We have been the recipient of some wonderful blessings from the Lord here recently. We ended March with our Evangelistic Conference, and all three nights, we had a full house. We had several folks saved, and the church was encouraged to get the Gospel out to more people. The following week, we held a Bible Club in a new area on Saturday morning that went very well, and the following day, we had numerous first-time visitors as a result. From there, we welcomed a group from Mexico for 10 days. Over that timeframe, our church conducted multiple Bible Clubs each day in several different neighborhoods. The final results were 1,200 people attending those clubs, with several hundred making a salvation decision. We also had over 20 adults visit the church (plus many more children), with several being led to the Lord by our soul winners during the invitation. This was followed up by Easter weekend, which, as you can imagine, brought in many more visitors. Over the last month, we have had “standing room only” on Sunday nights, for which we praise the Lord.

This brings up a major need in our ministry here. First, our building is rented; we do not own our building. Second, we are running out of room; we need a bigger property to grow into. Our church is in the center of town, and we are in a beachside city. You can imagine the cost of real estate. Regardless, we cannot just stay stuck where we are. There is so much work to do and so many people to reach. We are going to need help.

I will be sending out a video in the near future with more details about our situation, but in a nutshell, we would need around US$150,000 to buy a piece of property that will allow us to grow the church to 250-300 in attendance and have room for the Bible institute. We will also spend an additional $100,000 or so in construction. We have about $40,000 saved toward this project, and we are commencing fundraising efforts immediately. God is working in a powerful way, and we don’t want any slowdowns here in Salvador. Please pray with us for God’s guidance and provision at every step of this process. We love you and are blessed to have the opportunity to represent you here in the northeast of Brazil. May God continue to bless you as you serve Him where you are.

Declaring His glory,

Psalm 96:3