Also, last night, we were invited to go to Sascha and Jennifer Terry's house for the baptism of Cesar. 
Cesar is a young man who has been a part of their house church group for some time now, but had never given his life to Christ. A few weeks ago, he had a dream about making the commitment to Christ through baptism. He and Sascha began to study the Bible together about what this decision would mean and then last night we celebrated this day with him. Here are some pictures from last night.The Terrys have a swimming pool, but in the middle of winter in Porto Alegre, Cesar opted for the bathtub - I don't blame him.
This is Cesar's mom. She is also a Christian. She was there last night. She is, obviously, very proud of Cesar's decision.
After the baptism, we had a time of worship and encouragement. We sang together, and several people shared verses of scripture with Cesar as an encouragement to him as he begins his new life in Christ. Afterward we shared the Lord's Supper together and talked about the way that God had blessed us that week.
Yesterday morning, we had our normal house church meeting here at our house. This is vacation time in Brasil, since students have some time off from school. So yesterday, many of our members were traveling. The only people who came to our worship time were Garigran and his son, Arthur.
You would think we would be depressed about this - I mean just 2 people! But we have learned that God always has a plan. You see, Garigran is a pretty shy kind of guy. When we have a roomful of people, he normally doesn't say anything and seems kind of absorbed in himself. Yesterday, we saw a breakthrough. As we sang, he started several songs. Kevin asked who wanted to say a prayer, and Arthur, said "My daddy". So Garigran led the prayer - the first time we had ever heard him pray.
Yesterday morning, we had our normal house church meeting here at our house. This is vacation time in Brasil, since students have some time off from school. So yesterday, many of our members were traveling. The only people who came to our worship time were Garigran and his son, Arthur.You would think we would be depressed about this - I mean just 2 people! But we have learned that God always has a plan. You see, Garigran is a pretty shy kind of guy. When we have a roomful of people, he normally doesn't say anything and seems kind of absorbed in himself. Yesterday, we saw a breakthrough. As we sang, he started several songs. Kevin asked who wanted to say a prayer, and Arthur, said "My daddy". So Garigran led the prayer - the first time we had ever heard him pray. When it was time for the Lord's Supper, Arthur, with Bronwyn's help, led the prayer. 
We ended with a Bible study together. Next week, we will have our celebration and Garigran has agreed to give his testimony in front of the church. It will be powerful and we can't help but think that God used our small group yesterday to give Garigran the confidence he needed to be willing to share next week.
We ended with a Bible study together. Next week, we will have our celebration and Garigran has agreed to give his testimony in front of the church. It will be powerful and we can't help but think that God used our small group yesterday to give Garigran the confidence he needed to be willing to share next week.
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