Thursday, March 22, 2007
Next Week...
On Sunday we will be continuing in the Chapel with Genesis 20 - Abraham lies again regarding Sarah.
On Monday and Tuesday Andrew will be giving modules in Biblical Theology and Introduction to Theology to local Baptist pastors at the Baptist Campground just outside of town. Tuesday will be especially heavy as he will then go immediatey to IBE to teach (three hours) of Biblical Theology - Deuteronomy.
Cora has her girl's class on Wednesday - Andrew at IBE.
On Friday we will travel with Rafael to São Lourenço do Oeste (about 10 hours) for his and Greyce's wedding on the Saturday - rehearsal Friday night, so we leave early.
Renato should be preaching here on Sunday night, while we all return.
Time off...
A morning walk in the park after heavy rain made for some autumn fruitfulness and autumn dampness pictures.
For the first time this year, we made it to the beach... Daniela
First Peregrinos' meeting at the University Chapel...
There were thirty five of us in all - just short of the record of thirty seven. The text was possibly the least likely for the celebration of the first moment in a new building - Gen 19, under the title, "The Destruction of Lot". (Think about it...!) We wanted to maintain maximum continuity with the meeting in our home, so simply to continue in the series seemed the best way. The general feeling was that we have entered a new era as a church, and that the scope for impact and growth is very wide. Please pray on. The meeting is at 5 p.m, if you happen to be in the area...
On Sunday we will be continuing in the Chapel with Genesis 20 - Abraham lies again regarding Sarah.
On Monday and Tuesday Andrew will be giving modules in Biblical Theology and Introduction to Theology to local Baptist pastors at the Baptist Campground just outside of town. Tuesday will be especially heavy as he will then go immediatey to IBE to teach (three hours) of Biblical Theology - Deuteronomy.
Cora has her girl's class on Wednesday - Andrew at IBE.
On Friday we will travel with Rafael to São Lourenço do Oeste (about 10 hours) for his and Greyce's wedding on the Saturday - rehearsal Friday night, so we leave early.
Renato should be preaching here on Sunday night, while we all return.
Time off...
A morning walk in the park after heavy rain made for some autumn fruitfulness and autumn dampness pictures.
For the first time this year, we made it to the beach... Daniela
First Peregrinos' meeting at the University Chapel...
There were thirty five of us in all - just short of the record of thirty seven. The text was possibly the least likely for the celebration of the first moment in a new building - Gen 19, under the title, "The Destruction of Lot". (Think about it...!) We wanted to maintain maximum continuity with the meeting in our home, so simply to continue in the series seemed the best way. The general feeling was that we have entered a new era as a church, and that the scope for impact and growth is very wide. Please pray on. The meeting is at 5 p.m, if you happen to be in the area...
Friday, March 16, 2007
Peregrinos' News
The Chapel - Federal University of Santa Catarina
After months of thinking that the possibility of using this building for our meetings was dead in the water, all of a sudden things have moved, and we will be starting at 5 o'clock this Sunday, God willing. This is without the need to pay - so we will be saving around 40 pounds per week on the cost of renting the restaurant we were looking at.
We also have the space for Thursday nights, and are looking at doing occasional evangelistic talks, in partnership with the MEUNI students' group.
Give thanks with us for this excellent provision!
The Chapel - Federal University of Santa Catarina
After months of thinking that the possibility of using this building for our meetings was dead in the water, all of a sudden things have moved, and we will be starting at 5 o'clock this Sunday, God willing. This is without the need to pay - so we will be saving around 40 pounds per week on the cost of renting the restaurant we were looking at.
We also have the space for Thursday nights, and are looking at doing occasional evangelistic talks, in partnership with the MEUNI students' group.
Give thanks with us for this excellent provision!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
IBE - Wednesday - Introduction to Theology
This group is all new to me, and represents a wide range of denominations, with relatively few Baptists. There is a correspondingly broad range of theological positions. It is also the first ever class I have had at IBE with no women: this changes the dynamic considerably. Please pray for a useful semester with them.
Labels: IBE
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Rafa and Greyce Wedding - Part 1
Rafa and Greyce's Civil ceremony took place on Thursday at the Maria Alice Cartório in neighbouring Trindade. We know the place very well - many visits with documents to be notarised for our visa applications, and more recently and happily, Kito and Anna's civil ceremony. This time we had a party in our own party room, with friends and colleagues from work and university, as well as friends from church. The couple asked Andrew to speak from the Bible: this is the first time that I will have had to prepare two distinct messages for one wedding! We are obviously going to charge them double...
