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Seminary Excitement?

Seminary and excitement are two words that don't seem to go together. Unless, that is, you are really excited about serving the Lord. Ronaldo has really been realizing God's call on his life lately. His salvation story is really incredible and I'll have to have him share it with you in a future update. God brought this man from the brink of destruction to Salvation as only He can and Ronaldo is seeking God's perfect direction and will for he and his family. He lacks two years of seminary training and would like to complete that at our seminary in Curitiba as soon as God opens that door. Currently the family is living on a shoestring ($384 per month!) so God's provision will definitely be needed.

The other day he called me and said, "Pastor, I had the day off today and said to myself, 'I'm not going to just sit around and do nothing today. I'm going to hand out tracts in my neighborhood!'" So for the next few hours he did just that and had the opportunity to share the Gospel several times.

Later in that conversation with me he said, "What would you think about starting a church in my neighborhood?" He wants to start a Bible study in his house and then as God blesses turn it into a congregation. To me this sounds a lot like what was happening in the New Testament days, very exciting. Pray for God's perfect will, wisdom, and direction in this prospective ministry.
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