Welcome to the Pruitt family's mission work newsletter site, ongoing in Recife, Brazil.
This past week was not easy for our church. Everyone’s hearts became heavy when we received news that little Mariana had lost her battle against cancer. As a church, we followed closely the events that happened in the life of this four year old. She now rests in peace in the loving embrace of our […]
What is “Congresso”? For some, it is the Portuguese word for an assembly of politicians to discuss and pass laws, like the English word Congress. However, for the church here, it means a yearly event that provides the brethren with an opportunity to spend four days together in fellow-ship with loved ones they don’t see […]
Much of our time the last few weeks has been spent in getting this big event organized. It begins Thursday and runs through the following Sunday (20th—23rd). It is held in a different city of Northeast Brazil since it’s inception 25 years ago (we’re calling this one “The Silver Anniversary”). Because Recife is centrally located […]
Zé Gomes (63 years old) was baptized today. He is a very hard working man, an excellent gardener. At first he started coming to the church to fix the yard and became friends with several people in our congregation. Later, he started to come to our services. Six years ago Zé Gomes lost his […]