This morning, twenty six people are going to come to the mission from the United States, mainly from a church in Arkansas. At the end of last year, Allison, Michelle and I went to a revival service with Pastor Rick at the church in Arkansas and gave our testimonies. After the services we prayed for people and there were many people who received healing from the Lord. This will be our second group and we start quickly by going to a church tonight. Tomorrow, the 20th and the 22nd are the only evenings we do not have churches!
The time with the other five interns this past week has been a great time of intimate bible study, worship and opening up to one another about past experiences. One thing lacking in the church today is real fellowship. What I mean by this is brothers and sisters in Christ actually talking about their struggles and their victories, their deep wounds from the past and their vision for the future. We are to fulfil the law of Christ by bearing one anothers burdens, we are to seek the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and we are to press on towards the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Allow others to open up to you and open up to others so that the love of Christ can be shown to you through them and so that you can experience the love of Christ through them towards you. Sitting in front of a television screen making very shallow conversation will not allow you, nor the other people to see the real love of Christ. Accept people and help them get past their past! Love them no matter what they have done!
More pictures will be uploaded to Rick's Blog later this week or early next week.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
End of School, Beginning of Summer
The Lord is so wonderful. Thank you Lord for all you do. You are great and greatly to be praised.
Today is my eight day in Brazil. The Holy Spirit has been convicting and healing hearts almost every night. Each morning is packed with about two and a half hours of Bible study after a number of worship and praise songs. Yesterday we took clothes into the hills and mothers with their infant babies came out to get clothes. Today we saw the families and people who came through the line for food that they receive each week. One of the older women I saw a few days ago and I prayed for her for a few minutes and then when we saw each other it was exciting... she grabbed my hand and kissed it!
Tonight we will go to our sixth church. Sunday mornings church was so powerful and the first person I prayed for, we wept. As I left go of her, there was another one wanting me to pray for them. I prayed and cried and then another one. God was pouring out His love upon the people at the church and myself included. Two or three people prayed for me as well.
If we dont go to church at night, we normally have another two or so hours of praise and worship and Bible study. It is great when the body comes together and voices their pains and struggles and we pray for each other.
Please pray for strength as we continue to be filled up and then pour out Gods love to these beautiful Brazilians. We Love You!!!
Today is my eight day in Brazil. The Holy Spirit has been convicting and healing hearts almost every night. Each morning is packed with about two and a half hours of Bible study after a number of worship and praise songs. Yesterday we took clothes into the hills and mothers with their infant babies came out to get clothes. Today we saw the families and people who came through the line for food that they receive each week. One of the older women I saw a few days ago and I prayed for her for a few minutes and then when we saw each other it was exciting... she grabbed my hand and kissed it!
Tonight we will go to our sixth church. Sunday mornings church was so powerful and the first person I prayed for, we wept. As I left go of her, there was another one wanting me to pray for them. I prayed and cried and then another one. God was pouring out His love upon the people at the church and myself included. Two or three people prayed for me as well.
If we dont go to church at night, we normally have another two or so hours of praise and worship and Bible study. It is great when the body comes together and voices their pains and struggles and we pray for each other.
Please pray for strength as we continue to be filled up and then pour out Gods love to these beautiful Brazilians. We Love You!!!
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