In 2005 God placed a desire and a vision in our hearts to join Him in reaching Brazilians for Christ that are living in the greater Sao Paulo area. The vision includes working with churches to share the Good News of Christ in schools, health centers, hospitals, prisons, houses... We also preach the Good News in churches, and train pastors & church leaders & members to share Christ with others by leading People Sharing Jesus seminars, and encourage & challenge them to continue working to make disciples of the new believers. When we share Christ in the schools, we always try to facilitate a relationship between the school and the church we are working with, with hopes that the church can continue to help & disciple the new believers and their families. In 2006 we sold our small business & our house & cars & ... and in October 2006 we moved to Sao Caetano Brazil to join God in His work. Now God has led us to serve Him in Santos, a coastal city in the state of Sao Paulo, and surrounding cities, and we moved to Santos in November 2009. We will continue to help churches to share Christ and speak in schools in the cities of Santos, Guaruja, Sao Vicente, Praia Grande, and surrounding area, which consists of 1.5 million people, as well as continue to work occasionally in Sao Paulo. God is doing great things in Brazil, saving tens of thousands of people, for His glory and for His name. It is a great privilege and joy to join God in what He is doing.
Ministry & Personal Updates / Praises
* We praise God for what He is doing in this part of Brazil:
- 46,559 people (that we know of) have received Christ and committed their lives to Him since the beginning of 2007, including more than 955 teachers, 3 principals, 3 vice-principals, 12 school coordenators, and many adults studying at night (You can see more detailed information about our school outreaches at this post on our blog: School Outreach
- Here are the results of some recent events:
- 339 students & 15 teachers accepted Christ at EMEF Auxiliadora school in Santos on August 30-31
- 2 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Ponta da Praia in Santos on August 22
- 574 students & 4 teachers accepted Christ at EMEF Constante school in Sao Vicente on August 16-17
- 3 people accepted Christ at Primeira Igreja Batista Itapema in Guaruja on August 8
- 296 students & 10 teachers & 2 coordinators accepted Christ at EMEF Gota de Leite school in Santos on August 2-4
- 1 person accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Centenario in Santos on June 27
- 742 students & 18 teachers accepted Christ at EE Luiza Macuco school in Santos on June 21-23
- 565 students & 5 teachers accepted Christ at EMEF Florestan Fernandes school in Santos on June 14 & 16
- 9 people accepted Christ at Primeira Igreja Batista Sao Vicente on June 13
- 578 students & 22 teachers accepted Christ at EE Maria Odila school in Sao Paulo on May 31-June 1
- 3 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Jd. Primavera in Guaruja on May 23
- 85 students & 2 teachers accepted Christ at EE Gracinda school in Santos on May 19
- 932 students & 18 teachers accepted Christ at EE Azevedo Junior school in Santos on May 10-13, 17-18
- 32 people accepted Christ at the Mothers Day service at Primeira Igreja Batista Sao Vicente on May 9
- 22 people accepted Christ at an outreach for Mothers Day at Igreja Batista Marape in Santos on May 8
- 6 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Pq. Bitaru in Sao Vicente on May 2
- 11 people accepted Christ at Primeira Igreja Batista Solemar in Praia Grande on April 25
- 304 students & 7 teachers accepted Christ at EE Gracinda school in Santos on April 19-20
- 2 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Areia Branca in Santos on April 11
- 1 person accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Nova Cintra in Santos on April 2
- 171 students & 2 teachers accepted Christ at EE Marques de Sao Vicente school in Santos on March 29
- 7 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Nova Jerusalem on March 21
- 525 students & 11 teachers accepted Christ at EMEF Jose Lins do Rego school in Sao Paulo on March 15-17
- 454 students & 12 teachers accepted Christ at EMEF Jose Lins do Rego school in Sao Paulo on March 8-9
- 13 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Ponta da Praia in Santos on Feb. 28
- 6 people accepted Christ at Igreja Batista Marape in Santos on Feb. 21
- 1 person accepted Christ at Primeira Igreja Batista Santos on January 31
* We praise God for the many Brazilian brothers & sisters in Christ that help us during our events & visits to share Christ.
* We praise God for the full schedule of opportunities to share Christ that He has given us. He is opening many doors to share Christ.
Prayer Requests
* Please pray that God will touch and save many people, for His glory, when we speak at EMEF Auxiliadora school in Santos on Aug. 30-31, at EE Marechal do Ar school in Guaruja on Sept. 13-16 & 20-21, and at EMEF Fernando Costa school in Santos on Oct. 4-6, and when Kevin preaches at Igreja Batista Getsemani in Guaruja on Sept. 26
* Please pray that the churches we work with in the schools will be able to continue helping the students & teachers that accept Christ to grow and become disciples of Jesus. This is a big challenge for the churches.
* Pray that God will save "immeasurably more" than all we ask and can imagine, for His glory.
"... Proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples." - I Chronicles 16:23-24
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask and imagine, according to His power that is working in us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Jesus Christ throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." - Ephesians 3:20
