Thank you Springdale for being a church that believes in and supports the mission of God Himself and that is to see this world redeemed and brought back into right relationship with Him. When we look back to the past couple of months, our calendar is full of events to promote God and His love for us. Upward Soccer, Block Party, Vacation Bible School, and Brazil Mission trip and then coming Youth Mission trip to Chattanooga. Sharing the love of Jesus with people of many different ages, backgrounds, and life circumstances.
Our team went to the community of Alvorada in Barra do Corda, Brazil is fresh back from their experience, but I will not say that they are back “fresh” yet! Yes, the journey is long but the encounter with God by sharing Jesus far outweighs the planes and potholes! The church plant in Alvorada had it’s first worship service on the Saturday before we arrived on Sunday. Our ministry was literally a part of the foundation of the beginning of the Baptist Church there. Alvorada means “dawn” in English. So there is a dawning or a new day in that community of the work of God through the Baptist Church. In our short time there, we were able to visit in 64 homes and go into the public school to share with students from elementary, middle and high school classes. We participated in 4 different worship services that included a testimony or preaching from each member of our team. As we shared about the love of Jesus and His provision of salvation that brings peace, the complete life, and life without end, we were blessed to see 235 people make a decision to accept the gift of salvation and ask Jesus to come into their heart! I pray God hears you and I celebrating this news with Him!
Thank you for your love and support of the mission team, for the financial help through the Send Me fund, for the candy and pencils, for the letters of encouragement, and for the prayers. We will have a time of reporting on Sunday night, July 14. Deus e tao bom! God is good! Jesus te ama! Jesus loves you!
I love being your pastor, Tommy