October 16, 2008

Dear Co-laborers,                                                                                   

     I Corinthians 12: 9 “And he said unto me, my grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness”.  In spite of our difficulties with our health, God has provided His sufficient grace.  

   October 12 was Kid's Day, a national holiday here in Brazil.  God laid upon our heart to have a special event to show the community of Arembepe God's love for them. The whole church was invited to participate. Two weeks of planning and prayer followed; we pleaded for God to unite the church, to work in a mighty way, to guide every word, thought and action and that all things would be done to honor and glorify His name, and point people to Him. The church people offered their talents such as haircutting, nail painting, face painting, fluoride treatments, balloon animals, etc., and snacks and popsicles were offered to every child that came to our Kid's Day Fair. A booth was also set up to evangelize the children and adults that would come to our fair.  Finally Sunday arrived and God rained down a blessing that I can only partly describe in words. Between 1100 and 1200 people came to our fair, around 800 children and another 200 adults. Many people who for fourteen years have been invited and promised to attend a church service came to the fair; if this was all that happened and people had seen the love of Jesus and heard open air preaching of the Word of God the fair would have been a success. But the Lord was pleased to hear and answer our prayers in a marvelous way. Sixty-four children, one teenager who came 45 minutes walking, and a lady of our churches´ husband all accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Can you say HALLELUJAH, Praise the Lord, to Him be all glory and praise for His mercy, power, love and goodness??? We are so grateful to each one of you who has prayed so fervently for us and our health. God is doing a special thing in our lives. We are so thankful that He is always with us and for all that He has taught through these hard times and for the work He is doing in the First Baptist Church of Arembepe.  

May God richly bless each of you who are truly our co- laborers with Jesus Christ.

We remain yours in the white fields,  

Frank, Darla, Campbell, Caitlinn, Sofia and Stefan Brim