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Update: June  6 - Pomona, CA

668 Lives Were Changed for Eternity!

668 accepted Jesus in Pomona

Thank you for praying! We just finished a weekend of amazing WOW JAMS in Pomona! Pastor Criag Lawrence, the host pastor from New Life Community Church, gathered 7 churches together to minister to the city of Pomona. The community was drawn together by the hand of God as they spent the weekend at the WOW JAM eating lunch, getting their hair cut, having their faces painted, getting their bikes fixed, receiving free groceries, and celebrating how much God loves them. But it didn't stop there. 668 people gathered in front of the WOW truck in Pomona to accept Jesus and 71 were baptized! There were many amazing stories from that weekend, but one that stands out is a woman who was about to commit suicide. She came to the WOW JAM and accepted Jesus and got baptized on Sunday. Also, the churches were able to find a place for her and her husband to stay. Their lives will never be the same. We were so excited to see God move in such powerful ways!

(One of our volunteers experiencing the joy of praying with a group of boys who had just accepted Jesus)

Pray for us in Long Beach

This weekend we will be in Long Beach for 2 more WOW JAMS and a baptism. Last year in Long Beach, we saw one of the biggest altar calls in the history of WOW (see the picture below): over 1,000 people accepted Jesus at one WOW JAM; and, it was the first WOW JAM ever to be held in Long Beach! We know God has big plans for Long Beach. Please pray for us this weekend that the Lord will move in powerful ways and that many lives will be transformed; also pray for the safety of my family, our staff and our crew. We expect many lives to be changed for eternity this weekend!

God Bless You,

Stephen Tavani
President and Founder

UPDATE: April 18, 2008: New Orleans and Brazil

We have had a busy month, and I could not be more excited to tell you about all the Lord has done in a short amount of time! Thank you for all of your prayers for our trips this past month.  We saw God move in amazing ways in both Louisiana and in Brazil! Check out the Newsletter below to hear about it!

Please pray becasue as I am writing this to you we are headed to Oakland for our first ever WOW JAMS there!

New Orleans

New Orleans was amazing this year.  Praise God: 2,206 people accepted Jesus!

There was one man there that came wearing a necklace with a gun on it.  By the end of the WOW JAM, he was standing at the altar, praying to accept Jesus into his heart.  Then we had the privilege to baptize him!  But this time, his necklace had a new pendant on it: Praying Hands!  What an amazing illustration of the incredible transformation that God brings at WOW JAMS!  Here is a picture of him getting baptized!

Brazil

About a week after we returned from Louisiana, Linda and I, our daughters, and Kathy were off to beautiful Brazil!

Brazil was another incredible experience.  I was given the special opportunity to preach to a group of 10,000 pastors and pastors' wives.  The way the Lord moved through Linda and I to touch the people of Brazil with the heart of worship was truly special.

We are so excited to witness how God continues His work in Brazil and to partner with local churches there to bring the Love of Jesus to so many hurting people!

We are now invited to Argentina and other countries and they are crazy about WOW JAMS down there.

New York and L.A. are just around the corner

The time has come to get those registration forms in for Mission Week 2008!

This year, we are planning 2 amazing weeks - one in Los Angeles and the other in New York!

We know that God has huge things in store for both cities, so fill out those registration forms and come join us in fulfulling the call of God to share the love of Jesus with Los Angeles and New York!

You can find registration forms on our website at www.wowjam.com, and you can get more information by emailing us at laurenr@wowjam.com or calling us at (626) 296-8800.

God Bless You!

Sincerely,

Stephen Tavani

President and Founder

WOW International

The Tavani Family in Brazil

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