Baylor Day 2

Howdy!

 

Day 3 of ministry here in the Amazon. Update from yesterday, the youth rally was incredible! Americans and Brazilians were blessed and relationships were formed that will not soon be forgotten. We got to work with a group of roughly 60 young adults from Pastor Elmer's church in Parintins. They were such a blast to be around. Gabi shared her testimony in church and encouraged so many with her words by letting the Holy Spirit use her.

 

We spent time split up into groups of guys and girls and shared powerful stories of purity, forgiveness and restoration in Christ. God really did some amazing things in the short time we were in Parintins. I want to personally thank the Young Singles at Prestonwood who worked so hard to raise money to make this event so incredibly successful. I got to spend time training the leadership in the church how to run a youth rally so that they can go out into local villages and reach the young people there.

 

Today we are in a larger village called Bahaia. Us Americans (mainly me) are learning to be flexible and roll with the punches. Harrison has done an incredible job leading and keeping my head on straight, he also just told me he scored a goal against the Brazilians in our big soccer game this afternoon.

 

The Bush family, Tori, Amber and Leah worked hard at the dental station pulling teeth all day. Lauren Simpson, Lathan, Lexi, Emily, Troy, Taylor, Jennie and Lauren Glavin spent the afternoon loving on kids. They were awesome VBS leaders and I was so blessed to watch them share the love of Christ with the sweet Brazilian people who are so dear to my heart.

 

We started some mens and womens ministry today and it went well. The Holy Spirit really spoke through Michael and Harrison's testimony to the men. We also gave the women some of the new evangelism aprons that were made and donated to Amazon Outreach and they were overjoyed, smiling laughing and posing for one another, it was a sweet sight to see.

 

Harrison and I had the opportunity to meet the President of the village and hear his story. He has been praying for 3 years that a church would be built in his village and here in a couple of months Amazon Outreach is bringing a trip here led by Bill Blythe that will build that very church to answer his prayers. The people here are open and hungry for the gospel so please be praying for the future leadership of the church here because the enemy definitely does not want such a large, powerful community on fire for Christ.

 

Everyone is healthy and we could not be more thankful for that. Keep praying for continued health, rest and that God's name will continue to be glorified throughout the nation. We look forward to a new day to proclaim His name but until then, "Soups On Baby" aka Dinner Time!

 

Deus Abencoe
Sic Em Bears
In Christ,
Landen Ellis, Harrison Ross & Baylor Team