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David Sanders, Dean and assistant to the president of the Christian College, addresses thefirstfacultt^-student assembly/for the newsemester on March 16, 1984.

HRISTI N OLLEGE H LLENGEGoa l s and Grow t h

Our goal was thirty students forthe f if th semes te r of th e ChristianCollege. Twenty-six students enrolledfor this new semester, eight being news tuden ts . C l as se s a r e held on the firstfloor of the educational plant of thechurch in Brasilia. Although twenty-five of t he p re sent s tudent s are atcollege level, plans are to continue todevelop th e basic Junior Collegelevel and ex tension courses in bothlevels. In this way, we can reach allwho are anxious to se rve th e Lord infull-time or part-time activity.

The college leaders hope to setstandards and develop training principles that willhelp extend the Kingdomin Biblical patterns and teachings.These s tudent s each pay $25 pe rmonth for 10 months, or havescholarships in one way or another. The budget for th e College ha s jumped to approximately $900 pe r month. Aninteresting note is that all of ours tu d en ts a re full-time ministers in th earea, or hold other jobs in thegovernment and o the r activities.

ScholarsiiipsAlthough the Brazilian churches

have provided several scholarships,more scholarships are needed for thisnext semesterwhich begins inAugust.Full scholarships are $25 pe r monthfor 10 months, and part-time scholarships ar e $12.50 per month for 10months. These may also be paid as ayearly gift of $250 or $125. Pleaseprayerfully consider a full-time or

part-time scholarship. More studentswould enroll ifmore scholarships wereavailable.

A Var ie ty o f E thni c GroupsStudents at the Christian College

come from a var ie ty of states and aredescendairts of various ethnic groups.Six states are represented by th eFreshman class: Goi^s, Para, Bahia,Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, andCear^. In a brief questionnaire in thecounseling class, these same studentsreported being of Portuguese, Italian,Indian, Spanish, Arabic and Jewishdescent. In our first student/facultyassembly, we noticed also that we hadstudents and professors from thestates of Mato Grosso, Maranhao ,Minas Gerais andSao Paulo, as well asthe coun tr ies of Colombia and U.S.A.

Historically SpeakingOur educational and training ce n

ters in Brazil have risen and fallenbecause of factors beyond ou r con

trol. Now, development includes alllevels of training. Thankfully, moreopportunities for work come so rapidly, that evangelism never falls.A new campus, in a stratigic location, has been given to BrazilChristian Mission for the development of a tri-purpose training programof education, children's home andmedical post. This new area will opennew channels of training yet undeveloped. A boardingschool is planned forshort-term students, and training willbe developed for establishing extension centers in more and more areas,and in laboratory trainihg of schooltechniques.All that is lacking now is personneland financial backing Pray with usfor this vision of need and this stepof faith Thank you for yoursupportin prayers and gifts. Help this collegefaculty and its s tudent s t o r ea ch outinto all the world. Your prayers cansend missionaries, evangelists andp asto rs to ye t unreached areas inBrazil and the world

Candidates for Foreign Service/Need to be like a doctor of general practice, although each with his own specialty for Brazil Among your studies, you should learn understanding,wisdom (not unlike Solomon)... first through prayer... nothing isgreater or

more important than the working of faith, prayer and loveConsider the following, to be well prepared1. Church planting and church 4. Contextualization and cross-growth. cultural witnessing.

2. Personal evangelism and in- 5. Theological education by ex-tegration. tension.

3. Missiology and anthropology. 6. A heart overflowing with love.


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The Central Brazil Council and Conference ofActuaiization of Thco/ogywas held inFebruary 8 at the BrasiliaCampGrounds. Left, national preachersandmissionary participants pose infront ofthe kitchen-dining and general hall. Right,the new officialsof the Central Brazil Churches of Christ Council ofPreachers: l-r)Edson Goveia, President (PreacherofFirstChurchofTaguatinga, F.D.); IranBernardes, Vice Presidentnew Rectorof theChristian College, andworking withBruce Colson); Justino Rosa, Treasurer Oow^er, preacher for Metropolitan Chapel, Goidnia, Golds, workingwithGaryBurrell); and Marques Borges, Secretary third-generation d/scip/e-preacher, Nouo Horizonte church, Goidnia, Golds,working with Earl Haubner).CHURCH GROWTH IN BRAZIL

