August 4, 2004

Dear Friends,

July was a marvelous month in so many ways.  Above all, we rejoice that God saved 163 adults and 198 children through our outreach programs.  Some of these folks live a good distance from our church, so we provided them with a correspondence Bible course until we can get a church work organized near them.

We were blessed to have a youth group come from Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, KY who worked very hard to share the gospel during the nine days they were with us.  We had several translators working together with them and our own evangelistic team, Project Life.  One of my most personal thrills was that my 13 year old daughter, Jessie, was such a great help in translating the personal testimonies of the American youth to small groups of Brazilians, some of whom accepted Jesus as their Savior.

We were getting prepared to baptize three more converts last month, when I received requests from four other individuals.  I wanted to have a more thorough conversation with these candidates before we baptized them.  They have demonstrated a clear understanding of what it means to surrender to Christ and are willing to follow Him in baptism.  In the meantime, two other individuals have come forward requesting baptism also.  Praise the Lord, Hallelujah!

We were praying for the Lord to raise up laborers for such a great harvest and He has already begun to answer.  Often we are caught by surprise at how God works.  One young man who has been with us since he was just 8 years old has become a dynamic leader among the youth.  We are excited that God has called him to use his life in ministering the Word.  We also have a married couple that is ready to assume the pastoral role of one of our earlier church plants that is presently without a pastor.  But, we urgently request that you continue to pray for more laborers.  The harvest is indeed great and we certainly could use many more.

Thank you so much for your prayers and faithful support so that we can be here for what God is doing in southern Brazil.

In Christ's love,

Bobby, Charlene, Jessie, and Brennen Wacaser