Hello

We pray that you are excited and encouraged by some of the things happening here in Brazil. 

We have a special prayer request.  Could you please pray that the Lord will show us where to plant the church permanently and provide all the resources needed to make that happen?  Thanks and bless you!!!

We are so happy to have our first baptism at the new church plant in Belem.  We asked our neighbor who has been coming to our church if we could use his pool.  Our neighbor’s wife has been going through brain cancer, and it has been challenging.  Please pray for Elizangela.  Given those circumstances, our neighbor graciously allowed us to have the baptism.  The baptism was filled with excitement.  There were many tears of joy for the men being baptized and for us. 

We sang and worshiped God before the baptism and during. 

Anderson was considering being baptized but was struggling with the decision to get baptized.  Then God spoke to him and said you need to be the first to get baptized because you will open the door among thousands to get baptized.  As you can imagine, that was very encouraging for us as a new church. 

As I have shared in previous updates, the symbolism of letting the person be wholly immersed in water, being baptized into Jesus’ death on the cross, and no longer being captive to self or sin.  When raised out of the water, they are raised into a new life in Christ and are with Him forever.  Praise the Lord, and may His transforming power be upon them and us daily.  

In Brazilian fashion, we had a big grill-out afterward.  YUM! 

Elba and Alyssa both celebrated their birthday in July.  Alyssa was not with us here in Belem but was in Altamira.  She got to celebrate with her friends.  Camilly and Alyssa stayed longer after Elba’s twin sister married earlier this month.  Many people from our neighborhood and the church came to celebrate Elba’s birthday.  Brazilians love to be together and grill out! 

We appreciate your continued prayers:

Please pray that we will identify the new senior pastor of the Belém church plant and a permanent place to meet. 

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

Please pray for our church, leadership, and congregation to help people draw close to God. 

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

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

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

Much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa

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