God has placed a desire and a vision in our hearts to join Him in reaching Brazilians for Christ that are living in Sao Paulo (18 million people), the surrounding ABC area (2.5 million people, including the cities of Santo Andre, Sao Bernardo, Sao Caetano, Diadema, Maua',...), and in other parts of the State of Sao Paulo. The vision includes working with churches to share the Good News of Christ in schools, businesses, factories, medical clinics, hospitals, prisons, houses... We also preach the Good News in churches, and train pastors, church leaders, and members to share Christ with others by leading People Sharing Jesus seminars. 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. God is doing great things in the Sao Paulo area, saving thousands of people, for His glory and for His name.
* We praise God for what He is doing in this part of Brazil:
- 456 students, 14 teachers, and the director accepted Christ at EE Jocelyn Pontes school in Sao Paulo on May 6-8
- 12 people accepted Christ when Kevin preached at Igr. Batista Ipiranga on April 27
- 454 students & 9 teachers accepted Christ at EE Carolina De Mello school in Santo Andre on April 22-23
- 316 students & 13 teachers & the coordenator accepted Christ at Pro Conhecer private school in Sao Paulo on April 8-9
- 169 students & 2 teachers accepted Christ at EE Mildre Alvares school in Sao Paulo on April 4
- 19 people accepted Christ when Kevin preached at the ABAMSUL Evangelism Conference in Sao Paulo on March 28-29
- 863 students & 23 teachers accepted Christ at EE Valdir Fernandes school on March 25-27
- 952 students, 17 teachers, the director, and the coordenator accepted Christ at EMEF Bartolomeu Lourenco school on March 17-19
* We praise God for the 10,325 people overall (that we know of) that accepted Christ in 2007. God is great !:
- over 300 people accepted Christ when we preached in a church or made visits with a church
- 548 people accepted Christ at a special event (at a Vacation Bible school, at a hospital, at a ministry for business people...)
- over 9400 accepted Christ at 15 schools, including nearly 200 teachers, a vice-director, and a coordenator.
* We praise God for the many Brazilian brothers & sisters in Christ that help us during our events & visits to share Christ.
* We have now worked with 25 churches in the greater Sao Paulo area.
* We praise God for healing Nancy of the cancer she had in her thyroid (April 2006).
Prayer Requests
* Please pray that God will touch and save many when we speak at EE Julieta Rinaldi school in Sao Paulo on May 12, when we speak at EE Julieta Terlizzi school in Sao Paulo on May 14-15, when Kevin preaches at Igr. Bat. Ministerio de Reconciliacao on May 18, and when we speak at EMEF Heraldo Barbuy school in Sao Paulo on May 27-29.
* We are contacting schools, churches, and other places to schedule events to speak & share Christ in 2008. We are attempting to speak in 25 schools this year. Please pray that God will open many doors and opportunities to share Christ, and for His guidance.
* Pray that God will provide interpretors when we speak in schools and at 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
