Lou Seckler in Recife

Last weekend we had the visit of our brother Lou Seckler from Abilene, Texas. Lou is originally from São Paulo and he was one of the first converts by the very first missionary team that arrived in Brazil in the 50’s. He taught a seminar on “Shared Leadership” and brought two edifying messages at the downtown church and at São Lourenço. Lou has an itinerant type of ministry like what the apostle Paul did in the NT times, visiting churches throughout Brazil, discipling members with potential, and encouraging the churches to have vision. He is a man with a lot of wisdom and experience in ministry.



May the Lord bless his desire to serve wherever the Spirit leads him.

Please, see photos at the link below:
http://picasaweb.google.com.br/Bio.Zugzwang/LouSecklerAugust2010#


Regards in Jesus’ name,




Bio Nascimento

July/August 2010 Report

[as of August 7, 2010]

Hello everyone, I hope summer was a good refreshing time for you!

  

This was our last week of vacation. Vacation for me was basically staying in the house with family, since work means the opposite!

• During the [American] summer of 2010, we had Alisha and Annika as ACU interns in our house and helping the church in São Lourenço. Besides their incredible love and talent with children, Alisha and Annika have a heart for missions. They were so flexible with culture and they have a strong desire to learn the language a bit every day. I pray and hope they will return to Brazil and God will open new doors for them.

• I started teaching once again Genesis, The Primeval Story (chapters 1-11), at the “Escola da Bíblia” ministry downtown Recife. This section of the book is so intriguing and sparks questions of all sorts. It’s amazing to see how God is so good and was so active in the history of mankind during those eons. We had a good group in the first class. We use those classes downtown to both instruct the members of the churches and mainly evangelize the community. We have had good results, praise God.

• All the churches of Christ in the metropolitan area of Recife has this yearly wonderful Sunday called “Dia da Família” (Family Day). This year it was on August 1st and we had more than 800 members gathered. It’s a great day to visit with brothers and sisters we have seen in long while. Régis, an elder from the church in Boa Vista, brought an inspiring and powerful message on who were the people that Jesus stopped to pay attention. The church in São Lourenço was in charge of cleaning the place after the event. After the job was done, we hung out for a while to have lunch and enjoy our own fellowship!!

• The Sunday school building at São Lourenço is progressing according to schedule. Next will come the auditorium, God willing. Your prayers regarding this chapter of our church history in São Lourenço are most welcome. Talking about prayer, below you will see a list of prayer requests you can intercede before the Father on our behalf:

1.      Wisdom to manage my many little things-to-do;

2.      A constant pursuit for holiness;

3.      Dayse’s well adjustment in her new job;

4.      That Dayse and I may instill the fear of God in our daughters;

5.      My mother’s health;

6.      Discipleship ministry I’m involved; and

7.      For the kids in Hope Project.

Check out the pictures from the events above:

http://picasaweb.google.com.br/Bio.Zugzwang/AfterVacation#

May God multiply his peace upon you all.

“Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If anyone imagines that he knows something,

he does not yet know as he ought to know.

But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.”

Bio and Dayse

Hannah

Yasmin and

Dara Nascimento