A big thank you for your prayers for the camp. It went very well, God was very faithful. God showed up in a powerful way, the first night I think that there was hardly a dry eye in the place, even the children were weeping. There were many words of prophecy about missions, and people going to the nations, and the calling of God on our lives. We have seen that our church is a missionary church, many of the members are dreaming of serving on the mission field or planting churches at some point. Please continue to pray for these young believers, that they would never stop dreaming big, dreaming the dreams of God.

There are photos of the camp that you can see at http://vinhamacapa.blogspot.com/

Luciene had this to say: "I always give praise to God when I remember you. Big thank you's to everyone that prayed for us, for the camp, and for the church. In the month of February in Brazil there is a big holiday, the biggest of the year, called Carnival. Many people die, women dance almost nude, and in the guise of "culture" the devil is given praise and much blood is usually spilled on these days. Every year, the news reports are filled with how many people died.

It is at this time of year that we have our camp. Even though it is a lot of hard work and is very tiring to organize, it is something we like to do. Eduardo (Buck) as always made various trips, taking the big pans, the instruments and sound system, the ping pong table, food for the four days of camp, the chairs, tables, hammocks and bedding needed to make the camp a success. We had a speaker from another state in Brazil, Pastor Silvio, who is used a lot in the prophetic. There, in that place, God confirmed many of the things that He had spoken to us in the States, and confirmed to many others words that have been spoken over them. In that moment, when I saw many people with runny noses, tears running down their faces, in that very moment, God was calling many to other countries. Everyone was worshipping God, lifting their hands and giving glory to God, declaring that Jesus is Lord!

One of the stories that the speaker at the camp told was of a girl whom God called to the mission field. She received a clear and distinct call, but instead said, "I want to get married first". She got married, and God called her again, but she replied, "I want to take care of my children." When she was old, and close to death, God showed her millions of people going to hell, to face torment for eternity. "Who are these people?" she asked of God. "Those are the ones that you didn't evangelize when I called you to be a missionary. They will spend eternity in hell because you didn't answer My call."

Please continue to pray about Brazil, and if God is touching you to come as a short-term or long-term missionary, don't leave it for tomorrow. Millions are crying out to hear the good news. Pray that the Lord of the Harvest would send forth workers for the harvest."


Floats like this are common- snakes, and dragons, demons and skulls, death and sex, those are the themes of Carnival, which means "festival of the flesh".


These young children are looking through the trash, trying to find anything of value.

Demons, dragons and snakes dominate carnival.