This last month has been mainly focused on preparations for the opening of the School of the Bible. We will begin classes in March. Our first blessing of the month was the opportunity to buy desks for a very affordable price-about ten bucks each. So we brought them to the church building and repainted the ones that needed it most. We now have 18 nice school-style desks ready for our new and returning students.
Liduina and Alley help reorganize our classroom space
The Liras and Kelleys both had a wonderful surprise in the visit of Ken Lewis from the US. Ken is a former missionary and mentor for Francisco, and also the one who introduced Alley to Chris in the US. It was wonderful for our whole team to be reunited once again with such a good friend and brother. Thanks, Ken, for the visit!
As the preparations for the opening of the School of the Bible continued, I finally was able to contract a real phone line. I wired the outlets in our offices after they left us a wire dangling from the post, and we were able to make calls and follow up with everyone interested in the School of the Bible. Thanks, God, for the phone line. I had also hoped to get Internet through the same phone line, as I was told that DSL was available in our area. However, after much calling, it turns out that all the ports are full and the telephone company has no projected date for opening additional ports for Internet connections in our area. Who knows when we will have good Internet at the office.
Materials ready, calls made, fliers distributed. Class begins tonight!
We were able to pass out 3000 fliers as we got ready for the School of the Bible opening this year. The response was pretty good, with about 50 calls. Pray these contacts will come and fall in love with Jesus through our school and church body.
Pedro Sobrinho leads us for the first time as we take the Lord's Supper
The preaching theme for February was Grace. Grace in your life, and letting others experience grace as well. It was a wonderful breath of fresh air in a negative world to realize that someone loves us so much he would do the unthinkable just so we could have the chance to return that love. No guarantees that we would, just the chance. God loves us that much. May we all serve and obey Him diligently this month. 
Worship service with visitors Edson, Jorge, and Nalda present
May our obedience lead to fruitfulness, and our efforts multiply into the growth and joy in the Kingdom that God wants so much for us to experience.
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