It's been a long but fruitful week. I have been uplifted by spending time with the church in Aracaju and seeing and hearing their love for the Lord and their passion for reaching the lost. It is something they not only talk about, they do it. It's incredible to hear them and watch them, to see the way they interact and to hear about the things they are doing to reach others.
One of the small groups there has already baptized 5 people from their neighborhood. One member is converting his farm to a rehabilitation facility for alcohol and drug addictions. There are others who are having Bible studies with people they work with. The next step is helping the church mature. It is filled with young Christians and few people willing to work in leadership roles but it is growing. Two young couples have moved to Aracaju in the past 2 years who have been in the church most of their lives and they are doing some good things to get people involved and growing.
It was a LONG trip back. 24 1/2 hours from the time I woke up Thursday morning until I got home Friday morning. 12 hours sleep in the last 3 days. Not a perfect way to live but I've been running on adrenaline. Hopefully I will get to sleep some today (if the roofers aren't too loud) and begin getting back in the groove tomorrow and working with the missionary in Aracaju to continue building the kingdom there.
I thank God for the opportunity to share in this work and to see the fruit of evangelism. He is SO good.
Grace and peace to you.
1 comment:
Glad you're home!
That so excites me about the impact that Lord is having using the small groups and the two couples moving to Aracaju.
Try to get some rest the next couple of days. That's really great timing on the roofing job.:)
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