Prayer Request

Dear Friends and Family,

The Roots Community has arrived at a crucial time in it's life. We are ready to launch publicly. God has allowed us the opportunity to partner with Him in His mission and it has been beautiful.

We are currently facing an opportunity to see God work in powerful ways and I would like to invite you to join me in asking God for favor with Haines City.

We are looking to rent a permanent facility in the downtown district of Haines City, Fl and the city is trying to stop us. I have a meeting on Monday, March 23 at 2PM with the powers that be. I am asking for you to pray that day for wisdom, discernment, favor, humility, and love. This is a leadership challenge for me personally. I have never had to do this kind of thing before. Rest assure, I am not afraid! I am confident in my Jesus that He is there with me and that the Holy Spirit will go before me.

Our desire at the Roots Community is to serve the people of Haines City, including the government officials. So, needless to say, we are not looking for a fight. Although it may be within our "right" to have a church in that city...we do not want it to resort to some type of legal action...this would not prove to be a good way to start serving the city.

So, please pray that God would move in a huge way.

Know this too. We are not assuming that the building IS God's will. We believe in the Revelation of God's will and that He will in His time reveal his vision for us, step by step. We are called to obedience, one day at a time. If this is not where He wants us...we will still be apart of advancing the gospel in that community (See Paul's example in Philippians 1:12)

So, because you are my dear friends and family I thought I would ask you to pray. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.

Coveting your prayers,

Jesse Carbo

P.S. Feel free to advance this email to anyone you think will pray for us.