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Missionary Impact in NE Brazil!
July 17 -24: A week to change history!
Multitudes are hungry for Jesus in rural Brazil
Today, a team of 36 missionaries left the United States to Brazil. They will be part of a Missions Outreach that will change the History of a region. The Brejo Santo Outreach!
The team will help us reach one of the poorest and least evangelized regions in Brazil. Brejo Santo is home to some 45,000 people and has been a challenge for the Gospel for centuries. Even in its recent History there were events such as the ‘burning of Bibles’ by the people of the city.
The truth is, the people of Brejo Santo need to hear about Jesus, to know of His amazing love and the power of His resurrection. This is what this outreach is about!
After their arrival in Brazil, we will travel to Brejo Santo for a series of events that have one single goal: Everyone in the city must have the opportunity to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior of their lives!
Please pray for this crusade as the following events are taking place:
- Church planters training
- 5,000 New Testaments will be donated
- Evangelism Seminar: Training and donation of 2 tons of literature for Evangelism
- Transportation of people from villages and towns around Brejo Santo to the crusade
- Youth Conference: Challenging the new generation to follow Christ
- Youth Crusade: reaching out the youth
- Salvation and Miracle crusade
- Prison and Hospital ministry
- Door to door Evangelism
- Donation of 1 ton of food
As we prepare for this missionary advance in Brazil, would you please pray for the following requests:
- Safe trip for the Brazil and the US team
- That the hearts of the people will be hungry for God
- Salvation of thousands Extraordinary miracles of healing and deliverance
- That the Youth team will have great experiences with God
- Revival for the entire region
A very special thanks to our local church in Tulsa, OK for sending their best to help us win souls in Brazil. Thank you Christian Chapel!
With a passion for souls,
Rubens & Stefanie Cunha
He heard our prayers in Missão Velha!
He heard our prayers in Missão Velha, Brazil!
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The Lord heard our prayers in Missao Velha, Brazil
It is difficult to describe with words what God did in rural Brazil last weekend. I have just arrived from the city of Missão Velha, state of Ceara and my heart is filled with gratitude for the tremendous harvest of souls the Lord gave us in that city. A crowd with more than 5 times the number of Christians in town attended the crusade. In the first night, approximately 1/3 of the crowd committed their lives to Jesus. In the second night of the crusade, more than half the crowd gave their lives to Christ!
The miracles were awesome. The entire city rejoiced. A lady had been blind for 10 years and was healed. Several deaf persons could hear again. Two persons that were born deaf and mute were healed. One of them, a 23 years old girl spoke for the first time in her entire life. Her face was pure joy. Several left their crutches and canes. Many other miracles took place!
Something else that deeply touched our hearts was to see groups from surrounding cities coming in busses and trucks to participate in the crusade. This comes to show that the entire regions is being impacted. A pastor from Mauriti, where we had our crusade last month, shared that his church has now several more Christians and that they have planted 3 new village churches as a result of last crusade.
Missao Velha had the following outreaches and events: Church Planters Training, Door to door Evangelism, Evangelism and Discipleship Seminar, Fire Conference, Salvation and Miracle crusade. One ton of food was also donated to the poor.
Please visit our pictures page to see the pictures of this history making event.
Thank you for your prayer and financial support. You are helping to write Gospel History!
In Him,
Rubens Cunha
Pure joy for her miracle!
She is 23 years old, heard and spoke for the first time in her life!
Ready for another crusade in rural Brazil!
Salvation and Miracle Crusade in Missao Velha, NE Brazil
Street in Missao Velha, rural NE Brazil
I’m writing this message from Missao Velha, in rural NE Brazil.
This precious city was founded in the 18th century when the Jesuits established a mission here. Soon afterward a military expedition and European settlers moved in trying to find gold in the nearby highlands.
Missao Velha has now some 35,000 people and around 500 born again Christians. This is one of the most important cities in the region and has been a challenge for the Gospel for the last 3 centuries. There are several villages around this city with no Christians or any church at all. Religious life is greatly based on idolatry and superstition. There has never been a city wide evangelistic crusade here before.
Starting today, we will hold a series of events, which have the potential to write Gospel History in this city:
Mai 15/Wed: Evangelism and Discipleship seminar. All local Christians are invited
Mai 16/Thu: Fire Conference for the Church of Missao Velha
Mai 17-18/Fri-Sat: Salvation and Miracle Crusade
Please pray for:
- Good Weather
- Protection and good health for our team and our families
- Salvation of thousands
- Extraordinary miracles of healing and deliverance
Can we count on your prayers?
