Saved At School

teacher had warned us of this rebellious class, “Some are involved in drugs. Many come from rough backgrounds. The other students look down on them.”

“Hey! How’s it going?” I began.

They laughed. Even though it was an English class, they couldn’t understand me.

The teacher broke into the introduction to make some guys in the back be quiet.

I continued (with Portuguese translation), “OK. We came from all these different places, Switzerland, Brazil and the US, to share with you the hope we’ve found in Jesus.”

The class’ eyes grew curious. As our team shared about our experiences in knowing God, the noise and interruptions subsided.

We projected a video about Jesus and the cross. The blood-drenched torture of Jesus flashed upon the screen. Their eyes were transfixed. Some even wept.

This week alone approximately 600 students in the school heard and saw this message of Jesus. We prayed and answered questions with many of the students.

After doing what would be illegal in my home country (preaching in school), the teachers and staff thanked us again and again.

The administration staff even said, “We want to hear this message and see this video too. Can you please meet with us?”

After a time with the staff and vice-principal three prayed to be saved. One said, “This is a beautiful work you are doing here. We need things like this. Thank you so much. God bless you.”

From here we go to Rio for the last two weeks of the outreach. Thanks for reading, praying and supporting us out here in Brazil!
God bless,
Jeff & fam (and DTS)

P.S. Besides the time at school, we also did:
- Web sites for our host church and Project Rhema (a development ministry based in Mutum that provides clothing, education, adoption services and much more)
- An original video, “EveryNobody,” with local young people providing the acting.
- A drama, “Turn Around” with our team and local youth playing different parts.
- An inter-denominational youth meeting with youth from the churches in town (where we performed the drama, showed the video and spoke).
- Teaching at the church and children’s ministry on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
- And we continued the door to door diuscipleship visits with the new believers at the church.

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