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Postcards from the field

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Brazil

Many times I found myself praying for and with the Brazilians. At one retreat I attended, a seminary friend happened to show up and I could tell he was down. We talked for a while and I prayed with him. His girlfriend was sitting somewhere across the room and I felt I was intruding on them somehow, yet through the crying and tears, once we were done he just said "Thank you, I needed to talk with someone but didn't realize it and God brought me here for exactly this renewal." It really touched my heart that God chose to use me in what I thought was insignificant yet crucial in his life.

Many other times he needed to hang out with someone other than his church members, we often got a group together and had some of the BEST times, laughing, praying, playing games--and for him, he said so often he missed just hanging out with friends.

Also, having Bible study times with the MK's every morning was very special to me personally, a time where we prayed for each other, unreached peoples, other missionaries and studying the Word together. Being with these young believers taught me much and challenged me in new and exciting ways. I not only ministered to them, but they to me.

 

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