Together reaching the lost and hurting in our generation,
Rubens Cunha
The Light of the Gospel shines in Mauriti!
Wonderful Harvest of Souls in Mauriti, Brazil
“When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (João, 8:12)
Salvation and Miracles in Mauriti
The Cariri region, in rural NE Brazil is one of the least evangelized parts of the country. It has entire communities still unreached by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our goal for 2011 is to reach 6 towns in the Cariri region – Mauriti is one of them!
Mauriti has aprox. 46,000 people and counted with about 500 Christians before the outreaches.
Counting with the full cooperation of the Assemblies of God, Baptists and Presbyterians in town, and with the help of 5 students from 220i in Louisiana,we enjoyed a true harvest of souls!
We faced several challenges in preparation for the crusade, even the threat of stoning. However God responded to the challenges with a great outpouring of His Holy Spirit and wonderful things took place:
Church Planters Seminar: 16 local leaders were trained and released to plant new churches.
Church Planters Seminar
Fire Conference: Local Christians were challenged and empowered to reach their communities for Christ. Many came forward renewing their commitment to reach the lost.
Fire Conference in Mauriti
Evangelism in Schools: All schools were reached by either going from classroom to classroom or gathering the students in the school auditoriums. All students heard the Gospel in Mauriti. It is important to remember that many of them heard an exposition of the Salvation Message for the first time in their lives.
Schools reached in Mauriti
Village Evangelism: Several villages were reached. Door to door evangelism and mini crusades took place. Most villages that were reached had no churches at all.
Many villagers heard the Gospel for the first time
Personal Evangelism: The entire town of Mauriti was reached by volunteers going door to door
Door to door Evangelism in Brazil - Note the large idol in the living room
Salvation and Miracle Crusade: Thousands gathered, thousands saved! God did wonderful things: A boy left his wheelchair, several deaf were healed, tumors and growths disappeared, and much more.
Born Deaf and Mute Healed by Jesus
Food Donation to the poor: 1 ton of food was donated to the poor in Mauriti
Food Donation to the poor
To see more pictures, please visit our facebook page clicking here, or our pictures page by clicking here.
The harvest is ripe in NE Brazil. The people are hungry. Thanks for helping us to reach the lost in our generation.
Together writing a new History for Brazil,
Rubens & Stefanie Cunha
Together reaching NE Brazil!
Writing Gospel History in Rural NE Brazil!
We are now in the final stages of preparation for our first Salvation and Healing crusade of 2011. It will take place next Friday and Saturday in the city of Mauriti, Cariri region in NE Brazil, one of the poorest and least reached regions in the country.
According to the 2010 Brazilian census, Mauriti is home to 44,217 people. Around 1% are born again Christians. Mauriti has a great need for the Gospel as well as overwhelming social challenges.
Agrovila - An unreached village receives the Gospel
Our team has been working in Mauriti for over a month now and last week we finished a church planters seminar for local Christian workers. 12 were trained and all of them plan to start new churches in Mauriti and in villages around.
One of the villages that will be reached by the trainees is the ‘Agrovila’. Agrovila is a village of 1,500 people, distant 7 miles from Mauriti with no Christian presence at all. Teams have been knocking door to door in Agrovila, sharing the Gospel and inviting for the crusade next weekend. We will provide free transportation for all those wishing to come to the crusade and a new church will be started there!
Today, we will receive 5 students from 220i Bible School in Louisiana, who will help us reach schools, neighborhoods and villages around Mauriti.
On Thursday, April 7th, we will hold a Fire Conference for all Christians in Mauriti, challenging them to reach their community and to be empowered by the Holy Spirit.
The main crusade will take place on Friday and Saturday, April 8th and 9th.
Please pray for us as we step out to reach this much needed region for Christ!
Prayer requests:
- That the hearts of the people in Mauriti will be open for the Gospel
- Protection for Rubens, his family and entire team
- Salvation and miracles at the crusade
- Growth for the local church and renewal of local Christians
- Revival in Mauriti!
Thanks for standing with us to reach the lost in our generation!
Together extending the Kingdom,
Rubens Cunha