Sunday, Dec. 4th the brethren in our group had the opportunity to meet with the Brazilian church along with saints from Virginia, Brazil and Canada. God provided a wonderful participatory gathering complete with prayer, worship, testimony, celebration of two children's birthdays and a sharing that included 2 Kings 3:16 "And he said, 'Thus says the Lord: Make this valley full of ditches." (NKJV) This verse was the center of the very first Bible teaching I ever gave in 1974.
The following Sunday our Lord drew more of His body together. Again the Brazilians and ourselves were present. We were joined by saints from Maine, New Hampshire and central Mass and Connecticut along with people who lived in the projects. This was an Acts 20 gathering modeled after the address of Paul to the Ephesian elders on the beach in Miletus. Our brother Vinci shared his heart for God, the believers and the unsaved world, exhorting us to have Christ live through us. Our sister Mariana walked in faith and courage to translate into English from Portuguese before so many people. And when we finally ate I never saw twenty pizzas plus a lot of home cooking disappear so fast. I thank God for those who traveled longer distances, and those that worked hard to prepare the facility (we normally meet in homes), those who prayed in preparation and all who participated. Glory to God! He is worthy!
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