Psalm 96:3, "Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples."

Please pray for us as we take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the streets this afternoon with a local church!  

Pray for hearts prepared to receive Christ!

Walking where Jesus would Walk,

Jeff and Diane

....always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord.....

In yesterday's blog post I wrote how I was encouraged in my daily devotions by 1 Corinthians 15:58, "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

I love it when God repeatedly gives me a message from the Word within a few days.  When He does this, I know He is trying to get my attention and I listen closely!

Tonight during the church service, the pastor read this same verse and it greatly encouraged me---AGAIN!

Jeff and I met a woman for the first time who was visiting the church.  She is a strong woman of the Lord.  She has been a Christ follower for many, many years.  She has studied theology and went through seminary.

In a conversation with her after the service, she said how happy and joyful we were!  And then she proceeded to tell us that she knew that we have had many persecutions in our lives here in Brazil but that God has great plans ahead of us here.

How encouraging to receive these kind words from a Christ follower whom we had never met before!  God used her greatly to encourage us in our work here!

How sweet to be encouraged by a dear sister!

Diane

Some days do you just want to curl up and quit?  At times, everything seems so complicated.  Why do we complicate things?  Sometimes I just wish Jesus would return…..NOW! 

Then God uses us to touch someone’s heart, encourage a Christian brother, lead someone to Christ….and WOW!  Nothing is better!

Early this morning, refreshing my Spirit in the Word, God gave me this verse….

1 Corinthians 15:58; “Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”

1 Corintios 15:58; “Portanto, meus amados irmãos, mantenham-se firmes, e que nada os abale.  Sejam sempre dedicados à obra do Senhor, pois voces sabem que, no Senhor, o trabalho de vocês nao será inútil.”

I love the Word of God!

Remembering that the battle belongs to the Lord,

Diane

Multiplying His Kingdom!

 Provérbios 27:17, " Assim como o ferro afia o ferro, o homem afia o seu companheiro."

Proverbs 27:17, "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."

This morning we entered into an unpacified neighborhood here in Rio alongside one of our Brazilian partners, Atuacao Voluntaria, to support a local Christ-centered church body.  As such, we observed the presence of guns and drug lords.  We celebrate with this body-of-Christ that this neighborhood will soon be pacified and have a daily "peace police" presence.

We enjoyed teaching and interacting with the children and then discussing with the leaders how we can work together more in the future, as iron sharpens iron. 

It always amazes me how quickly our hearts are united with leaders as we work together to further God's kingdom.  I am constantly reminded in these situations that we are to pray for workers into His harvest field. 

Matthew 9:38 says, "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."  It is our job to go, to work together.  It is the job of the Holy Spirit to prepare hearts for us to reap a harvest.

Please join with us, praying for more workers here in Rio!

Privileged to be the hands and feet of Christ here in Rio,

Diane and Jeff,