Christ at Work in an Unusual Place....

Today we traveled to Duque de Caxias to visit a church and holistic mission project called Project Ide (Project Go).  We had been invited by Vinicius several months ago, a brother-in-Christ who works in the kitchen teaching cooking classes.

The body reaches out to the residents in a nearby neighborhood that is built around the garbage dump.  The residents of this community make a living by selling garbage from the dump.  We met a woman today that has made a living from the garbage dump for 30 years!

We met with the Pastor and heard the wonderful story of how he began to work in this area 4 years ago.  As well, we went into several homes of these residents and prayed with our brothers- and sisters-in-Christ who have great faith in our Lord Jesus Christ!

The members of the church teach Jiu jitsu, sewing, cooking, reading and cosmetology.  As well, they are in the process of constructing dormitories so that they can begin a homeless shelter.  They also run a day care and a battered woman's shelter.

 Alessandra, my sweet sister-in-Christ!

Psalm 113:7 says, "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap."

Please pray for Project Ide and this beautiful body-of-Christ.  Pray for effective ministry and fruit that remains!

Diane, Jeff and the Rio Trio