The Church in Brazil is growing inthe mysterious way of God, and inourthinking, many times in the mysterious ways of man. When we see theresults of our preaching and trmningput into practice, wewonder what theChurch isInterpretat ion of the restorationprinciplesor Biblical practices do notappear to always be what we areaccustomed to. In fact, we find it hardto adjust to certain interpretations,customs, practices and preaching. Wedo realize that our children try to walk

Editor - L David SandersM iss ionar ies

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in our steps, but end up adapting theirlives, dress and habits to their generation... now a world-generation. Inspite of this, the Lord has openeddoors for His witness across this greatcountry for some 65 churches. This isa long distance from our goal 5 yearsago of 120 churches by 1984. Butagain we rejoice, for new growth isrecorded in every church, and newgoals are heard from the brethren asthey go out to preach the WordTheological and Organization

StudyPreachers, evangelis ts , missionaries, pastors and professors mettogether in a three-day assembly inFebruary, for a theological and organization study in th e ministry of the

churches of Christ of central Brazil.These brethren are the pastors of 15churches in Goiania, 8 churches inBrasilia, and 2 churches in An^polis,with others of one or more branches intowns and cit ies of Cuiaba (state ofMato Grosso) , Belo Horizonte andUberlandia (state of Minas Gerais ),Pires do Rio, Ouro Verde, Luziania,Silvania, Sao Miguel do Araguaia andIpamerl state of Goias) and Itapevl,

Campinas and Sao Paulo state ofSaoPaulo).Although each pastor reported onhis church activity, no exact statisticalreport has been made available. Atleast 10 churches have reported over100 members, one over 200 members,an d one over 800 members. Severalreported over 100 in attendance andse ve ra l o ve r 200 in attendance onSunday evenings.

Highlights of th e MeetingHighlights of the meeting weretheological andorganizational studies,

and the training of th e ministry. Not allagreed in any point, but principles andpractices are being formed around theprayers of Jesus. That t hey a ll beone t ha t th e world may bel ieve

Below, fellowship time during th ePreachers' Conference.

1984 Annual Missionaiy ConferenceBelow, Brazil missionaries and /ami7ies joined together for the annual

conference thisyear inGoidnia, Golds.The number attendingwas notas largeas usual, but the enthusiasm was contagious. With Philip McAfee and othersparticipating, the numberof secondgeneration missionaries inBrazil isgrowing

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Inauguration and s^ mbolic cornerstone-hifing ceremonies for the neiupermanent church bui/dtng in Jardim Nova Oriente.

THE CHURCH OH THE MOVEInaugurations Point to Progress

In Jard in Novo OrienteMay first, Brazilian Labor Day, the

Church in Jardin Novp Oriente symbolically laid the cornerstone andofficially inaugurated the constructionof their new permanent building.Nearly 200 people from 7 of the 10churches in the area participated in a2-hour thanksgiving and proclamationservice. Var ious local pas to rs t ookpart: Carlos Alberto Azevedo, Ulysse s Borges Oliveiro, Filemon Ribeiroand David Sanders Brasilia), JoseIpamari Pedregal), Moises SantanaLuiziania), Manoel Marinho Ceilan-dia) and Virgil Smith retired missionary).Iraci Candido, minister-evangelist,plans to bring his congregation to theBrasilia church the Jardim NovoOriente church is about 30 miles fromthe Brasilia church in Goi^s State) for10 baptisms this month, thus increasing their membership to 63.Their regular attendance, morningand evening, is around 120 in a room12x24 feet. Sunday children's classesare held in the sh ade of th e trees.People are generally standing in thedoors and at the windows to participate. He has services every night inth e week in the c hu rc h o r in a home.The Brazil Christ ian Mission andthe Brasilia Church are co-sponsoringthis w ork. D avid Sanders is overseer .In S ao Paulo

The newly established church inPinheiros center-west) in metropolita n Sao Paulo inaugurated and dedicated a renovated three-story furniture factory for their house ofworship

on June 3rd through the 10th. Over200 persons attended on the firstnight, fillingnearly every one of the 240chairs, which orciipipd most of the_space available. Brother Sanders wasinvited to declare the new house ofworship and evangelism inauguratedwith the Lord's Supper spread. OnJune 10th, a church constitution andby-laws was approved and a churchleadership directory was installedwitha special prayer of dedication for thelocal leader as a missionary worker inthe opening and establishment of thiswork. David Sanders continues aspastor-overseer of this work.

