Camilla is only 3 days old!
Today Jeff and I made visits to families in need with one of our Brazilian partners in a neighborhood close to our home. We delivered food (rice, beans, flour and sugar) and diapers to the mothers and children that participate in the Genesis program. The church also provided a refrigerator and a bed to families in need.
We also had many opportunities to pray with these mothers and to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. The woman above is pregnant and on bed rest until her child is born. We shared the gospel with her and she said she had heard about Jesus once when she was a child from her aunt.
In February this local body-of-Christ will be starting a bi-weekly service and prayer time in this neighborhood and we desire to participate in this outreach. Please pray for new disciples of Jesus Christ to be raised up in this neighborhood.
1 John 3:17, "If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?"
Reaching out to the needy in Rio,
Diane and Jeff
love reading your updates!! Love what you do in Brazil!! HUGS from Iowa!!
ReplyDeleteHi Amy! How awesome to know you're encouraged by our blog! It encourages us to continue striving to communicate the awesomeness of the work He is doing here!
DeleteHugs back to you from Rio, dear sister!
Wow! The woman above had only heard about Jesus once? That is why you are in Brasil, to bring God's light to those who may have never heard of it nor seen it! Blessings, my friends!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Deb!
DeleteWhen she told me this I was stunned, as well! The enemy is at work distracting and destroying lives from hearing the clear and complete message of the work of Jesus Christ!