On October 19, I went to the Amazon along with three other brothers from our ministry. For 16 days, we visited village communities along various rivers, missionary homes, jointly planned, and experienced much. The first settlement was an indigenous village. On the way to the village, we were overtaken by a police boat, and when we arrived, it was already leaving. The day before, a young man had taken his own life by suicide after an argument with his girlfriend. We entered into the grieving community and were able to share the Gospel. Another couple took the opportunity to reconcile and found peace in Christ.
In another village, we preached the Gospel for two days. When, in the afternoon, we prepared the ship for departure, an elderly woman arrived with her granddaughter. The girl’s mother had left the family for a drug dealer, and now the grandmother, who is over 70, has to look after three grandchildren (there are no stores, they must catch fish every day, and everything else must be bought in the city, a day’s journey by boat). The girl wanted to accept Jesus. We were able to pray together, and then went to the riverbank to baptize her. As we stood in the water, a man approached. The day before, he had declined the offer to accept Christ, saying he was not ready. Now he came and said he was ready to follow Christ, with all the consequences for him. So, we decided to baptize both of them by faith in Jesus Christ. Praise God for His work in this tribe! Ministry in Brazil
Willie & Lu Dyck