Closing out

What a tremendous time of serving God we have had over the past 11 days and now it is quickly drawing to an end. Pastor Mike (Mogi 2x) and Randy (Sao Jose and Suzano) preached today and we enjoyed sharing in Communion with each church.

Pastor Mike has 2 more sessions he is planning to record tomorrow back at the IBB headquarters. It has been a real labor of love to record the valuable content on Church History and these last two sessions will round out the course.

Josh and Caroline met her brother and they have the gone to see her grandmother. Praise God they get this time together! We will see them next at the Sao Paolo airport to come home.

Kathy has enjoyed the ladies here in Mogi, Suzano and Sao Jose. She also had a lot of fun sharing with the children during the Family Conference yesterday. She is getting some much needed recoup time today. She plans to cap off the week having breakfast in the morning with Julie Tarrataca and exploring Mogi das Cruzes.

Randy will finish a few IT lose ends tomorrow. It has been inspiring to see how God is using technology to take the Gospel message around the world. If you are in IT, especially a web developer, and have ever felt God leading you to put your professional skills to work in some capacity to further the Kingdom work, please drop me a line. Pastor Leandro, Pastor Denis, Junior, Pastor Mike and I have been kicking around an idea and we will brainstorm more on it tomorrow. We could use Web Developers (especially mobile developers), Server Admins and Security people.

This will be our last post for this trip. Thank you for your prayers during this time! God has been working in the lives of His Brazilian and American people here in Mogi das Cruzes!

We look forward to reuniting with you in COMO and telling you more details in person.

Prayer Requests:

• Safe travel for Josh and Carol and a great time of fellowship with her extended family.
• Safety as all of us reassemble and make our way back to COMO
• Continued strength for Pastor Mike as he finishes up the last classes
• Clarity around the IT idea we are considering
• Clarity and direction for the future of ABECAR
• Continued protection for Pastor Leandro, Pastor Denis and their families

Praises

• Rain. Even though it caused a bit of sogginess for the Family Conference, this region of Brazil has experienced a drought and God is refreshing the earth with this rain!
• The Family Conference was well attended and the message about God's love for family was clearly communicated!