ABWE - Association of Baptists for World Evangelism

May 7, 2012
Jerry and Lynda Neuman

• Jerry and Lynda Neuman need to replace their worn out car.
• They will attend a conference May 4-6 in Rio Grande do Nortestate, which brings a big opportunity to present their Maranatha missionaries raising support to go to Venezuela and East Timor. Pray for the trip, as well as the meetings and conversations throughout the weekend.  
• The Neumans have daily opportunities to minister to the Maranatha mission family.

April 30, 2012
Jerry and Lynda Neuman

• Jerry and Lynda Neuman have been involved in plans for language school for Mike and Renee Skibinski, who are raising support with a goal to arrive in June.
• Last week Lynda had a CT scan of her pituitary and ultrasound of her adrenal glands to try to determine the cause of the adrenal insufficiency that has recently been discovered. 
• Their mechanic has advised them that it is time to replace their car. Pray for this decision and the funds to make a purchase.

April 23, 2012
Roger and Marcy Smith

• Roger and Marcy Smith report on their Easter play:  “It will be impossible to measure results, but we can say response was great and people were moved by the production during our four presentations. Dan Cook played the major part of the Apostle John telling about the events from the Gospel story. We calculate that around 650 people were out during those nights.”

April 23, 2012
Lloyd and Athena Peace

• Athena has had a double mastectomy, a port placed and started chemotherapy. Currently, she receives chemo every other week for another month. When that finishes, she will receive chemo weekly for 12 weeks. They anticipate a return to Brazil early in 2013. 
• The Bible institute in Betânia has 47 students between the morning and afternoon classes.
• Please continue to pray for the Ticuna Bible translation project being carried out by missionaries with another organization. They have poured their lives into this translation project.
• Praise God that all of the money for the airplane has been raised for ministry in the Amazon. They are lacking just $4,500 for the hangar.  

April 23, 2012
Joe and Meta Arthur

• Meta’s purse was stolen when a window was left open at their church’s first anniversary dinner. Pray that they can quickly replace all of the documents that were lost and that they not be used for criminal activity. They are changing locks and upgrading some security measures. 
• Andrew continues to teach English near home and is also involved in a complicated translation project for their Brazilian publishing house.
• Peter teaches a sixth-grade history class and serves as school photographer, web technician, graphic arts specialist and online coordinator. 
• Jill is in her final semester as a junior and she is presently researching colleges.
• Meta has done very well health-wise and handles the hospitality and countless details of life in Brazil, allowing Joe to give time to his ministry.

April 16, 2012
Dave and Patty Zemmer

• The counseling training ministry resumed last month with a total of 54 students. The nine-module course is being given in two metro Salvador area churches: Bethany Baptist in Stella Maris and First Baptist Church of Aratu in Simões Filho.  
• Dave is also teaching Marriage and Family in the Bahia Bible College.
• They are planning a trip to Barreiras toward the end of April for their annual Bible conference. They will make a stop in Itaberaba as well to see the congregation there. Pray for safety and edifying times in both places.

April 16, 2012
Robert and Karen Hamilton

•  The river is in flood season, and already the water is higher than it has ever been during the time they have lived there. If the river rises three more inches, it will be in one of their bathrooms. Fortunately the rest of their house was built about seven inches higher than the bathrooms. Normally, there are still nearly two more months of the rainy season.
• A supporting church is sending down a group of 10 young people ages 19 to 30 on a mission trip in July. Samuel, Jessica and Chris are especially excited, as three members of this group are their cousins.  

April 9, 2012
Roger and Marcy Smith

• Roger and Marcy Smith’s church has invested about 15 years in the city of Ingazeira in Brazil’s Outback. The current missionary couple working there has resigned and some sister churches in Recife may take over this church plant. 
• The Smith’s church had 17 new members join recently. Several new believers will be baptized this month as well.  
• The youth group has doubled in size this semester. Young people are getting involved in discipleship groups and growing in their faith.  

April 9, 2012
Dick and Joyce Matthews

• Dick is teaching seven hours of Greek, four of Systematic Theology, and two in Leviticus and Hebrews. They have a total of 34 students at the college.
• Their church is going to have a short evangelistic conference. The members are getting involved and they are looking forward to results in the lives of believers and unsaved. 
• There is a weekly children’s program every Saturday afternoon. A good number of the members are involved as helpers.

April 9, 2012
Steve and Mendi Everett

• Steve and Mendi Everett have been back in Brazil for six months now and in their home for four months.
• Steve is doing very well and able to resume activities he had been doing. He tires more easily but building back endurance will take a bit of time.   
• Mendi is still having pain in her lower back, tailbone and left hip. They are hoping that with time this will be resolved. She is seeing a chiropractor, which is helping some. Please continue to pray.  
• They have been building relationships with folks from their community. Please pray for the salvation of Andréia, Fabio, Joaquim, Flávia and Thais.