Rebuild, Raise Up, Renew...Many Generations

Sunday night was a great night! We were invited to minister in a local AG church. Tommy and Nicky were able to pray for people at the altars for healing and freedom...it was one of my finest moments in Brazil. I feel so honored to be able to minister along side my two sons. Many were touched by the Lord! Freedom is coming to Pindamonhangaba! They must have been too short or lost in the crowd...unfortunately we did not get any pics of them in action. I am confident there will be many more opportunities. Please pray for open doors as we bring the message of the Kingdom to our city.

Night in Sao Paulo

We visited our friends Ron and Christine Hamstad in Sao Paulo this weekend. They run a School of Ministry in the city of Santo Andre. It was refreshing to hear how the Lord is working through them. It was a great weekend with them and the Thresher family......we even went to the new Starbucks! It has been about 6 months since I have been able to taste a good 'ol fashioned Americano. I had one hot and then one iced...yessss! Here are a few shots of the night sky I took from on top of our hotel. Caught a few lightening shots. We also thought of our friend Thom Worthington when we saw this motel sign with his name on it. Word of advise...motels in Brazil are not "family" establishments...if you know what I mean.

QUICK QUOTE

"You see things; and say "Why?" But I dream things that never were; and I say "Why not?"

- George Bernard Shaw

Courtesy of Jennifer "Fagan Face" Fagan

Healing in Pinda...Jesus Style!

The boys are doing great...Tommy is experiencing personal revival, it is awesome as a parent to see your children push deeper...on their own. Nicky also has had a wonderful experience this past week. We were eating at our favorite restaurant....and we noticed that the waiter was limping...so we asked him if we could pray for him...he said "Yes"....so Nicky got up from the table and put his hand on his knee (which he had twisted earlier in the week & had an appointment with the doctor later that day to have an MRI) and commanded the pain to go and his knee to be whole in JESUS name! Well the man began to bend his knee and there was no more pain....then he walked away from us because he was about to cry! Yeah God!!!

TOMMY'S NEW BLOG

Tommy has a new blog! He has requested more freedom in blogging. Please visit his sight at www.tommynbrazil.blogspot.com

More Maceio

More pics from the Youth Congress in Maceio. We were joined on our trip with Wilson. He is an IBAD Pinda Bible School graduate and in May will be traveling to Saint Georges Island in the Azores to plant a church!

The leaders and students made us feel so welcomed and their hospitality was off the charts. It was an honor and joy to be able to invest in them and challenge them to break out of the religious mold that holds so many in captivity. We had to fly back home a day early, but we will keep you posted on the reports we receive from the Congress. We are believing for great fruit. A special thanks to Pastor Eugenio and Odete for allowing us to come along and impart to the teens of Maceio.

Maceio Youth Congress

Bernice and I have returned from a trip to North East Brazil. We were blessed to be able to participate in the Youth Congress with Pastor Eugenio and Odete from California. It was very refreshing for us to be able to minister to Brazilian teens from the North East region. There were about 325 students in attendance. Several answered the call to become Missionaries and begin their journey into full time ministry.

The theme of the conference was

Reconstruindo Uma Geracao-Livre & Consciente

or

Recontructing One Generation- Free & Conscience

The students were free in their worship and hungry for the Word!

Pre Carnival Festivities-Nicky front tooth falls out- Tommy grows fu man chu

Bernice and I will be going to the capitol city Maceio in the state of Alagoas on Wednesday. We will be a part of a Youth Convention that is happening during Carnival. Here is the definition for Carnival according to Wikipedia:

The Brazilian Carnival (Portuguese: Carnaval) is an annual celebration in Brazil held forty days before Easter and marking the start of Lent. During Lent, Roman Catholics, which constitute the majority in Brazil, are to abstain from bodily pleasures. Carnival, which is celebrated as a profane event, can thus be considered an act of farewell to the pleasures of the flesh.

Here is our forecasted weather for those of you freezing in the USA:

Maceio, Brazil

Tuesday HI: 89°F / 31°C
LO: 74°F / 23°C
Wednesday HI: 89°F / 31°C
LO: 74°F / 23°C
Thursday HI: 87°F / 30°C
LO: 73°F / 22°C
Friday HI: 89°F / 31°C
LO: 74°F / 23°C
Saturday HI: 87°F / 30°C
LO: 73°F / 22°C
Last updated February 13, 2007 12:09 (EST)

QUICK QUOTE

"Religion can be the enemy of God. It's often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building. [laughs] A list of instructions where there was once conviction; dogma where once people just did it; a congregation led by a man where once they were led by the Holy Spirit. Discipline replacing discipleship."

Bono

I found this article on the Christianity Today website

http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/bono-0805.html

QUICK QUOTE

"When your memories are greater than your dreams, you are already beginning to die."

Kris Vallotton

Skies of Brasil

Sunrise in Pindamonhangaba

New Blog Bling

Added new blog bling...Calendar to the right on the sidebar and new slideshow at the bottom of our page.

Road Burn....Ouch!

Nicky wrecked on his bicycle yesterday. Now he is going through the healing process. You remember how it was when you were a kid....first the scrape, then the Bactine, then air hits it and then you have to try to sleep with your leg hanging off the bed. The life of a seven year old! This is a huge ordeal in our home. This puts NIcky on the sidelines with a big Jiu Jitsu tournament coming soon. Join us in prayer for his quick recovery:) His scrape is starting to scab but breaks with the bend of the knee. Nicky is like a big human bruise!