Brazil Report Spring 2005. Downtown SJC 500,000 inhabitants.

Brazil ReportSpring 2005

Downtown SJC500,000 inhabitants

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS - Modern city in many ways: GM, Kodak, WalMart, Sam’s Club, but backward in terms of the Gospel.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS

The church met in a hotelconference room (above),now renting a building(right).

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOSMy ‘Total Transformation’course in February ’05helped Daniela decideto become a Christian

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS

Daniela and son Marcos,with sister Eliana and Emily

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS

Vicki has studied withmany ladies as well, likeIlma who is faithful today.

SÃO JOSÉDOS CAMPOS

We have studied on and offfor two years with Anibaland Ana Paula. They’vebecome good friends, andwe pray for their decision.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS Wilson and Bete’s son Alex, was baptized Apr 05

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOSSome people baptized move away like Erisvaldoand his wife. Others have fallen away. But theseed was sown.

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS Monthly men’s training session, here taught by Otávio Carvalho.

SÃO JOSÉDOS CAMPOS

Jorge Santosteaches and preaches,and began the church inGuaratinguetá after ourexample in Taubaté.

EASTERN CONE OF SÃO PAULO STATEThe ‘Via Dutra’, Brazil’s busiest and most dangerous highway,stretches through our region from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro.

EASTERN CONE OF SÃO PAULO STATETop blue line is the ‘Via Dutra’, running from São Paulo(yellow dot) to Rio de Janeiro off map at right.Along this string of cities, we have only 3 churches,and a fourth new one on the coast in São Sebastião.

NEW CHURCHES - TAUBATÉBegan March ’04 with three families, in city of 225,000(second largest in region) in Clayton Silva’s home.

NEW CHURCHESGuaratinguetá

New convert Wilson cooks outwith brother-in-law Jorge whoconverted him.

NEW CHURCHESGuaratinguetáNew convert Fátimawith Paula and Vicki

NEW CHURCHESGuaratinguetá

New convert sr.Benedito visitswith guest. He isPaula Silva’sfather.

NEW CHURCHESGuaratinguetá

Paula with sonDaniel. She andJorge wereconverted inSJCampos.

NEW CHURCHES - GUARATINGUETÁ Wednesdays, we are studying with Sandro (right) who is unemployed. He and his wife Rita have two children.

NEW CHURCHES - Atibaia

Atibaia church meets in school / clinic of preacher’s wife

We have encouraged the Atibaia church since its January ’05beginning. This picture of the inaugural service.

NEW CHURCHES

Dr. João De Marcopreaches in theAtibaia church.He is a psychologistat the Universityof São Paulo.

NEW CHURCHESSÃO SEBASTIÃOEdson Rodrigues baptizes Rute, first convert in fourthnew church on coast of our region in 2004.

MOUNT OF OLIVES CHRISTIAN CAMPI directed the 3rd week of camp in January. Campers above.Ages 14-17.

CHRISTIAN CAMPOur excellent team of monitors. (I shaved my head for that week.)

CHRISTIAN CAMPI taught the course‘Total Transformation’.One young lady, Aline,was baptized.

SEMINARSOn doctrine to a divided church in the Northeast

TEACHING AND PREACHINGI go to small and distant churcheswhere few are willing. (Itarema, Ceará)

TEACHING AND PREACHINGHave spoken to large assemblies like theNortheast Christian Lectureship.

SEMINARS Have taught all over Brazil: Church in Salvador, Bahia (NE).

FAMILY LIFESpecial joy -

Leila’s baptism inJanuary 2005

FAMILY LIFELeila with professor and neighbor Gilda duringmusic school presentation.

FAMILY LIFE

Joel has served as monitorat the Christian camp.

FAMILY LIFE

All the family has beenactive in the Lord’s work.Here, Micah baptizes Brunoafter he and Joel studiedwith him (2002).

PREACHING CHRIST184 million Brazilians have yet to break out of their spiritual prison to find Christ. We have merely scratched the surface.

PREACHING CHRIST

We thank God for yourparticipation in helpingBrazil’s millions hear thegospel of Jesus Christ.

BRAZIL MISSIONS‘Go and bear fruit’

BRAZIL MISSIONSCatholicism weakens, Protestantism gains.Will we let the sun set on the opportunity?

BRAZIL MISSIONSLet’s continue to work together that our light may shinein a dark world.