Before, during, and after the service, many people came up to Troy and testified to healing that they had received from the time of ministry when Rachel and Troy were there in 2007. Here are a few of the highlights: One woman, who was a diabetic taking daily insulin, reported that after the prayer in … Continue reading
On Sunday morning, Pastor Bill, Pastor Mary Pat, and Tiana had the privilege to minister at Comunidade Cristao Ministerio Ipiranga. Pastor Marcos and Pastor Lucia are the senior pastors and leaders of this growing church. After a time of worship, Pastor Bill preached a really powerful message about the Father´s love with the help of … Continue reading
This morning, our team divided forces and went to two different churches. James, Pastor Diceu´s son, translated as Troy preached on Numbers 13, 14 and Joshua 14 regarding the life of Caleb. It was fun to preach together for the first time as James has been a friend and brother for many years. It was … Continue reading
Tonight was the last opportunity for our full team to minister at Casa de Jesus during this mission trip. Pastor Mary Pat gave an encouraging and challenging message about stepping into and receiving from Holy Spirit with a pure heart. This pure heart of humility brings us to a place of intimacy that allows our spiritual ears … Continue reading
Resurrection Sunday (Easter) is next week so we had a Resurrection Celebration today in the Heliopolis favela. The youth and children came to the mission center for the afternoon. Pastor Bill opened our time with some worship. A team of the children and youth under Tiana´s direction performed a skit depicting the Gospel from the … Continue reading
Today, we celebrated Resurrection Sunday (Easter) in the City of God favela by bringing all the children and youth to the mission center for a party and outreach. Pastor Bill opened our time with worship and then Pastor Mary Pat narrated a skit. Some of the children and some of the church members helped us … Continue reading
Our team went to Casa de Jesus´ Wednesday evening prayer meeting tonight. Pastor Bill led us into the Lord´s presence with several songs about the glory of the Lord. Then, he preached an anointed message about the Kingdom of God and our own kingdom, relating it to our need to recognize our position as sons … Continue reading
Our friend Juliana, who lives in Heliopolis and has 5 children, was excited to go shopping with us at the nearby supermarket. We have been loving on her family for years. This past Saturday she dedicated her life to Jesus and we are trusting God for a job for her. Today, we took her to … Continue reading
Pastor Mary Pat, Tiana, and our dear friend and translator, Ines, had the privilege to visit the Church of the Way. Pastor Jade picked up our team and shared his excitement about the coming service because Pastor Dirceu had shared testimonies of God´s movement through our team. When we arrived at the church, the worship … Continue reading
Our team split up and ministered in two different churches tonight. Pastor Bill and Troy returned to Pastor Wanderley´s church. Last year they had ministered in a youth meeting there. Pastor Bill preached about the difference between us building our own little kingdom versus building up the Kingdom of God. He also shared the testimony … Continue reading