Last night, Mike preached for the special anniversary service for the church in Entre Rios. He shared about "the standing stones" in Joshua 3-4, and encouraged the congregation to come forward to participate in building a memorial of God's faithfulness in their lives. Patricia from CLM came forward and shared that God had been faithful to her because she had been praying every night for her brothers to come to CLM with her...and they came yesterday! :) The interesting part was that she had been thinking about her two older brothers, and two younger brothers arrived that she didn't even know she had! She has had a constant smile on her face and walks around with them hand in hand. It has made for a wonderful adjustment for Diogo and Lucas because they seem to trust everyone because Patricia does. Please continue to pray for this family.
Our ministry strives to share the love of Jesus with abused, neglected, and abandoned children in southern Brazil. If you would like to support our ministry, please send contributions to First Friends Church, 5455 Market Avenue North, Canton, Ohio 44714 (for tax purposes, please attach a note `for the Cochrans`).
"And let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time, we shall reap if we do not grow weary." Galations 6:9
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Reunited at Last
Last night, Mike preached for the special anniversary service for the church in Entre Rios. He shared about "the standing stones" in Joshua 3-4, and encouraged the congregation to come forward to participate in building a memorial of God's faithfulness in their lives. Patricia from CLM came forward and shared that God had been faithful to her because she had been praying every night for her brothers to come to CLM with her...and they came yesterday! :) The interesting part was that she had been thinking about her two older brothers, and two younger brothers arrived that she didn't even know she had! She has had a constant smile on her face and walks around with them hand in hand. It has made for a wonderful adjustment for Diogo and Lucas because they seem to trust everyone because Patricia does. Please continue to pray for this family.
2 comments:
Mike and Mary,
What a beautiful story of God's faithfulness! What a blessing for the children and also those who work and pray so hard for these beautiful children.
Blessings to you all,
Stacey
YOu have been on my heart and in my prayers. I just now return form one month in China. It is not so different from Brazil, but the Chinese love and adore their children. Very little violence against children. God is blessing them for their turn to HIM.
Love Christina
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