Brazil
It hardly seems real that our trip to Brazil has come and gone so quickly. I
am not at all sure how to start to sum up all the things we experienced. It all
went by so quickly that we feel like we were in a whirlwind – capturing
momentary snap shots. We do wish you could have accompanied us, met with the
people and watched as God worked in their lives and build His church.
We had the opportunity of ministering in 5 different cities, and two
different states.
During the services, it was very encouraging for us to see most if not all
respond to the message that God has a destiny and a purpose for their lives
(Jer. 29:11) and that in spite of the storms of life that hit us, as Christians,
we can rise above the storms. Like Peter in the gospels, we can get out of the
boat of our personal circumstances and walk through the storms of difficulties
to Jesus. True safety and victory is not the absence of storms or troubles, but
living in the Presence of Christ. The storm, the wind and the waves did not
effect Him at all. He is our refuge in the storm and with Him there is Victory
in every situation.
Each time the altar call was given the people would come eagerly to the front
to pray and to be prayed for. They prayed with many tears and so much anguish.
There was a darkness and a heaviness that was very oppressive at times and
difficult to break through, but God is greater than the powers of darkness. When
human hearts are longing for the Savior's touch, He has a way of reaching down
to heal the hurts, to restore hope and to release the captives. Because of the
language barriers, it was sometimes difficult for us but with God, there are no
language barriers. He knows the cry of each heart and how best to meet the need
and move His children on to the next level of growth, maturity or service.
At one church, someone on the leadership team said, "That message was
exactly what we needed to hear right now. Every area we have been praying about
and seeking direction on, you mentioned. God has confirmed what we already felt
He had indicated. Thank you so much for bringing His word."
One pastor said, "That message you spoke tonight was what I have been
trying to teach the people but they are resistant. They needed to hear it from
someone else too. Now they are beginning to do the works of Jesus as we have
been trying to teach. Thank you for sharing what God put in your heart. It was
the right message at the right time and place."
Another Pastor said, "I have been feeling for some time that as a
church, we need to put away all the things we have been doing. I feel that we
need to make a brand new start. Your preaching has given me new hope that we can
make a new start in God and a new, much greater impact on our community."
Other churches had just relocated and were facing major challenges and great
opposition. They were encouraged that God would build His church and even the
gates of hell would not prevail against them.
In all these cases, we knew nothing before hand about the pastor, the church
or the people – not their needs, challenges or victories. But God knew and
crafted the message to meet the needs, encourage both the leadership and the
congregations and challenge them to walk into the victory that Christ has
already won for them. What a great and loving God we serve
God gave us a deep love for the people of Brazil and if possible we would
have brought many of them home with us. We were warmly received at each location
with an invite to come back. They are a special people with destiny that
is exciting and will one day impact the word for Jesus.
We are already in the planning steps for going back to be with our brothers
and sisters there to join with them in doing the works of Jesus.
Rev Roger Gamble and Evangelist Dario Luiz
I am sure you noticed it but just in case you missed them on many of
the pages such as Nunavut , Brazil, Its all about Him, Fresh Look at
the Prodigal, Cost of the call, have extra or more pages of that message
its not just the one page
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