Pastor Bill, with Denny helping, got the privilege to minister at Comunidade Crista Para Todos os Povos (Community of Christ for All People)Â on Sunday evening. Pastor Bill shared a powerful message about God’s Dunamis power and the goodness of God. He also shared testimony from his own life about the power of forgiveness and the … Continue reading
We attended a service at Comunidade Redimidos where we have ministered in years past and seen the fire of God fall. This year was no exception. Worshipping in their new warehouse-style building along with 200+ people was an amazing experience, and many of the team were deeply touched in God’s presence. During worship, Pastor Mary … Continue reading
We were delighted to worship at Casa de Jesus Sunday morning, our home church in São Paulo right in the heart of the Heliopolis favela. Pastor Mary Pat shared a message about resting in God’s presence and how it’s not just laying down or relaxing, but it’s an attitude of being still before the Lord and … Continue reading
That evening, the team headed to another church, Associacao Crista Diadema to minister at a church service there, where their beloved pastor had recently passed away. After a powerful time of worship, Pastor Mary Pat preached on Isaiah 66 and how to keep our eyes on the Lord despite going through difficult times. Pastor Bill … Continue reading
Saturday morning we had “team time” where Troy shared a word from Phillipians 2 about regarding others as more important than ourselves and being humble as Christ was. After a powerful time of acapella worship, we were joined by Jo, a young woman from São Paulo who met us a few years ago and has … Continue reading
Tonight, our team ministered at Casa de Jesus, our local church connection. After worshipping in both English and Portuguese, the team asked the people of the church to share testimonies of what God has been doing in their lives. Many of the people had amazing testimonies of things the Lord had done in their lives since … Continue reading
Our 2016 Brazil Mission is underway! The trip started out strong with team time spent in the airport in Chicago. Many of the team shared the powerful testimonies of how the Lord opened up many closed doors to enable them to come. After we were done sharing, we split up into groups of two or … Continue reading
Pastor Bill and Pastor Mary Pat arrived in São Paulo, Brazil a few days before the team. They ministered together in Heliopolis at Casa de Jesus Wednesday night. The fire of God fell powerfully and most of the people ended up staying until midnight! Three of the young men from the favela (slum) who are … Continue reading