Hello everyone…..just to let you know we have just sent out our quarterly update packed full of pictures. If you have not received a pdf version of the letter, and would like to , please email us at amofavelasbrazil@gmail.com and we will be happy to send you one. (please note: we will NOT share your email address with anyone!)

We thank you for your interest and covet your prayers!

Many blessings, Pete and Jodi

Well, so much has been happening since our last post. Where to begin??? Well, for starters we can tell you about a HUGE blessing we had in July…..a team from UBC came! This was an answer to prayer for Pete and I to have our home church “family” coming alongside and ministering with us. It truly was like having family here. Whether we were more of a blessing to them or them to us is uncertain but we all experienced an incredible week worth of ministry together.

Starting in the favelas of Sao Paulo we visited with families that we know personally which gave the team a good inside look at the harsh reality of the people who live in that environment. Filth, poverty, and hopelessness abound. They are literally living in a present day “hell” right here on this earth. We do what we can to help with their physical needs but their only hope in this life is eternal salvation.

Lollipops, hats, & medicine!

Back at the mission property we kept busy preparing for an event for the younger children who are sponsored in our Embrace-A-Child Program. The majority of those kids were brought in our bus from the favelas to take part in an all-day, fun filled, activity packed time. Games, music, bible stories, crafts, food, ice cream, swimming, cupcake making and the list goes on…….the kids had a GREAT time and were thoroughly worn out (so were we!).

Having fun!

Four church services during the week, two at the mission property and two in the favela, provided opportunities for the team to share their testimonies, participate in worship, and teach the kids classes. Everyone learned how to share the gospel using water filters (as an illustration of how Jesus cleans us from our sins) and had opportunities to use what they learned.

It was definitely a blessed week and one that we hated to see come to an end. Thank you UBC, the missions committee, and the seven member team who came for blessing our ministry and our family!

Pete & Jodi in the favelas of Sao Paulo

In His Service,
Pete and Jodi

We have a wonderful praise report as a follow up to our post of 02/02/10…….We told you that Daniel successfully got his visa. Not only did he get it but, he got a five year visa! That’s just amazing…..!

Unfortunately Anderson still has not been able to get his. Please keep praying though that a door will open and, if it’s the Lord’s will, he too will get his for travel at a later date. We thank you all so much for your faithful prayers!

Pete, Jodi, Daniel, & Anderson

Dear friends,

Just to update you on the visa interviews yesterday and today (see the Blog entry dated 02/26/2010 …….Daniel successfully obtained his visa to travel in April but Anderson, unfortunately, did not. This does not mean all is lost as Anderson can try to apply again. Therefore, we ask for your continued prayers that we may be able to reschedule, reapply, and resubmit other documents that might help his case.

Thank you for your faithful prayers!

Pete and Jodi Brennan

Two posts in one day! (Please see the post just before this one)

They are both young, single and fall into the lower social-economic class which makes getting a visa extremely difficult. Please pray for their interviews at the American Embassy on Monday morning 3/1/2010 (for Anderson) and Tuesday morning 3/2/2010 (for Daniel). We can’t think of anyone more deserving of this trip!

.Pete and Jodi Brennan