Posted June 28th, 2010 by Nathan
This past Saturday we had an event at the church geared towards attracting people from the community. Taking advantage of the time of year we had a fair-like event that had many carnival games and lots of food. It was lots of fun and we had many people show up that have never come to one of our services. One of the highlights of the afternoon was watching the US vs. Ghana soccer game with the Brazilians. Many of our Brazilian church members were avidly cheering for the US and were visibly concerned when Ghana would create a scoring opportunity. I would imagine that some of these people have never cheered for the US before but because of our relationship they had become honorary Americans, cheering beside us and with us during the game.
Posted June 21st, 2010 by Jill
Brent has been on the American football team for a year here in Niteroi. He has been interacting with the same 40 guys for weekly practices and occasional games. I have to admit, that I was disappointed that the entire team wasn’t at our inauguration! Sometimes I set my expectations just a little too high. So basically, I had resolved myself that the football team was not going to be receptive to a 10 am worship service and that was that.
Well, Brent had a game this last Saturday. I went to take him something he forgot and stayed to watch the end of the game. Two of his teammates came to talk to me at different times and said they would be coming to worship on Sunday. I left the game, feeling good that they said they would come, but inside knowing they wouldn’t. Sunday morning, Davi, one of the wide receivers, was one of the first people to church. And he said that he really enjoyed it. He even stayed after visiting with some of our American visitors. God is so good! Even when I have my doubts, He is working in spite of my bad attitude. Praise be to God who is building His church in Niteroi!!
Brent and Davi after worship on Sunday.
Posted June 10th, 2010 by Nathan
Here is a quote I read from the book “Justification” by N.T. Wright
Knowing God for oneself, as opposed to merely knowing or thinking about him, is at the heart of Christian living. Discovering that God is gracious, rather than a distant bureaucrat or a dangerous tyrant, is the good news that constantly surprises and refreshes us. But we are not the center of the universe. God is not circling around us. We are circling around him. We are in orbit around God and his purposes.
Posted June 1st, 2010 by Zane
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