~Leite Family Ministry Update~

THIS ISSUE: Recap of 2007 and Tentative Schedule for Project AMO (Amazon Musical Outreach) 2008

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We are so excited to be going into a new calendar year as a family of 3 this year! We are also excited about how the L-RD has blessed us and called us into full-time ministry. We are still in the fund-raising phase (which is ongoing), and are so grateful for all of those who have so selflessly given to this ministry. We are also seeing G-D's hand more visibly pointing us in the direction He has for our family.

This year was not easy with the birth of our first in January and then a very big leap of faith from a steady income to an uncertain future (both physically and spiritually) of evangelistic ministry all around the globe. As we come closer and closer to our deadline (May 31) of leaving the steady income and relying completely on faith that G-d will provide every need through faithful supporters, we feel the nervous tension of relinquishing control over the path of our lives. At the same time, we are also so peaceful about this decision. We are so busy preparing the musical and team for our first project. We will be traveling to the Amazon Basin of Brazil to reach out the "river-dwellers" ("ribeirinhos" in Portuguese).

We wanted to use this update to share some more specific details of our trip. This might give you a better idea of why we will be traveling for 3 months and why we are doing so much preparation now. This will also help you to know where we are when and how to pray for us. Here is the line-up so far:

Tentative Schedule for LFM Project AMO 2008:
May 31: Fully financially dependent on supporters
June 10ish: Drive to Florida for ministry preparation and contacts
June 17: Fly from Miami, FL to Santarém, Brazil
*June 18 - July 13ish: Preparation for Project AMO 2008 (with Brazilian layworkers)
July 14ish - July 26ish: American Team flies to Brazil to assist in Project AMO 2008
July 15-17: Rehearsals for Project AMO evangelistic musical "New Day" ("Novo Dia")
*July 18-20: Performance of "Novo Dia" in Santarém proper
July 21-22: Boat travel on Amazon river and tributaries
*July 22-23: Performance of "Novo Dia" in river villages
July 24-25: Boat travel back to Santarém
July 26ish: American team flies back to US
July 28ish: Fly to Castanhal, Brazil
*July 28ish-Aug. 23ish: Leite Family time to cultivate family relationships, minister to lost family members and support those we have been counseling via internet (it will have been 5 years since we have last seen the Leite side of the family....it will be the first time they will have ever seen Hava!)
Aug. 23ish: Fly back to Miami, FL
*Aug. 24-25ish: Project AMO debriefing and evaluation
Aug. 26ish: Drive back to Texas
Aug. 28: Begin preparation for theological schooling and next international project!