Dear Helpers,

 

          “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11

 

          Through the preaching and teaching of God’s Word, we have seen the lives of our members of Covenant Baptist Church change. Since we organized the church in December, they have learned what a great responsibility it is to be leaders in a New Testament, Bible Believing Baptist Church. One of our ladies had a desire to start a Bible Club in her home and also be a Sunday School teacher, so she enrolled in the Child Evangelism Course. In the last two months seven children have come to know Christ. We praise the Lord for her desire to serve the Lord. The men have gotten together and have begun construction on new bathrooms for the church. After this is done, we still need to finish our Sunday School classrooms. The young people have gotten more involved in special music and bringing their friends to church. The church continues to support 4 missionaries. Missionary Raul works with many different Indian tribes. He is in a very remote area close to the Colombian border. In June, he will be having a first time Mini Bible Institute. One of our Local Pastors will be helping him with the teaching. Raul will have to translate for him as he does not speak the Indian dialect. There are thousands of Indians who still need to hear the gospel. Raul's brother would like to come to our Bible Institute. Pray that God will work things out for him.

 

          The Bible Institute is in its final weeks. We have 3 graduating this May. Six new students came this trimester. Carlinhos is from a new church being started 600 miles up the Rio Negro river. His Grandfather was a witchdoctor that Dad won to the Lord over 50 years ago! Urias is from the state of Roraima and lives on the border of Brazil and Venezuela. This young man is from the Macuchi Tribe. Josivaldo is from the town of Barcelos, about 400 miles up the Rio Negro where a church was started in the 1960‘s; Josué (Joshua) is from a village along the Amazon, (His brother graduated last year); two are from churches here in Manaus. Several of our graduates have come by in the last couple of months with good reports about their work in the churches. Pray for those students who will be returning to their home churches during Institute recess. They will be involved in VBS, evangelistic trips, church planting, etc.

          Souls are being saved and God is still calling men and women to His harvest. There is still so much to do! So many churches without pastors, so many areas without a church to preach the Gospel! Continue to pray with us as we train Brazilians to continue the Great Commission! The Gospel is still the “power of God unto Salvation”!

 

In His Service,

Tim & Betty Hawkins