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THE MARRIAGE PUZZLE   .    October Series

Marriage is a hot topic today. But what is it, really? How does it work? Is it worth keeping in our cultural family’s future? A poignant conundrum states, “There are things we know that we know; there are things that we know we don’t know; but there are also things we don’t know we don’t know.” Those unknown unknowns are where Jesus invites us to meet him in the marriage puzzle, helping us see that with marriage perhaps we don’t know what we don’t know. The Bible calls marriage “a profound mystery.” Jesus describes it as a gift of God full of creative meaning and transcendent possibility waiting to be engaged.  In our new series, The Marriage Puzzle, we’re not trying to make your marriage better, though that may happen. We’re not trying to help heal hurts from your past, though God can. And we’re not trying to get you married if you’re single, though God has been known to surprise us. What we are pursuing is inspired insight from Jesus on God’s beautiful picture of marriage that so often puzzles us.

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Camp!

Friday, February 17th, 2012

Hello again prayer partners/friends…..
Not a day goes by that we do not thank the Lord for your prayers and encouragement. Ours days get so incredibly busy and the desire to update everyone becomes a heavy burden on our hearts. Please don’t think that we’ve been ignoring you! At the moment we are working on our latest newsletter with updates on the Favela Moinho situation (after the fire) and will include the outcome of our Carnaval Time Sleep-over Camp (which starts TODAY) among many other things.
For those of you who do not know about Carnaval here in Brazil it is celebrated at this time every year, in every city, and is so impregnated into their culture that they even celebrate and encourage it in the public schools. Dancing and nudity are prominent at the parades, parties and on television. We offer Camp for the teenagers during this time to get them off the streets offering an alternative to the worldly desires. We offer games, activities, bon fires, bible studies, worship, arts/crafts, etc to keep them busy in a fun, recreational atmosphere.
So, with that said, we ask for your prayers for:
• Camp (starts tonight and goes until next Tuesday)- pray for great fellowship, lots of fun, encounters with the Holy Spirit (conviction), and salvation for those who are not saved yet.
• Our team- with an already busy schedule this adds to our “busy-ness” and is very tiring. Pray for renewed strength, healing for those who are fighting colds, and patience in trying times. Also pray that they too will be encouraged and strengthened by the bible studies and quiet times in groups.
Wishing you could be here to participate with us!
Blessings, Pete and Jodi

 


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