Dear Friends,
Thanks for your partnership with Brazil River of Life Ministries (Jeff & Monica Fife)
Please read our June report with pictures at: http://brazilriveroflifeministries.blogspot.com/
For those that would like to print the report with pictures open the pdf attached file.
JULY 2014
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
Dear Friends and Prayer Warriors,
Greetings from your coworkers to the Portuguese-Speaking World!
Every time we have to make decisions 1 Peter 5:6-7 is one of the many verses that comes’ to our mind. As we make decisions, we what to humble under God’s mighty hand, because we know that if we are obedient to His will at due time He will lift us up, and we know that we can cast all our anxiety on Him because He cares for us.
During the last few months we been asking for your prayers for the mission trips to Mozambique, Angola, Portugal and Guinea Bissau the purpose of these mission trips to these Portuguese-Speaking countries is to help launch the “Hands-On” Bible College so more and more church leaders can be trained for the Kingdom.
We have received a request from Angola to postpone the travel plans from August to November, so we are considering the possibilities to change the travel plans to November, however we would need to change the travel plans to Mozambique too, since it is less expense to visit two countries in one trip.
Another concern that we have is the travel plans to Guinea Bissau in September, since Guinea Bissau is going through a civil war again. One more concern is that Occidental Africa that includes Angola and Guinea Bissau has an Ebola epidemic and 90% of those that has the Ebola virus dies.
Please, pray so we will make God’s decision about these travel plans.
Let us share with you some ministry highlights:
Fellowship Dinner – Pirituba
1 (Picture Fellowship Dinner @ Pirituba Church)
2 (Picture Fellowship Dinner @ Pirituba Church)
On June 1 the Pirituba Church promoted a Fellowship Dinner for the members, their families and friends. Many visitors came and after the dinner we had a great service. It was a blessing!
3 (Picture Pirituba Church)
4 (Picture Pirituba Church)
Jonathan’s and Alessandra’s Wedding
5 (Picture Jonathan’s and Alessandra’s Wedding)
We were very blessed with the opportunity to go to Goiania for Robert’s (Jeff’s older brother, missionary in Portugal) son Jonathan wedding in Goiania on June 8. It was a great opportunity to see many members of the family, many friends and Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
Visit to Valparaiso Church – Goias
6 (Picture Valparaiso Church)
On June 11 I (Jeff) had the opportunity to visit Valparaiso’s
Church, it was a great visit with Bother Edgar (minister at Valparaiso’s Church) and his family. In the evening I had the pleasure of preaching at their Wednesday Service. BROLM helped plant Valparaiso Church in 2005.
7 (Picture Valparaiso Church)
8 (Picture Brother Edgard)
Visit to Santos Dumont Church – Santa Maria – Destrito Federal
Thursday June 12, I (Jeff) had the opportunity to visit Brother Luis (minister at Santos Dumont Church) and his family. BROLM helped plant Santos Dumont Church in 2003.
9 (Picture Santos Dumont Church)
10 (Picture Luis, Stefano and Laura)
Sao Mateus Church
11 (Picture Sao Mateus Church)
On June 26, Sao Mateus Church promoted a meeting for couples. At this meeting I (Jeff) spoke about an Ideal Family That God Loves, focusing who husbands and wives should treat each other.
“Hands-On” Bible College Graduation
12 (Picture “Hands-On” Bible College Graduation)
In 2009 we started a new curriculum at the “Hands-On” Bible College at Campo Limpo Paulista Church where students from Campo Limpo Paulista and Jundiai Churches study. After 4 years 7 students concluded their studies, and we are very proud of them. The students are Ruben Daniel Oliveira Rodrigues (minister at Jundiai Church), Marcio Ricardo Gut (elder at Jundiai Church), Gabriel Augusto de Paula (elder in training at Jundiai Church), Wagner Sandro Moreira (elder in training at Jundiai Church), Valdecir Antonio (elder in training at Jundiai Church), Jose Aparecido Simonette (minister at Campo Limpo Paulista Church) and Domingos Paulo de Matos (elder at Campo Limpo Paulista Church).
We are very proud of these students that stayed firm until the end and did not give up. Our goal for the next year is to continue with the “Hands-On Bible Colleges in Campo Limpo Paulista and Mozambique and launch the “Hands-On” Bible College at all Brazil River Life Churches in Brazil at Angola, Guinea Bissau and Portugal.
The 2014 class decided to honor my father, Tom Fife, which taught the first class, Hermeneutics. Thus the 2014 and first graduating class of the “Hands-On” Bible College was names “Thomas W Fife”. Dads did a video for the graduation ceremony so he could greed and thank the class for honoring him, it was a great ceremony.
We would like to thank with all our heart to those that has believe on the “Hands-On” Bible College ministry and has invested through prayers and financial gifts so the “Hands-On” Bible College possible.
Available to Speak
We are available to speak and visit our supporters from October 1 to December 8. Here is our present schedule:
Oct 23 – Colonial Heights Christian Church, TN
Nov 1-2 – First Christian Church Johnson City, TN
Nov 13-16 – ICOM (International Conference on Missions) in Columbus, OH (Exhibit 1105)
God is doing great things through BRoLM, and your prayers and support are vital! Please continue to pray so the Lord will use BRoLM more and more for His honor and glory!
May the Lord richly bless you in Christ Jesus!
God is good, all the time; and He is acting among us!
In HIS Love and Service,
Thanks for praying for us!
Jeff & Monica Fife
GIFTS TO REMEMBER
Gifts received from April 1to June 30, 2014
IN MEMORY OF DONATED FROM
Dorothy Young Harry Young
Nancy Knowles Birthday Jim Knowles
IN HONOR OF DONATED FROM
Jeff and Monica’s graduation Richard and Peggy Ziglar
P.S. To see the pictures that accompanies this report, check: http://brazilriveroflifeministries.blogspot.com/