Introducing Miss Annaleigh Viera Sharp!!

We welcomed Annaleigh on April 19th at 5:18pm.  She weighed 8 1/2 lbs. and was 21 in. long.  We feel so blessed by God’s gift of our daughter; she is the answer to so many prayers.  Her name is a combination of Brooks’ first name Anna, and her Mother and sisters’ shared name Leigh and together it means “field of grace.”  Viera is the Slovak word for faith.  Brooks and  I met in Slovakia so  it holds a very special place in our hearts, just like Annaleigh.

Summer Cru

 This summer we will be on assignment in Knoxville.  We are trying something new and have formed a partnership with our home church, West Park Baptist Church.  We will be hosting a weekly meeting on Tuesday nights for college students in Knoxville.  We are inviting any student from any of the schools in the area.  We are also inviting recent high school grads in hopes that they will be able to meet and connect with people who are going to the same school that they will be attending.  For these rising freshmen, we will be teaching on transitioning to college and we’ll also have times for any student on being leaders on their respective campuses and how to launch movements where they live!

We will also be getting things ready for UT to start back in the Fall and trying to line up leadership on the campuses that we launched this past year.  We will be spending time with church leaders and students in town trying to set things up to reach students on these campuses.  Please join us in praying for God to raise up leaders and volunteers to help lead and shepherd at the different locations.

Prayer Request:

-Praises for Annaleigh and for Brooks doing well after delivery!

-For Brooks and I to be able to get some rest this   summer and be able to recuperate after a busy year and to get ready for a busy fall coming soon.

-For God to raise up staff to come alongside us (please pray for full time and volunteer staff).

-That the church partnerships that we are        developing would effectively reach out around the Knoxville Area.

-For us to be able to raise some additional  monthly support this summer.

-For our personal walks with God and that we would minister to others out of an overflow of that relationship.

-For Summer Cru taking place between May 22 and August 3rd.

-For the  many students we have all over the world this summer.  We have over 20 students on Cru related projects this summer around the world and many others serving in the church and at camps all around the USA!