God’s Not Dead, Are You?

2015 Acampateen Campers & Workers

This July we held the annual retreat for youth in the congregations of Recife and neighboring cities. We had 65 teens, and 35 helping brothers and sisters, spend four days learning more about what it means to follow and serve a living God. The theme was based on a well known apologetics book and movie “God’s Not Dead”. […]

Jonathan’s experience in Recife

Get-together with English students

During the month of June, three university students from Austin, TX, Jonathan Rodriguez, Steven Earnest and Briannon Trimm, spent the month teaching the Bible in English. This is a great experience for anyone wanting to visit Brazil and engage immediately in evangelism. They were able to share theirs lives and communicate the Gospel. We had around […]

Working the “angles”

Twenty-six married couples involved in the leadership of a dozen congregations spent the weekend studying how to have a closer walk with God.

Last week twenty-six couples from a dozen area congregations gathered for a weekend of Bible study, fellowship and reflection. Most are involved in the leadership of one of these congregations. Directing the encounter were marriage counse-lors Jerry and Gail Heiderich from El Campo, Texas near Houston. The Heiderichs have served for many years as missionaries […]

Learning to be like Mary in a Martha’s world

The crowd of sisters at ELAS 2015

“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 About two months ago we began a new work with the women of our church. And we […]