Adventures in Missions

Jenny, Nyasha, Michael, Tiffany, Ashton, and Erick.

The João Pessoa church has benefited from the AIM program at the Sunset Institute in Lubbock, TX, since 2005. The first team that came down (Sabrina, Melissa, and Janae) was a joy to work with. (Melissa is now on a mission team in Belém, Brazil).

Then one after another, three young men from here joined the program, first, Diego, then Renato, both serving in Mexico, and now Marcus Paulo, who is currently in New Zealand.

Young people sharing their faith in Jesus in a different culture, that's what our second AIM team is doing. They arrived four months ago, and with daily Portuguese classes are already able to communicate. But they didn't let the language become a barrier. They have taken on Let's Talking Students, become involved in Bible Club, have had Bible study groups in their apartments, door-knocked, helped with the children's program at Cabo Branco square, etc.

May God use them well during their time here in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil!

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