VitoriaAbout a year ago changes started to take place in Vitoria. They had a desire to fix up their church to make it more inviting to the people in the community. When the church was built twenty years ago resourses were not adequate to complete the structure. It sat incomplete until this picture was taken about this time last year.
In the last year the congregation has been hard at work on the building and it looks like this today.Not only has there been a revialization in the building, but during the time of pastoral vacancy Pastor Iran Goes De Goes has been traveling to the church for services once a month. The first month the attendance was 20, the second month there were 40 now the church is averaging around 60 in attendance.
Maringa
Missionaries Tamba and Jonathan Able started the church in Maringa when they returned to Brazil from their last furlough. The church started in their home meeting in their garage. Recently the home they were renting was sold and they had to move. This meant that the church would have to find a place to meet. The Lord has supplied a wonderful place that is more public than their garage. They now meet at the Fisk School of English. Pray for the congregation that now has an attendance of about 40. The church is now officially organized and has a board with elders and deacons. Jonathan asks that we pray for four of the men who are police and security officers. Pray that they would remain faithful and be safe from physical and emotional harm. Pray for their mother, Lucia who is only 50 years old but is fighting cancer.
