What a year 2020 has been, right? With all the pandemic restrictions and quarantines we had to suspend our Sunday worship services in Derby Park and a lot of our help to the homeless. Our partner organization Christland continued serving meals to the homeless and providing recovery services for the chemically dependent, but they too […]
Archive | Pray For These
Pray For These: The prayer needs of our friends on the street and in the favelas of Recife.
Blessed are the Hearts
“For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…” Matthew 25:35 Of all the miracles Jesus performed, I think one of the most sacred was feeding people who were hungry because they were following him. What catches our attention in the feeding of the 5,000 is the miracle of multiplying loaves and fishes. […]
Blessed are the Hands
Our partner organization Christland (Cristolândia) ministers to two very special groups of people. They have the best program I know of for helping men and women struggling with chemical dependency to come to know Christ at the same time they are overcoming dependency. They also have a center in downtown Recife only a few blocks […]
Blessed are the Feet
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?… As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (Romans 10:14-15 NIV) Valmir is about 6 feet 2. Could be a football player. With the help of another brother he can lift a 25 gallon drum […]
Ongoing Leadership Training
Dear Praying Friends, Week before last we concluded our second online International Leadership Institute (ILI) leadership training seminar via Zoom. This time, along with teachers we averaged 30 participants each day, with 23 students completing the course and another five repeating in preparation to collaborate in future courses with their local leaders. We had leaders […]