The
church in Mangabeira is meeting in a new building, started a new School of the
Bible course, and is reaping the fruit. Luana was baptized in April, and this
month her husband Dimas gave his life to Jesus after finishing the Let the Bible Speak course. We thank God
for this new Christian couple. Pray with us that they will be light in the
Mangabeira neighborhood and bring more to salvation.
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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