Preach, Pray or Die....

You’ve heard the old missionary adage…”Always be ready to preach, pray or die”.

Tonight we went to visit our Brazilian partners in the Terreirao for their Wednesday night service.  We were anxious to spend some time afterwards with this pastor and his wife, as they are passing through some challenges at this time and we wanted to pray with them and encourage them.

As the congregation was waiting for the pastor to arrive,  Jeff felt led to begin to teach from 1 Samuel 16:1-13, which we have been studying in our morning daily devotions.  Before we knew it, we had worshipped, studied the Word, spent time in discussion and prayer, and closed the service.  The pastor of the church never showed up!

Upon leaving after the service, Jeff checked his phone for messages and received one from this pastor asking Jeff to lead the service because he would be unavoidably detained and unable to make the service.

We’re getting good at always being ready to, “Preach, Pray, or Die”!

Loving Brazilians and their spontaneous culture,

Diane and Jeff