....that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of the darkness....

This evening we returned home to Rio from Crackland in Sao Paulo. 

We spent two nights in the center of the city of Sao Paulo in an area referred to as the "mouth of the garbage" at CENA.  CENA is a 3-stage program in Sao Paulo that reaches out to the homeless, children of the streets, prostitutes, transvestites and infants of prostitutes.

As always, it was intense.   As usual, it was real.  And as we've seen many times in the past.....God was at work----transforming lives!

We spent time encouraging the full-time missionaries at CENA.  We worshipped together, studied 1 Peter 2:4-12 together, heard life testimonies from them and encouraged them in their sacrificial work.

We went out into the streets in the evening in an area of transvestites to build relationships between the CENA missionary and the transvestites.  We were well received as we asked if we could pray for them.  We then invited them to an event planned in April.

Below is a photo of some beautiful quilts from a USA body-of-Christ for the CENA daycare that ministers to the infants and toddlers of prostitutes.

Please join us in praying for CENA.  Pray for more workers for this beautiful ministry!  Pray that God continues to transform lives.  Pray for fruit that remains!

Standing in awe of His grace and mercy,

Diane and Jeff