Elba and I were honored again to have another baptism at the
church. The church gets so excited for baptisms. During our baptism
the worship band was playing and singing, and lots of people run to the front
to get a better view and pictures.
I know I have mentioned this many times, but I love the
symbolism of letting the person be completely immersed in water, being baptized
into Jesus’ death on the cross and no longer being slaves to self or sin.
When they are raised out of the water they are raised into a new life in Christ
and are with Him forever. We are so grateful and we praise the Lord for
these 9 people that made this public declaration of faith. Each of the
people being baptized wore a shirt saying “I Decided”.
Not to be too outdone. While traveling to Joao Pessoa, and
Recife. Marsha Wilson, and Elba participated in
another “Cha de Rosa” for the women at the
Cabo church. The women really enjoyed
Elba and Marsha’s visit to pray, encourage and
bless.
We had a children’s day celebration. This is a National
holiday and there is no school, and government and private businesses close. It is a big deal. This year we used the
mission property to celebrate the occasion. Camilly and Alyssa helped
with the celebration. They played lots of games, including water balloon
fights, which Camilly assisted. Alyssa colored the children’s faces. The kids ate lots of sweets and hot
dogs. It was a good time for the children in the neighborhood…I think
also for the adults.
We do have prayer requests and humbly ask
you to pray for us:
1. For
Steve’s
trip to Humaita to visit a church planting
team. It will take 2 ½ days to get there by truck. Please pray for
safety, guidance, peace, and wisdom.
2. Elba
just started getting a migraine again after almost a year without them.
Please pray for healing. Below is a picture of children from our church
family in Recife praying for Elba
Please pray for spiritual, physical, emotional and financial
health for us.
Thanks
and much love, Steve, Elba, Camilly, and Alyssa
