March-April 2009

During the month of April, Bro. Steve Reyes came to visit for a couple of weeks. He was able to go to several schools to present the Gospel. He spoke to over five hundred students. What a blessing it was for him to witness to the children in these schools. Please pray that the door will remain open for us to go into the schools. 

I have been preaching through the book of Galatians on Wednesday nights. The people have told me that they enjoy the messages. Bro. Charles Nichols has asked me to go through the book of James next. I have found this to be more of a challenge than preaching a regular message. Praise the Lord for the grace He has given us in learning the language.

We started holding English classes at the church on Saturday mornings. The classes are free for the people. The only stipulation is that they have to attend one church service a week. We had a few visitors the first couple of weeks. But now we are down to one man. He is a high ranking enlisted soldier. It seems that many people would rather pay for English classes than attend a church service. We are considering moving the classes to another day to see if that will increase interest.

We mentioned in our last prayer letter a young man, named João Paulo, who was saved a few months ago and went into the military. All the young men must show up for a compulsory one-year stint in the military. They only need a certain number of young men each year. Thankfully, João Paulo wasn’t needed, and has returned to Formiga. Please pray for him as he grows in the Lord.

Prayer requests:

- Pray that the Lord would open opportunities to share the Gospel
- Pray that the Lord would use us to win souls
- Pray for the Lord to raise up more preacher boys.
- Pray for us as we continue to learn Portuguese

Thank you for your continued prayers and financial support. We count it a privilege to serve Christ in Brazil on your behalf.