Hello,

 

Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support.  They are so important for us.  We pray you are blessed with this month’s update.

 

This month we had the churches in Altamira come to have a conference about small groups surrounded under the principles of worship, communion, discipleship, and mission.  Milton Lucas, our National leader, came and led the conference.  The theme of the Small Group Conference were:

 

1. Why Small Groups?

2. What are Small Groups?

3. How Small Groups Work

4. How to Lead Small Groups

 

We value small groups because of the community that it provides.  It is a place where people can get close enough to know each other, to care and share, to challenge and support, to confide and confess, to forgive and be forgiven, to laugh and cry, to be accountable to each other, to watch over each other and to grow together, to name a few.  Below are a few pictures of the conference, and us practicing in small groups.

 

  

 

As in the USA, September was Brazil’s suicide awareness month.  The purpose of bringing awareness is to acknowledge those affected by suicide, raise awareness, and connect individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services.  Elba, with a Psychologist, shared at one of our local schools, and at the church.  The talks were more directed toward teenagers.  Suicide is a significant problem for so many different reasons and we pray that this time was effective and valuable to all the attendants.

 

  

 

Please continue to keep us in your prayers.  We are in Chile for their National conference and will be traveling home at the end of the week.  Please pray for our time here, and safe travels back home. 

 

Thanks and much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

 

We appreciate your continued prayers:

·         Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém / Ananideiua church plant.

·         Please pray that the Lord will continue to reveal His plans to us, and the church.

·         Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God as we navigate this time and leadership transition. 

·         Please pray for the rejection of this virus from your loved ones and its eradication.

·         Please pray for our family, especially our girls, in this next phase of our lives.  

·         Please pray for our spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, and financial health.  

 

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

 

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