Hello family and friends, and friends that are like family. After two months in Brazil, we are finally doing some ministry. We are learning the language, making friends with many nationals, and little by little we are getting closer to our people group. There are several challenges that I would like for you to pray and considered when you think of us, and pray for us:
1. What is worse, to never have heard the name of Jesus, or to have a heard of another Jesus? In one hand, the majority of people here have a distorted perception of Jesus and salvation. For 70+% of the population Jesus is a wimp, a Jesus who needs his mama to approve what he does, a Jesus who can’t really save anybody because people here are trying to save themselves, and he is cool about it. On the other hand, some of the “evangelical” influence portraits Jesus as a big genie who will do anything for you, if you say the right things; by the way, you can find the magic words to say inside his magic lamp (the Bible). According to this perception, He would make you rich, give you power, and take away the pain, if you find the right combination of words and have enough faith, in your faith. I was wondering, what’s worst, to have a totally wrong idea of who Jesus is, or to have never heard the name of Jesus? For the majority of people here, the Jesus that they have heard about, is a false Jesus, and is not the Jesus of the Bible. Please pray that God may reveal himself to our people group through the light of scripture who Jesus really is, and how He alone is able to save by faith alone. Pray that He may use our lives to communicated both verbally, and with our life style who He really is. Pray that people around us may always see Him. Pray for a mighty harvest.
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