July 2013
Dear Praying Friends,
When I opened the church door that Sunday morning, I
immediately sensed something was different.
As the fluorescent lights flickered to life, I realized there were
dozens of eyes staring back at me.
Green, glistening bodies were frozen in place, bemused half smiles on
their wide mouths. Everywhere I looked,
there were frogs. Had we been visited by
an Egyptian plague? No, it was simply
the decorations for our upcoming Vacation Bible School.
The theme this year is FROGS
F – Forgive
R – Respect
O – Obey
G – Give thanks
S – Serve
My wife has been planning and creating crafts, visuals,
and decorations and now the church building is primed and ready to receive the
children.
Portuguese for the most part, are uninterested in the
things of God. During the summer months,
many head to the beaches and bars in a vain attempt to forget their empty and
trouble filled lives. Please pray with
us, that God would touch hearts and draw parents and children to this time of
fun, games, lessons, food and friendship.
Our VBS begins Monday, July 22nd and ends Friday, July
26th. In our young church’s first VBS
last year, we had 14 in attendance and one was gloriously saved. We are begging God for more this year.
Fishing for men (and everyone else),
Mark Hale
Front window
Main bulletin board
