June was a blurr, and now, here we are in the middle of July, and I haven't posted for a month....where does the time go?

If you have never heard of John Gage, then you are either not a musician, or you just haven't paid attention to the names on the music. He is an accomplished musician, songwriter/
composer/arranger, that just happened to spend 10 days with our church here in São José dos Campos, in June, with the Global Missions Project orchestra.

I am waiting to get pictures from our church "photographer" to post. You can go to the orchestra website for highlights and details at www.globalmissionsproject.com

Diana, Charity and I accompanied the 25 peice orchestra translating in hospitals, factories, schools and at church. They played in five services on the Sunday they were with us, including The International Church. WOW! They also taught beginner, intermediate, and mater level workshops.

The highlight was the Tuesday night concert. Twenty-five musicians from the USA and Europe, accompanied by invited Brazilian musicians made up the 80 plus piece orchestra. What a night! Over one and a half hours of music to lift one's soul... and lift souls it did. As testimonies were shared between pieces, God did a work. At the end, an informal invitation to receive salvation through Jesus Christ was given. It was requested that those interested fill out a decision card, and turn it in at the reception desk. Twenty-six names were recorded in heaven that night. What a night! These names have already been contacted for follow-up.

I can't wait to get the photos, but will have too, as tomorrow, July 12, we will be receiving another group, this one from Rick Warren's church, Saddleback Church, to help us in one of the poorest areas of all South America, te Brazilian Sertão.

Sunday, July 13, Tom, Diana, Charity MAria, and five Americans will fly into the Sertão for two weeks of ministry. Lord willing, by te time we get back we will have pictures of both the orchestra and the Sertão. The Ôxente Project we will be working with has a site, too:
www.oxente.org.br and if you don't speak Portuguese, just click on galeria de fotos to see pictures of past events.

Never a dull moment. Thanks for praying for us. Check in in about a month for new updates.