This permanent location was chosen in wha t wa s a central area fo r th epeople and easily accessible. It is on amuch-traveled street and especiallyaccessible by bus, subway an d car. Anaverage of over 1,000 vehicles an hourpass in front of th e building creatingnoise an d danger, b ut the bre threnmeet this problem daily in their work.Although costs for redecorating, asign for the front, and rental ar e high,t he congregat ion entered this newphase of life with funds on hand forcontrac ts At one of th e mid-week

offerings, one check was given to payfor all the new chairs. Th e monthlyrental 'contract was s igned by theleader in. faith until t he chu rch cou ldbe organized to sign contracts. Therental is 700 pe r month. The firstfloor is planned for a training center-Sunday School. The second floor isplanned to rent out to help on the totalcos tA new Sunday School program isbeing inaugurated along with 3 housechurches in other suburbs of SaoPaulo; 35 members were registered inJanuary, 1984. There were 9 baptismsin June, and average attendance atSunday services is around 180.

More BaptismsA t Nov a Glor ia

Baptismal service in creek atNova Gloria. Moving slowly, theNova Gloria congregation is finishingher first year of renewal with threebaptisms. One family of 10 formerlymade up this congregat ion. Now13.. .averaging35 in attendance. JoseAlves da Silva, is pastor-evangelist.

Left, the congregation in Sao Paulo offers up a jo} ful worship to the Lordduring a recent baptism service. Right, Jose Alves da Silva prepares to baptizeone of three new converts at Nova Gloria.


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ACTIVIT IES IN THEBRAS IL IA CHURCH

The International Red Cross ofBrazil recently promoted a campaignin Brasilia to alert the city about thedangers of high blood pressure. Oneday was spent at the Brasilia church,examining many of the neighborhoodand passersby. Cards wereoffered forconsultation and some were sentimmediately to the hospital for amorethorough exam. The church hasapproved a coordinated effort toreceive instruction in health and disease at various intervals during theyea r

A Chocolatada (hot chocolateand popcorn party) was sponsored bythe Brasilia youth with 554 personsregistered. Carlos Alberto de Azeve-do, assistant pastor, reported 15decisions for Christ. A program ofmusic was presented, with testimonies by the youth, followed by fellowship in the open air patio of the Brasiliachu rch. New friends for Christ weremade and CR$950,000.00 (approximately US$520.00) was raised to helpbuy an amplifying system for the youthevangelistic programs.

Three-Day Bible Schools wereheld in Ceilandia and Gama, sponsored by the Brasilia church. SoniaMaria Franga, Sunday Schoolteacherand high school student, was incharge, and reported 50 children inat tendance in Ceilandia over theEaster holiday weekend. Twenty ofth e older children made decisions fo rChrist .

Education minister, DelvanySousa Lima, baptized three for theBrailia church.

Edi tor L David Sande r s

Miss iona r ie sL. David and Ruth Sanders

Mailing Address:Caixa Postal 07-862

70.359 Brasilia, D.F., BrazilSend al l c o nt ri bu ti on s a n d

questions to :Brazil Chris t ian Mission

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Wedding bells rang during th emonth of June as three of our youngcouples in Brasilia pledged their vows.On J un e 2nd, Denise Nascimcnt an dAntonio Oliveira had a candle-lightceremony in which Carlos AlbertoAzevedo and David Sanders were co-pastors for the ceremony. On June30th, a double ceremony was performed for Joao Marcos Mesquita andllmara Santos. The other couple wasJoao's sister, Nubia Carla Mesquitaand Delvany Sousa Lima.

David Sanders ha s his blood pressure checked during th e Red CrossCampaign. All okay

A STORY OF A RUNAWAY SLAVEThe Bible relates t he s to ry of aslave that served the L ord and th eChurch in a special way.In Brazil, a young man tel ls hiss tory one night to a group of friends:

As a youngman, Iwas livingin theState of Rio Grande do Norte (NorthBigRiver)when a trucker came by oneday looking for young men who couldgo to work in the State ofGoias, 1,000miles away. I was lonely and had noprospects, so it sounded good to me.But how could I go? I had no money topay for the passage in the open truckthat carried people like cattle. Thesolution came when t he dr iver of feredto take me for free, but said that would be s ol d when I arrived in Goiasto work out my passage.

