06-Brazil

This category contains 15 posts

The World Cup

Tuesday, June 13, was Brazil’s world cup game against Croatia. It is a national holiday and people were off work. We wanted to use that opportunity to preach the Gospel when everybody was home. So our team went to two different sites close to our house. The first site was in the middle of a … Continue reading »

Mercy triumphs over judgment

One of the privileges of living here is that we have been able to start understanding the complex web of relationships that influence daily life for these people. As a result, we are seeing God begin to transform entire families through demonstrated love and the Word of God. Two sisters, Rita (nicknamed Nona) and Juliana … Continue reading »

Neck Pain, Asthma, Shoulder Healed

• At the church, Ingreja Baptista de Povo, Beth prayed for a woman with back pain and another woman with neck pain. The pain left both of these women immediately. • Beth also prayed for a woman at this church with asthma. The woman said she felt electricity in her nose and said she was … Continue reading »

Fruit that Remains

Our team arrived on June 3rd and settled into our new home in Heliopolis. That afternoon a young woman came to our house crying. Her baby boy Miguel had very poor eyesight (point 8 prescription eyeglasses). She had been told by the doctors that his sight would progressively deteriorate and he eventually would become blind. … Continue reading »

Seeing God’s Hand in Heliopolis

It is always amazing to watch God work, but even more so when we are able to see over time His strategy at work in a particular area. God’s hand at work in Heliopolis is extremely evident. As we reported last year, back in 2002 missionary and co-founder of Iris Ministries, Heidi Baker, visited Brazil. … Continue reading »