Tonight our team is gearing up to attend Som do Ceu (Sound of Heaven), an outreach started by Jessie and Raquel. Jessie and Raquel are missionaries from Brazil, who live at the Iris Center in Machava. Jessie began this outreach with a desire to see local churches and youth throughout the area gather for a … Continue reading
Our team was excited as we piled in the back of a truck and bumbled down the Mozambican dirt roads towards Chihango. We were holding an outreach for two nights in a village where one of the first Iris Ministries churches had been planted in the late 1990´s, and we were praying that God would … Continue reading
As we stepped out of our truck on Sunday morning, we heard many children singing and praising the Lord in the Iris Ministries children center in Zimpeto. As we walked inside, we saw banners raised throughout the church that reflected their heart of worship for the Lord. It was such a joy to see these … Continue reading
The sun shined brightly above us as we arrived in Mozambique on Wedenesday morning. Our team has been extremely blessed to stay at another Iris Ministries children´s center in Machava. Based an hour outside of downtown Maputo, this center is very peaceful and full of joy. There are about one hundred children who live in … Continue reading
During our first night in Mozambqiue, there was a torrential downpour all night long. Grateful to be inside good lodging, we had not realized that it had not rained in this area of Mozambique for three to four months, being a prophetic sign of God’s outpouring throughout this land.
On Saturday, we took some time to invite people on both sides of the favella to our final church service on Sunday evening. During that time, we also invited several of the teenage girls from the discipleship group to go with us to Casa de Jesus’ Saturday night service at the main branch in the … Continue reading
Friday was a national holiday in Brazil, the Dia das Criancas, or “Day of the Children.” It is a big deal here, as schools are closed and most people get off of work. Pastor Dirceu and his wife Jeanine wanted to bless the children with a hot meal, so they and others from Casa de … Continue reading
On Thursday evening, we decided to do things a little differently. We all went over to the soup kitchen, in order to reach the people who live in the surrounding houses. We took our sound equipment, and the worship team set up in the soup kitchen and projected praise and worship over the community for … Continue reading
During our time in Brazil, some of the leadership of FMI had the opportunity to attend a business conference in Sao Paulo hosted by Abrades, an organization whose mission is to invest in business projects that bring financial return to the organization which can, in turn, be used to bless ministries and social projects in … Continue reading
On Wednesday morning, the team had a great time of worship and prayer together, then went out to minister to the people in the afternoon. We also spent some time prayer walking through the area around the church where we are staying. That evening, at 7:00PM, the doors were opened once again for the children. … Continue reading