Remembering Brasil

I spent the summer of 2007 on an International Training Project with Campus Outreach in Belo Hortzonte, Brasil. Our purpose was to spend time on the college campus in Brasil, get to know the students, make friendships, and work towards have conversations about spiritual things in hopes that the students would begin to investigate Christ. Lately, I have been thinking about that experience and yesterday I received a phone call from my dear friend Shuri from Brasil. Shuri has an amazing story! When I was in Brasil I spent a lot of time with Shuri and her friend on the campus of UFMG in their P.E. department. Shuri spoke VERY little English at that time and communication was extremely difficult. Many, many conversations took place with Shuri about Jesus. It was remarkable to see how her heart began to change as the Holy Spirit took her heart of stone and gave her a heart of flesh. She is now a BELIEVER and is sharing her faith on campus with other students. Since the summer I met her in 2007, one of her sisters has become a Christian and both of her parents are investigating a relationship with Christ. Please pray for Shuri, her family, Belo Horizonte, and the country of Brasil. Pray that God would raise up laborers! Also, Shuri will be graduating from her university this year. Pray that the Lord would give her clear direction on what her next steps should be. I cannot tell you how grateful I am to have had the opportunity in Brasil to get to know Shuri and her family. She is now not only my friend, but my sister in Christ. What a blessing!