Brothers & Sisters in Jesus/Family & Friends,
Greetings in the name of Jesus.
I hope everyone reading this is blessed and has the power and love of the Lord operating for your benefit, as should always be happening for us as we serve and love the Lord.
I have opened the door to work in the secular work world once again with the possibility of relocating to another part of Brazil or possibly returning to the US to work for awhile. The reason for this, as I previously said, is to put our financial situation in a better place so that after working awhile we will be able to fulfill the calling and vision the Lord has for us. I have pretty much exhausted the possibilities for making things work here as they are. Responsabilities I have to my family make it necessary to make a change. But I need to make a wage that would be generally what I would make in the US at least for some time. That just hasn´t happened until now in this part of Brasil. So I have to look at what is necessary to have finances in good order for my family. Scripture puts responsability for doing this on me.
I know the Lord knows all things. So He knew this situation way before it ever happened. So it´s important that I understand what He is seeking to do and see to it that I fulfill that well. I have applied for several different positions and had a test last week to see if I met an aspect of the qualifications necessary for a job. There will probably be other tests or an interview to see if I´m the right person. Please pray over these issues with me. If we relocate to another part of Brazil, I will want to know from the Lord what He has for me there as far as ministry. But that would be after getting to know the work situation and getting a sense of what I can do after work hours. If I return to the US, it will likely mean putting ministry in a lower priority for the time that I´m working there. In any case, eventually we will have to determine if the Lord wants us to get back here in Belem because He has certain people with certain needs that He wants ministered to by us. We will see what the Lord wants done. But as you read this, please be conscious of the prayer needs I am presenting to you and ask the Lord to intervene for us.
As I said previously, I am no longer a part of the Foursquare Church. May the Lord bless the Foursquare Church, but I no longer believe I am supposed to be part of it. They are making some structural changes to better accommodate more varied ministries and churches, but I think being tied to the Foursquare Church has gradually taken me out of alignment with the Lord´s will, and I need to get back in better step with the Lord´s will. So I bless the Foursquare Church, but I am moving on from them.
Please pray for us, and especially over these issues.
We love you all in the Lord. Be blessed.
Joseph, Cristina & Hadassa
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