Dear Friends,

This past week I received a very pleasant surprise as I was on my way downtown. What surprised me was that God was answering a prayer of mine that I´d been praying for several years. During this time, I imagined ways in which I thought God might answer my prayer. And then, here I was in the middle of what seemed like an ordinary process of work, and I realized that I was staring God´s answer in the face, without recognizing it as His response. When I finally saw the answer for what it was, I laughed out loud alone in the car because it should have been obvious to me much earlier as being from the Lord.

The prayer request I´d made for so long was that we might be able to send missionaries from Brazil to other countries around the world. I have been working on strategies that I thought might be used effectively, but most of them involved tremendous costs and time and were outside of our present abilities to perform. The desire to accomplish this had not diminished, so I was certain that the Lord had laid the burden on my heart, I just wasn't´t sure how to go about it in a really efficient way. We started working on the possibility that came available of Brazilians going to other countries in cultural exchange programs as students and workers. One of our Christian friends, Pricila, became interested in this program and we began to search for an opportunity for her to participate. A door of opportunity opened and she will be going to Denmark next week as a live-in caretaker in the home of a Danish family. We worked on ways for her to be prepared to do personal evangelism in a non-formal setting. She will not be preaching, but can use her “tent making” to find opportunities for sharing the gospel. One very unique aspect of this strategy is that she will be paid for her trip and services rather than our having to finance the costs of sending her. That is why I laughed when I realized what God had done. I had been looking at the financial aspect as a major obstacle for sending missionaries internationally and now we see that God totally eliminated the barrier. What an amazing God we serve!

Our pioneer evangelism team, Project Life, just concluded their last long distance mission trip of the year. The Brazilian school year ends the first week of December and the public schools are our main venue for presenting gospel messages. We will still be working in public parks and street corners during the summer holidays closer to our home base and then we'll return to the interior towns and cities in February. The remodeling job of the 2nd motor home is still underway. We are getting more done each week as funds permit. We thank you who continue to contribute to this effective ministry. As we look back over the year we see that God tremendously blessed during the year of 2006. The team presented the gospel to over 100,000 people and there were nearly 2000 public professions of faith in Christ. Also, there were more than 100 laypersons which were trained in evangelism through this ministry.

Charlene continues to do a great job with the ladies and children´s ministries. We have seen some marked spiritual growth in the lives of the adult women in our prayer groups. From what they share in their conversations it is evident that they spend time in God´s word and that they are putting it into practice in their daily lives. Charlene is a wonderful example to these ladies. God has used her very effectively in the 21 years that we have been in Brazil. I pray that she'l lcontinue to be blessed and a blessing to those whose lives she touches. She is a marvelous companion in the work of the Lord and I thank Him for her.

We hope that you have a blessed holiday season.

In Christ´s love,

Bobby, Charlene, Jessie and Brennen Wacaser