Make Way Ministries

We had a great trip to the city of Uberlandia last week. I spoke to a group of ministers from a variety of denominations about the topic of creating an evangelistic culture in our churches. Several thanked me for the message because it resonated with their hearts. Our ministry is in contact with some of the pastors to help create resources, like our Romans Road cards, for their ministries.

There were three people there that made the trip very special. Three years ago, I spoke at the same meeting and a young minister confessed to po*******hy addiction. He shared with his pastor and his wife. Since then, he has gone through the Pure Life Brazil program and is now walking in freedom. He came to the meeting with his wife and six month old baby. He said, "Our child is a miracle. He wouldn't be here today if God had not brought me into repentance since the last meeting."

Another young man I immediately recognized because I had prayed with him a couple of years ago on the campus at Pure Life Brazil. He was very broken then, and I remember him weeping and crying out to the Lord. Today, he is serving in ministry at a Christian university in Uberlandia and is marrying a Christian woman this September!

A third young man I had not met before, but he had been through Pure Life Brazil a year ago. He shared his story with me and how the Portuguese version of Pile of Masks had been a huge breakthrough for him during that season. He wanted to thank me for the impact I had made on his life.

I was overwhelmed as we traveled back to Brasilia. God is doing exceedingly more than we could think. I was so grateful to get to see so much fruit from our ministry efforts in Brazil. What a joy it is to serve the Lord! Thanks to all who prayed for the trip. God is so good!

Please pray for the service tomorrow night. I'll be ministering at Familias Benditas in Vicente Pires. My message will be about the Blood of Jesus and we will have communion together. Please pray that the Holy Spirit will anoint the message and translation and that we will all get a fresh sight of Jesus. Thanks in advance for praying!

We had a great service last Sunday with Pastor Cisero and the congregation of ICCR (Igreja Cristã de Confissão Reformada) in Gama. A good friend Marlon, translated the message for me. I spoke about the need for all of us to remove distractions from our lives that keep us from pursuing God. You could sense the presence of God as we sought His face at the end of the message. Afterwards, we were invited to eat churrasco and some traditional dishes from the Northeast of Brazil. It was a great time of fellowship. The students of Pure Life Ministries came to the service and I had some time to talk to them and pray for them. It was a blessed morning. Thanks to all who prayed for the service!