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John
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July, 2008 Dear Pastor and Church Family Jer 32:17 Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: It has been a busy month for Rebecca and me, but we are thankful to be back in Manaus and in the Church at Campos Sales! We arrived, as scheduled, on June the 19th and breezed through customs like never before. They did not even require Rebecca to put her baggage on the X-ray machine. The only thing they wanted to know about in my bags was the bottle of mustard and a tub of peanut butter, and they did not even keep those items. What a blessing! After we arrived, we had four days to prepare the house to receive Pastor and Lindey Justice. They arrived on Tuesday and were able to stay until the next Monday morning. The Lord gave us good weather while they were here, and it was not too hot. Pastor and Mrs. Justice left on Monday morning for Sao Paulo, and Rebecca and I followed them on Thursday, to a conference that was held in an interior town called Presidente Prudente. We had the opportunity to meet Brethren that we had never met before, and we were able to preach a few times also. Rebecca and I were encouraged and blessed by the conference! We arrived home almost a week later. We are still looking for a car. We found one that was within our budget, but it has document problems, and we are still wondering what to do about it. I am stunned with the prices of things in Brasil now. I am sorry that I did not bring more with me when I came. The dollar has really taken a hit overseas. We are waiting for the city to give us the OK to build on our property. They have not said that they are not going to take our land, but that is what they have implied. We are encouraged with this news, but will not know for sure until next month. Please continue to pray about this for just a little longer! Rebecca and I are heading out to the Public school today to see about continuing with the Bible classes. The ladies of the church were able to keep it going during our absence, but they are drained. We are not sure we will have enough teachers to continue. By the time you receive this, we will have already had to make a decision as to whether continue or not. My email account will change by the end of August. Please note my new address: paricatubaiohn@yahoo.com Internet service in Manaus is not the best in the world, but we will try and make it work for us. I have a web page in the making also, it is not done yet, but you will get the idea; jandrhawkinsibbaotbc.com Please feel free to use what you need off of it. Thank you for your prayers, support, and love. We appreciate every one of you. Lord bless you. His for Brasil Sending Church: Oak Trail Baptist Church - 4501 Peppertree Rd. - Granbury, Texas 76048 - 817-279-6430 |
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