Three News Avenues

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

    We have three ways for you to keep track of the Lord's work in Paraiba, Brazil.

1. Paraiba_Mission Email List - on this list you receive mission updates straight to you inbox.

                        - if you or someone else would like to be added to the list, send the email to paraiba.mission@gmail.com or send a blank email to paraiba_mission-subscribe@associate.com

2. Paraiba Mission Newsletter - sent to physical addresses monthly through the post office.

                        - this month we have begun to send new material and not just copy the email updates. If you would like to receive these, please call Darlene Newlin at Joelton church of Christ,
                          (615) 876-0510 to have your address added.

3. The Paraiba Mission Blog: www.paraibamission.blogspot.com

                        - The blog is on the web if ever anybody would like to go back to older news, whether sent by email or the post office.

    So decide what's best for you and let us know if we can help get you connected.

                        blessings,
                                Joseph

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"What About Baptism?"

Edda and I went to a nearby city to study the Bible with a family, Genilda (who is already a Christian), Ana, Mariana, Luiza, and Jefferson. While we were reading God's Word, Ana's husband, Silva, came in and sat down, and then blurted out: "What about baptism?" It took me by surprise because he has barely studied with us, but, most certainly, is already thinking about spiritual matters. Our Bible study then took a lot of detours, answering this question or that. Silva said he still has a lot of questions, and we pray that the Lord will use us to answer them, bringing him to understand the Good News!

One More Goodbye

This year has been rough for Borges's family. They lost a pillar in their family, his wife's mother in February. Now her brother has passed, buried today. He was diagnosed with prostrate cancer 18 months ago. A policeman, used to taking care of the family, he had to settle with being taken care of by the family as his body gradually shut down when the cancer metastasized to his bones. Borges and Geilza have spent every free moment taking care of Demilson's needs, and it has been torture watching him slowly wear away. His colleagues in the Military Police carried his casket, played taps on a trumpet, presented his family with a Paraiba flag, and thanked his family for supporting him in defending society for nearly thirty years. It was a nice gesture, but the event that gives us believers hope in the face of death is Jesus winning over the grave. He is our certainty that a grave is not the end.

For the Kids, Part III

In the USA, there are two special days during the year that children love: birthday and Christmas. Brazil adds one more: Children's Day. On this day, children receive a present and since it coincides with Our Lady of Appeared Conception, Brazil's patron saint, it is also a national holiday. Each week we get kids from the Castelo Branco neighborhood together at the square in front of Dona Terezinha's house to talk about Jesus. For Children's Day, we invited the parents to watch the kids perform a play of the "Prodigal Son," then each kid receives his or her fill of cotton candy, cake, and a sack full of goodies. The parents who came received a Today's Portuguese New Testament and an invitation to the weekly Bible study at Terezinha's. Lori Hagewood has organized this activity for three year with the help from Terezinha, Joseph, and Michel (from the China Taiwan restaurant). Michael, Ashton, and Tif...

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