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Washington, D.C. Final Partnership Update Zechariah Bekele Gilgal Evangelical Church About the Church Plant  HOW TO PRAY: Please pray for the health of our youngest son, Joseph. Pray for lost Ethiopians in these areas. Pray for leaders to arise in our new church and discipleship groups. Pray for the financial needs of his church planting network. -Zach Beleke HO W TO     Launched September, 2015 80 Ethiopians attending Sunday Service at 1 of 2 Campuses 5 Discipleship Groups meet weekly 10 new Ethiopian believers baptized this past year Zach’s Church Planting Network now has 5 churches he is training 14 new leaders to lead new churches Zack Randles About the Church Plant   HOW TO PRAY: Please pray God will continue to send resources and workers for the harvest. Pray that God would unite this divid- pray God will continue to of ed Please community through the power send resources and workers for the of Jesus Christ. the gospel harvest. Pray that God would Randles unite this divided com- -Zack munity through the power of the gospel of Jesus Christ. -Zack Randles     Waterfront Church Launched August, 2014 (new location in July, 2016) Currently averaging 400 in Sunday Morning Worship 70 new believers have been baptized Three Sunday morning Worship Services 150 individuals are attending 15 discipleship small groups each week In the process of possibly signing a long term lease to transform the taxi garage across the street into their new Worship Center CrossNet Baptist Impact  Approx. 4 years of Praying, Send- ing & Giving to our SEND DC Church Planting Partners    15 CrossNet Mission Trips mobilizing 630 volunteers from 28 CrossNet Churches. $108,500 in financial support, $73,500 to Gilgal Ethiopian Church & $35,000 to Waterfront Church Strong prayer support from our CrossNet Churches As our 3 year commitment came to a conclusion in August, 2018, the generous financial gifts from our Churches enabled us to extend monthly financial support to both Zack’s through the end of the year. 23