Ten days later, we arrived in St.Helena, Goias, where I found myself,along with the t ruckload of workers,no t only sold but herded at gun-pointout to a farm where the nightmare offorced labor began, watched day andnight by armed guards.Fou r mon th s later, I could standthis life no longer and so I fled throughwild ca t and snake infested woods, notknowing what direction to head,without food or shelter, until some 30miles later 1 arrived back a t th e smalltown of St . Helena. Here the little bit ofcash I had was stolen, bu t Iwas able tocatch a ride to a place called Itumbiarain South Go ia s wh er e a truck driverbefr iended me and arranged a ride toBrasilia. In Brasilia, I slept and restedin the police s ta tion and then s ta rted

walking and walking to look for workon farms around Brasilia. It was thenthat 1arrived at the Christian Campof th e Brazil Chr i s t i an Mission andwas befriended by the Christian worker and caretaker, Calixto. I participated in a youth camp and hereaccepted Christ. Later, I studied withCharles Kent, missionary in Tagua-tinga, who was in charge of the CampGrounds and took some Bible studiesby extension. It was here I made theacquaintance with other missionariesworking in the a rea .. .David Sande r s and Bill Lof tA few years after this, the dooropened for me to study at the GoianiaChr is t ian Inst it u te and 1 was able tovisit several churches, playing theguitar, singing and witnessing. I wasable to work with missionary DaleMcAfee in Ceres, Goias for a timean d while here, Ime t my wife, Shirley.She was a Christian from th e NovaGloria church before it was closed. Iworkedwith missionaryGary Burrelland le d the church fo r a time inNeropolis in a self-supporting fashion.When I resigned from Neropolis, mywife and I visited Nova Gloria and Iwas look ing for work when BrotherSanders gave me the opportunity tore-open t he church in Nova Gloria. Iwas very happy to begin work immediately, and now in July I amcompleting one year in this location.

Jose Alves da Silva is t he youngman telling his story. See the picture ofthe baptisms which he performed inth e creek a t Nova Glor i a -

COLLEGE L IBRARY G IFTWe have been thrilled at the offer of the personal library of Professor

Dallas Meservc of San Jose, California, for the College library in Brazil. Asweprepareforaccreditation, thisw addgreatly to anacceptabletheologicallibrary. Thank you Brother MeserveAn idea for you who read this notice.. .an extra gift is needed to helptransport these books some 5,000miles.BrotherMeserve reports that somestudents have volunteered to help in packaging and sending. Thank you inadvance


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Old Challenges RenewedThe church in Ja rdin

Novo Or ien te has sufferednormal reverses, with nearly one-fourth of the congregation (including some of the leaders) moving toother s ta te s. Work con t inues unabated. Church men ar e at workraising walls for the new House ofWorship to seat 200. Pray

BRASILIA / Missions & Evangelism New call for help . . .A young dentist, Fernando,who participates in singing andl eadership in the local churchcame forward on a recent Sunday morning and promised a plotof ground in a rural village justouts ide the Federal District for anew church Another youngcouple living there hadasked forhelp in starting this new work.They were recently married andhave studied programmed Biblecourses. Pray

Sponsorship of three new workers hasbeen approved by the local Brasilia church treasury forevangelism. (1) Ronaldo and his wife are serving aspersonal evangelists in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo (600 milesdistant). They envision a new church in two years. Theya re suppo rt ed part-time by the Brasilia church. (2)Alcides Piontela is supported part-time as personalevangelist in the CcilSndia church and also inestablishinga n ew work in t he a re a. The Ceillindia church is alsohelping in his support. (3) Columbian Aivaro Collazesand his wife Maria Lourdes, are also supported part-time as he teaches in the Christ ian College, and inpersonal evangelism. Pray fo r these men

The church in Ceres, Goi^s, whichdeveloped under missionary Dale McAfee, hascontinued through the years, but has notdeveloped greatlyunder her own leadership. Thework has been under the oversight ofelders fromthe church inAn^polis, but recently they askedDavid to take back this sponsorship. We arepraying for the next stepswhich will probably bestudent pastors during a time ofdefinite strategyplanning. Keep this in prayer

