Stenio’s baptism What a glorious day it was. Stenio & Soraia, after much study, prayer, and reflection decided recently to, as Paul so eloquently put it in Colossians 2:12, be buried with Christ in baptism. I couldn’t hear the angels rejoicing, but the little band of brethren gathered for the occasion were as thrilled as […]
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Jesus in the Streets Christmas Party
Below are some photos of our Jesus in the Streets Christmas Party. We gave out 80 packages of clothing (T shirts, shorts, a sheet and towel) and hygiene products to our homeless friends and family members of theirs living in nearby slums. Normally we have 50-60 show up. We had prepared for 80 (I thought […]
Stenio Has a Job!
Great news on Stenio & Soraia! A sister in the church in São Lourenço got Stenio hired at a company where her daughter is a manager. He’s helping to package food baskets. It’s pretty strenuous manual labor, but it’s good for him and he’s work contract and steady salary now.
Corey Robinson and Raul Membreño Interns
We were so blessed by Corey Robinson and Raul Membreño’s visit in May and June. These two fine young men walked with me throughout our street ministry, accompanied us in hospital visits and even taught some of the men at Christland how to play American Football! It was a real treat having them here. Thanks […]
Last Day in Shelter
Thank you so much for all your prayers. The Lord has been blessing Stenio, Soraia and Vitória so much since our last update in April. They spent their last day in the city shelter at the end of April and May 2nd we moved them to a two bedroom apartment in São Lourenço owned by […]