Wednesday, April 18, 2007

All Things


This past Monday night Pam and I experienced the fruit of missionary life and work. Our Brazilian church received as its guest speaker the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bagdad. A four year old church which now has over 400 baptized members and has already started a "daughter" church in the city.

This dear and godly pastor spoke of a tremendous spiritual awakening in the city of Bagdad that most people have never heard about. In great suffering the church of Jesus is alive in Iraq!

The thing that made this moment so special is that the First Baptist Church of Bagdad was started by Brazilian initiative.
The Brazilian Baptist churches have sponsored this entire effort and are incredibly committed to seeing the Gospel move forward in Irag.

One of the most interesting things was to hear the Iraqi pastor talk about having baptized some Amerian soldiers. Is that great or what?!

The photo shows the Iragi pastor on the left and the Brazilian missionary who has mentored him on the right.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Abide Training Center




The remodeling project in the mountain city of Campos do Jordão is going really well. If you have not decided yet to join us for our first ever Abiding Life Coaches training in August, now is the time to decide! We will be ready for you by August and together we will learn how to help others live the Abiding life in Jesus.
Bud McCord

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Training center





The work on our Abide Training center is moving ahead quickly. God has provided the funds for the remodel and we are praying for the funds to furnish the center for teaching. It is an amazing thing to watch God supply each step of the way.
Receiving from the Lord is a wonderful way to live. In fact, it is the only way to live!
Bud