A weekend to remember

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I had a very enjoyable weekend with the congregation at the city of Belo Jardim, about 90 miles west of Recife. The young adults of the congregation planned a campaign over the weekend to invite their neighbors to a special meeting on Saturday night. We walked all over the city handing out invites. We also […]

What a day of rejoicing that will be!

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We had a small sampling of that great day last Sunday. It was the Day of the Family of God assembly. This is an annual event where all the congregations in Greater Recife come together for celebration, commemoration and fellowship. We sing praises to God in a mighty chorus; we break bread together as one […]

Students graduate from the School of the Bible

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Last week marked yet another graduation for our School of the Bible students. We are at the end of our second trimester and will soon begin our third. Here are some numbers for our School of the Bible ministry: We offer about six live Bible courses in Portuguese and five in ESL (English as Second […]

From the pews to the streets

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Here is a report written from a brother in the downtown congregation regarding our communitywide campaign in July, where many from the church went out into the streets handing out tracks, meeting new people and inviting them to hear about God’s word: My mom used to say “one hand washes the other and with both […]