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São Paulo

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Here are a few photos from the backyard of the hotel in São Paulo. Powered by WPeMatico

How to be Helpful

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When we start interacting with other people we start defining roles. Who has the most power in this relationship? For example, we might think that “The customer is always right” giving the customer the most power, but if the store manager doesn’t agree this may cause a conflict. If you go to a doctor for … How to be Helpful

Does God Really Care?

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Things felt agitated at the prison this week. There seemed to be an undercurrent of a fight brewing. Eliel felt apprehensive but we carried on as usual. Seven of the guys completed the three-column bible studies. 1) Copy the text out from the bible onto a page. 2) Re-write the story in your own words. … Does God Really Care?

Africa

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  Kruger National Park was incredible. I wouldn’t have even gone if the team did not have it all planned, like a package deal. This national park has been around for about 100 years. The animals are so accustomed to vehicles with people that they hunt, eat, and play as if the vehicles don’t exist. … Africa

Prayer? How much?

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Jefferson and Simone are the pastors at the Mutirão Church in Altamira. Saturday morning 17 leaders showed up at their house to learn about Discovery Groups. We opened the meeting with time for everyone to air questions, criticisms, or what they hoped to get out of the morning. Since all questions were well received this … Prayer? How much?

Kid’s Day

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Bruna (Ivanildo and Mônica’s 17 year old daughter) and Adriana (red muscle shirt) came to my door looking for balloons, or paint, or something. The Sunday School leader had not shown up, and it was time for the Kid’s Day event to start. I was amazed at their resourcefulness and outer calm as they created … Kid’s Day

October Thanks and Amazon update!

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Thank you so much for your prayers for us as we traveled to South Africa to participate in their National Vineyard Conference. Because of cost savings it was a long journey to get there with driving 530 km on very rough dirt roads to get to the Santarem airport, and then traveling another 24 hours … October Thanks and Amazon update!

Lives Transformed

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Hello Everyone! I hope you enjoyed hearing from Ronã last month in our blog. We want to give you all a chance to get to know him, even from afar. We have some great news! We will be traveling to the States in 2018! We will be there from February 19thuntil May 16th. That’s 3 … Lives Transformed