We were “all-hands-on-deck” preparing for a missions trip group this last month! One of the Yelle’s supporting churches came down with a group of 7 people to visit and work with us in our ministry for 10 days. This is the first missions trip we have ever hosted here! We were excited for the opportunity. It was a lot of preparation, a lot of running, and a lot of work! But it was a very successful missions trip. We handed out about 5000 tracts in a week, and we pray that we will see some fruit from this labor. This group also helped us prepare our property for Teen Camp this next week. They were very helpful, and it was a blessing to have them visit.
November was much more normal than October. We are doing well, and our church is continuing to grow stronger. We are rehearsing for our Christmas Program coming up this weekend, and our choir is getting excited. We have been inviting just about everyone we meet at the grocery stores and other places we go to see our program! Please be praying that people will accept the invitation so that they can come to our church and hear the gospel. We pray that this upcoming season will bring many people to faith in Christ.
Our ministry continues well, but our difficulties this month were numerous. Our discipleship group almost quit, our electrical pole fried, our well pump exploded, and I end this month with the flu… It has been a very challenging month. There were some good highlights in our life and ministry though! The foundation was poured for our horse barn (the first project in building our camp facilities), and Children’s Day was a massive success with many visitors. My Portuguese is improving; I feel refreshed in my Bible studies and preaching; our discipleship group didn’t quit! And above all, God is good all the time, and we can trust in him.
The Yelles are back! We picked them up from the airport on September 4th, and we are all happy that they have returned. 13 months away from their home is not a small amount of time. It’s been a blessing to have them back, and our work continues.
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