Hi praying friends!

Elissa is driving and I am typing from the front seat as we leave District Conference. Last week (Thursday - Sunday) we were at Staples Alliance Church. Our hearts are full from amazing conversations and times of reconnecting with old friends, meeting new people, and being excited about what God is doing throughout our district.

This week we have a really quick turnaround. We will get home and then head out tomorrow morning for our longest tour away from our "home base." We will be at State College Alliance this week, Vallyview Alliance the week after that, and then in Grove View - with some stops at Bellefonte and other friends along the way.

Because of our work with Envision and the Acts 1:8 family that is the Alliance, we have friends at every stop - often reconnecting with short term teams who have been a part of our work in Berlin over the last 12 years (and many over the last 3!). It will be so great to catch up with people and hopfully continue to be a part of their journey. If you are near State College, PA; Vestal, NY; or Grove City, PA - please check the churches mentioned above to find out our schedule or send us an email to see if we have time to meet up. We love that you all are a part of our story and would love to catch up!

It is a lot of travel and being on the move - so please pray for:

1. Our health as we meet up with a lot of people.
2. Good rest in new houses and beds.
3. Helpful conversations with individuals, groups, and church leadership teams that will help us continue to develop good partnerships.
4. 10 new interns for Envision Berlin over the next 2 years.
5. A short-term team to fill a spot in June of 2025 that recently opened up due to a cancellation.
6. People to partner with us financially throughout the year, helping us raise an additional 10k for Envision Berlin, 25k for Mike and Elissa Picconatto, and a God-sized goal of raising 50k for media production and 300k as seed money for property we want to buy in 2-3 years (to house our offices, gallery, artist space, intern apartments, etc. That property will likely cost 3-4m Euro!).
7. Our team in Berlin as they onboard a new intern and host a short-term team.

Thanks for your prayers!!

Blessings,

mike

PS - We love praying for you! If you have prayer requests, send them our way!