Thursday, July 24, 2008 - Thanks for stopping by!

Here at our blog you can stop in to see what we are up to here in Belo Horizonte.

The purpose of our blog isn't just to keep our supporters informed of what we are up to but to also allow you to get to know us as a family.   The years (good and bad) we have spent in misisons here in Brazil, Patty growing up here, our two year short term from 90 -92 and our time as full-time church planters since 1999 have shaped us into the family that we are.

As I say often, the Christian life is not a life without problems, it is a life with solutions.  We are dedicated the fact that Jesus Christ is the solution to the problems of mankind. 

There is no human pain that love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control will not fix.  That is the essence of who Jesus is and that is what he offers to bring into your life.

We view this blog as part of our ministry to point you to Him.

Prayer Requests

1. Missionary Co-workers - We don't have any!  We have been "alone" here in Belo Horizonte surrounded by 4 million people for about three years now.  Pray that the Lord would send us a couple or three.  We are especially praying for a couple who are called to sports evangelism.  The Sports Center will be the location of a new church and the opportunities for working with kids there are practically limitless.

2.  Our Support Level - We are currently at 80% support due to the fall of the US dollar.  It is very hard to make ends meet currently.  Several people have asked us about giving online, you can do that throught PayPal at ABWE by following this link - Donate Online.

3. Reorganization of Hope Baptist Church - We have decided to move Hope Baptist to the Sports Center for the following year.  This will take the financial pressure off of them as they won't have to pay rent.  They will be meeting as a small group this year and when we return we paln to reorganize them as a new chruch meeting at the Sports Center.

4.  Our 2008/2009 Meeting Schedule - We will be heading home for furlough in August many of our supporting chruches are already on the schedule but we also want to fill our schedule with new churches that might be interested in our ministry here.  Please pray for a full schedule!  You could also help by forwarding this blog address to friends in other churches who might be interested in our ministry.

By His Grace,

The McIntyres