Happy Memorial Day everyone! I hope your holiday was a good one. As June approaches we are coming to the end of our semester here in Brazil at the International School where I am teaching. I will complete one year as a school teacher. I started with 70 students and I will be ending with 180! I doubled my teaching hours this last semester too! It has been a good ministry experience and opportunity to share the Gospel with many teens and pre-teens that do not know Jesus.
As we enter a new season (winter here!) the Weyandts too are entering a new season of ministry. I am terminating my teacher role to Junior and Senior High-School students. The school administration is sad that I am leaving, but this work is taking up all my time and taking me away from other important ministry relationships. I will miss the students and being part of their lives, but I am also excited for new ministry opportunities!
As many of you know my spiritual gifts are exhortation and encouragement and one of the forms that I enjoy exercising them is through teaching and preaching. I have worked hard over the years at becoming a good teacher, and so it makes me happy to be invited to teach and preach.
I have been invited to increase my role at the Union Church where Alessandra and I are members. This year I have led worship, preached and taught at Bible Fellowships. And now I will join the leadership team. One of the Kingdom Pearls at the Union Church has been investing into the lives of the Men’s Small Group. I will continue my role co-leading this group. This group of men has a mutual commitment to discipleship and growing together as Christ’s body.
We even know how to have fun together! One of the wonderful characteristics of the Union Church is that we have members from all over the world. Pictured here in the Bowling Alley we have North and South Amercia, Africa and Asia represented. Our European was traveling, but promised to not miss the next bowling (Boliche) outing! Yep, we will do it again! Not only did I come in 4th place twice and will need revenge, but everybody really liked it!
Another Characteristic of the Union Church is that we are a church-planting church. Through our partnership with Restore Brazil the Union Church is facilitating 10 church plants both local and regional.
Please Pray:
- Brazil continues to be in crises mode. The country has been paralyzed by a week-long truck strike. There is no gas at the gas stations so cars and public transportation have come to a slow crawl or has stopped all together. Today the Schools are closed and most people are home from work. We pray that the Lord will raise up honest leadership and that Brazil- through its suffering - will become a place of blessing not only domestically but to the world .
- Pray for Alessandra as she travels to work. Daily she passes by a number of dangerous neighborhoods where gunfire of war-grade weapons is common place.
- We rejoice over Alyssia as she grows up! With getting older comes added expenses to our budget. We are raising up funding for her schooling. I will be taking time to travel to the US to raise the additional money that we need. Her school will start in August, but I will travel in October. Would you pray about contributing an additional $50 a month toward Alyssia’s education?
- We will receive some visitors from the mission over June. We are working on vision casting, telling our ministry story and recruiting. Please pray that the name of Jesus will be exalted and that God’s story line in Rio de Janeiro can be told with clarity and passion.
- Pastor Fabio and his family from Caju life church is making final preparations to do a sabbatical in Portugal. We are grateful for our EFCA- ReachGlobal colleagues who are making their homes and cars available to this wonderful family. They have raise 80% of their expenses. If you would like to contribute a one-time gift to support Pastor Fabio please send a check to the address below and use the 6203 account number. Attach a note that says, Rio/Pastor Fabio. Please pray for personal renewal for Pastor Fabio and his wife Lia that this would be a life-giving experience.
Delighting in Him,
Craig, Alessandra and Alyssia
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