An appeal came recently in correspondence directed to th e Brasilia church. Itwas from Os6rio Gon^alves Rodrigues(one-time student at farm school , student atInstitute in Goiania, founder of the YouthCongress and enthusiastic helper in Brasiliamissions, now ministering to a congregation inBelo Horizonte, a work begun by missionariesBob an d Fern Smith. Osdrio envisions twonew churches in Belo Horizonte, but needssupport for their establishment. He feels calledto leavehiscurrent pastorateand, partiallysupported by the mother church, to go out as anevangelist to open these two new works . He isasking four sister churches to give toward thisadditional outreach. Pray for this

Weekly Missions Review was recently inaugurated following the Lord's Supper each Sunday inthe BrasiliaChurch. At the instigation of the Director of Christian Education and Sunday School Superintendent Delvany Souza Lima (student minister who studies theologyat the Christian College and education at the National University ofBrasilia, besides working a six-hour shiftat a government office),AurielMarques, Jr . (candidate for elder in the Brasilia church) was asked tobringa briefweeklymessage on missions.Aurielprepareda map of theworld and began to study the need ofwork evangelism.Following eachpresentation of some needy country, he marks the country witha pin ona large map, gives out a miniature mapof the countryand a briefon thesituation in that country. Immediately, the church prays for these lost,and allare asked topraydailyduring the weekforthe lostin that country.Vision has increased and thedesire to help hasbeenencouraging.PR Y

Local T. V. and radio programs.. .The Sunday School Superintendent, DelvanySouza Lima has personally contracted time on alocal T.V. for a 30-second Biblemessage. Noticesof the church and brief Bible messages of 10minutes are presented daily just before midnighton one of the radio stations. Pray

Manaus.. .another new capital loomson thehorizon In the all-Brazil goal to establish a church inevery capital city, there seemed to have beenan invisiblebarrier in reaching this point. But in these later years,doors and possibilities have opened beyond everyexpectation. A young man from th e Brasilia church hasbeen living inManaus for some years, but we have beenunable to follow up this opportunity. Now, anotheryoung man, a student at the Christian College who hasbeen working for a pharmaceutical chain, believes theLordwouldhave himmove to Manausand not onlyget abetter payingjob and get married, bu t start a new churchas well Watch for further developments Pray

Left, church men work raisingwalls for the new House of Worship atJardin Novo Oriente.

W TCH NDPR YF O R EX CI TI NG

DEVELOP MENTSIN CHURCH

G R O W TH IN BRAZIL


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Chu r c h Grow thChallenge

Pastors and deacons participated in another Lightening Seminary the 6 th , 7th, and 8th of September, 1984 (the 7th is th enational Independence holiday) inthe Brasilia church facilities.B r uc e C o ls on and Iran Ber

nardes, Christian College leaders,promoted a brief course on churchgrowth and integration on theanniversary of our 5-year goal ofchurch growth. A better growthhas been m ade these last fiveyears, but final statistics ar e no tavailable at t hi s t ime.

The purpose of this presentcourse was to challenge churchgrowth and offer credit for youngpreachers who have no training inBible and Christian doctrine. Somespeakers were 2ndand 3rd generation preachers of our Christianchurches. A new generation ofleaders are learning some of theid ea ls o f th e Restoration Movement . A new spirit of evangelismand missions has sprung up since1978 goals were launched whenDr. McGavren visited Brazil.

Starla Joy, Luiz,Carlos, MariaJoyceand fiance.. Carlos,Kyula , Kalinka,Kevan and Kaliula. Daryl Bruce andPamela Ruth.

Little Marcelo .

LLOYD DAVID AND RUTH WOULD BEHAPPY TO GREET YOU PERSONALLY

IN 1985 Preparation Needs: Send your request for time ofTen ta t ive Trave l Plans : visit.June-July West Pray without ceasingAug.-Sept. Mid-West Designated gifts for travel exOct.-Nov. East-Central pen se sDecember South-East A borrowed car fo r when we are

in y o ur a re a

In Further Coopera tionProjects In Process for which you can pray and give:1. An, artesian well on camp grounds and new development.

