Patmos: Brazil 2

Week 2 is over; week 3 is about to begin.

Time flies by and goes so slow at the same time. The first week the students were here felt like the longest week of my life! But now we only have 8 weeks left with these students, and there is still so much to teach them.

Pastor Chet has named them the class of Soldiers. With that comes attack from the enemy. I feel like, more than any other class, these students are comfortable in their flesh and willing to give into temptation-which is exactly what the enemy wants to do to soldiers. But they are hear, and they want to change. This last Friday was a powerful day for them as they learned that we are helpless to live up to the law; that Christ has given us victory over the law; that because of what He did for us on the cross, we ought to live with a passion that glorifies Him.

One strength of this class is that we have 4 students who speak Portuguese, and 3 who speak Spanish. This is huge for evangelism, or even interacting with Patmos: Desperta, which is here this weekend. My prayer is that they will impact Campo Mourao in huge ways.

The staff is doing well. We have three interns, and they have been a huge blessing. They seek out where they are needed and they fill in the gaps. It is huge to have confidence that the kitchen is always taken care of. :) Our staff is keeping pretty busy, but we are all grateful, I think, to be so close geographically. I think this is a time of rest and restoration as we pour into the students. We have a staff small group that meets Sunday afternoons. As a team, I feel we are very mature and responsible.

There has been a nasty cough going around though, so please be in prayer. This last week, the women's staff hall was practically a sick ward. There were four ladies down at once, and the rest of us would come visit them at meal times. Praise the Lord, most of them are recovering now! But some of the students are a little sick, some staff still trying to recover, and some people are getting fresh cases.

Last week we had a few guest pastors come and visit and teach. It was very refreshing. Tomorrow Darcie Gill, from the Voice of the Martyrs is coming in and I am very exciting! She is an amazing woman, and I love to hear her speak. She will be here for a few days.

Other than that-we are persevering. The weather has been gorgeous...but supposedly a cold front is coming in with a storm tomorrow :( We'll see how cold it gets.

Last thing: also please pray about our future. These weeks will fly by, and then we will be moving back to Florida and looking at what's next. I haven't heard that we officially have our property yet, but I think we are pretty confident about it.

I love you all! Keep in prayer, and I will try to keep you updated!!!!