“Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed” Pv 11:25b

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The Pruitts celebrating a Christmas meal together after many years. After three and a half years, we could finally visit the States again. During our visit, we had the opportunity to visit family and friends and the supporting churches that have played such a crucial role in our mission work over the years. It was […]

Approved in rightly handling the Word of God

Graduation 2022

One of the highlights of the end-of-the-year activities was the graduation ceremony for the twenty-three men in the downtown congregation’s training program. Their ages range from 18-73. These men are all faithful members of a local congregation and participate in various church ministries. All teach in the Sunday school classes, and most are in our […]

School of the Bible under new leadership

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Bible and English teachers at the School of the Bible 2022 was a year of many changes for the School of the Bible.  With life slowly coming back to normal after the pandemic, we were able to restart our regular classes, offering classes at all hours throughout the week. We also resumed hosting our certificate […]

Visiting the “Least of These”

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Vale do Catimbau is a very impoverished region. Members of the downtown congregation set out for a 5-hour trip into the interior of the state for our second SOS Sertão (SOS Hinterlands). Our visits are to a small community in the Vale do Catimbau, a desert-like region quite isolated from the outside world. Church members […]