Ola! (a.k.a. Hello in Portuguese!)
Now that 2025 is upon us we are presented with another new opportunity as a family group. We have been asked to once again share the Gospel where needed by serving in continued short-term missions (w/ long term impact!) overseas via Let’s Start Talking. Summer 2025, we are specifically called to fill a position for a larger team of Workers in Florianopolis, Brazil, working with missionaries & the Lord’s Family there to bring the Good News to both locals & transients in one of Brazil’s most well-known & busiest destinations. There is a strong presence & a long history of successful mission projects in “Floripa,” & not just through LST as Jonathan actually grew up supporting THREE different missionary families there, in both his childhood home congregation as well as while in college. The calling for the Message is great with an increased possibility for it to grow & spread even further, in one of the world’s largest countries, due to the fluidity of movement of many of our Readers. This is a fantastic opportunity to continue sharing God’s Word with others via a desired service of 1-1 Oral English lessons from native speakers who come with smiles & loving hearts.
This will be Jonathan & Stephane’s 4th mission project with the LST ministries. Each time we strive to go wherever we are asked, regardless of location, & this time that need is in southern Brazil. We are excited to once again share in the ministry with our kiddos, Arianna & Micah, who will both be serving & working with Readers of their own, along with Jonah, who will help attract even more opportunities with young families there. This year we are thrilled to also have our niece, Hailey, joining us for her first time before heading off to Harding University in the Fall! Once again, we will be sharing our faith, one-with-one, using the Gospel of Luke, with people interested in improving their oral English, providing this service free of charge. If you would help support this work, it would be such a blessing.
We are beginning our training, studying, preparing, & especially PRAYING each week for this important work & we request that you do the same alongside us. We comprehend what a tall ordeal this is & that not every family or person can make the trips to do this work. That is why we are going & also why we are so passionate about continuing this work. Will you share the journey with us through your support in this project? Above all, please pray for our family team, & be prayerful about assisting us with a financial contribution supporting this ministry, both in Brazil & others all over the world.
As a team of six working for almost an entire month, we must raise $19,800 for this project. The blessing of these funds within this ministry goes toward the training, supervision, airfare, food, lodging, materials, & all working expenses for every LST project across the globe, helping to drive down the overall costs of the Work at each individual site. In fact, each project would be even more expensive on its own! Your [tax deductible] contribution of any amount would be a blessing to not only us but also the Lord's family in Floripa & Brazil. As you can see, this would not be possible with you!
During the LST project, we will focus on three concepts: sharing Jesus, sharing our family, & encouraging the hosting brothers & sisters in the local congregation. As people who are interested in improving their English come visit us each day, we will help them by reading & sharing the Good News of the story of Jesus! We are excited to share our own salvation stories via sharing our native language with people who are eager to learn & open to listening.
We pray that God will be glorified in every aspect of these LST projects this year! Please join WITH us & all the Let’s Start Talking teams in the world, as we ask His blessing on each of our efforts! Please start praying now for those individuals we come into contact with - that God will plant the seed in their hearts so we may water & encourage it. In Floripa, & in Brasil, the Lord’s harvest is open, plentiful, & readily waiting! We desire that you assist in His Work WITH us. Thank you for all you can do; it is not possible without you!
With Christ in love & IN HIM,
Jonathan, Stephanie, Arianna, Micah, & Jonah Foresee, AND Hailey!
Acts 20:24 (NLT) - “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned to me by the Lord Jesus - the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God.”
Let's Start Talking equips Christians to create life-changing conversations across the street and around the world. Taking advantage of the global desire for English as well as the innate desire we all share for connection and community, LST Workers offer English-conversation practice in a comfortable, non-confrontational setting. Scripture forms the basis of each conversation, and friendships surface naturally.
To participate in a mission project this year I have committed to raise funds for LST. This money is used to fund the recruiting, development, and support of all LST team members, as well as travel and project costs. Please give generously today and be a part of my team! And please pray for me and for my teammates that everything we do will bring glory to God.
Let’s Start Talking (LST) is a U.S. tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization and has exclusive legal control over contributions. Consistent with its status as a tax-exempt 501 (c)(3) organization Let’s Start Talking does not refund donations. Consistent with IRS guidelines, LST affirms that no goods or services were provided in return for contributions.