Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Family & Friends,
Greetings in the name of Jesus. Be blessed and filled with the Spirit and with His peace.
We continue to do what the Lord opened the doors for us to do, which is ministering to youth boys who are under the care of the state in Brazilian juvenile detention homes. As has been the pattern, some are touched by the Spirit to respond to the message of the gospel. Others are already saved and we can encourage them to remain faithful to the Lord. Many are former church-goers who don’t feel they are ready to return to the Lord. But basically all of them want us to pray for them and their families. Fortunately for many here and in the West in general, the Lord is gracious and will receive a lost person who comes to his or her senses at whatever point in his/her life, whether young and more tender or whether old and revisiting their future eternal destination because they know their time to leave this life is near. In whatever case they come, our Father will not go with them to practice sin with them, but when He sees them off in the distance coming, (as with the prodigal son), He will run out to them and hug them and put a robe on them and a ring on their finger, because they were lost and have been found; they were dead and have come to life. What wonderful news we have for the lost, (those who don’t have Jesus as Lord and Savior in their lives).
As is also the case with us living here, there are challenges and difficulties. Paul said to the Philippians that he was content in any state. This word “content” refers to sufficiency based on an inner resource. In the context of how Paul uses the word “content” it is clear that the inner resource we have that is our sufficiency is the Lord who dwells in us by His Spirit. But please pray for us to come into a more stable place financially here. This is important for our personal lives and also for the success of this ministry.
Many thanks again to those partnering with us in this ministry from Restoration Church. Your prayers and support are a big help. Be greatly blessed in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We love you all in Jesus.
Joseph, Cristina & Hadassa
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