Dear Friends, I apologize for the long delay in updates from our ministry. We have had a lot of needs to attend to, more than we are able. It takes time to prepare a good report. I have just chosen lately to invest that time in the lives of those we serve here. This isn’t […]
Author Archive | Dennis Downing
Not the Healthy but the Sick
Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.” Matthew 9:12 I may be wrong, but it’s occurred to me that some of our readers and supporters might not be that familiar with the nature of chemical dependency, or as it’s more commonly called “addiction”. I recently watched a very […]
Thankful for our Street Ministry Team
Thanks so much to everyone for your prayers for Victoria’s university entrance exams this weekend. Vicky said the first day (biology, physics, chemistry & humanities) was pretty tough. Even the national newspapers commented this was one of the toughest exams ever. Sunday (math, Portuguese & English and an essay) she said she felt a little […]
Prayers for Stenio, Soraia, and Vitória
Dear Friends, I apologize for taking so long to share news with you from our ministry. God has been good and has given us a lot to do. The blessings have been numerous but the challenges have also grown. Today we need your urgent prayers for Stenio, Soraia, and Vitória. Stenio is in his second […]
Recife Street Church on NBC News
A couple of weeks back I asked for prayers for an NBC news team coming to Recife to do a report on the Zika virus. Recife has had an alarming number of newborns with microcephaly as a result of Zika infections during the mother’s pregnancy. This was the first time I assisted a news team […]
