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Hermelinda & Jorge Damasceno | United Kingdom
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Area: DiscipleshipChildren: Vinicius and Isabelle
Birthdays: Hermelinda-May 20; Jorge-Aug 30; Vinicius-Aug 28;
Isabelle-Feb 9
NorthSea
Irish Sea
English Channel
NorthAtlanticOcean
I R E L A N D
U N I T E D K I N G D O M
F R A N C E
Norfolk
London
Location: Norfolk, United Kingdom Languages used in ministry: Portuguese and
English
Jorge and Hermelinda serve through the Amigos Project in the Dereham region of the United Kingdom. They assist churches of the Baptist Union of Great Britain in reaching out to the communities of Portuguese-speak-ing migrant workers in the region. They are jointly appointed by Inter-national Ministries and JAMI, the cross-cultural mission agency of the National Baptist Convention in Brazil. The Damascenos’ ministry in-volves visiting migrant workers, assessing needs and working with churches to develop strategies to welcome and provide services for the migrants so that they may grow in the understanding of God’s love, truth and justice. Together with the churches, they serve the Portuguese- speaking community by holding ser-vices and Bible studies in Portuguese, offering a listening ear, providing food for those with urgent and im-mediate need, and giving classes in English as a second language.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give your-selves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Hermelinda & Jorge Damasceno | United Kingdom
Birthdays: Hermelinda-May 20; Jorge-Aug 30; Vinicius-Aug 28;
Isabelle-Feb 9
Jorge and Hermelinda serve through the Amigos Project in the Dereham region of the United Kingdom. They assist churches of the Baptist Union of Great Britain in reaching out to the communities of Portuguese-speak-ing migrant workers in the region. They are jointly appointed by Inter-national Ministries and JAMI, the cross-cultural mission agency of the National Baptist Convention in Brazil. The Damascenos’ ministry in-volves visiting migrant workers, assessing needs and working with churches to develop strategies to welcome and provide services for the migrants so that they may grow in the understanding of God’s love, truth and justice. Together with the churches, they serve the Portuguese- speaking community by holding ser-vices and Bible studies in Portuguese, offering a listening ear, providing food for those with urgent and im-mediate need, and giving classes in English as a second language.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give your-selves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Area: DiscipleshipChildren: Vinicius and Isabelle
NorthSea
Irish Sea
English Channel
NorthAtlanticOcean
I R E L A N D
U N I T E D K I N G D O M
F R A N C E
Norfolk
London
Location: Norfolk, United Kingdom Languages used in ministry: Portuguese and
English
The Immigrant International Club—more than nine nations represented
Sometimes it is very easy in minis-try to just to sit around and moan about the people or the country
we have been called to serve. Things like, “It is too difficult to talk to them and create new relationships. They’re too remote to reach. They are too disinterested for us to invest our time and energy,” and so on. Yes, even though we are people of faith, thoughts like these still creep in. In September 2015, Mel and I de-cided to take a stand against this kind of negative thinking. About 10 miles northwest of where we live is the small village of Litcham. This village is the hub for at least another six surrounding villag-es. There isn’t much of a church life in these villages, so we decided to start an Alpha Course, a discipleship program used by most of the evan-gelical churches in the U.K. The result is that we are now discipling three local people! They are so enthusiastic
about it that, in March of 2016, we are going to run a massive Alpha Course not only for Litcham but also for all the other surrounding villages. Mel and I have learned that, unless we stretch forward in what we want to achieve for Christ, nothing will hap-pen. We still have a lot of stretching to do, but this little stretch has made us realize that we constantly need to make a stand for the gospel of Jesus, even in times we do not feel like it.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ For the Alpha Courses we will be holding in Litcham village. We want to reach out to as many people as possible.
¨ For the Immigrant International Club we are running, which includes people of more than nine different nationalities. We need wisdom to share the love of Jesus in a nonthreatening way.
¨ For our family. For Vinie, who is in his second year of university, and for Isabelle, who is starting university next year.
¨ For our health. We have been under a lot of attack in this area.
PLEASE PRAY
The Immigrant International Club—more than nine nations represented
Sometimes it is very easy in minis-try to just to sit around and moan about the people or the country
we have been called to serve. Things like, “It is too difficult to talk to them and create new relationships. They’re too remote to reach. They are too disinterested for us to invest our time and energy,” and so on. Yes, even though we are people of faith, thoughts like these still creep in. In September 2015, Mel and I de-cided to take a stand against this kind of negative thinking. About 10 miles northwest of where we live is the small village of Litcham. This village is the hub for at least another six surrounding villag-es. There isn’t much of a church life in these villages, so we decided to start an Alpha Course, a discipleship program used by most of the evan-gelical churches in the U.K. The result is that we are now discipling three local people! They are so enthusiastic
about it that, in March of 2016, we are going to run a massive Alpha Course not only for Litcham but also for all the other surrounding villages. Mel and I have learned that, unless we stretch forward in what we want to achieve for Christ, nothing will hap-pen. We still have a lot of stretching to do, but this little stretch has made us realize that we constantly need to make a stand for the gospel of Jesus, even in times we do not feel like it.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ For the Alpha Courses we will be holding in Litcham village. We want to reach out to as many people as possible.
¨ For the Immigrant International Club we are running, which includes people of more than nine different nationalities. We need wisdom to share the love of Jesus in a nonthreatening way.
¨ For our family. For Vinie, who is in his second year of university, and for Isabelle, who is starting university next year.
¨ For our health. We have been under a lot of attack in this area.
PLEASE PRAY