Brasil 2011, Sunday, Day Five

It is our last day in this neighborhood of Montes Clares. Tonight the Montes Clares team will travel to the smaller town of Itacarambi, while the other team with parkwayhills teammates Chris Davenport and Brad Martin, will travel to the village of Pai Pedro. These two villages are likely not more than 100 kilometers apart, as the crow flies - however, they are twice that distance in travel because of the mountains and traversable roads.

At our devotion time this morning, I asked Hayden Davenport, a Senior at Plano West Senior High, to share what this trip means to him. He spoke briefly but

powerfully as he told us he 'considers it a blessing and privilege to be able to come this county, and to bring a witness for Christ by sharing the gospel with others.' Hayden is SO right. I am proud of him.

The picture on the left is of Debbie Irons, who has organized and heads up our VBS efforts for this years trip. She is a wonderful Christian who means much to our work here. I have asked her to write a blog today - one that we will post to our P70 site, which is also accessible from the parkwayhills home-page. So let me encourage you to check this out, along with pics and other news we will post there.

Yesterday it was my joy to visit a small village and enter into some very humble homes. I was able to share the gospel in these homes and see two precious persons pray to receive Christ (photo above). As well, last night in our evangelistic services in Montes Clares, we had entire families - families of greater means and high educations - come forward to confess Christ as their Saviour, as well. The fields are ripe unto harvest = and, indeed, the ground is level at the cross.

Deus Abencoe,

Pastor Sam