Baptism/ Ordination/ Fruits/ Food Baskets/ Homeless/ VBS in the Box/Churches/ Isaac
God is doing amazing things, and we are laboring to His Kingdom around the clock. So many opportunities to serve at this time. Here are a few of the many things I've been doing through BROLM in the last few weeks.
Baptism. Samuel´s father Emerson came to us a few years-ago, condemned to death by a drug lord for not paying for drugs he had used. We talked to the drug lord that he had given his life to Christ and he was going to a Christian rehab and the drug lord took of his death penalty. About a year ago Samuel came to live with Emerson, he used to live with his mother, and Emerson kept bringing him to church. Samuel, 14-year-old, confessed Jesus Christ as his Lord and savior and was baptized on the last Sunday of June.
Ordination. In 1808, John Fife, who came to the USA from Scotland, married Nancy McGinnes in Mercer County, Kentucky. In 1911 they purchased a family Bible to keep the records of their children. That Bible was passed from generation to generation among the Fifes and my father (Tom Fife) was the last to receive it. Since Isaac is the 5th generation of preachers of the Fifes on the Restoration (Stone and Campbell) Movement, Dad decided to pass on the Family Bible to him. So, during Dad's Life Celebration Service the Elders from Christian Fellowship Church and all the preachers and missionaries present ordained Isaac into the ministry as he received the Family Bible. It was a glorious moment to see God retiring Dad into his eternal home and raising a new generation to serve Him.
Fruits. We continue to serve the community with fruits and vegetables that are given to us, since the pandemic started, we have distributed over one thousand bags/boxes of fruits and vegetables. The company that has been blessing us with fruits and vegetables, started a frozen soup and fruit juice company, thus they are using about all that they were giving to us for this purpose, so now we are only receiving 25% of the amount we were receiving per month. This makes the needs of the people even bigger.
Food Baskets. We want to thank everyone that has helped us purchase Food Baskets ($15 each), we have distributed 180 baskets to those that are in extreme need. Please, continue to help us, the people in extremely need are growing, as the situation in Brazil is getting worse every day.
Homeless. When the pandemic started the Mayor of São Paulo
prohibited us to serve breakfast to the Homeless, we were happy to restart this
service on the last Sunday of July. As we serve a small loaf of bread with
butter and a cup of coffee, we have the opportunity to reach them to Christ.
This has made possible for Kleber to confess Jesus as Lord and Savior and go to
rehab. Please pray for him!
VBS in the Box. Since we could not have VBS at the churches, we could not leave our children without. Thus, our children’s ministry got together a VBS kit in a box, with the lessons, activities, songs, memorized Bible verse, pencils, crayons, and more. They also recorded and posted every day on YouTube the songs, puppet show, story time, prayer and more. Thus, each child received the VBS in the Box at home and received the daily YouTube link, and with the material at home they were able to have a great VBS. The best part was to see the parents involved with their kids doing all the activities at home.
Churches. All BROLM churches are back having presential services and we are keeping the online services for those that cannot come, as we keep all the social distances and precautions the services have had a good attendance.
Isaac.
Johnson University has
scheduled Isaac’s commencement for Oct 17, he is in the USA making contacts and
working on raising support. If you would like to schedule to talk with Isaac
personally, or online and see his ministries plans as he is now officially a
BROLM missionary you can reach him at isaac@brolm.org . Isaac is scheduled to come to Brazil on Oct 22.
Please, get in touch with him and fall in love with God's calling to his life.
These are just a few highlights of what God is doing!
Thanks for your prayers and financial support. They
are vital for us!
God is good, all the time; and He is acting among us!
In HIS Love and Service,
Jeff, Monica and Isaac Fife
Contributions:
BROLM
P.O. Box 8262 - Gray - TN 37615
