Teams Commissioning

This Sunday our teams will be commissioned to go out on the mission field. Please, keep us in your prayers as we start our year in the work of the Lord.

You are SPECIAL

As we continue to pray for the upcoming Mission Training, we come to share stories we lived in the past year.

In the city of Apucarana, a lady deeply marked our hearts. She was homeless, and she told our missionary that it was because of problems at home. according to her own words, her life was complete sadness, she hated herself as a person and had no strength for anything. she said she couldn't remember when the last time she had a shower was. people were disgusted by her. In every word we could feel her deep anguish. the missionary then told her that God loved her very much and that she was a very special person to the Lord. The young missionary took her to the Projeto Vida bus and gave her some clothes and then put her in front of a mirror and repeated over and over again how special she was to God. They prayed together and she confessed Jesus as her Lord and Savior. (November, 2009)

Mission Training

We will appreciate your prayers for our Mission Training that will take place from Feb. 8 to 20 in Curitiba and its coastal cities. Our goal is to train and teach people to go out to the mission field with our ministry.

This training will be full time (classes in the morning and evening), with a theorical part (Feb. 8-12) and a practical part (a mission journey from Feb. 13-20).

Topics:
* History and Mission Overview

* Relationships with God and others

* Prayer and Intercession

* Personal Growth

* Missions

* God's Calling

* Meditation

* Social Responsibilities in Missions

* Evangelism Techniques

* Praise and Worship

* Dance and Drama workshop

We hope to have many participants who will be learning from God and answering His calling. Thank you for prayer for all our instructors, leaders, participants and families.

2009 In Numbers

Certainly our ministry is much more than numbers. It is a celebration of every soul that is turned away from sin and towards the bright light of our Creator and Savior. So, as you glance through this list, think and pray with us for each person that these numbers represent. To God be the glory!

* Schools visited: 163

* Performances in schools: 358

* Students reached: 72,062

* Adults who accepted the invitation: 2,600

* Children who accepted the invitation: 4,820

* Rededications: 165

*Haircuts: 1,580

* Health services: 2,016

* Cotton candy: 13,578

* Volunteers: 141

* Evangelism on call:

- Adults counselled: 1,790

- Children: 2,294

- Sunday children: 2,890

* Locations visited: 72

* Impact events: 130

* People benefited during the year of 2009: 110,647

Merry Christmas!

Projeto Vida wishes you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Please receive a HUG from all our team.

Pastor Paulo Pereira de Novaes

Projeto Vida

Outreach report

Thank you so much for your prayers for our outreach event last Saturday. It was a rainy morning but that did not keep us from working. In the afternoon our students at PROJOVEM presented some skits and dance. It was so exciting to see our students singing, dancing and playing instruments. This is the fruit of the hard work of our school.

We had a lot of people participate in the event by having haircuts and health assistance. We were supported by the Cultural Foundation of Curitiba. There was also counselling and judicial orientation operated by volunteers.

Thank you so much for your prayers for this event. (Enjoy pictures of this event below)

In February we will host a Mission School from the 8th to 12th and a Commissioning Service on the 13th at the Baptist Church of Cajuru. Please, keep this training school in your prayers.

May God bless you enormously!

Outreach in Curitiba

Tomorrow, December 12, we will be having an Outreach event with all 3 buses in one of the poorest areas of Curitiba. We really would appreciate your prayers as we believe over 2 thousand people will stop by this event.