Elba and I were honored again to have another baptism at the church. The church gets so excited for baptisms. During our baptism the worship band was playing and singing, and lots of people run to the front to get a better view and pictures. I know I have mentioned this many times, but I … November 2019 Amazon Update!!!
Dear Friends & Family, I wanted to give everyone a heads up that Denise, Jonas and I will be back on furlough starting in September. We are so excited to share everything that God has been doing here in Macapá! We are also excited for everyone to meet Jonas! If you are a small group … August 2019
Thank you so much for your prayers for the National Conference that was held at our church. It was a lot of work to make this event happen, but in the end, it was great. I believe we had over 300 people in attendance. This was a chore as many of them came from out … July 2019 Amazon Update!!!
Dear Friends and Family, As always, thank you for your prayers and support. They are greatly appreciated. These last few months have been super busy, very tiring, but tremendously fruitful and fun. It has been great to watch our church continue to grow. We also are continuing to see new people choosing to follow Jesus. … June 2019 Newsletter
The church is doing well and 2 highlights were that we celebrated Mother’s day and had a baptism. The Mother’s day service was really special and Elba continued her teaching series about family, marriage, children and the challenges that we face daily. After the service we prayed for the Moms and then setup a section … June 2019 Amazon Update
In the previous last 2 monthly blog updates I have written about our campaign to increase the number of home groups in the church. To recap, the idea was to have Elba create a video series called the “The Real Jesus” based off The Vineyard Columbus rendition. We would then distribute the DVD to members … May 2019 Amazon Update!!!
Hello Everyone! I hope you all are doing very well and enjoying the start of Spring! In Brazil, we are starting our “winter” which basically means that there is more rain and more wind than normal. We are grateful for both as it cuts down on the heat.It has been a while since I have … Faster Than We Thought
When I was in university I heard about a guy who was giving way all his worldly possessions because ‘God told him to’. I just figured he was suffering from a mental illness. I also hoped I could get in line for some of his CDs. When I was in Africa, one of our staff … Easter Reflections
As I mentioned last month the church started a new campaign to increase the number of home groups in the church. The idea is to have Elba create a video series called the “The Real Jesus” based off The Vineyard Columbus rendition. We would then distribute the DVD to members of the congregation that are … Happy Easter! Praise the Lord for He has risen!
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your prayers and support. They have been greatly appreciated. Things have been going great here at Vineyard Viva! This month we had the honor of ordaining our first assistant pastors, Sarah and Silas. We have been walking very closely to Sarah and Silas for the last two years … April 2019 Newsletter
