Request for Prayers I am working with several potential People of Peace. None of these have started their own Discovery Groups yet. In some cases they are going through some real struggles since they have become more interested in serving God. I have heard people say that before they were Christians their lives were fairly … Discovery Groups Update
How do we stay relevant? I am thinking about organizational change this week because we extended our time together in Altamira as an opportunity to have some organizational meetings. Igreja da Vinha churches have been planting other churches since their inception. The mission has been helping them in every way we know how. The whole … Organizational Change
My Favorite Church Conference in 2016 MOne of the 2016 conferences in our church in Marabá was especially enjoyable. Here is why. Fifty people from a wide variety of backgrounds gathered in small groups to study the Bible together, to learn how to behave. On Friday night it was all about questions. As our church … A Discovery-Style Conference
A reward of perseverance is the stories of how things used to be. Stories Jefferson pastors one of the bigger churches in Altamira, one that has planted several other churches. He was a teen-ager when we first met him. At the InterVinha 2017 Conference, during one of the general assemblies under the big tent, Jefferson … Stories
In spite of our plans, God moves…. When we moved here in October we had a plan, so did God….they just weren’t the same. ‘We Don’t Want to Be Here, We Need To Be’ It’s a phrase we hear often now, a prayer request to be freed from the life they are living. The women … …
Dr. Dave Keseg taught about primary first aid. Dr. Dave’s came from Ohio to provide first aid training. “Thank you!” Powered by WPeMatico
Erica needs complete healing. Milton is the leader of Igreja da Vinha in Brazil. His wife Erica has cancer. Will you join us in prayer for complete healing for Erica. Elba, Joy and Gary Best, Milton, Clenildo Powered by WPeMatico
The Mission bought an overrun ranch in the 1990s. We (the mission) bought a run-down ranch in 1999. It used to be beautiful, with cattle, cacao, and coffee. The owner was one of the first mayor’s of Altamira but after he died this property was slowly overrun with jungle again. I heard that this house … 1990’s
This year Brasil had two InterVinha events, one in Southern Brasil, and one here in the Amazon, in Altamira. About 300 leaders and representatives from many of the Northern Region Vineyards participated. Gary and Joy Best, the retired founders of the Vineyard Church in Canada, were the guest speakers. Joy Best has the women break … InterVinha Conference 2017
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