Missio Dei

Where: Brighton Heights, PA USA
Who: Matt & Traci Haberman and Missio Dei ministry team
(Jonathan Dugan, Andrew Geides, Grace Rajnovic, Martha D'Abruzzo, Patricia and Greg Ruffner, Kate Heryford, and Sarah Zabielski)
What: Missio Dei aka "The Sneeze Project"

Missio Dei is a ministry breaking through in the North Side of Pittsburgh, PA that is made up of Christians living the gospel with the Brighton Heights community. In their own words, they are:

"living along side of the folks in our neighborhood and have built many significant relationships already. We participate in the life of the community and have established ourselves as regulars at The Vault Coffee and Tea Bar (pictured above.) This is a 'third place' that has become a crossroads for the community and is a place where many of our relationships have been built. We are sharing our stories with one another, and incarnationally bringing the living Jesus into those relationships.

Our order will bring transformation based on the power of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We will be conduits for God's love, mercy, justice, peace,generosity, hope, grace, renewal, revitalization, and reconciliation. We exist to cooperate with the grace of God and to participate with the building of his Kingdom. "

How we can Pray (from Matt):
For the team,

• That we’d be able to spend some more time together
• That we would see a few people from the neighborhood come on board
• That we would find new ways of loving our neighbors

For the neighborhood,

• That churches would work together to demonstrate Jesus Christ
• That our block party on the 6th of October would have good weather and a great turnout
• That the Vault would be successful
• That our presence in the community would be a catalyst for revitalization

For Traci and I,

• That we’d get the grant that we just applied for
• That we’d be attentive to God’s Spirit
• That we’d pray more
• That we’d be humble and generous

Father, we love you. Thank you so much for loving us and for sending Jesus to die for us - that we might have a relationship with you forever. Lord thank you for saving Matt and Traci. God may your Holy Spirit consume them and the ministry team as they build relationships on the North Side. May they have your praises on their lips! May Jesus be treasured and praised at the Vault...may souls be saved...in Breighton Heights and throughout the world. We desire that your perfect will be done. We love you, Father.