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The Land Deal Revisited

new locationI was reading a prayer sheet from our home church this morning and I noticed the following,

  • Pray for Mike & Dawn Jewell in Brazil. Continue to pray for the land deal

There have been some interesting developments lately on that deal.

I have already mentioned two important documents that the Lord has helped us to attain.

Our CNPJ number which recognizes Faith Baptist Church as a governmentally approved organization.

The other document came from City Hall recognizing our status as a “religious” organization which will exempt us from certain taxes.

These were two important steps that God allowed us to accomplish with the help of a good friend and brother in Christ from Calvary Baptist Church. With these documents in hand we can proceed with government’s and God’s blessing.

When Alexandre visited Curitiba back in January the challenge he took was, “10 months for Faith”. The plan was that one-hundred people (or giving units) contributing R$50 per month for ten months would produce the R$50,000 we would need to purchase a piece of land for our church building.

Six months into the campaign we have but R$10,000 in the bank. However, and that is a BIG however, that is R$10,000 more that we as missionaries have seen raised by our Brazilian brothers in our thirteen years of ministry! So, we are very excited at God’s provision. This “wait” has also allowed us to reevaluate where would be the best place for our church. We’ve changed our minds and began looking inside the neighborhood.

Another interesting development is that Saturday there was a meeting in the neighborhood. The mayor sent representatives with the news that the residents will soon be given the deeds to their property.

This is very interesting to us because it will allow us to purchase land in the neighborhood. Something which was prohibited until this Saturday’s meeting. We are praying about purchasing a couple of neighboring houses for $22,500 (that is 22,000 dollars)! These would allow Alexandre to move into the villa and we would be able to use the two for our services. They are just 200 meters from the property I mentioned a couple of months ago.

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In ten days Alexandre will be returning to Curitiba to “encourage the troops” to continue their contributions which they promised at the beginning of the year. We are praying that João, Maicon, Guilherme and Samuel will also be able to go with Alexandre. This will allow them to divide into two teams and visit four or more churches during that weekend. 

Prayer Requests:

  1. Wisdom to make a good purchase in God’s timing
  2. Safety and God’s blessing on Alexandre’s trip
  3. God’s blessing on our VBS which will take place on the 21st – 23rd

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