First Day Training

Today was a learning experience.

This morning I did the devotional for our Oviedo Team before we left the hotel. The devotional was on trust. Trusting God beyond salvation. Trusting Him for assurance of Salvation, Finances, and words to share. My first praise of the day was a good night's rest. We got to bed after midnight and up by 6:30 but that was a great night's rest! As brother Herb says, I got at least two hours rest for every hour of sleep.

Today we met four of our translators: Pedro, Ernesto, Ligia, and Marisco. Tomorrow we are going to meet the other two: Lise and Eduardo. We reviewed the tract that we will be using: Steps to Peace with God. What a powerful tool that God is going to use in the life of the Brazilian people.

We also went to a church service in Belem Velho tonight. Chuck gave his testimony and Debbie led a Bible study for children. Debbie's lesson was totally unplanned and expected but God used this to stretch her and bless her. We each prayed with several people after the service through an interpretor.

We ate at an exoctic restaurant after church: McDonald's. Tasted pretty much USA.

Prayer requestsÇ
Tomorrow is first day to make visits - going to General Camera. Other teams have visited this town before and Satan has attacked each team in a different way but God has blessed each team in a special way that has gone.

Each team member will be making approximately 5 vists / day. That is a total of 25 potential salvation decisions per day. Please pray for each visit, each translator, and each one of the Oviedo team. Pray that the message will be clear, the hearts will be tender and that Satan will be bound so that all distractions will be removed.

Pray for rest each day. Days are long but rewarding. Restful sleep needed so that we have clear minds.

Pray for Debbie's knee. Pray that medicine will relieve pain.

Praise for bonding time with translators and ability to share personal needs of all.

Praise that we got to meet the wives and family of Jeff and Paul.