Welcome to the newsletter site of the Pruitt family's mission work that is going on in Recife, Brazil.
Before we get into the stats, a quick reminder about the School the Bible’s purpose: The School of the Bible in Recife started off as a Great Cities church planting effort and played an important role in helping plant over 20 new local churches in Greater Recife. Since our humble beginnings, we have grown and […]
Last weekend was our annual Elder-Link seminar. It was held at the downtown Boa Vista church building which is easily accessible from all over the city. sixty participants came from thirteen congregations. There were five speakers including Antenor Gonçalves from Sao Paulo (1700 miles south) and David McKinney from Joao Pessoa (100 miles north). All […]
Saturday was a one-day seminar on “Leading in the Church Assembly”. There was a good turnout with 70 men of nearby congregations participating. The seminar had four lessons taught by the Elders. Regis taught the first one on the proper attire for leading in a church function. Some young adults have gone up front in […]
“The heart is treacherous”, goes a popular saying in Brazil. It expresses how there seems to be a battle between our minds (reason) and our hearts (emotion). Doing the right thing may not be easy or straightforward when you deal with emotional impulses that want to lead you elsewhere. How to do God’s will in […]