Festa Junina!
Brazil celebrates the Festival of June. The schools put together a big "country" festival with games, costumes, dances and Brazilian BBQ. The kids do not go to school the day of the big event. Here are a few pics of the festivities.
24 June 2007
21 June 2007
River Trip
The team went on a day trip to see the merging of the waters. This is where the two great rivers, the Rio Negro from the north and the Solimões from the west, come together to form the mighty Amazon.
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HCC in Manaus
Harvest Christian Center-Turlock, Ca. spent eight days ministering in the city of Manaus. They planted their sixth church in Brazil. Thousands heard the Gospel from Pastor Ron Eivaz during evening services and thousands received physical healings and the fire of God. The team ministered on the beaches of the Rio del Negro and prophesied into the lives of many. Thank you HCC for a great week. Manaus will be forever changed! I will be posting random pics from their trip during the next two weeks or so.
For video footage please visit the Video Blog
20 June 2007
16 June 2007
Harvest Christian Center in Manaus
Harvest Christian Center is tearing it up in Manaus! Fire tunnel's, signs, wonders, healings and salvations! Here is the link where you can find the video blog
Click Harvest in Manaus to see the footage.
01 June 2007
Dinner at the Pastors house
We had dinner at Pastor Marcos and Silsa's home a few nights before the Threshers went back to the good 'ol USA.
We had acai with chocolate sauce and Italian espresso for dessert. I forgot what the dinner was called, but it was good too.
Buck the Basset Hound
This is just one long, bad dream!
Buck is 4 months old now and really needs to be disciplined. He eats my plants, digs in the pots and "shee-shees" everywhere! He is supposed to be between 50-60 lbs full grown...I am working towards the century mark.
26 May 2007
We Miss You Already!
Missionary Associates Thresher and Hammond Families
Picture of Keri at Applebees-the menu promo says it all "Perfect Finish"
Patrick, Angi and Keri at the skate park
Patrick enjoys dinner at our house
Patrick pondering the future
Blake and Patrick overlooking the valley where we live
Blake teaching Tommy about archery
Blake, Tommy and Nicky eating chocolate covered strawberries on a skewer
Keri, Blake, Tommy and Nicky at Starbucks in Sao Paulo
Pat Raps and Angi Yaps
Angi at Applebees
We drove 2 1/2 hours to the nearest Starbucks and Applebees to celebrate Blakes birthday..thank you for turning 16 Blockie!
Here some pictures of the Thresher famiy. They returned home to Oklahoma yesterday after spending more than a year on the field. We are confident the Lord will continue to open doors for them as the walk in Divine favor. Thank you Patrick, Angi, Blake and Keri for your investment...job well done! Here are some random photos from our year spent with the Threshers in Brazil.
22 May 2007
Courage to Dream
DREAMING REQUIRES COURAGE. For on the heels of every dream is the demon of doubt. No sooner have we latched on to a preferred future than our minds are suddenly filled with all the reasons it won't work. We find ourselves wondering if we are really up to the task. And if we are courageous (or foolish) enough to share the dream with others, they are generally quick to confirm our suspicions.
IN SPITE of all that, we must forge ahead and dream. Otherwise we will simply spend our lives facilitating the dreams of others. If you allow fear to overshadow your dreams, you will never try anything new or create anything new. Worst of all, if fear causes you to retreat from your dreams, you will never give the world anything new.
Andy Stanley- The Next Generation Leader
17 May 2007
Pope was here
The Pope was here last week. He visited the Basilica in the city of Aparecida. He blessed 150 thousand people on Sunday. This occured at the basilica that is about 25 km from our city. Many of you have visited this basilica while visiting Pindamonhangaba. They were expecting 300.000 and about half of that number was in attendance. It shows how the influence has shifted in our region.
DISPLAYING ABSTRACT - Pope Benedict XVI hopes to stanch steady loss of followers with visit to Brazil, but some wonder whether he can speak to their needs; only two-thirds of Brazilians now consider themselves Catholics; number has been in steady decline since 1980 when 90 percent described themselves as Catholic; much of that ground has been lost to surge in Pentecostalism; losing Latin America would be substantial loss and trend is worrying to church officials; challenge from Pentacostalism is likely to be one of most important challenges of Benedict's papacy
This excerpt was from the New York Times
This is from the Brazilian News Media site Brazzil Magazine:
And he didn't spare other Christian denominations calling them sects: "Among the problems that strain your pastoral solicitude is, without a doubt, the matter of Catholics who abandon the Church... "The baptized are not sufficiently evangelized," he said, and therefore are unable to resist "the sects' aggressive proselytism" in a reference to the growth of evangelical churches in Brazil.
Interesting.
16 May 2007
Praise Report
Thank you to those who have been praying for our friend Ananias. He was diagnosed with malaria for the fifth time in March while we were church planting down the Amazon. He is fully recovered and feeling great. Ananias leads exploratory trips down the river and assists in choosing the sites for new church plants. He is in charge of making sure the materials are shipped in time for the arrival of the teams coming to build. He is an integral part of this church planting ministry. Please continue to pray for his protection and strength.
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