A second ceremony will take place at Greyce's home town, São Lourenço do Oeste, in the far west of the state, on 31 March. A good number of the church will be going - a bit of an adventure for us as we have never been so far "in" to Santa Catarina. It will be around 10 hours by car. Greyce's family are all non-evangelicals - please pray especially for the preaching of the gospel on that day.
Rafa and Greyce's Civil ceremony took place on Thursday at the Maria Alice Cartório in neighbouring Trindade. We know the place very well - many visits with documents to be notarised for our visa applications, and more recently and happily, Kito and Anna's civil ceremony. This time we had a party in our own party room, with friends and colleagues from work and university, as well as friends from church. The couple asked Andrew to speak from the Bible: this is the first time that I will have had to prepare two distinct messages for one wedding! We are obviously going to charge them double...
A second ceremony will take place at Greyce's home town, São Lourenço do Oeste, in the far west of the state, on 31 March. A good number of the church will be going - a bit of an adventure for us as we have never been so far "in" to Santa Catarina. It will be around 10 hours by car. Greyce's family are all non-evangelicals - please pray especially for the preaching of the gospel on that day.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Mário and Isabel
Our little church is out of the ordinary in a number of ways. For the number of members we have a very unusual number of weddings, of rugby players or ex-rugby players, and of non-Brazilians. Mário and Isabel are from Chile, married in January, after Mário had already done the first year of his Master's course here in Acoustic Engineering. Isabel is now getting into the language, with help from Cora, and is for the first time experiencing an Evangelical Church. Please pray for them both at this important period in their lives.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Joinville - CEFORM Homiletics module - 3,4 March 2007
Joinville - the largest city and industrial hub of Santa Catarina, the size of Manchester, with a big wrought iron works, and the home to TVR cars in South America, Joinville is very green and pretty. This view of part of the south of the city does not show the bigger industrial area to the north, but even there, the factories have been built since the beginnings of ecological consciousness, and are heavily greenified.
Andrew left Floripa at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday to be in Joinville for class with the Renewed Baptists from 8.30. With a break for lunch, the day went on to nearly 7 in the evning, and then again four hours on Sunday morning. An excellent group - mainly charismatic Baptists with a few Lutherans. Once again it is striking how much easier it is for us to relate to the Renewed Baptists than the main Baptist Convention in Santa Catarina - talk of predestination does not raise hackles, but rather thanksgiving.
The Class
Sílvio, Meire, Gabriel and Camila, with whom I stayed. The oldest daughter, Juliana, is not pictured. This Lutheran family, converted in the charismatic renewal, are caught up in a huge ecclesiastical battle in Brazilian lutheranism, and are on the point of leaving for the Renewed Baptists. Interestingly, one sticking point is baptism, but underlying this is the clear preaching of the real gospel.
The moon turned to blood.
While in Joinville the full eclipse of the moon occurred. After 100 or so attempts, squeezing the camera onto lamp-posts and other street furniture for the one second exposure, I finally managed this one, on a spiked gate.
Joinville - the largest city and industrial hub of Santa Catarina, the size of Manchester, with a big wrought iron works, and the home to TVR cars in South America, Joinville is very green and pretty. This view of part of the south of the city does not show the bigger industrial area to the north, but even there, the factories have been built since the beginnings of ecological consciousness, and are heavily greenified.
Andrew left Floripa at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday to be in Joinville for class with the Renewed Baptists from 8.30. With a break for lunch, the day went on to nearly 7 in the evning, and then again four hours on Sunday morning. An excellent group - mainly charismatic Baptists with a few Lutherans. Once again it is striking how much easier it is for us to relate to the Renewed Baptists than the main Baptist Convention in Santa Catarina - talk of predestination does not raise hackles, but rather thanksgiving.
The Class
Sílvio, Meire, Gabriel and Camila, with whom I stayed. The oldest daughter, Juliana, is not pictured. This Lutheran family, converted in the charismatic renewal, are caught up in a huge ecclesiastical battle in Brazilian lutheranism, and are on the point of leaving for the Renewed Baptists. Interestingly, one sticking point is baptism, but underlying this is the clear preaching of the real gospel.
The moon turned to blood.
While in Joinville the full eclipse of the moon occurred. After 100 or so attempts, squeezing the camera onto lamp-posts and other street furniture for the one second exposure, I finally managed this one, on a spiked gate.
Labels: CEFORM
