How often to you see something, or hear something, or participate in an event and when it's all over, the only thing you can say is "Wow, you can't deny the Lord's work in that place!" My thoughts exactly as we boarded the boat last night leaving Uricurituba to return to Santarem.
Uricurituba is just one story of the movement of the Holy Spirit in the Amazon Basin of Brazil. And now, after months of hard work, this community has a place to gather and worship our God. They have a place where the body can gather and share stories of grace, love, and mercy in their lives, where they can come and be taught about the Word, where they can commune with their family in the Lord. This church is a Light in the Darkness. It's a symbol of a Living God, who chose us to participate in His sovereign plan, to be the beautiful feet whom carry the Gospel to the unbelieving.
And lets pray for this church, that it will fulfill it's glorious purposes in the Lord. To be a strong light. Pray for Junior, who is the local man who leads this work in progress. Pray for his leaders who visit him, teaching and counseling him, discipling him in the ways of the Lord. Pray that this little 10 meter by 26 meter wooden church on the Amazon River will explode! That it will burst at the seams, full of life and joy in our Lord and Saviour, Christ Jesus!
Awestruck,
JAE
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I LOVE these pictures... thanks for sharing! What an awesome experience.
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