The Rugged Coastline of Sao Paulo

 

  The rugged, mountain coastline of São Paulo is beautiful. It makes for some difficult travel but when we arrived we were rewarded for our perseverance. 

Alessandra, Evaldo, Odirley, Alessandre, Luis and I met up on the fishing Island of Cananeia in Sao Paulo this past week.  Beautiful ocean inlets dotted with small and colorful fishing vessel and surrounded by green mountains lured my camera from its pack throughout the day!

As we, ReachGlobal, seek to fulfill our mission- to glorify God through the multiplication of Healthy Churches among all Peoples- we rejoice with every opportunity to partner with and stimulate the Local Brazilian Church to Healthy Missions.  Here, Pastor Odirley, from Santos is visiting the missionary his church sent and supports, Alessandre  (not Alessandra :) .   Alessendre lives on one of Sao Paulo´s many islands and works with local fisherman and Christ follower, Luis.  

While Alessandra helped Luis, Alessandre, Evaldo-Director of MEAP and a local state researcher develop a plan for the sustainable cultivation of Oysters, I met with Pastor Odirley and asked him how his church got involved in taking the Gospel to the fishing villages through mission MEAP.  

As we talked the hours passed and Odirley expressed a need that he has to develop character and the teaching of the Word in the lives of his church leadership.  I shared with Odirley that as my colleagues and I work along side of the Brazilian church to produce health the key that we have found is life transformation in key leadership through discipleship and teaching of the Word.  I shared with him some recent examples of our Pathways Biblical training and that we hope to continue by teaching 2 Timothy not only in Rio de Janeiro but also here in Sao Paulo.  Odirley is very interested in openning the doors of his church to Host Pathways in Sao Paulo.  

John 16:24- Until now you have not asked for anything in my name:  Ask and you will receive that your joy may be complete!

Please Pray with Us:

Lord, make our joy complete by hearing our prayers.  We pray that you, through your Spirit, will use us to impact hundreds of lives of Brazilian leaders, like Odirley with the power of the Transformational Gospel.  We pray that you would then use Odirley and his leadership team and others leaders like them to take the teaching of your Word to the second and third generation of leaders, missionaries and Christ followers, reaching the remote fishing villages of Sao Paulo and to the ends of the earth.  We pray for a great missionary movement of All Peoples for All Peoples by your Spirit through your Word.  Your Word is life and precious to our being.  Sustain our strength and give us wisdom.  Raise up workers for the harvest.  Thank you for the privilege of being Life Givers!  For your Glory and Name we Pray,

Amen.

Thank you for sharing our Ministry with us through your prayers.

Delighting in Him,

Craig and Alessandra

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Holiday with Family!

 

                   January, 2013

 

Alessandra and I spent the holidays with my parents in South Carolina.  We were able to rest a bit and enjoy the wonderful company of family.  It was great to have my sister, Beth, and her family with us too.  Now we are back in Brazil and preparing for a wonderful year of Ministry.

 While I was in the United States in December my colleague, Jeff Droogsma, and I met with our Latin American Leader, Brian,  to discuss and plan our 10 year and 3 year goals.  One of the significant outcomes of our discussions was our commitment to invest in Brazilian Partnerships.  This is based on our deep conviction that God is using the majority world to take the Gospel to the unreached Nations making disciples both formally as missionaries and informally in migration patterns. 

We are empowering and releasing Brazilians to impact lives with the power of the transformation Gospel here in Rio, Brazil and beyond.   As we make disciples here in Brazil, teaching them to obey everything that Jesus taught us and the whole council of the Word of God we are excited to see them "going out" !

These past days, as part of my preparations for a new year, I have been buried under my Navigator resources refocused on the "handling" of the Scriptures- Hearing, reading, meditating, memorizing and studying!  This year we will begin a new inductive Bible study ministry called Path Ways  (search the scriptures) that will impact leaders and their preaching preparation.  We will start with the book of Jonah because of its strong Redemptive theme!

 

Here is a list of ministry activities that we are involved in these next several months.  Please pray for God's grace and favor to abound!

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• ·         CENA Farm Project                          Jose Claudio and Susana                               January
• ·         Trip to Haiti                                         City Team Leaders                                        January 25- February 5
• ·         World comes to Rio

Carnival Impact                                    Caju Life Church Movement                           February 8-12.

• ·         Round Table Discussion

on Dignity of Life Issues                        Life International                                           Feb 18-20

• ·         Development of Missionary

Mobilizing Website                         Hosting Nelson and Marge Malwitz         Feb 22- March 25

And Story Rope ministry               with Mission BASE

with abused Woman.

• ·         Pathways Bible Training                Brazilian Pastors and ReachGlobal

    Pathways Training Team                               March-April

 

Thank you for your prayers and partnership in Ministry.

 

Delighting In Him,

 

Craig and Alessandra

 

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