her family something that would happen later in the year (December 13th) when they were not all together, her parents 50th wedding anniversary!

Wow! Praise God for His mercy and goodness in June and Earl's lives!

Thank you Jesus for special blessings we don not deserve!

Friday, September 5, 2008

Congratulations! Wendy's Niece April Got Married!

We are so thankful that Wendy was able to fly back to the USA for her niece April's wedding! Family is important and we were so glad that she could be with her whole family to celebrate this special event!

Thank you to all those who helped make this possible!

Prayer Requests - Please Pray...

+ That God would guide us through wisdom and understanding to train our children in righteousness with grace and love.
+ That each of us would increasingly know, love, worship, and follow Jesus from the depth of our hearts.
+ That God would continue to use the ministry of Campus Outreach globally to Reach More Lost, Develop More Gospel-centered Leaders, and Mobilize More Laborers for His Glory!
+ That God would Multiply the Laborers of the Global Resource Center to stimulate health and growth among all the Campus Outreach Franchises and staff world-wide.

Upcoming Events...

+ May-August - Summer Training Projects - God is developing leaders and reaching the lost this summer as CO Kicks off over 23 Summer training projects across the USA and Puerto Rico, 16 Cross Cultural Projects overseas, and 4 Urban Projects in major US cities.
+ 5/26-29 - Pre-Deployment Training, We will be hosting 6 staff who will be deploying to serve God overseas. The training will focus around their identity in Christ, their servant's heart, perspectives, practical preparations, cultural intelligence and cultural communication.
+ 6/12 - World Cup kicks off in Brazil with Brazil vs Croatia at 3:00 PM CST on ESPN
+ 6/17-19 - Six Month Planning Retreat - All of our staff from the CO Global Resource Center will be getting away for a time of prayer, planning, and preparation as we look ahead to all that God has for us in ministry and service over the next six weeks.

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