Greetings from Santa Lucius city of Brazil. I trust this update finds you growing in what God has created you for. Follow-up to my last year ministry in Latin America, I resumed my two months annual mission work here on July 10, 2011. It is in response to God instruction for my family and I to go beyond arm-chair mission work to the ends of the earth. It initially sounds so ambitious and like William Carey’s initial move, it was greeted with pessimism. As we obeyed God, we saw His hands in action – many souls were won including very hardened drug addict and five persons at the verge of committing suicides. Homes were restored and many were healed of various kinds of diseases. Thank you so much for making the ministry here possible through your trust, prayers and moral support.
Our work here this year started in Brasilia, the administrative capital of Brazil. God took over the meeting there and did awesome things. From Brasilia, I moved to Muriae city where Jesus wiped many tears. Five persons accepted Christ, very many persons were healed. Earlier, one of my colleagues in the frontline, Rev. Stuart was drugged in the public bus when he accepted juice from a Brazilian and all his possessions including Ipad, credit cards, money, camera, laptops, etc. were carted away. The effect of the drug was so severe that he had to lie down to preach on the day he was scheduled to preach. Thank God he is getting over it. I learnt my lesson to be more careful with the guys up here.
Two nights ago, I moved to Santa Lucius. The reception was unparallel. The hunger for God was vividly visible. The response to the gospel was extremely encouraging. I am travelling the next 20hours to the region noted as the most notorious in occultism ~ Bahai. That was where I started my ministry assignment last year and we witnessed incredible cases of salvation and miracles. I will be arriving Jequie tomorrow and will start ministry there almost immediately.
After my Bahia ministry comes the Amazon jungle. Some other part of the Amazon requires three days by ship and 20hours by speed boat. I am glad I will be making my own input at Altamira. It is only accessible by air. The airfare is very expensive, approximately $800 for return ticket. Yet, Jesus died for them also. The gospel must be preached in the Amazon!
Some of the other places I will be preaching in both indoor and outdoor crusades includes Santana, Caruaru, Alagoinhas, Trancoso, Carpina, etc. Brazil alone has over 5000 cities. Through your prayers, I hope to cover at least 48 cities and villages in two months. May God of heaven reward you for joining hands with me to take the gospel to this part of the ends of the earth.
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