June, 2007

Dear Friends,

This month has been a month of studying and planning. My son-in-law who is in charge of the mission points had to go cover for one of our missionaries as his mom took sick and George wanted to go see her. So, Walmir and Mary went and stayed in Natividade de Serra for two weeks. This gave me the opportunity to fill in for him here in Caraguatatuba. I got to preach in three of our mission points and this was good as I got the opportunity to re-connect with these people.

We are also in a planning time for the month of June as we are expecting great things in June. We are hosting the group from Virginia Beach and there is always a time of seeing God work in the lives of our people and in the lives of the youth from Atlantic Shores Baptist Church. For example, just this month we have in our home a young man from Atlantic Shores Church visiting for six weeks. He has been here several times with his church and this time he has come back searching God's will in his life. He is feeling the call of God for the mission field. Would that God would work in many more hearts in this fashion, because the fields are ripe unto harvest and the workers are few. So if you pastors are thinking about a way to strengthen your youth, why don't you plan a mission trip and see what God will do in your young people?

We have told you all before about how we are able to get into the schools here to present the Gospel. Well, it is no different this year. We are planning various presentations in the public schools. But the big news this year is that we will be getting into one university and one school that has been shut to us before. Continue to pray that God will be glorified in all that we do. The biggest ministry will begin when they (the group) go home, we will begin to reap the harvest of their labor. Just their presence here opens many doors for us that have been closed before.

If you are thinking of a mission trip, let me just encourage you to come on down. Whether it be a evangelistic trip or just a back breaking work trip or just door-to-door visiting, your presence here makes a difference.

The day-to-day work on the Vocational School continues. We are completing many little projects around the Director's home and are getting ready to begin to build the office space. This space will be a multi-function space, classroom, study room and office.The construction of this office space will cost around $2,500.00 and we are going to use our Income Tax money to start this project. Also we are looking at pouring the footer for the dormitory. We have the money given for the footer by one of our Churches there in the States and we have not poured the footer because we have not gotten any more on the actual dormitory. We also got an opportunity this month to buy many of the supplies for the key classroom. These supplies run about $2,000.00. This would greatly aid in the training of our young men. If you would like to donate to either of these three projects just mark your gift "Aj's projects."

Folks, it starts with you and it ends with you. This ministry is here because of you. I just want to thank you for your prayers and your giving. I get to work, play, minister and see God do miracles because you care. How AWESOME is it to get to do all of this on a daily basis.

If this sounds like fun and something you would like to do, come down and see what it is like. Your room is ready and the bed just needs to be turned down. Give us a few days' notice and we will be ready to show you some of God's miracles here in Caraguatatuba, Brasil.

In His service,

Aj and Barbara