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
On Tuesday we again went visiting house to house, offering prayer and encouragement to whoever we could find. We also invited children and adults to come to the church again at 7:00PM. As we opened the doors that evening, the children started to appear from both directions. On this night, we gave the children their … Continue reading
Over the past two weeks, our team has been increasingly encouraged by the changes we have witnessed in the Heliopolis community, especially in the demeanor of the children. Some of the adults here have even remarked how different the children are when our team comes as well as after we leave – especially that the … Continue reading
Sunday morning was another powerful time in God’s presence at Casa de Jesus. Troy and Dylan preached a powerful message about Gideon, Noah, and standing on the promises of God, both individually and for the church as a whole. Jean Andrews, a key speaker at the business conference being hosted this week, was also in … Continue reading
In the evening, the team and a handful of young adults from Heliopolis piled into a bus and headed to Pastor Dirceu’s church, Casa de Jesus, for their Saturday worship service. It was exciting to greet our old friends and reconnect. After enjoying an anointed time of worship, each of the team members shared a … Continue reading
Our trip has been full of miracles so far! We are very excited to be here in Heliopolis, living among the people we love so much. Nine members of the team arrived on Tuesday, and we immediately starting renewing relationships that were formed in the last two years. Our team has been able to spend … Continue reading