Dear Livingsong family,

We send you our love and greetings from Vero Beach, FL and hope this newsletter finds you in the joy of the Lord. As you may already be aware from our recent social media posts, we are serving with the worship team at Realife Camp for the months of June and July! Teens here spend a fun-filled week full of indoor and outdoor activities in a safe, and friendly environment. Everyone loves a good bonfire too, so of course, campers get to enjoy roasting delicious s'mores around an enormous camp fire each night before bedtime. Most importantly and what has been so uplifting to see are the many teens who respond to the preaching of the Gospel throughout the seven weekly services, especially youth from the foster care system. We extend a warm special thanks to worship leader, Bless Kogge, and camp directors, William & Cindy Bloodworth, for having us participate this summer. To all our ministry partners, your support, prayers, and love enable us to devote our lives to God’s work! We are eternally grateful to you for that, thank you so so much!

As we look ahead to the next chapter into mobile ministry, and refocusing our efforts towards reaching men and women in recovery, those experiencing homelessness, and those who are incarcerated, we see God covering farther territory for us to labor in through our ministry! We fervently ask God for “spiritual boldness” to proclaim the fullness of the Gospel in love and grace, without compromising or watering down the truth of His Word. “The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever.” (Psalm 119:160) We will definitely need it for the spaces of deep oppression we will frequently walk into in the coming months, but with every newsletter, we also sincerely hope it encourages you as well to seek after God’s heart for the lost. The fullness of the Gospel is studying scripture in its completeness through every chapter, every passage and story. There is so much more to God than affirmation verses, and motivational messages. The Gospel of Christ is the very power of God that saves people from His Holy judgment and eternal separation from His presence. When the Gospel is shared in its fullness, it sets people free from the bondage to sin and death. It delivers us from a purposeless life and gives new life and purpose in Christ! “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed. (John 8:36)

So what’s next? 

After finishing up our last week here at camp, Lord willing, we’ll be making one last round of ministry in Florida (August through October) heading first south towards Fort Lauderdale, then across to the southwest area, and further north through Saint Petersburg, Tampa, Orlando, and Jacksonville. This November, with God’s guidance and protection, we'll be serving in Georgia, and arriving in South Carolina by the holidays. If you are in any of these major Florida cities, in Georgia or South Carolina and would like to serve with us, we’d love to connect with you! Please feel free to email us at livingsongministry@gmail.com… Until next time, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly." (Colossians 3:16) We love you dearly and are truly grateful for each and every one of you. God bless!

Manny & Erika Lynn Garcia

Livingsong 

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Prayer Requests

• Our friends at the Bay Area Rescue Mission in the San Francisco CA area are in great need of undergarments for the men, women, and children experiencing homelessness. If you happen to be in the San Francisco area and would like to be a blessing to this community, please visit this link for more information. If you need a point of contact, please message us. Let’s pray for the need to be met in Jesus name.

• Continued prayers are greatly appreciated for mission-minded individuals with a heart for the communities we serve to join our efforts in the areas of worship music, administrative, and audio/video help, specifically in the Fort Lauderdale and Naples area.

• We humbly ask if you would join us in praying for the men and women we’ll be serving at the Fort Lauderdale recovery support group on August 15th. As we lean into the Lord seeking His will over this service, our hope is that many hearts will be open to receive the Gospel message with faith. 

Praise Reports

• We are so thankful for the new ministry partners who have come onboard to join our efforts to reach the lost with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Special thanks and love to Kanani Kimmanee and Diana Strickland.

• It is always a blessing to receive a request for our music to be broadcasted in radio. These opportunities help our worship music reach others who we may not ever get to meet, and our hope is that the Lord will use our songs to bless and minister to many. Special thanks to TRUTH iRadio for their willingness to share our music.

   

• We recently recieved an update about Gary from the Orlando Union Rescue Mission who we previously requested prayers for. Gary is back to work and just battling the lethargy that comes with the radiation treatment they have him on for his thyroid cancer.  He is in great spirits and still praising God in his affliction. 🙌

Testimony