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Thank you all for your prayers today! Our visit to the Federal Police went better than expected. I was fully prepared to hear, "come back when you have all your documents." Instead, we were granted the "protocolo," which means it's all in motion now. We will receive our Visas in 20+/- days!

Thank you for praying! Thank you, Father, for providing!

Just before our appointment outside the Federal Police. 

Love, 

Jeff & Amy

British Brazilians

 

Just the highlights. Our friends, the Andrionis, visited all the way from Manchester, England.  We've surpassed 65% of our financial support need! We had an encouraging video chat with the new CO director and his wife, Pedro and Priscila.  Cool story: Alan worked with us in Brazil waaaay back when (2006-2007). He and his wife Junia are now ministering with Campus Outreach in Manchester, England. As we hosted them this past week, it was a great reminder of why we are headed back to Brazil - to see more laborers sent out into the harvest: to Brazil, South America, and the world!  To those of you who recently joined our support team - thank you! As Romans 10:15 says, how are they to preach unless they are sent? Thank you for your participation in the mission with us. We literally could not do it without you. For those of you still considering making a pledge, we are asking the Lord for 30-40 more supporters to join our team and finish out our support. Pray with us that we could see an increase of 15% or more this month.   Pledge today! It was great catching up with the Alberquerques! Among the highlights, the staff just spent the past week in prayer before heading back to the college campus for the new semester. The church also just started a pastor search. Please pray for the elders and search committee during this important next step! With love in Christ, Jeff, Amy, Braden, Simon, Lucy, and Everett p.s. We love hearing from you all. What's new in your world and how we can be praying with you?

flood update

 

Update from Pedro on flooding. Thank you so much for your prayers. Please continue to intercede for Belo Horizonte and our people. Last night's rain (Tuesday) was even worse than the one from Thursday/Friday last week. At least 53 died and thousands lost their houses, cars and many more. Again we are safe and we live in a higher area of the city, outside of the risk area. Here are a few English articles to help you understand our current situation: Powerful Storm Kills 47 in Brazil Heavy rains and floods leave dozens dead in southeastern Brazil Brazilian city experiences deadly flooding after 32 inches of rain falls in just 27 days In Christ,  Pedro Alberquerque It's hard to know how to pray when things seem so desolate. But let's pray the words of Paul to Timothy, "for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able..." (1 Tim. 1:12). God is trustworthy and more than able to fulfill his purposes. Let's pray that God works mightily through the church through this storm.   Let's pray for Pedro and Priscila as well. They've been laboring with Campus Outreach for several years and recently transitioned into leadership for the ministry in Belo Horizonte. Pray that the Alberquerque's would find their strong foundation in the Lord as they lead and care for the CO staff and disciples in Belo Horizonte. We so enjoyed our time with them during our last visit and look forward to joining them, hopefully, in July!  We are at 43% and climbing! Also, thank you to those who reached out after our last update!   Pledge today!

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST

 

Flooding in Brazil. This morning we woke up to friends in Belo Horizonte marking themselves safe on Facebook due to flooding in the city. Please pray with us for not only their safety but for the church as it seeks to serve others. Here's a message from the Campus Outreach director, Pedro Alberquerque:

Would you pray for and with us for our city and state?  Exactly one year after the dam rupture in Brumadinho (40 min away from Belo Horizonte), when more than 200 people lost their lives, we have been facing another catastrophe. Over the past 48 hours it has rained more then 190mm (7,5in) in Belo Horizonte. It is the heaviest rain recorded in our city. Several rivers and creeks flooded, lots of areas with landslides and flash floods.  That situation affects mainly people who live in poor and risky areas. Over 2000 people lost their houses and assets and as of right now, 8 people lost their lives and at least 10 people are missing. Everyone on our team and church is safe but we do know some people who were affected.  Our church and community are collecting donations to help those in need.

Please pray:  - For the missing to be found alive; - For the rain to cease and for steady weather over the next few days;  - For God's grace, comfort, and mercy to be with those who lost relatives and possessions;

In Christ,  Pedro Alberquerque

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View this email in your browser It's Happening!   We've crossed the 20% threshold in our support raising. I can't tell you how happy we are about this! Progress! That's 2 out of 10 steps! But also, you make up that 20%. We can literally name each of you that have rallied alongside us to support us financially and in prayer in the mission to strengthen the church in Brazil! That's pretty fantastic. It's a privilege to be a part of this with you.  Yes, we still have more to go. But your early partnership gives us a headstart to build on. Please pray with us as others are deciding right now whether to partner with us! Thank you!     Love,  Jeff, Amy, Braden, Simon, Lucy, and Everett p.s. Some may be curious about what happens to donations between now and the time we move. The money stays in an account and can later be used towards our one-time moving expenses! So, it's like a double gift. Also, did you know you can make a pledge before you are ready to start? There's an option for you to indicate when you will start giving.  Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*

Labor Day

 

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View this email in your browser Serving with our church at the recent move-in day at Georgia College.  Labor Day in Bainbridge. Hey everyone,  In a couple of hours, we are headed south to Bainbridge. We've got a big weekend lined up thanks to our friends John and Michelle at Grace Church. Tomorrow morning we are meeting several folks from the church at a coffee shop to share about Brazil and then that evening we'll have a dessert meeting to share with another group of potential supporters. Then on Sunday I'll be preaching from Matthew 9 - The Harvest Is Plentiful.  I hope you will all join with us in praying for this weekend. It will be our first contact with many from Grace Church. Pray that God would use our time to connect us with new financial and prayer support partners. You can also pray for my sermon. My prayer is that I would "get out of the way" and share as God has led me without any concern about how well I'm doing.   My thanks goes out to you all. You all have rallied around us at this early stage of our transition to Brazil and it has meant so much! Amy and I talk so often about you all and what your words of encouragement have meant. Thank you! Jeff, Amy, Braden, Simon, Lucy, and Everett   Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*