This week marks the 8th week since we arrived in Brazil  on October 2nd. 

We hope you will enjoy this and the many news letters to follow.  We want to be personally in touch with you and keep you up-to-date with the latest things that are happening in the field.   

SPECIAL NOTE:  We are having a special fund raising push to raise support and to get as many people involved as possible.  We need partners and are thankful for you and all of your prayers.

Santa Casa Hospital

Rachel, a nurse, called us to come and pray at the Santa Casa Hospital.  She has been a nurse at this hospital for 30 years and is retiring in January. Outside of her influence, it would not have been easy to get into this hospital.  We have been told they do not like people coming to pray. Originally Rachel brought us in to pray for one boy who is 5 years old and has been there since the day he was born. Rachel said, "This hospital is my mission field and I have seen God do so many miracles in my years here."  She recounted to us about one old woman who refused to hear the Gospel. This woman died and Rachel said that she (Rachel) cried out to God, "NOT ON MY WATCH".  The woman miraculously came back to life!  Suddenly, she was now willing to hear and Rachel shared the Gospel message of salvation and this old woman received Jesus!  Later that afternoon the old woman died again. 

After we prayed for the boy we got to pray pray 7 others in the hospital.  God opened this door and here are a few of the testimonies.

1.  Set Free:  We prayed for a woman in the maternity ward who was admitted for high blood pressure, hypertension, and she described severe tightness in her chest.  We prayed and all of her symtoms left. She was amazed as this has been an ongoing battle for her. We shared the gospel and she prayed to receive Jesus Christ. Amen!

2.  Healed and Restored:  As we were sharing the gospel to the woman with high blood pressure and hypertension, the woman in the next bed over was listening and had tears in her eyes.  She was admitted  for low blood plateletes (14) and was at risk of hemorrhaging, with still two months to go before her due date.  We prayed for her and the presence of God touched her.  She said she had only felt like this one previous time in her life. She said she had gotten off track and away from the Lord long ago. We shared the "Good News" and that God's arms are always open no matter how far she may have strayed. She prayed and recommitted her life to Christ.  It was absolutely beautiful. A few days later, it was reported to us that she was discharged as all her platelet counts were normal.  

We had the wonderful priviledge to be part of a Christmas Dinner for the poor and homeless. Gloria Tabernacle Nazarene Church runs a program that feeds 1,200 hot meals daily. They also provide showers, clean clothes, and other services to help those in need.  We were invited to participate and mingle with those who came.  We were honored to have this opportunity.

Meet Carla and Hercilio (pictured above).  We sat accross the dinner table from Carla and Hercilio, and out of nowhere, Carla began to cry.  She said," I feel so much peace right now. I can't explain it. I had even forgotten what a nice meal tastes like. This is so beautiful, the choir and food. All of this for me?"  Carla's testimony is that about 4 years ago she was admitted to the hospital with 4 liters of water being taken out of her lungs as she was overdosing on crack.  She said it must have only been God who saved her life. She is a single mom with a thirteen year old daughter.  It was a wonderful privilege to share God's love with her and the Gospel message of Salvation. Together we prayed in the dining room and she received Jesus Christ as her savior. Her tears told the story as she verbalized, "I never want to go back to that way ever again."  Hercilio is her friend and he brought her to the special Christmas Dinner event.  Hercilio said he was already a Christian, but prayed to recommit his life and desires to Christ. He said his prayer is to have a house.  

As we are now looking into the next months ahead our focus is to reach a whole city for Jesus Christ.  This city is Ipenua, Brazil.  This city has about 6 churches representing only a fraction of the population.  It is a bedroom community of about 5,000 people to the larger city of Rio Claro (200,000).  We are in the networking stages of meeting the pastors and developing unity for a CITY WIDE CRUSADE. 
Please pray with us...

1.  Unity among the churches to work together.

2.  Favor with the city to conduct open public meetings and 

the securing of the venue and date.

3. Building of the associated ministry teams:

(worship, prayer, counselors, ushers, etc.)

4.  Financial support among local business and churches to assist

in the undertaking of the crusade costs.

5.  Intercession for the city at large: to break down spiritual strongholds 

and for the HARVEST of SOULS.

Why Ipeuna:  The results of this crusade will help us develop report and testimony as we work to bring the community of faith in Rio Claro to work together for a larger crusade in Rio Claro itself.  Not only are the people of Ipeuna important to God, but this is a "key" community. As Bethlehem was  a "key" community, and later Nazareth for the Ministry of Jesus, so Ipenua may be the "Bethlehem Key" to Rio Claro, by bringing a GREAT AWAKENING to the entire region.   

This is a statue of the Virgin Mary at the entrance to the city of Ipenua

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Dear Friends,

I can't believe we've been here for over two months already! What an experience it has been!

I could say that this place is finally starting to feel more like home now. Mike and I continue to meet amazing people and the girls have formed wonderful friendships with some of the youth here. Good friends make all the difference and we are so thankful for the people that God has been placing in our lives!

Hosting Thanksgiving was another great experience. I had no idea how I was going to be able to bake all the food and the two turkeys in our itty bitty oven, but somehow it all came together, and if I may say so, it was pretty yummy too! It was awesome to have people at our home, around the table sampling some traditional Thanksgiving dishes (the bread pudding was a hit!), and sharing about what God had done over the past year in everyone's life.

We've also had many interesting moments here... the "millions" of bug encounters, the driving (pray for us!), the coping with the heat (no AC at home), the hilarious language mistakes (Mike asked someone for "rain" instead of "keys" the other day), adjusting to homeschooling, ... are just a few of the things that we deal with on a daily basis. Through it all God has been so good and gracious to us! 

We are getting used to our life here, even though we miss our family and friends so much! Thank God for FaceTime, social media, Skype and all! We take full advantage of all of these things to keep in touch and stay connected to everyone. The time difference makes it a little more difficult now (we are 4 hrs ahead of US Central Time), but we still manage. Please feel free to contact us if you ever need to! We LOVE to hear from all of you!

Débora Borchardt

Brazilians love to gather around the Churrasco.  Any occasion is a good reason to have Churrasco.  The Girls hosted a group of about 20 youth at the house for churrasco and an afternoon of fun.   It was a blessing to be able to meet some of the youth.  Investing in this generation should be a top priority.  One of the youth came up to us and said, "I would love to help you evangelize and win lost souls for Christ."   God can use that!

Christmas is around the corner and a new year is ahead of us.  We want to wish you and your family a very, very Merry Christmas. If I could prioritize this day it would be in this order: 1) Recognizing Jesus Christ as the Savior of the World 2) Appreciating and loving our families and 3) Taking the opportunity to be appreciative of ALL the blessings we have, even though it may have been a tough year, in the midst of it you are blessed!  Remember Christmas is not about buying stuff, but about the Giver and Author of LIFE. If you have the burden to shop, then I would encourage you to shop for a needy family and bless them this year. No matter what your 2013 has held for you, it does not define 2014. Seasons pass and new things come! 2014 will be a year of NEW THINGS and surprise BLESSINGS for YOU!  

Milk is sold in 1 liter boxes that are not refrigerated.

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As well, eggs are sold unrefrigerated

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Gas is sold by the liter and costs 2.89 Reals.  That equates to about $5 a gallon

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Voting in Brazil is mandatory

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The people are friendly and so amazing!

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