Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We thank the Lord daily for each of you who have an important part in our ministry here in Northeast Brazil; your financial and prayer support is a great blessing and encouragement to us.

        We have had some visitors recently here in our home. In June we were privileged to have two missionaries with the Rock of Ages Prison ministry visit us. The national and international directors were visiting the prisons in our state capital taking the initial steps to set up a prison ministry there. I had the privilege to visit the prisons and do soul winning with them. What a heart breaking experience to see so many lives broken by the enemy, and yet see the desire for the truth and love of God. We also have been privileged to have a young lady visit us for the month of July. Chelsea is seeking the Lord's will for her life about the mission field and has been a blessing to us in many ways. Pray that God will continue to lead and guide her life.

We would like to ask you to pray for:

2.  Marcelo and Taciane. They recently were saved after being involved in the Jehovah's Witness. Pray for spiritual discernment to understand the truth of God's Word after being involved in a cult. Please also pray for Cassio and Barbara, Marcelo's children, who have been involved in stealing and other problems and also recently were saved. Pray that God will bring unity and peace to this family.

3.  Adriano. Adriano attended the church on a regular basis as a child and then as an adolescent stopped coming altogether. A few weeks ago after trying to commit suicide he showed up at my gate and accepted the Lord. Please pray for him to grow and be used of the Lord to reach others.

4.  Guaraci. He was approved by a Brazilian Independent Baptist Mission agency and will begin to raise his support to start churches in the state of Sergipe, the next state north of us. Rejoice with us at this great blessing to have the church in Arembepe send out its first missionary. Pray with us also for Godspeed for him in reaching the field.

5.  Please pray for our finances. The dollar has lost its value all around the world and all missionaries are suffering the consequences, some even facing early furloughs as it is becoming increasingly difficult to remain on the field with insufficient funds. Pray for us that God will continue to meet our financial needs.

       We praise God for His faithfulness and for His working in lives not only here in Arembepe but also around the world. We count it a joy to represent you and long for the day that you may meet these brothers and sisters in Christ face to face at the feet of our Savior. We remain. ...