10,000.00.2. Living-link for full-time worker Scepter . 500.00 monthly.3. College scholarships in Brazil for 1985 school term:

Full Scholarship - 25.00 monthly for 10 monthsHalf Scholarship 12.50 monthly for 10 months

4. Graduate School living-link scholarship fo r Iran BernardesCosta. Estimated costs ar e 500.00 monthly.

5. Tracts; The Bible and Salvation 50,000 copies - 150.00.6. Booklets : The Crucible 1,000 photocopies - 300.00.7. Books: Pictorial New Testaments 5,000 copies, initial printing 2,000.00.8. Discipleship Lessons 300 units - 150.00.


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Last Day minutes before departure from Junior Camp.

G O O D N E W S(Written by Sonia Maria S. Francaand translated by Starla Joy Sandersde Azevedo)

There was a Junior Camp fromOctober 12 to 14 of 1984 at theBrazil Christian Mission CampGrounds with 38 children, ages 7to 10, in attendance and 7 youngpeople helping out.

The camp began with quite abi t of enthusiasm a nd th e childrenhad lots of fu n and exc i temen t .They had sports, games, groupactivities, songs, Bible stories , amovie about th e life of Jesus andon the last day a nice birthdayparty for two children of the camp.

The peak of th e camp camewhen the teacher asked: W hoever feels God s presence hereand feels G od would like us to domore for His Kingdom, bow your

P r o m i n e n tBraz i l i an

o n th e BibleCoelho Neto (1864-1934)Lawyer, journalist and author,

professor and member of theHouse of Representatives of theState of Maranhao, wrote 120volumes which were published,among which were fiction, romance, short stories, f^fes, theater pieces, discourses, chronicles, conferences, books of instruction, etc. He wrote tw o Biblenarratives. He also wrote on Immortality. It has been said he waspossibly the most fertile and multiform of Brazilian literature.

He said: Man of faith, thebook of my soul.. .here Ihave it: Itis the Bible. I don t leave it in thelibrary among my books of study,bu t always at my bedside, ready athand. From it I d raw w ater toquench my thirst of the truth; fromit I take salve for the pain of myagonies.

heads and let us pray. Childrenbegan to cry and sing. Several accepted Christ as their Savior.

The children are already savingtheir money for the next camp.The theme of this year was: G odis Present .

Editor - L. David SandersMissionaries

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Caixa Postal 07-86270.359 Brasilia, D.F., BrazilS e nd al l c o nt ri bu ti on s a n d

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Baptisms have increased in theBrazilian-X^hurches during 1984 the Brasilia Church set a goal forover 100 baptisms during the year.Young ArturAnaborMacedo cameto obey the Lord - one of 10 personsbaptized during November. He isthe s on o f Selma and Anabor whowere the first couple married in theBrasi7iQ church. He is named afterArthur Car te r, a missionary whospent many years inBelo Horizonteand Belem. Selma went to live withthe Carters when they movedsouth. She moved to Brasilia to bewith the Sanders for a time andbegan to teach in Luziana. Duringthis time she met an d marriedAnabor and now their son hasbecome a Christian.

Y O U T HC O N G R E S SDRAWS 1,000The you th congress held on

November 1st, 2nd and 3rd inGoiania, Goias (Central Brazil),drew over 1,000, r epor ts Son iaMaria Franga, secretary of theMissao Crista do Brasil, and Children s Bible Schoo l Teache r.

Sonia attended this 19th congress along with some 150 youthwho t ravel ed 120 miles to Goianiain 3 buses and four cars fromBrasilia on October 31st. Theyarrived shortly after midnight,waited in line an hour to register,and a no th er h ou r fo r their mattresses on which to sleep, and thenrising at 7 a.m. for breakfast.Housing was in mass camp-styledormitory and a dining hall. Theyouth sang off f rustra tions withmany hours of lusty singing With afull day planned, the greatestblessing seemed to be in meetingother young people from theChristian Churches of CentralBrazil.

Delegates represented churches from up to 500 miles away. Over30 churches were represented.Three of the speakers were from2nd generation Christian families.

Os6rio Gonsa lves spoke onUnity Requires Humility. RobertE.J. Fife spoke on 'Is ChristDivided? Waldiberto Moreiraspoke on Spir itual Gifts Edify.Edson Goveis spoke on Uni ty byFaith no t by Law. RaimundoAires spoke on Carnal ity Divides.

The general t heme was John17:21: That they all be one. Theevents which s tood out fo r thethree days was th e dramatizationLaodicia and the final spreadingof the Lord's Table on Sundaybefore the youth s depar tu re forhome .

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