April 1, 2005

Dear Prayer Partners,

The Lord did answer your prayers for us this month.  In general, Brazil has a great deal of liberty in spreading the gospel in public places.  We got a different reaction in Teixeira Scares, a town about 200 miles from our home church.  During the evening gospel presentation, law officers arrived on the scene and demanded that our team stop the meeting immediately.  We discovered that the judge prohibited the presentation of certain gospel films in that town.  Our team was unaware of that prohibition and was forced to stop the presentation.  Three members were also required to appear at the police station and to return two days later to give a deposition.  During the interval of those two days we prayed and asked many of you to be in prayer about that delicate situation.  As it turned out, the Lord worked in such a way as to cause the judge to flee town and not press charges.  When our team members returned to give their deposition, there was no case against them.  God is great, isn't He!

The events in the next town to which our team took the gospel seemed to bring a special message of comfort and encouragement from the Lord.  Instead of being demanded to stop our gospel presentations, the local police force gave us special protection.  Not only that, but when an invitation to accept Christ was given, several of the police officers got out of their patrol cars and went forward to publicly declare Christ as their Savior.

My daughter, Jessie, and I had the privilege to work with a team of youth who came to Brazil from Brandon, Florida to share the gospel through skits, testimonies, and translated messages.  Jessie had just turned 14 years old, but showed a maturity beyond her years.  The Lord thrilled my heart by allowing me to see Jessie work passionately and skillfully with the languages and to see many people trust in Christ as their Savior as a result of having heard the gospel.  We thank the leaders of Bell Shoals Baptist Church for giving us this privilege of working together and for their passion for the lost in Brazil.  This is their fourth trip to Brazil and they intend to return again next year.  I had the privilege of translating the messages for my life-long friend, Mark Hutchinson.  He has a tremendous passion for the glory of God and the Lord used him greatly to turn many to Christ.  The Lord can use you, too.  Contact me and make plans to come share the gospel where the fields are white unto harvest.

Thank you for your faithfulness to pray for and support us in this marvelous ministry.

In Christ's love,

Bobby, Charlene, Jessie and Brennen Wacaser

Bobby Wacaser with his daughter Jessie.