Praying for our 6-Month Interns!

Soon we'll be receiving two 6-month interns to serve with us here in Rio!

We're thrilled that God is calling them to serve here.  We're praying and preparing!

Please join with us by praying for the following:

• Pray that God provides all their support.  

•  Pray that God gives them opportunities as they raise support to share Christ.

• Pray for God's clear direction as we plan where they will serve here with us.

• Pray for fruit that remains and that God uses them in AMAZING ways! 

Making His Name Known,

Diane and Jeff

No Place I'd Rather Be....

The Rio Trio is packing up and preparing to leave tomorrow.  We spent some time reminiscing today about our 6 weeks together here in Rio and at CENA in Sao Paulo.

We all greatly appreciated our time with the CENA Cinco (Brad S., Brad W., John, Grant and Jay) from Iowa and so we made them a video.  CLICK HERE to view it!  

The song we are singing in the video is one that we taught to these five brothers-in-Christ while we served together last week.

The Rio Trio

 Jordan, Drew and Hannah

I know tomorrow will be difficult as we say our last goodbyes to the Rio Trio.  We have enjoyed our time serving with them immensely!

Humble Servants of our Lord Most High,

Diane and Jeff

John 13:14, "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet."

Sueli, a CENA Missionary and Diane

On Friday, the "Otimo Onze" served the CENA missionaries by cooking them lunch.  We made tacos, complete with homemade taco shells, guacamole, Spanish rice, chips and dessert.  It was a huge success and many people went back for seconds and thirds!

We then moved into the gymnasium to have a program.  We began by telling them how much we loved them and appreciated their work.  Six of the men then performed a skit for the group.  CLICK HERE to watch it. 

The Rio Trio surprised Jeff and I by thanking us for these past 6 weeks and what it had meant to them.  They then washed our feet!  What a wonderful and touching time it was for Jeff and I!  We were greatly humbled!

The eleven of us then washed the feet of all of the CENA missionaries.  Everyone was extremely touched and there was not a dry eye left in the group!

We divided up into groups and prayed for each missionary.  How wonderful it was to spend some time lifting them up before the Lord!

We arrived home in Rio today a little exhausted, but in great spirits from this wonderful week working alongside an amazing group of servants of our Lord Most High!

Privileged to serve,

Jeff, Diane and the "Otimo Onze"

Let the Little Ones Come to Me....

Above is a photo of a 5-man team from Iowa that has been serving with us here in downtown Sao Paulo this past week at CENA.

The team blessed the CENA daycare with baby quits that were sewn by women of their church.

The CENA daycare cares for children at risk and currently is caring for 32 small children.

They are praying for the Lord to provide the building next door so that they can care for more children.

A special "thank you" to the women of JEFC for these beautiful works of art!

Blessings,

Diane and Jeff